(a) Filing of application and application contents
All applications pursuant to this chapter shall be filed with the director in a form prescribed by the director. The application form shall contain a list of information that must be submitted in order for the application to be deemed complete. This may include, but is not limited to, information determined necessary by the director to conduct a review of the application pursuant to:
(1) State law (including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Section 21000 et seq. of the California Public Resources Code) and the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006, Assembly bill 2987 (Ch. 700, Stats. 2006) (DIVCA), and city compliance with the Political Reform Act (Title 9 of the Government Code, Section 81000 et seq.);
(2) The Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan;
(3) The Palo Alto Municipal Code; and
(4) This title (Zoning).
(b) Signature of applications
A separate application shall be filed for each site, and each application shall be signed by:
(1) All owners of the real property included in the site or sites; or
(2) A purchaser of the real property included in the site or sites, when acting pursuant to a contract in writing duly executed and acknowledged by both the buyer and the owner of record; or
(3) A lessee in possession of the real property included in the site or sites, when acting with the written consent of the owner of record; or
(4) An agent of the owner of record of the real property included in the site or sites, when duly authorized by the owner in writing.
(c) Receipt of application
No application shall be deemed received until the following have been provided:
(1) All fees for the application as set forth in the schedule of fees established by resolution of the city council have been paid; and
(2) All documents specified as part of the application in this chapter or on the application form have been filed.
(d) Resubmittal of applications
If an application is denied, the director or city council may specify that a substantially similar application may not be accepted within 12 months following the date of such denial, unless it is shown that the circumstances surrounding the application have changed substantially.
(Ord. 5432 § 16 (part), 2018: Ord. 4959 § 2, 2007: Ord. 4826 § 118 (Exh. 3 (part)), 2004)