(A) Burden of proof. The applicant shall bear the burden of proof for the satisfying the requirements of this chapter or the conditions imposed thereof of any land use action described in this chapter.
(B) Findings. Findings made by the decision-making body in justification of any application authorized pursuant to this chapter shall be made in writing and shall be provided to the applicant.
(C) Combined applications.
(1) Any request which involves more than 1 type of land use action on a particular parcel or parcels under the same ownership may be combined at the discretion of the Department if the combination would result in greater efficiency in consideration of the land use applications.
(2) Any request for similar land use actions which involve more than 1 applicant or parcel may be combined at the discretion of the Department if the requests involve abutting parcels and the combination would result in greater efficiency in consideration of the land use applications.
(Ord. 2004-05, passed 9-15-2004)