§ 17.16.18.010. Application and review procedure.

A.

Pre-submittal conference. Before submitting an application, the applicant or the applicant's agent is encouraged to meet with the Director of Planning and Community Development to:

1.

Review applicable regulations and procedures;

2.

Review applicable goals and objectives of the City's growth policy, neighborhood plans, if any, and other plans, as appropriate; and

3.

Review a concept drawing of the project.

The pre-submittal conference may, at the discretion of the director and with concurrence of the applicant or the applicant's agent, be held via telephone conference. Prior to the conference, the concept drawing shall be submitted to the director.

B.

Submittal of application. The applicant shall submit an application, as described in this article, to the Planning and Community Development Department along with the application fee as may be established by the City Commission.

C.

Determination of completeness. Within ten (10) days, but not sooner than four (4) days, of submittal, the director shall determine whether the proposed application is complete or incomplete and notify the applicant of any deficiencies. If the application is incomplete, the applicant has six (6) months to resubmit the application or forfeit the application fee. The director shall take no further steps to process the application until the deficiencies are remedied.

D.

Schedule date of review. Following a determination of completeness, the director shall schedule a meeting with the Design Review Board. Public notice shall be given of the date and time of the meeting.

E.

Staff report. The director shall prepare a written staff report as described in this article and mail it to each member of the Design Review Board, the applicant, and the applicant's agent, if any, at least three (3) days prior to the public meeting. He/she shall also provide a copy to interested people upon request.

F.

Public hearing. The board shall conduct a public hearing to review the application.

G.

Board decision. Within ten (10) days of the public meeting (unless the applicant consents in writing to an extension of the review period), the Design Review Board after considering the comments and recommendations of the staff report shall render a decision to:

1.

Approve the application,

2.

Approve the application with conditions, or

3.

Deny the application.

H.

Applicant notification of decision. Within five (5) days following the decision date, the director shall mail the board's decision to the applicant.

(Ord. No. 3056, § 1, 8-17-2010)