Pasadena

An appeal application shall be submitted: a. Before the effective date established by Section 17.64.020 (Effective Dates) of the decision being appealed; b. While City offices are open and before the end of the final day of the appeal period (or the following workday if the appeal period ends on a day when the City Hall is closed); and c. In person only. No mailed appeal applications will be accepted.

An appeal application shall be submitted: Before the effective date established by Section 17.64.020 (Effective Dates) of the decision being appealed; While City offices are open and before the end of the final day of the appeal period (or the following workday if the appeal period ends on a day when the City Hall is closed); and In person only. No mailed appeal applications will be accepted.

A member of a review authority with Call for Review authority may initiate a Call for Review by filing a written request with the Secretary or Clerk of the body with Call for Review authority.

The review authority shall hear and decide the appeal or call for review within 60 days of the filing of the appeal or the call for review, unless a longer period is agreed to by the appellant or the review authority.

Revised materials shall be submitted at least 14 days before the public hearing on the application. However, the Zoning Administrator may choose to accept minor revised materials after that time, upon determining that there is sufficient time to review the materials before the hearing date.

An appeal or a call for review hearing shall be a public hearing if the original decision required a public hearing. Notice of the public hearing shall be the same as the original decision, in compliance with Chapter 17.76 (Public Hearings).

For amendments to the Zoning Map, notice shall also be provided to the owners of all property within 300 feet of the subject property, in compliance with Chapter 17.76 (Public Hearings).

Text amendments to the General Plan or this Zoning Code shall be noticed by publication three times in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, the first publication at least 14 days before the hearing, and the last publication no more than five days before the hearing.

The Planning Commission's recommendation shall be transmitted to the City Council within 30 days of the close of the public hearing.

An amendment to the General Plan's diagram or text may be approved only after first finding that: The proposed amendment is in conformance with the goals, policies, and objectives of the General Plan; The proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or general welfare of the City; and For General Plan diagram amendments only, the site is physically suitable (including absence of physical constraints, access, compatibility with adjoining land uses, and provision of utilities) for the requested/anticipated land uses/developments.

Amendments to this Zoning Code shall become effective 30 days after the date of adoption by the City Council, unless a later effective date is specified in the ordinance.

Notice shall be provided by all of the following methods: 1. Publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, at least 10 days prior to the hearing; 2. Mailed notice to the owners of all property within 300 feet of the subject property, at least 10 days prior to the hearing; and 3. Posting of the notice on the subject property, at least 10 days prior to the hearing.

Notice shall be mailed, at least 14 days before the hearing, through the United States mail service, to: The owner(s) of the property being considered, or the owner's agent, and the applicant(s); Each local agency expected to provide schools, water, or other essential facilities or services to the project, whose ability to provide the facilities and services may be significantly affected; All owners of real property as shown on the County's latest equalized property tax assessment roll within a 500-foot radius of the subject site's boundaries; or within a 300-foot radius for minor variances, minor use permits, variances for historic resources and sign exceptions; and Any person who has filed a written request for notice with the Director and has paid the fee established by the Council's Fee Resolution for the notice.

A hearing may be continued two times in a 90-day period. After two continuances or a 90-day period, the hearing shall be renoticed in accordance with Chapter 17.76 (Public Notice).

It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this Zoning Code, or to cause, permit, or maintain a violation of this Zoning Code. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.

Any use of land or structure operated or maintained contrary to the provisions of this Zoning Code, any structure constructed or maintained contrary to the provisions of this Zoning Code, and any conditions of land use permit or subdivision approval not properly complied with shall be subject to the following: Public nuisance. Any use or structure which is altered, constructed, converted, enlarged, erected, established, installed, maintained, moved, operated, set up, or used contrary to the provisions of this Zoning Code, including the failure to comply with or carry out any condition attached to the grant of any Certificate of Appropriateness, Conditional Use Permit, Variance, or other permit or entitlement granted in compliance with this Zoning Code, is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance and shall be: Subject to the remedies and penalties identified in this Chapter and Chapter 14.50 (Property Maintenance and Nuisance Abatement) of the Municipal Code; Subject to the remedies and penalties identified in Chapters 1.25 (Administrative Penalties — Compliance Orders) and 1.26 (Administrative Penalties — Citations) of the Municipal Code; and Summarily abated by this City.

The review authority that approved a permit or approval pursuant to this Zoning Code may revoke or modify the permit or approval if it finds that: 1. The permit or approval was obtained by fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of a material fact; 2. The permit or approval is being exercised in violation of this Zoning Code or any condition of approval; 3. The use or structure for which the permit or approval was granted has become a public nuisance; or 4. The use or structure for which the permit or approval was granted is detrimental to the public health, safety, or general welfare.

A land use permit or entitlement may be revoked by the review authority (e.g. Hearing Officer, Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), Design Commission (DC), Historic Preservation Commission (HPC), or Council) which originally approved the permit or entitlement if any one of the following findings of fact can be made in a positive manner: Circumstances under which the permit or entitlement was granted have been changed by the applicant to a degree that one or more of the findings contained in the original permit or entitlement can no longer be made in a positive manner and the public health, safety, and welfare require the revocation; The permit or entitlement was issued, in whole or in part, on the basis of a misrepresentation or omission of a material statement in the application or in the applicant's testimony presented during the public hearing for the permit or entitlement; One or more of the conditions of the permit or entitlement have not been substantially fulfilled or have been violated; The exercise of rights granted by the permit or entitlement has been discontinued for a continuous period of at least 12 months; The improvement authorized in compliance with the permit or entitlement is in violation of any code, law, ordinance, regulation, or statute; or The improvement/use allowed by the permit or entitlement has become detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, or the manner of operation constitutes or is creating a public nuisance.

The Code Compliance Manager shall provide the record owner of the subject site and any person in possession or control of the site with a written Notice of Violation, which shall include the following information: A description of the violation(s), and citations of applicable Zoning Code provisions being violated; A time limit for correcting the violation(s) in compliance with Subsection B, below; A statement that the City intends to charge the property owner for all administrative costs associated with the abatement of the violation(s) in compliance with Chapter 1.30 of the Municipal Code and/or initiate legal action as described in Section 17.78.110 (Legal Remedies), below; A statement that the property owner may request and be provided a meeting with the Code Compliance Manager to discuss possible methods and time limits for the correction of the violation(s).

A Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit is limited to a maximum area of 500 square feet and shall be constructed within the walls of the proposed or existing single-family residence and/or attached garage or other non-habitable attached space.