An interested party may appeal the decision of the Zoning Administrator to the Planning Commission, within 10 business days from the date on which said decision was made. Said appeal shall be written and filed with the City Clerk’s Office on forms provided by the Development Services Department, and shall specify therein that the decision of the Zoning Administrator was in error and specifically identify all of the facts and circumstances on which claim of error is based (supported by evidence), and shall be accompanied by the required appeal fee(s). Failure to timely file an appeal with the City Clerk and/or to identify with specificity all facts and circumstances on which the appeal is based shall result in the appeal being rejected and not processed by the City. Once a valid application for appeal has been filed, the City Clerk’s Office shall notify the Director of Development Services who will take no longer than 30 calendar days to set the matter for public hearing at a regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting, and in compliance with noticing requirements set forth herein in CVMC 19.12.070 and 19.12.080. The meeting date shall also be no more than 60 calendar days from the application’s filing date. If, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, the City is not able under the circumstances to schedule the appeal hearing within 60 days after the date of the valid appeal application, then the appeal hearing shall be scheduled within a reasonable time thereafter. The decision of the Planning Commission shall be final.

Where an application for a variance is included in a consolidated hearing and is neither approved nor denied by the Planning Commission, due to failure to achieve a majority vote, the applicant shall have the right to a rehearing at the next Planning Commission meeting. All other proceedings pertaining to appeals shall continue to apply. (Ord. 3563 § 11, 2024; Ord. 3544 § 12, 2023; Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 2084 § 1, 1984; Ord. 1212 § 1, 1969; prior code § 33.1309 (A)).