SEC. 35-2100. REVIEW AND APPROVAL REQUIRED.

   (a)   No land development activity requiring review and approval under this Division shall be initiated without having first received such review and approval.

   (b)   Review procedures differ depending upon the type of proposal. Generally, the procedures for all applications have three common elements: (1) submittal of a complete application, including required fee payment along with appropriate information; (2) review of the submittal by appropriate City staff and related agencies; and (3) action to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application. Submittal dates and review time periods are established as part of the administrative policies and supplemental procedures of the City, copies of which may be obtained from the zoning administrator.

   (c)   Table 35-2100.1. summarizes the procedures, agencies and personnel involved in the administrative development review process. Detailed information about the general procedures and applications and the agencies and public bodies involved in the process, and methods of appeal, are further discussed in Sec. 35-2101.

Table 35-2100.1.
Administrative Development Review Procedures Summary

Application Process	Pre-app. Conf.	Acting Body
		ZA	BO	CE	BBA	PC	CC	ZHO
Zoning Certificate	Optional	DM	-	-	-	-	-	A
Building Permit	Optional	RB	DM	-	A		-	-
Certificate of Occupancy	Optional	RB	DM	-	A	-	-	A
Site Plan Review	Mandatory	DM	-	-	-	A	-	-
Zoning Compliance Letter	Mandatory	DM	-	-	-	-	-	A
Administrative Variance	Optional	DM	-	-	-	-	-	A
Minor Subdivision	Mandatory	DM[1]	-	RB	-	A	-	-
Improvement Plan	Optional	-	-	DM	-	-	-	-
Final Subdivision Plat (No Dedication)	Optional	DM[2]	-	RB	-	A	DM[2]	-

 

Table Legend:

 

A = Appeal Body	CC = City Council	DM = Decision-Making Body
BO = Building Official	PC = Plan Commission	RB = Review Body
ZA = Zoning Administrator	ZHO = Zoning Hearing Officer	- = Not applicable
CE = City Engineer	BBA = Building Board of Appeals
[1]The zoning administrator is authorized to defer decision-making authority to the plan commission. If the zoning administrator defers decision-making authority to the plan commission, the City Council becomes the appeal body. [2] Only the City Council is authorized to take action on final plats that propose the dedication of land or improvements to the City.