A. The Zoning Administrator may, at her/his option, refer any of the matters on which she/he is authorized to rule and/or issue a permit to the Planning Commission for review. In addition, a project applicant may request that any such matter be referred directly to the Planning Commission for action. In such cases, a public hearing as provided herein shall be mandatory.

B. An interested party who disagrees with the ruling of the Zoning Administrator may appeal such ruling to the Planning Commission. In such cases, a public hearing as provided herein shall be mandatory. Once a valid, written application for appeal has been filed, the Development Services Department shall take no longer than 30 calendar days to set the matter for public hearing at a regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting. The meeting date shall also be no more than 60 calendar days from the application’s filing date. The decision of the Planning Commission shall be final.

C. When an applicant applies for more than one permit or other approval for a single development, the applications shall be consolidated for processing and shall be reviewed by a single decision maker or decision-making body. The consolidated application shall be heard by the decision maker or decision-making body associated with the highest level action among the applications to be considered. The findings required for approval of each permit shall be considered individually, consistent with CVMC 19.14.080, 19.14.190 and/or 19.14.582(E) as applicable. For projects subject to design review and that are consolidated to a higher decision-making level, one member of the Planning Commission with design expertise may advise the staff on the design aspects of the project prior to the public hearing. The recommendations will be included in the staff report to the highest level decision-making body. (Ord. 3544 § 12, 2023; Ord. 3268 § 3, 2013; Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 2575 § 1, 1993; Ord. 2365 § 1, 1990; Ord. 1212 § 1, 1969; prior code § 33.1302(D)).