§ 23.01.044. Adjustment.

a.

When allowed: When a standard of Chapter 23.04, 23.05 or 23.08, or a planning area standard of the Land Use Element identifies specific circumstances under which reduction of the standard is appropriate, an applicant may request an adjustment to the standard. (For example, Section 23.04.108a(3) provides that a required front setback may be reduced to a minimum of five feet through the adjustment process when the elevation of the lot is seven feet above or below the street centerline at 50 feet from the centerline.)

b.

Application filing and processing: An adjustment request is to be filed with the Planning Department in the form of an attachment to the project application, with appropriate supporting materials. The request is to specify the Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance standard requested for adjustment, and document the manner in which the proposed project qualifies for the adjustment. A request for adjustment shall not be accepted for processing by the Planning Department unless the request is within the range of adjustments prescribed in the standard. A request for adjustment shall be approved by the Planning Director when the director finds that the criteria for adjustment specified in the subject standard are satisfied.