§ 8111-1.2.1.1a. General permit approval standards.

Planned Development and Conditional Use Permits shall be granted if all billed fees and charges for processing the application request that are due for payment have been paid, and if all of the following standards are met, or if such conditions and limitations, including time limits, as the decision-making authority deems necessary, are imposed to allow the standards to be met. The applicant shall have the burden of proving to the satisfaction of the appropriate decision-making authority that the following standards can be met. Specific factual findings shall be made by the decision-making authority to support the conclusion that each of these standards, if applicable, can be satisfied.

a.

The proposed development is consistent with the intent and provisions of the County's General Plan and of Division 8, Chapters 1 and 2, of the Ventura County Ordinance Code;

b.

The proposed development is compatible with the character of surrounding, legally established development;

c.

The proposed development would not be obnoxious or harmful, or impair the utility of neighboring property or uses;

d.

The proposed development would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare;

e.

For Conditional Use Permits only, the proposed development is compatible with existing and potential land uses in the general area where the development is to be located;

f.

The proposed development will occur on a legal lot; and

g.

The proposed development is approved in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and all other applicable laws.

In analyzing whether the above standards have or have not been met, the decision-making authority shall consult and consider the relevant factors identified in Article 9, Section 8109-0, et seq.

If all applicable standards cannot be satisfied, specific factual findings shall be made by the decision-making authority to support that conclusion.

(Am. Ord. 4123—9/17/96; Ord. No. 4503, 2-7-2017; Ord. No. 4518, § 2, 2-6-2018; Ord. No. 4526, § 4, 7-17-2018)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 4526, § 4, adopted July 17, 2018, renumbered Section 8111-1.2.1.1 as 8111-1.2.1.1a and changed the title from "permit approval standards" to the present title.