Contra Costa County |
Ordinance Code |
Title 10. PUBLIC WORKS AND FLOOD CONTROL |
Division 1010. DRAINAGE |
Chapter 1010-4. APPEALS |
§ 1010-4.004. Exceptions.
If. in following the procedural provisions of Chapter 26-2, the zoning administrator is satisfied that all of the following are true, the permit shall be granted:
(1)
That there are unusual circumstances or conditions affecting the property;
(2)
That the applicant will be substantially damaged by the refusal to grant the permit;
(3)
That the exception is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant or necessary for the proper design and function of some permitted or existing activity on the property;
(4)
That no other reasonable method of obtaining the desired results is available except as proposed by the applicant;
(5)
That the granting of the permit will not be materially detrimental to the public interest, safety, health and welfare, or injurious to other property;
(6)
That the granting of the exception will not unreasonably reduce or adversely impact the riparian corridor, and there is no feasible, less environmentally damaging, alternative; and
(7)
That the granting of the exception will not adversely affect the purposes of this division and the policy and goals of the general plan.
(Ord. 89-27: prior code § 1010-2.010: Ord. 72-90: prior code § 7604: Ord. 1447).