Potential applicants/business facilities are encouraged to schedule and conduct a pre- application meeting with city staff. Input provided by city staff shall be of an advisory nature, for the purposes of assisting applicants/business facilities in submitting completed applications with detail and information required to enable meaningful consideration by the City Council. The purpose of the pre-application meeting shall be to:
(A) Make an initial assessment whether the proposed application appears to be consistent with the Act, §§ 2-14-2-1 et seq., and the city’s land use and development policies, zoning and other applicable regulation;
(B) To help identify any related city approvals that will be required to permit the development incentive;
(C) To identify other issues specific to the new business facility that should be addressed in the application, such as compliance with the city’s growth policies, utility expansion policies, or other policies, rules or regulations; and
(D) To establish a preliminary schedule for (i) the applicant’s/business facility’s submittal of its application, (ii) city staff review of the application for completeness, (iii) review by the Albuquerque Development Commission (“Commission”), and (iv) City Council meeting(s) for its consideration of and action on the application.
(Ord. 35-2004)