The director shall conduct, or cause to be conducted, an investigation of the applicant:
(a) An application which is not complete shall be returned to the applicant, along with a list of its deficiencies, within fifteen calendar days of its receipt. The application shall be deemed abandoned if, within ten calendar days of the city’s first class mailing of any notice, the application is not received by the city with all of its defects entirely corrected.
(b) Once a completed application is filed and the applicant has paid the prescribed franchise fee, the director shall initiate an investigation of facts for each franchise application. This departmental review process shall ensure that the action on each franchise application is consistent with the intent and purpose of this title. Upon conclusion of the investigation, the director shall forward his or her recommendation to the city council.
(Ord. 823 § 1 (part), 2004)