§ 24-193. Project evaluation and staff reports.

A.

Staff Evaluation. Department of Development Services staff shall review all applications to determine if they comply with all applicable requirements, including the Zoning Ordinance, other applicable provisions of the Butte County Code, the General Plan, applicable specific plan or community plan, and the Butte County Improvement Standards where applied.

B.

Staff Report. Department of Development Services staff shall provide a written recommendation to the Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors (as applicable) as to whether the application should be approved, approved with conditions, or denied.

C.

Report Distribution. Each staff report shall be furnished to the applicant at the same time it is provided to the review authority before action on the application.

D.

Exceptions to Butte County Improvement Standards. The review authority may consider exceptions to the Butte County Improvement Standards, where such standards are applied under this chapter. The exception may accompany the application, or be submitted no more than ten (10) days after receiving notice from the County of the required improvement. The exception to Butte County Improvement Standards shall state fully the grounds and facts relied upon to support the exception. The review authority must find that all of the following facts apply with respect to the request for exception:

1.

That there are special circumstances pertaining to conditions, topography, size, shape or location of existing development affecting the property,

2.

That the granting of the exception to the Butte County Improvement Standards will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other property located within the surrounding zoning districts.

(Ord. No. 4062, § 1, 9-10-13)