Who Makes the Decision?


                                                          
Project Type                                     Decision Maker        Appeal Body*                   
                                                             
Agricultural Preserve Contract or Cancellation    BOS                  None     
Certificate of Compliance                         ZA                   BOS                           
Coastal Development Permit (CDP)                  P&D Director         PC & BOS       
Community Plans                                   BOS                  None                                  
Conditional Use Permit -  Minor                   ZA                   BOS                      
Conditional Use Permit - Major                    PC                   BOS                       
Conditional Use Permit - Amendment                P&D Director         PC & BOS     
Development Plan - Preliminary                    ZA or PC             PC & BOS            
Development Plan Final                            P&D Director/ZA/PC   PC & BOS          
Development Plan - Amendment                      P&D Director         PC & BOS           
Emergency Permit (Coastal Zone only)              P&D Director         None       
General Plan Amendment                            BOS                  None                           
Government Code Consistency                       PC                   None                         
Grading Permit                                    P&D Director         PC & BOS                       
Home Occupation Permit                            P&D Director         PC & BOS                
Land Use Permit                                   P&D Director         PC & BOS                      
Lot Line Adjustment                               ZA or PC             BOS                           
Ordinance Amendments                              BOS                  None                              
Reclamation Plan                                  PC                   BOS                                   
Reversion to Acreage                              BOS                  None                              
Rezone approved by PC                             BOS                  None                             
Rezone denied by PC                               PC                   BOS                                 
Road Naming                                       ZA                   BOS                                        
Special Use Permit                                ZA                   BOS                                  
Tentative Parcel Map (4 lots or less)             ZA (if no Env. Rev.) BOS                                                          
                                                  PC (if Env. Rev.)    BOS                                    
Tentative Tract Map (5 lots or more)              PC                   BOS                 
Variance                                          ZA                   BOS                                           

* Most Coastal Zone decisions may be appealed to the Coastal Commission.


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