(A) Designation of AECs requiring minor permits. The following permit-letting requirements and information in regard to AECs shall be available for review and inspection in the Tax Supervisor’s office:
(1) Inscription of all AECs within the county jurisdiction that is sufficiently clear to provide notice to all property owners within those AECs that a permit must be secured before any development may proceed on the property;
(2) A copy of the standards for development adopted by the Commission for each type of AEC found in the jurisdiction and the statutory grounds on which a permit application may be denied or conditional;
(3) The statutory definition of development, as provided in the CAMA, the Coastal Area Management Act, being G.S. § 113A-103(5)(a) through (c);
(4) A copy of the approval permit application form for both major and minor development in AECs;
(5) The name and office address of the permit officer; and
(6) A copy of this plan.
(B) Application. An application for a permit for minor development shall consist of filing with the Secretary of DNER and the permit officer:
(1) A completed application using the applicable form adopted and approved by the Commission; and
(2) A single check or money order payable to the county in the amount of $10. Monies so collected may only be used in the administration of the permit program, specifically including the cost of required public notices and hearings.
(C) Disposition.
(1) The permit officer shall determine from the application what other local permits are required for the development. He or she shall inform the applicant of these other permit requirements and aid him or her in properly applying for the permits.
(2) Permit applications shall be numbered serially using a six-digit numbering system. The first two digits will indicate the year in which the application is made, and the last four digits will run serially in the order in which the applications are received. (For example, the first permit applications were in 1978, and were numbered 78-0001, 78-0002, 78-0003 and the like.)
(3) Disposition of the application shall take place within 30 days unless the permit officer gives written notice by registered mail of one additional 30-day extension as necessary for proper evaluation of the application. The permit officer shall maintain a record of all evidence and all matters relevant to each minor development permit application. The relevant information shall include, but not be limited to, applications, correspondence, public notices, responses to public notices and a copy of the final disposition.
(4) Statutory grounds upon which the permit officer bases the denial, conditioned grant or return of application shall be set out in writing. One copy shall be maintained by the permit officer and one copy shall be given to the applicant, either in person or by registered mail.
(D) Return of application.
(1) The permit officer shall return incomplete, insufficient or unauthorized applications within a reasonable time. The 30-day period for consideration of the application shall begin to run upon receipt. The time period will continue to run in the case of an incomplete or insufficient application until the permit officer returns it with reasons for the rejection in writing to the applicant for correction of deficiencies. The time period will begin to run again when a corrected application is returned to the permit officer.
(2) Any application received requesting a permit for an activity which constitutes major development shall be returned by the permit officer with appropriate instructions for submitting the application to the Commission.
(E) Grant. A minor development permit shall be granted only if consideration of the application results in none of the appropriate findings listed in G.S. § 113A-120.
(F) Conditioned approval. The approval of a minor development permit may be conditioned upon the acceptance by the applicant of certain reasonable conditions as set out by the permit officer to protect the public interest with respect to the appropriate findings listed in division (E) above. The applicant must sign the conditioned grant of approval as an acceptance of the amendments of the proposed project plans in a manner consistent with the conditions set out by the permit officer before the permit shall become effective.
(G) Passive approval. Failure of the permit officer to approve or deny a properly completed and filed application, or to give notice of an extension beyond the initial 30-day disposition period shall result in a passive grant. A passive approval shall have the full force and effect of an unconditioned approval.
(H) Display of permit. The property owner shall cause the properly granted minor development permit to be displayed in full view on the site of the development. This requirement shall apply to every permit no matter how it is granted. It is therefore necessary that the property owner acquire a permit received by passive approval for purposes of posting on the site before proceeding with the development.
(Ord. passed 6-20-1977)