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• The proposed conditional use will comply with each of the applicable provisions of Chapter 18.124 (Conditional Uses). To review any potential subjectivity in these findings, the first findings could be revised for objectivity. Objective findings and standards facilitate review and processing by providing certainty to both the applicant and review authority. SB 35 Processing The City has developed an application form and checklist for SB 35 applications. These materials provide guidance to applicants regarding the City's requirements and process for SB 35 -eligible projects. Building Permit Plan Check After project approval is obtained, the applicant submits for building permit plan check. Recently the City has been experiencing a lapse of only a few' months between project approval and building permit issuance for single-family homes. For example, a new single-family home approved on November 30, 2020, was submitted to the Building Division for permits on February 22, 2021. There have been no multi -family and mixed-use projects submitted since the onset of the pandemic. Once building permit plans have been submitted, the typical review time for new construction has been five weeks for the initial submittal, three weeks for the first resubmittal, and one to two weeks for each subsequent resubmittal. In the months following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, review times were elongated somewhat as City staff worked remotely and established new electronic plan review submittal requirements. However, since the establishment of electronic plan reviews, review times have improved back to, if not better than, times before the start of the pandemic. City divisions work together in the building permit and final map processes so that plan check occurs simultaneously among all divisions to streamline plan check. The Building and Safety Division coordinates the plan check and permit issuance procedure, while the Engineering Division coordinates the final map approval process. For projects which have been approved, the Building and Safety Division offers an expedited outside plan check process. Expedited permit processing is also offered as an incentive for housing developments which include at least 25 percent very low and low-income housing unit held in perpetuity. Finally, the City is completing technology upgrades to its permitting systems, funded by an S132 grant, to improve the efficiency of the process, including on-line planning submittals and electronic plan review Permit and Development Fees The City requires payment of application fees for entitlement processing at the time of submission and development fees at time of building permit issuance. City fees are based on the City's costs of providing services and are reviewed and adjusted periodically. The City's permit and Housing Constraints City of Pleasanton I C-29