(a) Within six (6) months of approval of the Construction Documents, the applicant shall file the Preconstruction Submittal with the Community Development Administrator for review and approval. Approval of the Preconstruction Submittal is required prior to starting any earth moving activities or construction activity. The content requirements for the Preconstruction Submittal are listed in Chapter 1113 (Submittal Content Requirements).
(b) Review. The Preconstruction Submittal shall be reviewed according to the following procedures.
(1) Municipal Staff and Consultant Review. The Community Development Administrator shall accept, review, distribute and receive comments from the Municipal staff, Municipal Engineer, City Architect and municipal consultants for a complete application according to Section 1111.01(e) and (f).
(2) Review Comments. When all review comments have been received, the Community Development Administrator shall forward the comments to the applicant within three (3) business days.
A. If deficiencies are noted by the plan reviewers, the Community Development Administrator shall transmit the review comments to the applicant for correction and revision. The applicant may correct the deficiencies and submit the application for further review or withdraw the submittal by sending a written notice of withdrawal to the Community Development Administrator.
B. If the applicant fails to submit corrected or revised plans to the Community Development Administrator within ninety (90) days of the date when the review comments were transmitted to the applicant, the submittal shall expire, and all approvals shall terminate and be null and void.
(3) Action by Community Development Administrator. When all deficiencies have been corrected and all final recommendations from the plan reviewers are received, the Community Development Administrator shall approve, approve with conditions or deny the submittal within ten (10) business days.
A. Approval. If the submittal documents are approved, the Community Development Administrator shall schedule the Preconstruction Meeting, in subsection 1111.21(c) below.
B. Approval with conditions: If the application is approved with conditions, the submittal plans and documents shall be revised to comply with the conditions and submitted for review and approval prior to the scheduling of a Preconstruction Meeting.
C. Denial. If the Construction Documents fail to comply with Municipal ordinances, standards or specifications, the Community Development Administrator shall deny the submittal. The Community Development Administrator shall prepare a written decision and send it to the applicant stating the reasons for the denial and refer to each specific ordinance, standard, specification or other municipal regulation with which the Preconstruction Submittal does not comply.
(c) Preconstruction Meeting. Once a Preconstruction Submittal is approved, the Community Development Administrator shall schedule a meeting with the applicant and the Public Service Director. The purpose of the meeting is to bring together the City staff, City inspectors, the project general contractor, the project owner and other involved parties to coordinate the inspection process, administrative requirements for field changes, responsibilities for inspection scheduling, final questions regarding the approved plans and other administrative issues prior to the start of construction. After the preconstruction meeting, the Community Development Administrator shall issue a Zoning Certificate, and the applicant may start construction.
(Ord. 3273. Passed 5-9-24.)