15.30.130 Time limit exceptions.
A. Exemptions: The time limits in this chapter do not apply.
1. Where a joint environmental document will be prepared in conjunction with the action on the application; or
2. Where federal statute or regulations applicable to the project under application require time schedules which exceed the limits provided herein. (Reference: Government Code Section 65954)
B. Extensions.
1. If the time period for the preparation of an environmental impact report has been extended pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21151.5, the time limits in Section 15.30.110 of this chapter shall be extended by a period not to exceed ninety calendar days measured from the date upon which the environment impact report was certified.
2. The time limits established by Section 15.30.110 and subsection (B)(1) of this section may be extended once for a period not to exceed ninety days upon written consent of the city and the applicant. (Reference: Government Code Sections 65950.1 and 65957)
C. Suspension. The time limits specified in this chapter shall be suspended during the term of an administrative appeal.
D. Moratoriums. A moratorium on approving development projects that is adopted by the city does not automatically waive or extend the time limits specified by this chapter. Instead, a moratorium may provide the basis for the city to refuse in writing to accept an application or to deny without prejudice a development project application within the same time limits specified in Section 15.30.100 of this chapter. (Ord. 94-1 § 14, 1994)