A. Hearing Procedure. Hearings as provided for in this chapter shall be held at the date, time, and place for which notice has been given as required in this chapter. The designated approval authority shall conduct the public hearing and hear testimony. The summary minutes shall be prepared and made part of the permanent file of the case. Any hearing may be continued. If the hearing is not continued to a specific date/time, then the hearing shall be re-noticed.

B. For projects found to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or for which a Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration has been adopted, the approval authority (planning commission and/or city council as described in Table 17.06.070-1) shall approve or deny the project within sixty days from the date of the determination or adoption of the environmental document.

C. For projects for which an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been certified, the approval authority (planning commission and/or city council as described in Table 17.06.070-1) shall approve or deny the project within one hundred eighty days from the date of certification of the EIR.

D. The designated approval authority (planning commission and/or city council as described in Table 17.06.070-1) shall hold a public hearing on all planning permits and render a decision within forty days of the date of acceptance of the complete application, unless the town and the applicant agree to waive the requirement.

E. The designated approval authority (planning commission and/or city council as described in Table 17.06.070-1) shall make a decision on all planning permits within sixty days following the closing of the public hearing. (Ord. 582 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2009)