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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites City of Pleasanton - 10 - Adopted January 26, 2023 applicant or b) in the case of the planning commission’s decision, to the city council and the applicant. Unless a timely appeal is filed as provided in Section 18.68.190 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code, or unless the planning commission elects to review the decision of the zoning administrator, or city council elects to review the decision of the commission, the decision shall be effective on the later of the following: a. The day following the first meeting of the planning commission or city council after the body has received notice of the decision; or b. The day after the expiration of the appeal period. 5. Reviews and Appeals a. Any review or appeal shall follow the procedures outlined in Section 18.144.020 of the PMC. b. Any person and/or any member of the city council may appeal or review, as applicable, any decision of the planning commission to the city council. c. Any person may appeal an action of the zoning administrator to the planning commission. Any appeal to the planning commission may be further appealed or brought for review to the city council. Any member of the planning commission and/or city council may seek review of an action of the zoning administrator to the planning commission or the city council, respectively. Appeals or review to the planning commission or council governed by this title shall be de novo appeals or reviews. 6. Modification to Approved Project The Director of Community Development shall determine if any change(s) requested by an applicant to an approved project and/or conditions thereto is minor or major. A. Minor. If, after review of the project and conditions, the director determines that the requested change is a minor revision or change, the director, after consulting with the city attorney and city engineer, shall review the requested change for compliance with applicable objective design standards and related environmental mitigation measures. If in compliance, the director shall approve the minor requested change. If not in compliance, conditions may be imposed to achieve compliance, or the minor requested change may be denied. B. Major. If, after review of the project and conditions, the director determines that the requested change is a major or a substantial revision or change, the requested change shall be presented: i) to the Zoning Administrator if made to a project with 50 or fewer units exclusive of ADUs/JADUs; or ii) to the planning commission if made to a project with 51 or more units exclusive of ADUs/JADUs. The reviewing body shall review the change for compliance with applicable objective design standards and related environmental mitigation measures. If the requested change is in compliance, the zoning administrator or planning commission, as applicable, shall approve the requested change. If the requested change does not comply, conditions may be imposed to achieve compliance, or the requested change may be denied. 7. Lapse of Approval Compliance review shall lapse and shall be void two (2) years following the effective date of approval , or if a subdivision is approved in conjunction with the project, two years following the subdivision approval, whichever is later, unless prior to expiration a building permit is issued and construction is commenced and diligently pursued to completion, or the applicant has filed a request for an approval extension pursuant to the provisions of Section 18.12.030 of the PMC. The above procedures and the strict application of the Objective Design Standards shall not apply to projects or sites for which legislative action, such as annexation, is required, with such projects subject to the City’s standard PUD process/procedures.