All applications filed with the Department, as required by these Regulations, shall be initially processed as follows:
A. Completeness Review. Within 30 days of filing, the Director shall review all applications for completeness and accuracy before they are accepted as being complete and officially filed.
1. Notification of Applicant. The applicant shall be informed by a letter either that the application is complete and has been accepted for processing, or that the application is incomplete and that additional information, specified in the letter, shall be provided. When an application is incomplete, the time used by the applicant to submit the required additional information shall not be considered part of the time within which the determination of completeness shall occur. The time available to an applicant for submittal of additional information is limited by Subsection A-3 (Expiration of Application), below.
2. Appeal of Determination. Where the Director has determined that an application is incomplete, and the applicant believes that the application is complete and/or that the information requested by the Director is not required, the applicant may appeal the determination, in compliance with Chapter 19.12 (Appeals).
3. Expiration of Application. If a pending application is not completed by the applicant, and therefore is not accepted as complete by the City within one year after the first filing with the Department, the application shall expire and be deemed withdrawn. A new application may then be filed, with the appropriate fee, in compliance with these Regulations.
4. Additional Information. After an application has been accepted as complete, the Director may require the applicant to submit additional information. needed for the environmental review of the project, in compliance with Section 19.16.060 (Environmental Assessment).
B. Referral of Application. At the discretion of the Director or where otherwise required by these Regulations, State or Federal law, any application filed in compliance with these Regulations shall be referred to any public agency that may be affected by or have an interest in the proposed land use activity.
(Ord. 2185)