Development Services Review. Final Report. Zucker July 2016

number of allotments for the competition to be held for fiscal years 2006-07 and 2007-08, as well as to make any positive supplemental adjustments for the previously awarded fiscal years 2004-05 and 2005-06, for projects that competed for 2004-05 and 2005-06 allotments. Allotment grantees can apply for an Extension of Time. The Council makes the final decision on Extension requests after they have been reviewed by the Planning Commission. Staff said that Extensions are typically granted, as long as the applicant can demonstrate that they have made adequate progress constructing their project. Staff said that the policies governing Extension requests are currently being discussed as part of the RDCS update process, which is good. Preliminary Plan Reviews Preliminary Plan Reviews are an optional process for applicants desiring to obtain preliminary feedback from staff, Planning Commission and/or Council review regarding their project (see “Process Issues” heading for additional discussion). Staff indicated that it is a process that is not heavily used by applicants, and a fee has been adopted for this service and is included in the Planning Division Fee Schedule as part of the City’s goal to cover 100% of service costs in the Division. Table 14 below shows the Preliminary Plan Reviews that were conducted by staff for Measure C (RCDS) and Non-Measure C activities from 2010 through 2015.

Table 14 Preliminary Review Activities

Current Planning Preliminary Reviews - Measure C (PMC)

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014 2015

6-yr Average

0

2

3

6

0

3

2

Preliminary Reviews- Non- measure C

0

0

0

2

2

2

2

Total

0

2

3

8

2

5

-

The six-year average for both types of preliminary meetings was 2. There was a significant increase in activity from 2012 to 2013, which likely corresponds to the improvement in market conditions in the area.

Building Permit and Business License Review The Current Planning Building Permit and Business License Review activity levels for the last five Fiscal Years are also shown in the Tables 15 and 16, below.

Morgan Hill, California

89

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