A. Following site plan and architectural approval by the Zoning Administrator as provided in this chapter, a copy of the decision resolution of the Zoning Administrator shall be filed with the Development Services Director and mailed to the applicant. Appeals from determinations by the Zoning Administrator shall be sent in writing by an interested party to the City Clerk’s Office for a hearing before the Planning Commission. In the absence of such request being filed within 10 business days after determination by the Zoning Administrator, the determination shall be final.

B. A written appeal shall be filed by the applicant or an interested party with the City Clerk’s Office on a form required by the Development Services Department, and to be accompanied by the nonrefundable required fee therefor. The appeal shall include a statement of the specific reasons and evidence supporting the appeal, including a demonstration that any issues being raised were raised before the Zoning Administrator. 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 days to set the matter for public hearing at a regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting, and giving the same notice as required 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.

C. Upon the hearing of an appeal, the Planning Commission may, by resolution, affirm, reverse or modify, in whole or in any part, any determination of the Zoning Administrator. The resolution shall contain findings of facts showing wherein the project meets or fails to meet any applicable site plan and architectural principles in CVMC 19.14.470, the provisions of the design manual or any design standards required for the project, or other nonconformity with the requirements of this chapter. A copy of the decision resolution of the Planning Commission shall be filed with the Development Services Department and mailed to the applicant. The decision of the Planning Commission shall be final. (Ord. 3563 § 11, 2024; Ord. 3544 § 12, 2023; Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 2790, 1999; Ord. 2587 § 1, 1994; Ord. 1212 § 1, 1969; prior code § 33.1313(A)(6)).