Chapter 17.45

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• Abatement period30 days

  All zoning violations shall be abated within thirty days of the mailing of the notice of violation to the owner and occupant of the subject property...

• Appeal period for planning director/commission decisions7 days

  Appeals of decisions of the planning director or planning commission shall be filed with the community development department within seven (7) days of the date of the decision.

• Appeal period for rezones5 days

  An appeal shall be initiated by filing a written notice of appeal along with an appeal fee with the town clerk for the town council within five (5) days after the final decision action of the planning commission.

• Denial resubmission waiting period1 years

  No application for a use permit, variance, site plan review, or zoning amendment which has been denied shall be resubmitted for a period of one (1) year from the date of denial...

• Maximum fine for misdemeanor1,000 dollars

  Any person violating any of the provisions of this title shall be guilty of an infraction with fines pursuant to Government Code Section 36900. Any additional violation of this title within one year of the first violation shall be prosecuted by the town attorney as a misdemeanor with a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or six (6) months in the county jail...

• Public hearingConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. notice days10 days

  Notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the town at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the hearing.

• Public hearingConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. notice distance300 ft

  In addition, for use permits, variances, and site plan reviews, notice shall be mailed to all owners of property within three hundred (300) feet of the subject property...

• Site plan review heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. threshold35 ft

  Structures and devices, including water tanks and radio towers, exceeding thirty-five (35) feet or higher above grade;

• Site plan review establishment time limit3 years

  If any land use for which a site plan review approval and permit has been granted is not established within three (3) years of the site plan review permit's effective date...

• Use permit cessation time limit12 months

  A use permit shall be deemed eligible for revocation if the established land use for which the permit was granted has ceased or has been suspended for twelve (12) consecutive months.

• Use permit establishment time limit3 years

  If any land use for which a use permit has been granted and issued is not established within three (3) years of the use permit's effective date...

• VarianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. criteria

  Variances from the requirements of this title shall be granted only when, because of special circumstances applicable to the property, including size, shape, topography, location or surroundings, the strict application of this title deprives such property of privileges enjoyed by other property in the vicinity and subject to identical zoning regulations.

• VarianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. notice distance300 ft

  Ten (10) days prior to a decision rendered by the planning director, the property owners within three hundred (300) feet of the subject property shall be notified by mail of the application.