Reso PC22-07 0080 PC Reso Recommending Approval of the Transit District Amendments to the General Plan and DTPP

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unless the addition is minor, as determined by the Community Development & Transportation Director or his/her Designee. a. Project Approval Authority. I. The Approval Authority for Large Projects within the Transit District shall be the City Council with recommendation by the Planning Commission. The decision of the City Council shall be final. II. The Approval Authority for all other Large Projects shall be the Planning Commission. The decision of the Planning Commission shall be final unless appealed or called up to the City Council (Article 41.4.C of the Zoning Code). III.Project Approval.The Approval Authority shall evaluate Large Projects be granted by the Planning Commission based on the level of compliance with the applicable DTPP Standards and Guidelines. The Planning Commission Approval Authority shall hold at least one Public Hearing on the application. Legal notice of the Public Hearing shall be given as provided in Article 49 of the Zoning Ordinance. The Planning Commission’s decision is final unless appealed to the City Council by an aggrieved person or party, or “Called Up” by the City Council. 1. Standards and Guidelines Compliance. The Planning Manager/Designee shall review the project application for conformance to the DTPP Precise Plan and the applicable Standards and Guidelines and shall make a recommendation on the Project to the and shall recommend that the Planning Commission Approval Authority grant approval to projects which he/she deems to comply fully with all applicable standards and guidelines. The Planning Commission Approval Authority shall will evaluate the staff recommendation as well as any other information presented at the Public Hearing in making a decision on the project. 2. Standards Compliance Only. For projects which the Planning Manager/Designee deems to conform to the Standards, but not the guidelines, he/she shall seek a recommendation from the Architectural Advisory Committee (AAC) or successor committee on the acceptability of the aspects of the project which do not conform to the Guidelines. Considering the AAC’s input, and considering whether the aspects of the application which do not conform to the guidelines nonetheless adequately promote the overall intent of the DTPP, the Planning Manager/Designee shall make a staff recommendation on the Project to the Planning Commission Approval Authority. The Planning Commission Approval Authority shall will evaluate the AAC ARC and staff recommendations as well as any other information presented at the Public Hearing in making a decision on the Project. 3. Lack of Standards Compliance. Projects deemed by the Planning Manager/Designee to not comply with the standards shall be rejected. b. Type of Approval. Applications approved by the Planning Commission Approval Authority shall be granted a Planned Community (PC) Permit. The Page 4 of 45