Placentia City Zoning Code

Sixteen (16) sets of a plot plan drawn to scale, showing the location of property, boundaries and improvements proposed, all dimensioned.

The fee established by city council resolution.

A list of all property owners within three hundred (300) feet of the exterior boundary lines of the property involved in the application as certified by a title insurance company authorized to do business in Orange County, California. Such list shall be typed in duplicate upon gummed labels ready for mailing, and shall be accompanied by a location map.

Public Hearing. The planning commission or, if the matter has been appealed pursuant to Section 23.87.050, the city council, as the case may be, shall hold a public hearing.

Notice of Public Hearing.

Failure to Receive Notice. Failure of any property owner to receive such notice shall not alter the validity of the hearing.

The proposed use will not be: (A) detrimental to the general health, safety or general welfare of the persons residing or working within the neighborhood of the proposed development or within the city, or (B) injurious to the property or improvements within the neighborhood or within the city; and

The proposed use will be consistent with the latest adopted general plan; and

Conditions necessary to secure the purposes of this section, including guarantees and evidence of compliance with conditions, are made part of the use permit approval.

The decision of the planning commission shall be final unless appealed in writing to the city council by the applicant or any other interested person (as defined in Chapter 23.04) within ten (10) calendar days. The letter of appeal shall be accompanied by a processing fee as established by city council resolution. The letter shall be filed with the city clerk’s office.

Any member of the city council may appeal the decision of the planning commission in writing within ten (10) calendar days. The letter shall be filed with the city clerk’s office.

The city council shall hold a public hearing and notices shall be mailed as set forth in Section 23.87.030. Notices shall also be given to the applicant, the planning commission and the appellant. The planning commission shall submit a report and meeting minutes to the city council, setting forth the reasons for action taken by the commission.

The city council shall make its own determination as to whether the proposed use meets the standards outlined in Section 23.87.040 and may approve, modify or disapprove the decision of the planning commission. Any significant modification of the use permit, not previously considered by the planning commission during its hearing, may be, but is not required to be, referred to the planning commission for report and recommendation. The planning commission shall not hold a public hearing on the proposed modification. Failure to report upon the proposed modification within forty (40) days, or such longer period as the council may designate, shall be deemed an approval of the proposed modification.

Any use permit granted in accordance with the terms of this title shall be revoked if a finding is made that:

The planning commission shall hold a public hearing on any proposed revocation after giving ten (10) days’ notice prior to the hearing. The planning commission shall report in writing its recommendation to revoke, modify or allow the use permit to remain unchanged to the city council. The city council shall hold a public hearing and shall determine the facts and may revoke, modify or allow the use permit to remain unchanged.

Any use permit granted in accordance with the terms of this title shall expire if not used within one (1) year from the date of final approval.

For new construction only, any use permit granted in accordance with the terms of this title shall expire if not used within two (2) years from the date of final approval.

Application may be made to the planning director for a one (1) year extension on new construction only. No more than one (1) extension shall be allowed.

A use permit approved in conjunction with a vesting tentative map shall expire at the time that the corresponding map expires. If an extension is granted for the map, the same extension shall automatically be granted for the use permit.

When a final vesting subdivision map has been recorded for a project, the accompanying use permit approved in conjunction with the map shall remain in effect.

If a use permitted by a use permit ceases for a continuous period of one (1) year, it shall be considered abandoned and the use permit shall be considered expired. The use can be reinstated only after approval of a new use permit, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

Where there is an existing valid use permit(s) and a new unrelated use permit(s) is approved and subsequently used on the same site, the new use permit(s) shall automatically invalidate the previously approved use permit(s).

To restaurants, eating places, and other establishments that serve food and/or beverages which are also consistent with subsection (3) or (4) of this section;

To uses with a need to locate a portion of their indoor operations outside on the same property as a given use or onto adjacent public property with a valid encroachment permit, e.g. a fitness center that would like to offer limited outdoor operations. Said uses must also be consistent with subsection (3) or (4) of this section;

To uses or businesses that are deemed to have a valid use permit that seek a use permit modification;

To existing uses or businesses that are currently permitted by the PMC subject to a use permit, and said use or business is found to be a legally established use and is legally permitted to operate and is in good standing with the city of Placentia licensing requirements, i.e. uses or business that were established prior to a the requirement of a use permit;

Any eligible use or business applying for outdoor operations utilizing the administrative use permit process are only eligible to locate a portion of their indoor operations outside on the same property as a given use or onto adjacent public property with a valid encroachment permit.

Any change which does not constitute, either individually or cumulatively, a major change in operational characteristics;

Minor changes to floor and seating plans which do not result in a substantial increase in seating occupancy, as determined by the director of development services;

The introduction of valet parking;

Eligible uses applying for outdoor operations locating a portion of their indoor operations outside on the same property as a given use or onto adjacent public property with a valid encroachment permit;

A reduction in required parking in conjunction with eligible uses applying for outdoor operations may also apply to reduce the required onsite parking up to twenty-five (25) percent;

Standards for outdoor seating areas and outdoor business operations shall be complied with as a condition of the use permit and/or administrative use permit modification. These standards and policy guidelines are on file in the planning division of the development services department.

Ten (10) sets of a site plan and supporting plans drawn to scale, showing the location of property, boundaries and improvements proposed, all dimensioned to the satisfaction of the director of development services or designee;

The fee established by city council resolution;

A list of all property owners within three hundred (300) feet of the exterior boundary lines of the property involved in the application as certified by a title insurance company authorized to do business in Orange County, California. Such list shall be typed in duplicate upon gummed labels ready for mailing, and shall be accompanied by a location map.

An administrative use permit modification shall be reviewed and acted upon by the director of development services or designee pursuant to the findings set forth in Section 23.87.40.

At least ten (10) calendar days prior to the decision of the director of development services, notice of the proposal shall be mailed to the applicant, owner and situs of property within three hundred (300) feet of the boundaries of the site, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll or, alternatively, from such other records as contain more recent addresses. At least ten (10) calendar days prior to the public hearing, a notice of the hearing shall be posted at the project site in clear public view.

The application may be approved with conditions or denied. Approvals shall be subject to the operational standards contained within Chapter 23.87, and those conditions the director of development services, or designee finds necessary to ensure compatibility with the surrounding area and the general plan.

Decisions of the director of development services, or designee shall be final, unless appealed to the planning commission, utilizing the provisions and procedures outlined in Section 23.87.040. The planning commission action may also be appealed to city council pursuant to the provisions of Section 23.87.050. All appeals must be accompanied by a fee established by city council resolution.