Discretionary Action definition

Discretionary Action means an action which requires the exercise of judgment, deliberation or a decision on the part of the City, including any board, commission or department or any officer or employee thereof, in the process of approving or disapproving a particular activity, as distinguished from an activity which merely requires the City, including any board, commission or department or any officer or employee thereof, to determine whether there has been compliance with statutes, ordinances or regulations.‌

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Discretionary Action means an action which requires the exercise of judgment, deliberation or a decision on the part of the City and/or any City Agency, in the process of approving or disapproving a particular activity, as distinguished from Ministerial Permits and Approvals and any other activity which merely requires the City and/or any City Agency to determine whether there has been compliance with statutes, ordinances or regulations.

Discretionary Action means an action which requires the exercise of judgment, deliberation or a decision on the part of City, including any board, commission, committee, or department or any officer or employee thereof, in the process of approving or disapproving a particular activity, as distinguished from an activity which merely requires City, including any board, commission or department or any officer or employee thereof, to determine whether there has been compliance with statutes, ordinances or regulations.

Examples of Discretionary Action in a sentence

• Operating memoranda are not intended to and cannot constitute an amendment to this Agreement or allow a subsequent Discretionary Action to the Project but are mere ministerial clarifications, therefore public notices and hearings shall not be required.

• Any subsequent Discretionary Action initiated by Developer which substantially changes the entitlements allowed under the Project Approvals, shall be subject to rules, regulations, ordinances and official policies of the City then in effect.

• Developer shall seek the City’s approval of any interim use requiring Discretionary Action.

• Furthermore, the SFPUC’s or Wholesale Customers’ decisions to approve any of these Discretionary Actions are subject to the requirement that San Francisco and each Wholesale Customer, as either a “Lead Agency” (as defined in Section 21067 of CEQA and Section 15367 of the CEQA Guidelines) or a “Responsible Agency” (as defined in Section 21069 of CEQA and Section 15381 of the CEQA Guidelines) shall have completed any CEQA-required environmental review prior to approving a proposed Discretionary Action.

• Moreover, the City hereby agrees that it will not unreasonably withhold any Discretionary Action which must be issued by the City in order for the Project to proceed, provided that Developer reasonably and satisfactorily complies with all City-wide standard procedures and policies of the City for processing any such Discretionary Action and pays any applicable Processing Fees and Charges.

More Definitions of Discretionary Action

Discretionary Action means an action which requires the exercise of

Discretionary Action means an action committed to the sound judgment and conscience of a county officer or a county employee, acting in the official capacity of the officer or employee.

Discretionary Action means an ac- tion committed to the sound judgment and conscience of a county officer or a county

Discretionary Action or “Discretionary Approval” means an action which requires the exercise of judgment, deliberation or a discretion on the part of the City, including any board, commission or department and any officer or employee thereof, in the process of approving or disapproving a particular activity, as distinguished from an activity which is defined herein as a Ministerial Permit or Ministerial Approval.

Discretionary Action means an action which requires the exercise of judgment or deliberation when the decision-making body decides to approve or disapprove a particular activity, as distinguished from situations where the decision-making body merely has to determine whether there has been conformity with applicable statutes, ordinances, or regulations. See Section 17.158.190 for discretionary actions typically processed by the city.6

Discretionary Action. A discretionary approval or disapproval and means an action that requires exercise of judgment, deliberation or a decision, and that contemplates and authorizes the imposition of revisions or conditions by CITY, including any board, commission or department and any officer or employee thereof, in the process of approving or disapproving a particular activity.

Discretionary Action means an action which requires the exercise of judgment, deliberation or a decision on the part of the City or any City agency, body, official or employee in the process of approving or disapproving a particular activity, entitlement or permit, as distinguished from issuance of ministerial permits and approvals, which merely requires the City or any City agency, body, official or employee to determine whether there has been compliance with statutes, ordinances or regulations.