I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this procedure is to develop guidelines for handling requests from applicants or other interested parties to continue public hearings before the City Council.
II. PROCEDURE
A. The Community DevelopmentCity Manager may recommend for approval one continuance of a public hearing before the City Council due to “unforeseen circumstance.”
B. A second or subsequent continuance may be granted by the City Council, a st its discretion; upon a sh owing of good cause, at the meeting for which the public hearing is scheduled.
C. If a continuance is granted by the City Council, the item shall be rescheduled as though it were a new request for hearing. All previously requested or scheduled hearing items would be considered preferentially in choosing a new hearing date.
D. Any request for continuance by an applicant shall constitute a waiver of any time requirement within Wwhich the City is required to perform an act.
III. DEFINTION
“Unforeseen circumstances” shall not include someone other than the applicant or a directly affected party being unavailable for the City Council meeting.
IV. AUTHORITY
By the authority of the City Council.
Jason Gibbs
Mayor
City of Santa Clarita
POLICY/PROCEDURE
Number I-6.1 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF PUBLIC
HEARINGS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL
ORIGINAL ISSUE EFFECTIVE: 08/27/1991 CATEGORY: LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS CURRENT ISSUE EFFECTIVE: 01/24/2023 SUPERSEDES I-6
RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGERS OFFICE
STANDARD MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE