For both minor and major subdivisions, the initial review process is as follows.
(A) Element review.
(1) Within five working days of receipt of a subdivision application and fee, the City Planning Staff shall determine whether the application contains all of the applicable materials required by § 9.6.25 and shall give written notice to the subdivider of the City Planning Staff’s determination.
(2) If the City Planning Staff determines there are elements missing from the application, the City Planning Staff shall return the application and identify those missing elements in the notification, and no further action shall be taken on the application by the City Planning Staff until the application is resubmitted.
(3) The subdivider may correct the deficiencies and resubmit the application.
(4) If the subdivider corrects the deficiencies and resubmits the application, the City Planning Staff shall have five working days to notify the subdivider whether the resubmitted application contains all the materials required.
(5) This process shall be repeated until the subdivider submits an application containing all the materials required, or the application is withdrawn.
(B) Sufficiency review.
(1) Within 15 working days after the City Planning Staff notifies the subdivider the application contains all of the required elements as provided in division (A) above, the City Planning Staff shall determine whether the application and required elements contain detailed, supporting information which is sufficient to allow for the review of the proposed subdivision under these regulations and shall give written notification to the subdivider of the City Planning Staff’s determination.
(2) If the City Planning Staff determines the information in the application is not sufficient to allow for review of the proposed subdivision, the City Planning Staff shall identify specific required information in its notification and return the application to the subdivider, and no further action shall be taken on the application by the City Planning Staff until the material is resubmitted.
(3) The subdivider may correct the deficiencies and resubmit the application, or withdraw the application.
(4) If the subdivider corrects the deficiencies and resubmits the application in accordance with the above, the City Planning Staff shall have 15 working days to notify the subdivider the resubmitted application and required elements contain detailed, supporting information which is sufficient to allow for review of the proposed subdivision under these regulations.
(5) This process shall be repeated until the subdivider submits an application which contains detailed, supporting information which is sufficient for review of the proposed subdivision under the provisions of these regulations, or the application is withdrawn.
(6) The determination an application contains sufficient information for review as provided in this division (B) does not ensure the proposed subdivision will be approved or conditionally approved by the governing body and does not limit the ability of the City Planning Staff, Planning Board or the governing body to request additional information during the review process.
(7) A determination of sufficiency by the City Planning Staff pursuant to this division (B) does not limit the DEQ from requiring additional water and sanitation information as part of the DEQ review of water and sanitation information.
(C) Applicable regulations.
(1) Subdivision review and approval, conditional approval or denial shall be based on those regulations in effect at the time a subdivision application and preliminary plat is deemed to contain sufficient information for review.
(2) If regulations change during the element or sufficiency review, the determination of whether the application contains the required elements and sufficient information, and the subdivision review, shall be based on the new regulations. (Res. 607, passed 7-1-2019)