Chapter 21, Section 21.91
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to noncoastal, unincorporated area of Monterey County
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Board of Supervisors hearing months
The public hearing on the proposed general plan amendments at the Board of Supervisors must begin in either April or October.
- Comprehensive review required
Each application for general plan amendment shall be reviewed in the context of all other current applications for amendments to the 2010 Monterey County General Plan and previously approved amendments.
- Early assessment required
No application for a general plan amendment shall proceed to hearing until completion of the early assessment process described in this Chapter.
- Evaluation criteria
The amendment must not conflict with the general plan and the applicant must demonstrate a demonstrable error, change of facts, or better carries out goals.
- Fee generally non-refundable
The fee for an application to amend the General Plan shall be set by the Board of Supervisors by resolution. The fee shall generally not be refundable.
- Maximum general plan amendments per year2 per year
The Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors may consider general plan amendments no more than two times each year.
- Planning Commission hearing months
The public hearing on proposed General Plan amendments at the Planning Commission must begin in either February or August.
- Reapplication wait period1 year
When an application for an amendment is denied by the Board of Supervisors, no new application for an amendment substantially the same as the one denied shall be considered for a period of one year following such denial.
From the ordinance
The Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors may consider general plan amendments no more than two times each year and only after completion of the early assessment as prescribed by Section 21.91.030.