Withdrawal of petition; inactive petition.
San José Municipal Code § 20.120.070
in effectA. When notice of a public hearing has been given pursuant to Section 20.120.060 , no petition which has been filed pursuant to Section 20.120.020 requesting the zoning or rezoning of any property may be withdrawn except with the consent of the decision maker at the public hearing. B. If any petition for zoning or rezoning filed pursuant to Section 20.120.020 experiences a period of inactivity for at least twelve consecutive months, the director may thereafter deem such petition withdrawn without scheduling that petition for a public hearing. The director shall provide a courtesy notice to the property owner(s) who petitioned for the zoning or rezoning at the last known address for the property owner(s) on record with the director of the director's intention to deem the petition withdrawn pursuant to the provisions of this section at least thirty days prior to deeming such petition withdrawn, and the notice shall specify the date that the petition is to be deemed withdrawn. C. For purposes of this section "inactivity" on a petition means that the director has requested from the property owner(s) or has provided the property owner(s) with notice of additional information, materials and/or fees needed by the director from the property owner(s) to continue to process the zoning or rezoning petition and the property owner(s) has(have) failed to respond to that request or notice. (Ords. 26248, 28511.)
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