TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Planning and Building Services
MEETING DATE: June 6, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Adrienne Thompson
PHONE:
234-6677
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Nash Gonzalez
PHONE:
234-6650
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Extension of the Building Permit Amnesty Program from June 30, 2017 to December 31, 2017
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve the extension of the Building Permit Amnesty Program from June 30, 2017 to December 31, 2017.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
On August 2, 2016, the Board approved the establishment of a Building Permit Amnesty Program from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
At the direction of the Board, Planning and Building Services is requesting an extension of the Building Permit Amnesty Program to December 31, 2017. The amnesty program allows individuals that "self-report" unpermitted construction to legalize projects, such as homes, guest cottage, detached bedroom, garage, carport, studio, workshop, storage building, barns, greenhouses, and other similar structures, also including septic tanks, leach fields and wells. Applicants under the amnesty program are required to provide similar levels of information and submit to similar levels of review as members of the public submitted applications prior to beginning construction; code requirements cannot be waived through this process. While the amnesty program creates a significant opportunity to legalize many structures, it must be noted that there will be significant barriers for certain structures that would otherwise appear to qualify for legalization through this program. These challenges include density violations (more dwelling units than allowed under the zoning code), setback violations (structures closer to property lines than permissible), coastal development restrictions (environmentally sensitive habitat areas, etc.) and CalFire/42...
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