§ 9-50.040. Application Preparation and Filing

The preparation and filing of applications for land use permits, amendments (General Plan, Development Code, and Zoning Map), and other matters pertaining to this Development Code shall comply with the following requirements.

A.

Preapplication review.

1.

A prospective applicant or agent is strongly encouraged to request a preapplication review with the Department before completion of project design and the formal submittal of a permit application.

2.

A request by an applicant for preapplication review, accompanied by preliminary project plans and designs and the required filing fee, will be reviewed by affected City departments and other selected agencies.

3.

The reviewing City staff members will identify specific requirements as they apply to the proposed development project, provide a preliminary list of issues that will likely be of concern during formal application review (e.g., degree of compliance with the General Plan and this Development Code), suggest possible alternatives or modifications to the project, identify additional required information, and indicate probable environmental reporting requirements under CEQA.

4.

When the preapplication review is completed, the City staff will send the applicant a written report which will include a specific evaluation of the proposed project, primarily focusing on the issues identified in Subsection (A)(3), above.

5.

Neither the preapplication review nor information or pertinent policies provided by the Department shall be construed as a Department recommendation for approval or disapproval of the application or project.

B.

Application, contents and fee.

1.

Applications shall be filed with the Department.

2.

An application shall not be accepted for filing and processing unless it conforms to the requirements of this Development Code and the information required by the Department for the specific type of application (e.g., Conditional Use Permit, Planned Development Permit, Variance, etc.), contained in a complete and accurate form the required materials and information prescribed by the forms supplied by the Department, and is accompanied by the appropriate fee(s) required by the City's Schedule of Service Charges.

3.

The content of applications shall be determined by the Department and as identified in Chapter 9-52 (Permit Review, and Approval or Disapproval). Site plans and elevations in color, floor plans, and samples of exterior building finishing materials may be required as part of the permit application.

C.

Eligibility, filing. All land use permit and other applications required by this Development Code shall be made by:

1.

The owner of the subject property;

2.

A person authorized by the property owner to file the application on behalf of the subject property owner; or

3.

The Director, upon initiation by the Council.

D.

Filing date. The filing date of an application shall be the date on which the Department receives the last submission, map, plan, or other material required as a part of that application by Subsection A, in compliance with Section 9-50.060 (Initial Application Review) and deemed complete by the Director.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006)