CC 5-5-20 #11 Urgency Ordinance Extending Entitlement and Permit Deadlines_Staff PresentationMay 5, 2020
Urgency Ordinance Extending
Entitlement and Permit Deadlines
May 5, 2020 CC Item #11
COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place
●Mar 16, 2020 (County) –To March 31st
●Mar 19, 2020 (State) –Indefinite
●Mar 31, 2020 (County) –To May 4th
●Apr 29, 2020 (County) –To May 31st
Impact on Construction Projects
●March 31, 2020
●Increased construction restrictions
●April 29, 2020
●Comply with Construction Project
Safety Protocols beginning May 4th
●Incentives to speed up work
●Impact on design professionals
Extension of Permits
Type of Permit Extension
Building Permit Applications 180 days
Issued Building Permits 180 days
Approved Planning Permits
Length of SiP
Orders
plus
180 days
Permit Processing Deadlines
●State Law specifies timelines
●Continue business as normal
●Extends deadlines if allowed by
State law or Executive Order
●Executive Order N-54-20
•CEQA Deadlines
Noticing and Public Comment
●No noticing required
Environmental Impact (CEQA)
●CEQA Section 15378
●CEQA Section 15061(b)(3)
Sustainability Impact
●No fiscal impact
Fiscal Impact
●No fiscal impact
Recommended Action
●Find the proposed action exempt
from CEQA and
●Enact Urgency Ordinance No. 20-
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