Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

Section:
28.06.010 Powers and Duties.
28.06.010 Powers and Duties.
Chapter 28.06
PLANNING COMMISSION
The Planning Commission of the City shall exercise the following functions:
1. All actions provided by the Zoning Ordinance to be performed by the Planning Commission in connection
with applications for modifications, variances, special use permits, conditional use permits, site plans, plot plans,
development plans and planned residence developments.
2. Make recommendations to the City Council for amendments to the text of the Zoning Ordinance.
3. Act as Advisory Agency for subdivisions as provided for in Title 27 of this Code.
4. In making those land use decisions authorized for the Planning Commission by Title 28 of the Municipal
Code, the Commission shall take into consideration the comments of the Architectural Board of Review provided
pursuant to the requirements of Section 22.68.045 or the Historic Landmarks Commission pursuant to Section
22.22.145 (as the appropriate case may be) and, in issuing a project approval or a project denial, the Commission
shall provide written comments on how the ABR or HLC comments affected the Commission’s decision.
5. Such other functions as may be assigned by the City Council. (Ord. 5464, 2008; Ord. 5380, 2005; Ord. 3904
§10, 1977.)
Section:
28.07.010 General Plan Amendment Fee.
28.07.010 General Plan Amendment Fee.
Chapter 28.07
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
In the event that the Planning Commission agrees to hold a hearing on a General Plan amendment, other than upon
its own initiative or upon request of the City Council, the person seeking the General Plan amendment shall pay to the
City the fee established by resolution of the City Council. Said fee shall be paid within five (5) days of the Planning
Commission decision to hold the public hearing. (Ord. 3955, 1978.)
Chapter 28.08
SPECIFIC PLANS
Sections:
28.08.010 Procedures. 28.08.020 Issuance of Building Permits.
28.08.010 Procedures.
The procedure for the preparation, adoption and administration of specific plans shall be as provided by Articles 8,
9, and 10 of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the California Government Code (commencing with Section 65450
et seq.), as most recently amended, except that a specific plan may only be approved or amended in the same manner
that the general plan may be approved or amended pursuant to Section 1507 of the City Charter. (Ord. 4279, 1984.)
28.08.020 Issuance of Building Permits.
A building permit shall not be issued for any structure, alteration or use that is inconsistent with an adopted
specific plan unless an exception is granted by the Community Development Director upon finding that the project
allowed by the building permit would not impair the City's ability to complete or implement the Specific Plan. (Ord.
4279, 1984.)
475-8 rev. 12/31/08