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ORDINANCE NO. 92-66
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(Extending Regional Planning Commissions and
Increasing Zoning Administrator Authority)
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors ordains as follows
(omitting the parenthetical footnotes from the official text from
the enacted or amended provisions of the County Ordinance Code) .
SECTION I . Section 26-2 . 408 of the County Ordinance Code is
amended, to specify planning commission duties for 100 or more
peak trip entitlements, to read:
26-2 .408 . Powers and duties . The planning commission
shall:
( 1 ) Exercise all powers and duties prescribed by law
(statute, ordinance or board order) including consideration of
matters referred to it by the zoning administrator except those
powers and duties specifically reserved or delegated to other
divisions of the planning agency;
( 2 ) Initiate preparation of general plans , specific plans ,
regulations , programs and legislation to implement the planning
power of the county;
( 3 ) Be generally responsible for advising the legislative
body of matters relating to planning, which, in the opinion of
the commission, should be studied;
(4 ) Be the advisory agency as designated in Title 9 of this
code for the purpose of passing on subdivisions .
( 5 ) Hear and decide all applications or requests for
proposed entitlements estimated to generate 100 or more peak hour
trips unless otherwise provided by this code or board order.
(Ords . 92- 66 §1 , 91-50 § 1, 77-33 § 4, 1975: prior code §
" 2202 . 20 : Ord. 917 . )
SECTION II . Section 26-2 . 808 of the Ordinance Code is amended,
to specify community development department duties to estimate
peak hour trips for proposed entitlements, to read:
26-2 . 808 . Powers and duties . The Community Development
department shall :
( 1 ) Perform the duties required for the proper preparation
and administration of the general plans, as provided by statute
and ordinance;
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( 2 ) Perform the duties required for the proper preparation
` and administration of specific plans and regulations as provided
by statute and ordinance;
( 3 ) Provide administrative support and professional advice
to the planning commission, area planning commissions, board of
appeals , and zoning administrator;
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(4 ) Perform special studies and surveys as directed by the
board of supervisors ;
(5 ) Based upon the general plan and other information
available to it, evaluate applications or requests for
entitlements made pursuant to this chapter and titles 8 or 9 and
estimate whether the proposed entitlement would generate 100 or
more or less than 100 peak hour trips .
(Ords . 92- 66 § 2, 91-50 § 2, 77-62 § 2, 77-33 § 6 , 1975: prior
code § 2202 . 40 Ord. 917 . )
SECTION III . Section 26-2 . 1204 of the Ordinance Code is amended,
to increase zoning administrator duties for less than 100 peak
hour entitlements, to read:
26-2 . 1204 Powers and duties . Unless otherwise provided by
this code, the zoning administrator shall:
( 1 ) Hear and decide all applications for variance permits
including off-street parking and loading requirements, highway
setback requirements and sign requirements . Further, the zoning
administrator shall review and decide all site, development,
elevations , off-street parking and 1'oading and landscaping plans
and drawings , and plans and drawings for location, size and
design of signs . Where matters covered by this paragraph are
requested with the filing of a tentative minor subdivision map,
the entire application shall be considered by the division
charged with reviewing the map;
( 2 ) Hear and decide all requests for conditional use permit
(also referred to as land use permits ) ;
( 3 ) Be part of the advisory agency for the purpose of
passing on minor subdivision and tentative maps as specified in
Title 9 of this code;
(4 ) Hear and decide all applications or requests for
proposed entitlements estimated to generate less than 100 peak
hour trips;
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(5 ) Such other matters that may be specifically assigned by
ordinance or order.
(Ords . 92-_fL § 3 , 91-50 § 3, 77-33 § 8, 1975: prior code §
2202 . 50 : Ord . 917 . )
SECTION IV. Section 92-4 . 004 of the Ordinance Code is amended,
to revise advisory agency authority as to tentative maps and peak
hour trips , to read:
92-4 . 004 Advisory agency.
(a ) Planning Commission. The planning commission is
designated as the advisory agency with respect to proposed
tentative maps relating to:
( 1 ) Subdivisions of five or more lots estimated to
generate 26 or more peak hour trips; or
( 2 ) Any subdivisions referred to it by the zoning
administrator for consideration and initial decision.
(b) Zoning Administrator. The zoning administrator is
designated as the advisory agency with respect to proposed
tentative maps relating to subdivisions :
( 1 ) Of four or less lots; or
( 2 ) Estimated to generate less than 100 peak hour
trips .
(c ) Community Development Department. The community
development department is designated as the advisory agency for
purposes of reviewing and approving a proposed tentative map
pursuant to Article 94-2 . 202 of this title .
(d ) Authority. The designated advisory agency shall have
all powers and duties with respect to any said proposed maps and
the procedures relating thereto which are specified by law and by
this code.
(Ords . 92-66 § 4 , 91-50 § 5, 78-5 . )
SECTION V. Section III of Contra Costa County Ordinance No. 88-
75 (as amended by Ordinance No. 92-45 ) is hereby amended to read
as follows :
Sections 26-2. 1510 and 26-2 . 1512 of the Contra Costa County
Ordinance Code shall be repealed and of no further force and
effect beginning on October 1 , 1993 unless this Board otherwise
provides before then.
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SECTION VI . EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance becomes effective 30
days after passage, and within 15 days of passage shall be
published once with the names of the Supervisors voting for and
against it in the Contra Costa Times , a newspaper
published in this County.
PASSED on September 22 , 1992, by the following vote:
AYES : Supervisors Powers, Fanden, Schroder, Torlakson, McPeak'
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of
the Board and County Administrator
BY: � --'cat
Deputy Board Chair
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