§ 154.006 APPLICATION TIME FRAMES.
   (A)   Notwithstanding any statute or law to the contrary, the city’s Planning Commission and City Council shall, in the case of recommendations for conditional use permits, zoning ordinance amendments, preliminary plats, preliminary CIC plats, or any other action required by the Planning Commission or City Council, approve or deny an application within 60 days of the receipt of a completed application. For purposes of this section, a complete application shall include all necessary documentation as required by ordinance, a completed application form, and the payment of the appropriate fees.
   (B)   The time frame may be extended if:
      (1)   A state or federal law or court order requires a process to occur prior to the city review of the application or if the federal or state law or court order make it impossible to act within 60 days;
      (2)   The city provides written notice within 60 days to the applicant that states the reasons for the extension and the anticipated length of the extension, not to exceed an additional 60 days; or
      (3)   The applicant consents in writing to a longer period of time.
   (C)   Failure to act on the completed application within the prescribed time frame shall constitute approval of the request.
   (D)   The applicant may grant an extension beyond the allowed time frame.
(Prior Code, § 13.06)