§ 1500-25-090. Specific Plan

A.

Purpose. A Specific Plan is a tool for the systematic and orderly implementation of the General Plan that provides a development framework for land uses, circulation and utility infrastructure, public services, affordable housing, design, and implementation for a defined area of the County. Sutter County is authorized to prepare and adopt Specific Plans pursuant to Sections 65450 through 65457 of the California Government Code.

B.

Applicability. The procedures in this chapter shall apply to adoption and amendment of all proposed Specific Plans. A request for Specific Plan or a Specific Plan Amendment may be made by:

1.

A property owner or owners of a parcel proposed to be included with a Specific Plan area or where an amendment to a Specific Plan land use diagram or text would apply;

2.

Upon Motion of the Board of Supervisors; or

3.

Upon recommendation by the Director.

C.

Approving Authority. The Planning Commission shall recommend, and the Board of Supervisors shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny an application for a Specific Plan or Specific Plan Amendment consistent with the requirements of Table 1500-23-1. When a Specific Plan or Specific Plan Amendment is submitted in conjunction with an application for another approval, permit, or entitlement under this Zoning Code, it shall be heard and acted upon at the same time as that application. Entitlements approved in conjunction with a Specific Plan or Specific Plan Amendment that cannot be approved without the plan or amendment shall not be effective until the plan or amendment is effective.

D.

Specific Plan Content. A Specific Plan shall include text and diagrams that specify, at a minimum, all of the following in detail:

1.

The distribution, location, and extent of the land uses, including open space, within the area covered by the Specific Plan;

2.

The proposed distribution, location, and extent and intensity of public and private transportation, sewage, water, drainage, solid waste disposal, energy, and other essential facilities proposed to be located within the area covered by the Specific Plan and needed to support the land uses described in the plan;.

3.

Standards and criteria by which development will proceed, and standards for the conservation, development, and utilization of natural resources, where applicable;

4.

A program of implementation measures including regulations, programs, public works projects, and financing measures necessary to carry out the above;

5.

A statement of the relationship of the Specific Plan to the general plan; and.

6.

Any other subjects which, in the judgment of the County, are necessary or desirable for implementation of the General Plan.

E.

Required Findings. The Approving Authority shall make all of the following findings to approve a Specific Plan or Specific Plan Amendment. The inability to make one or more of the findings is grounds for denial of an application:

1.

The Specific Plan or Specific Plan Amendment is consistent with the General Plan;

2.

The Specific Plan or Specific Plan Amendment promotes the growth of the County in an orderly manner; and

3.

Approval of the Specific Plan or Specific Plan Amendment will not be detrimental to the health, safety, and general welfare of persons residing or working in the area, or be detrimental or injurious to property and improvements in the area or to the general welfare of the County.

In making the above findings, the Approving Authority may attach conditions of approval to ensure compliance with the Zoning Code, other County ordinances and requirements and the General Plan.