3.1 The City has consistently supported and practiced expeditious review of all applications, and will continue to do so under the time frames set forth in this Policy. The Planning and Development Services Department (PDSD) will continue to engage in process improvement to review various applications in the most expeditious way possible and will continue to work with customers to review their applications in a manner that:
provides flexibility when needed;
assures the public health and safety; and,
allows a customer complying with the City’s
regulations to achieve their permitting and
goals in a timely manner.
3.2 By
law, the City may not initiate discussions with an applicant about waiving the requirements of A.R.S. § 9-831 et seq. However, if requested to do so by the applicant, PDSD staff will be happy to answer any questions the applicant might have regarding an alternative, more flexible review processes.
(Am. Admin. Directive 1.02-9, rev. 4/25/2014)