A.

An application shall be filed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.30. Upon acceptance of the application as complete, planning staff shall review the application for conformance with the provisions of this title. Planning staff shall prepare a recommendation and forward the recommendation, application and other relevant materials to the Planning Commission Secretary. The Secretary shall schedule the matter for public hearing pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.34.

B.

The Planning Commission shall hear and take action upon the application pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.34.

C.

The Commission shall act to approve, conditionally approve or deny the application. The Commission may impose such conditions on an approval as it deems necessary to assure compliance with the requirements of this title. The Commission may condition approval to require site plan review for any future construction on the lot, regardless of whether site plan review would ordinarily be applicable to such construction. Notwithstanding any such condition, if future construction requires a variance or a conditional use permit, a site plan review is not also required.

Further, notwithstanding any such condition on a discretionary plan review, the City Manager or designee may, without site plan review, approve the following construction provided that such construction meets the development standards of this title and no discretionary review is otherwise required under this title:

1.

Structures ancillary to the primary residence such as trellises, barbecues, fireplaces, fountains, and similar minor amenities where the cumulative total of all such improvements does not exceed three hundred square feet;

2.

Hardscape improvements, walkways and pathways that do not exceed standards in this title;

3.

Garden and decorative walls not to exceed three feet in height;

4.

Play areas (excluding sport courts) not to exceed one thousand square feet in area and which do not require more than a total of fifty cubic yards of dirt;

5.

Creation of an accessory dwelling unit and junior accessory dwelling unit, as specified in Chapter 17.28;

6.

Similar minor improvements determined by the City Manager or designee to not have greater impacts on the property than those enumerated above.

D.

Within thirty calendar days following the Planning Commission decision, the Commission shall adopt a resolution containing its decision and findings. The resolution shall recite, among other things, the facts and reasons which make the granting or denial of the site plan necessary to carry out the provisions and general purpose of this title. Conditions may be imposed.

E.

The Commission's resolution and notice of decision shall be filed with the City Clerk. The Clerk shall place the Commission's resolution and decision on an agenda of the City Council.

(Ord. 301 §6 (Exh. A (part)), 2006; Ord. 295 §7 (Exh. B (part)), 2004; Ord. 239 §11(part), 1993).

(Ord. No. 327, § 6 (Exh. A, Pt. 17), 6-11-2012; Ord. No. 358, § 9, 2-12-2018)