§ 23.02.035. Additional Information Required.

For Minor Use Permits, and Development Plans, the following information is required in addition to the other requirements of this title, prior to acceptance of the application as complete. Waiver may be granted to some or all of these requirements by the Director of Planning and Building upon receipt of a written request stating the specific conditions on the site that negate the need for the additional information or a waiver can be granted if the director determines, based on information available in the office of the Planning and Building Department, that the additional information is unnecessary. Where the applicant volunteers to complete an environmental impact report (EIR) pursuant to the requirements of CEQA, the additional information required by this section may be fulfilled as part of the EIR completed for the project.

a.

Agricultural buffers: Where there is an existing agricultural use taking place on adjacent parcels and the applicant proposes an agricultural buffer, such buffer shall be shown on site plans, and incorporated into the site design or the lot configuration of the proposed land division.

b.

Archeological report: The applicant shall provide an archeological surface search, prepared by a qualified individual approved by the Environmental Coordinator.

c.

Botanical report: The applicant shall provide a botanical report, prepared by a qualified individual approved by the Environmental Coordinator.

d.

Biological report: The applicant shall provide a biological report, prepared by a qualified individual approved by the Environmental Coordinator.

e.

Building site envelopes: Any proposed building sites that minimize grading, tree removal and other potential adverse impacts, or any areas proposed for exclusion from construction activities, shall be shown on site plans for existing or proposed parcels greater than 10,000 square feet in size to demonstrate how the future development of the site(s) relates to the other information required by this section.

f.

Noise study: Where required by the Noise Element or where the project adjoins a potential noise generator, a noise study shall be required to be prepared by a qualified individual approved by the Environmental Coordinator.

g.

Tree inventory plan: The applicant shall provide a tree inventory plan which locates all trees, on a site plan, their size and species and any proposed for removal. The plan shall also include proposals for replacement of trees to be removed. In areas where no trees are proposed for removal, the limits of the wooded area may be designated by the outline of the canopy.

h.

Visual Analysis: For applications that propose development along significant visual corridors, as identified in the Open Space Element or the Land Use Element, a visual analysis shall be required to be prepared by a qualified individual approved by the Environmental Coordinator.

i.

Other information: To be based on the list(s) maintained by the Department of Planning and Building, as allowed by Government Code Section 65940, as required for specific cases to allow adequate review of the proposal, and determine consistency with the general plan and other applicable ordinances.

[Added 1995, Ord. 2715]