(A) An applicant is entitled to the approval of a land use application, required by this chapter, if such application conforms to the requirements of this chapter, the city’s other land use ordinances, land use maps, and zoning code, as may be applicable, in effect at the time when the city determines the application to be complete and all fees have been paid.
(B) The city shall process a land use application without regard to proceedings initiated to amend the city’s land use ordinances, including this chapter and zoning code if:
(1) One hundred eighty calendar days have passed since the proceedings were initiated; and
(2) The proceedings have not resulted in an enactment that prohibits approval of the application, as submitted.
(C) If the final subdivision plat conforms fully to the requirements of this chapter and the city’s other land use ordinances, including the zoning code, and has been approved by the Culinary Water Authority, City Engineer, Drainage District, Sanitary Sewer Authority, and the Planning Commission, the final subdivision plat shall be approved.
(D) The city shall not impose on an applicant, or any holder of any approval required by this chapter, any requirement that is not expressed:
(1) In the approval required by this chapter or in documents on which such approval is based; or
(2) In this chapter or in the city’s other land use ordinances, including the zoning code.
(E) The city shall not withhold the issuance of a certificate of occupancy because of an applicant’s failure to comply with a requirement that is not expressed:
(1) In the building permit or in documents on which the building permit is based; or
(2) In this chapter, or the city’s other land use ordinances, including the zoning code.
(F) The city shall be bound by the terms and standards of this chapter and the city’s other land use ordinances, including the zoning code, as applicable, and shall comply with all mandatory requirements and provisions of such chapter.
(G) The city shall process and render a decision on each land use application required by this chapter with reasonable diligence.
(Ord. 2020-004, passed - -2020) Penalty, see § 150.999