(A) Filing. All applications for development agreements shall be filed with the Director of Planning. The form of the application shall be as prescribed by the Director.
(B) Contents. The application shall include:
(1) A proposed development agreement consistent with § 19.11.006;
(2) Sufficient information and data to enable the Planning Director to perform an initial study pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
(3) Sufficient information and data to enable the Planning Director to analyze the application under this chapter;
(4) Sufficient information and data to establish that the project is consistent with the county’s General Plan and all applicable Specific Plans; and
(5) Such other information and data as the Planning Director may require as is necessary to evaluate and process the application.
(C) Fees.
(1) Applicant shall pay all actual costs incurred by the county in processing an application for a development agreement as an application and processing fee.
(2) No application shall be accepted unless the application is accompanied by a deposit of $5,000. The deposit shall be used to pay for the application and processing fee. The county’s actual costs shall be computed by multiplying the number of hours actually expended by various county personnel in processing the application times the standard contract hourly rates established for those personnel by the County Auditor. Expenses incurred by the county, including, without limitation, legal fees for the negotiation of the development agreement, shall also be included. If the actual costs are less than the amount deposited pursuant to this section, the county shall return the balance to the developer. In cases where the Planning Director determines that the costs actually incurred to date exceed, or will exceed, the original deposit plus any additional deposits made by the developer pursuant to this section, the Planning Director shall notify in writing the developer to submit, within 30 days, an additional deposit in an amount equal to the original deposit as a condition precedent to further processing of the application.
(3) The failure to deposit the additional deposit shall be deemed to be a withdrawal of the application.
(D) Separate development projects. A separate application shall be filed for each development project for which a development agreement is requested.
(1966 Code, § 6A.05-7) (Ord. 653, § 1(part))