§ 2-135. Processing of project applications.

(a)

Planning commission functions. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Code to the contrary, the City of Oroville Planning Commission is appointed to act in lieu of the County Planning Commission and to perform all of the duties thereof as to all industrial and commercial projects within the unincorporated area of the Oroville Enterprise Zone as it is not established by the State of California and as the boundaries thereof may hereafter be lawfully amended. For purposes of this section, "projects" shall include development permits, use permits, and variances. Appeals from actions of the Oroville Planning Commission pursuant to this section shall be made to the board of supervisors in the same manner and subject to the same county fees as appeals from actions of the Butte County Planning Commission.

(b)

Project application procedures and standards. Such project applications shall be filed with the City of Oroville, subject to the fees and adopted procedures and standards of the city as they now exist or may exist at the time of such application. Such projects will be subject to city design review requirements and improvement standards. However, the zoning regulations applicable to all such projects will be those specified in the applicable county zoning ordinance, and county sewage disposal requirements shall apply, except as to those projects which connect to a publicly-owned, maintained and operated sewage system, in which case the requirements of the public entity which owns, maintains and operates the sewer system shall apply.

(c)

Projects to which this section is not applicable. The Butte County Planning Commission shall retain its present authority as to all other projects within said area, including all residential projects and all general plan, zoning and specific plan amendments and enactments. Applications for such projects will continue to be processed in accordance with the procedures and standards of the County of Butte.

(Ord. No. 3016, § 1, 6-23-92)