The application shall be submitted with any required fee to the Zoning Inspector who shall determine if the application is complete within 15 days. If the application is complete, the Zoning Inspector may, at his or her discretion, elect to grant, deny or conditionally grant the following applications according to the compliance of the application with this chapter. Applications for porch, roof, door, window, deck, patio, driveway and sidewalk projects not exceeding $10,000 in estimated project cost; or, any demolition project of a structure not exceeding 500 square feet in size and which is not a historical building; and, provided that the Zoning Inspector shall have no authority to independently determine an application for conditional use or any other project or matter not specifically listed within this sentence. Conditions attached to the granting of an application by the Zoning Inspector, if any, are binding upon the applicant. The Zoning Inspector shall provide a written or verbal summary of any approved or denied application at the next scheduled Commission meeting. Alternatively, and where the decision is not within the authority of the Zoning Inspector as defined herein, the Zoning Inspector shall forward the application immediately to the Commission for the scheduling of a meeting or other review. If the application is denied by the Zoning Inspector, the applicant may appeal the decision to the full Commission. If the application is incomplete, the Zoning Inspector shall notify the applicant in writing immediately and the applicant shall have 15 days to complete the application in full. Alternatively, the applicant may elect to withdraw the application for time to make the completions and without penalty to the applicant. If the application is not withdrawn and is not completed within the 15-day period, the Zoning Inspector shall return the application and all but one copy and the deposited fee to the applicant and no further action shall be required by the Zoning Inspector or Commission.
(Ord. 1999-03, passed 3- -1999; Ord. 2013-04, passed 2-4-2013)