(A) Generally.
(1) No development or development activity is permitted unless all development approvals applicable to the proposed development are issued in accordance with this chapter. Development approvals are required for all development, unless otherwise excepted, to ensure compliance with the various adopted codes, standards and laws, and to ensure consistency with the Comprehensive Plan and policies of the city. This division describes procedural elements common to all applications. The specific procedures followed in reviewing various applications for development approval differ. Reference shall be made to the appropriate section in this chapter, which addresses the procedures and requirements of a particular application.
(2) Generally, the procedures for all applications have five common elements:
(a) Submittal of a complete application, including required fee payments and appropriate information and studies;
(b) Review of the submittal by appropriate staff, agencies and boards;
(c) A decision to approve, approve with conditions or deny together with the description of the actions authorized and the time period for exercising rights;
(d) If necessary, amending or appealing the decision; and
(e) Recording the decision. Figure 153.0496(A) below is a flow chart illustrating the general review process.
Flow charts in permitting manuals or brochures aid applicants in understanding the process.
(B) Appeals. This division describes procedural elements common to all applications. Sections 153.0625 through 153.0628 and 153.9999 of this chapter describe the procedures for processing certain types of applications. Each division or section relating to procedure provides the following information:
(1) Initiation. This describes how the application for the development approval is filed;
(2) Pre-application procedures. This describes the procedure for discussions with appropriate staff as to requirements for application submittal and compliance with the Unified Development Code (UDC);
(3) Completeness review. This describes the process for determining whether sufficient information has been submitted in order to process an application, which includes the required fee payment and appropriate information. A determination that an application is complete or incomplete does not constitute a determination as to whether the application complies with the standards for approval of the application;
(4) Decision. This describes the procedures for review of the submittal by appropriate staff, agencies and boards, and for reaching a determination as to whether the application for development approval is approved, denied or approved with conditions;
(5) Approval criteria. This lists the criteria for approval of the particular application. These criteria supplement and do not displace any other criteria required by this chapter for approval of the application;
(6) Subsequent applications. This provides time periods for processing of renewal applications;
(7) Scope of approval. This indicates the rights that an applicant obtains from approval or conditional approval of an application, what actions the development approval authorizes and the time period for exercising rights under the order or development approval; and
(8) Recording procedures. This describes how the decision on the application is recorded or filed in the public records.
(Ord. 3020, passed 9-10-2013, § 4.1)