A negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration for a private project shall be completed within one hundred and five (105) days of the date of acceptance of the project application as complete, except under the conditions specified in the State Guidelines. Completion of a negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration shall include and be limited to preparation of the initial study, public circulation of the initial study, and expiration of the time provided for by law for making comments on the negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration. A reasonable extension of the time period to complete the negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration may be provided in the event that compelling circumstances justify additional time and the project applicant consents thereto.
(Ord. 2067)