CITY OF SANTA MARIA
Title 12 Zoning Text Amendments:
Time Extensions and Permit Revocations – Chapter 12-35
March 19, 2024
Amendments to Chapter 12-35:
Reconsideration of Discretionary Permits
• Amended Section: “Permit Expiration and Time Extensions” – Expiration for Planned Development Permits and Conditional Use Permits – 3 years – Amendments clarify when permits are deemed established and the process to file a time extension.
– The original decision maker on the project may grant a time extension of up to two years if the following findings are made:
• Adequate due diligence to implement or complete the permit has been made; or • There are significant economic factors that justify additional time. – No limit to the number of extensions that may be approved.
Chapter 12-35.504 – Permit Revocation Added
• “Permit Revocation” Section (12-35.504) added to Zoning Code – Specifies the grounds for revocation of a Planned Development Permit or Conditional Use Permit
• Permits may be revoked if:
– Approval was based on inaccurate or misleading information – One or more conditions of approval of the permit have been violated – Permit timelines have not been complied with or phasing has not occurred – The permit involved a conditional use that has been abandoned • Actions to revoke permits are appealable
RECOMMENDATION
Introduce an Ordinance for the first reading and continue to a future meeting for the second reading and adoption, amendments to Chapter 12-35, Article 5, Section 12-35.501, “Reconsideration of Discretionary Permits”, and the addition of a new Section 12-35.504, “Permit Revocation”, to Title 12 – Zoning of the City of Santa Maria Municipal Code.