A.

Procedures. It is the purpose of this Chapter to establish uniform procedures for preparing, processing, reviewing, adopting, implementing, and amending Specific Plans for the coordination of future development within the City.

B.

Compliance. When required by Section 9-56.030 (Applicability), below, the General Plan, or this Development Code to systematically implement the General Plan for any part of the City, a Specific Plan shall be prepared, processed, reviewed, adopted, implemented, and amended in compliance with this Chapter.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006)

An adopted Specific Plan shall replace the base zoning district(s) for the subject property, and the development standards and guidelines identified in the Specific Plan shall take precedence over the general standards and guidelines contained in this Development Code, if the Specific Plan is adopted by ordinance.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006)

A.

Designated by General Plan. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all parcels of land designated as Specific Plan areas in the General Plan.

B.

Specific plan required. A Building or Grading Permit, Conditional Use Permit, Planned Development Permit, Tentative Map, Variance, or any other entitlement shall not be granted for any parcel within any area designated as Specific Plan before the approval of a Specific Plan for that area or which would be inconsistent with the approved Specific Plan.

C.

Specific plan not required. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to the following:

1.

Any valid Conditional Use Permit, Planned Development Permit, Tentative Map, or any other entitlement approved or in effect before the effective date of this Chapter; and

2.

Parcel Maps, Zoning Map Amendments, and other entitlements required for annexation of property to the City.

D.

Authority to adopt and amend. An application for the adoption or amendment of a Specific Plan shall be considered by the Commission and Council.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006)

If initiated by an applicant, the draft Specific Plan shall include detailed information in the form of text and diagram(s), organized in compliance with State law (Government Code Section 65451), and shall be accompanied by the information identified by the Department.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006)

A.

Filing. If initiated by an applicant, the draft Specific Plan shall be filed with the Department on the appropriate forms provided, and shall be accompanied by the fee established by the City's Schedule of Service Charges.

B.

General Plan consistency.

1.

Appendix A. The Consistency Guidelines of Appendix A of the General Plan shall be used to determine project consistency with the General Plan.

2.

Appendix B. The Specific Plan shall be consistent with the purposes, standards, and land use guidelines in Appendix B of the General Plan.

C.

Processing and review. The processing and review of a Specific Plan shall be conducted in compliance with State law (Government Code Section 65450 et seq.).

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006)

The Council may adopt a Specific Plan only after first finding that the proposed plan is consistent with the purpose, intent, goals, policies, programs, and land use designations of the General Plan and other adopted goals and policies of the City.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006)

A.

Implementation of development projects.

1.

Unless otherwise established in the Specific Plan, all development projects located within a Specific Plan area shall be implemented in compliance with the applicable permit procedures.

2.

Specific Plan projects which are not implemented in compliance with the applicable permit procedures shall provide an equivalent set of procedures and standards as part of the Specific Plan. The projects shall require an amendment to the Zoning Map to replace inconsistent zoning district designations on the map with a notation which references the title of the adopted Specific Plan for development standard purposes.

B.

Amendments. An adopted Specific Plan may be amended through the same procedure specified by this Chapter for the adoption of a Specific Plan in compliance with State law (Government Code Section 65450 et seq.).

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006)