20.100.140

A. Whenever applications for the same site have been filed for one or more development permits or approvals required by this title, such development permit or approvals may be reviewed and acted on in a unified process. B. The following actions, where required to implement a project that requires approval of a development permit, may be reviewed and acted on in a unified process: 1. Determinations of public convenience or necessity governed by Chapter 6.84 of Title 6 of the San José Municipal Code. 2. Tree removal permits governed by Chapter 13.32 of Title 13 of the San José Municipal Code. 3. Major Encroachment Permits governed by Chapter 13.37 of the San José Municipal Code. 4. Historic Preservation permits governed by Chapter 13.48 of Title 13 of the San José Municipal Code. 5. Development Agreements governed by Chapter 18.02 of Title 18 of the San José Municipal Code. 6. Subdivision approvals governed by Title 19 of the San José Municipal Code. 7. Street and Easement Vacations governed by the Government Code or the Streets and Highways Code. C. The unified process shall use the public hearing procedures required for the highest level permit or approval. Permits and approvals are ranked as follows with the highest level permit or approval listed first: Development Agreement; rezoning, Major Encroachment Permit; Street or Easement Vacation; conditional use permit; subdivisions; determination of public convenience or necessity; planned development permit; special use permit; site development permit; historic preservation permit, single-family house permit-director's decision; development exception; development variance; tree removal permit-director's decision; single-family house permit-administrative decision; and tree removal permit-administrative decision. D. The hearing body shall make the findings, if any, applicable to each permit or approval. (Ords. 26248, 27077, 27440, 27626, 29195, 30321, 30543.)