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Ordinance No. 2272 Page 15 of 16 18.22.050 Scope of Review. The planning commission or zoning administrator shall review site plans, landscape plans, building architecture and such other plans and reports (grading plans, EIR/negative declarations, etc.) as may be required and within requisite submittal requirements/timeframes specified by State Law, as applicable (e.g., applications submitted under SB 35 (2017), SB 330 (2019), etc.), to ensure projects for a housing opportunity site shall comply with all requirements of the 2023 ODS, any related environmental mitigation measure(s), City objective standards which were in place when the application was received, and any other pertinent factual information. (Ord.2272 § 1, 2023) 18.22.060 Procedures. A. An applicant submitting a project for a housing opportunity site subject to housing site compliance review shall submit all required materials to the planning division. The planning division shall review the required materials for completeness. The planning division shall indicate to the applicant if any additional information is needed, if the plans require revisions, or if a review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is needed within timelines specified by State Law. B. Once an application is deemed complete, surrounding property owners and residents within 1,000 feet of the project site will be mailed notice by the planning division of the proposed zoning administrator action, or of the planning commission meeting, as applicable. On-site project notification shall also be required, in conformance with the City's adopted policy, with such notification the responsibility of the applicant to install within a time frame specified by the planning division. C. In the case of projects subject to zoning administrator compliance review, if, within seven (7) days of mailing the above-referenced notice, the zoning administrator receives a request for hearing, the zoning administrator shall schedule an administrative hearing within the time frame established by State Law. The zoning administrator's decision shall be made either administratively, if no hearing is requested, or during the administrative hearing. D. In the case of projects subject to planning commission compliance review, the planning commission meeting shall be scheduled within the time frame established by State Law. The planning commission's decision shall be made during the meeting. E. The zoning administrator or planning commission, as specified, shall approve the project if it complies with: a) the requirements of the 2023 ODS and any other applicable objective standards established with adopted City plans and documents which were in place when the application was received; and b) any applicable mitigation measure(s) of any applicable environmental document(s). If the project does not comply, conditions may be imposed to achieve compliance, or the project may be denied. Such conditions or denial shall be subject to the limitations of State Law, including, but not limited to, Government Code Section 65589.5. Once a decision is rendered, the applicant shall be informed in writing along with any conditions attached to the approval. (Ord.2272 § 1, 2023)