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ORDINANCE N0. 723
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF UKIAH AMENDING DIVISION 9,
CHAPTER 2 OF THE CITY OF UKIAH ZONING
ORDINANCE BY ADDING ARTICLE 13a -
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
The City Council of the City of Ukiah does hereby Ordain as
follows:
Section 1. The following sections Nos. 9170, 9171, 8172, 9173,
9174 and 9175 are added to read as follows:
Section 9170 Office:
There is hereby created in the Department of Community Develop-
ment the office of Zoning Administrator.
Section 9171 Designation:
The Zoning Administrator shall be the Director of Community
Development and his/her designated representative.
Section 9172 Function:
The function of the Zoning Administrator is to achieve im-
proved coordination in the administration of the Zoning
Ordinance; to increase the efficiency of the zoning enforce-
ment proceedings; to reduce the time required in processing
applications for the various permits and to relieve the
Planning Commission of certain routine functions in order
that it may give its attention to its primary responsibility
of comprehensive planning.
Section 9173 Authority:
The Zoning Administrator shall have the authority and it shall
be a duty of this office to conduct public hearings in the
manner described by Section 9242 of the Zoning Ordinance and
to make determinations regarding certain use permits, variances,
modifications of conditions of approval, and architectural
alterations as described herein.
a) The Zoning Administrator may approve, approve with condi-
tions or deny Use Permits as specified in the Zoning
Ordinance as permitted uses, where no new construction
or exterior alteration is contemplated and where the pro-
posed use is similar to and compatible to the adjacent
uses.
b) The Zoning Administrator may approve, conditionally approve
or deny certain variances to the regulations prescribed by
the Zoning Ordinance in accord with the procedures pre-
scribed for a variance with respect to fences, walls,
hedges, screening, and landscaping; building site area,
width, frontage and depth; front, rear and side yards;
height of accessory structures; distances between struc-
tures; signs; off-street parking and off-street loading
facilities.
c) The Zoning Adminis-rator may approve modification of con-
ditions of approval of a Use Permit or Site Development
Permit.
d) The Zoning Administrator may approve minor Site Development
Permits, where no new structure is proposed but review of
modifications is necessary.
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e) The Zoning Administrator may accomplish all administrative
actions required by the Ordinance, including public hear-
ing and meeting notification, preparation of reports, con-
sidering approval, conditional approval or denial of appli-
cations, receiving and processing appeals, receiving and
accounting for fees and other actions as required to pro-
cess applications.
f) The Zoning Administrator supervises staff members assigned
to the Zoning Administrators office.
g) The Zoning Administrator shall report regularly to the
Planning Commission on the activities of this office in-
cluding number and types of cases considered and their
disposal and recommendations for change and improvements
in ordinance regulations and procedures.
Section 9174 Referal to the Planning Commission:
The Zoning Administrator may refer any application for a variance
or permit to the Planning Commission for public hearing.
Section 9175 Appeals:
Any person who is dissatisfied with a ruling or interpretation of
the Zoning Administrator may appeal the matter to the Planning
Commission. Such appeal shall be made in writing to the Zoning
Administrator who will cause the matter to be scheduled for a
public hearing by the Planning Commission in the manner specified
in Section 9242 of the Ordinance.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be published as required by law in a
newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Ukiah.
Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its
adoptions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of December, 1978, by the follow-
ing roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hickey, Simpson, Mayor Brannon
NOES: Councilman Myers
ABSENT: Councilwoman Snyder
s/ Ira Brannon
MAYOR
ATTEST:
s/ Hattie Tillotson
CITY CLERK