A. Applicability
The following procedures shall apply to any zoning related plan or application that is required by the City and is submitted in accordance with these regulations.
B. Determination of Completeness
Every required application shall be subject to a determination of completeness by the responsible official for processing the application.
1. Acceptance Standard
The application shall only be accepted by the responsible official for processing when it is accompanied by all documents required by, and prepared in accordance with, the requirements of these regulations.
2. Acceptance Procedures
a) A determination of completeness shall be made by the responsible official not later than the tenth (10th) business day.
b) If the submitted application is incomplete, the applicant shall be notified in writing not later than the tenth (10th) business days after submittal.
i) Such notice shall be served by depositing it in the U.S. Postal Service, or by electronic mail
transmission, before the tenth (10th) business day following submission of the application.
ii) The notification shall specify the documents or other information needed to complete the application, and shall state the date the application will expire (see D below) if the documents or other information are not provided to the City.
c) An application shall be deemed complete on the eleventh (11th) business day after the application has been received if notice is not served in accordance with D below.
d) If the application is determined to be complete, the application shall be processed as prescribed by these regulations.
3. Acceptance shall not Constitute Compliance
A determination of completeness shall not constitute a determination of compliance with the substantive requirements of this Section.
4. Acceptance shall not Guarantee Approval
It is not guaranteed that an accepted, complete application will be approved, if after the application is deemed complete it is determined that the application does not comply with these regulations.
C. Re-Submittal after Notification of Incompleteness
1. If the application is re-submitted after a notification of incompleteness within the time allotted in D below
, the application shall be processed upon receipt of the re- submittal.
2. If the information or documents submitted are not sufficient to enable the decision-maker to apply the criteria for approval, the application may be denied on such grounds.
A zoning-related application shall automatically expire at the close of business on the forty-fifth (45th) calendar day after the application’s submittal, if:
1. The applicant fails to provide documents or other information necessary to comply with the City’s technical requirements relating to the form and content of the permit application; and
2. The City provides to the applicant, not later than the tenth (10th) business day after the date the application is filed, written notice that specifies the necessary documents or other information, and the date the application will expire if the documents or other information is not provided; and
3. The applicant fails to provide the specified documents or other information necessary to comply with the City’s requirements relating to the application within the time provided in the notification.
E. Denial of Zoning Applications
1. If any City official processes a zoning application prior to the application being determined complete, the application shall then be deemed invalid and shall be grounds for denial or revocation of such application.
2. A typographical error shall not constitute an incomplete application.
3. The applicant may be notified of such denial or revocation for an incomplete zoning application in writing.
F. Submission of a Previously Decided Application
After the final decision on a specific application by the decision-maker, the same application shall not be submitted again until after six (6) months from the decision-maker’s action.
