(A) Authority to file applications. An application for staff review or petition review under this Unified Development Ordinance must be filed by the record owner, purchaser under contract from the record owner with signature from that owner, or the duly authorized agent of the record owner in the absence of satisfactory proof to the contrary. The village is authorized to require proof of legal authority to take the action sought. The Village Board, Plan Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Village Manager may initiate any action under this Unified Development Ordinance with or without an application from the property owner.
(B) Where to file applications. Applications for staff review or petition review shall be submitted to the office of the Community Development Director.
(C) How to file applications. Applications for staff review or petition review must be submitted on forms and in such numbers as required by the Community Development Director.
(D) Application fees. Every application must be accompanied by a fee in such amount as established in Chapter 6, Article 13 of the Village Code of Ordinances.
(E) Incomplete applications. Applications that are not complete, or that are not accompanied by required fees, will not be processed. No further processing of the application will occur until the deficiencies are corrected. Applications will be processed when determined to be complete.
(F) Approval authority.
(1) Applications for staff review are reviewed and acted upon by village staff.
(2) Applications for petition review are reviewed by village staff and forwarded to the appropriate decision-making body for final action.
(G) Application processing cycles. The Community Development Director, after consulting with review and decision-making bodies, may provide processing cycles for applications. Processing cycles may establish:
(1) Deadlines for receipt of complete applications.
(2) Dates of regular meetings.
(3) The scheduling of staff reviews and staff reports on complete applications.
(4) All required steps in the application process (including reviews by other agencies and public hearings).
(5) Required timeframes for action by review and decision-making bodies.
(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)