19.20.110 Application—Contents and completeness—Revisions.
A. Contents of Applications.
1. Application Requirements.
a. Applications must be submitted on forms provided by the Department.
b. Applications must be signed by the owners of the property subject to the application, or include the owner’s notarized authorization for the applicant to submit the application.
c. Applications must include fees, as calculated by the Director following the adopted fee schedule.
d. Applications must include all the information specified in any applicable code section as well as the application checklist provided by the Department.
2. The applicant must apply for all permits identified in the pre-application meeting and required by law.
B. Complete Applications.
1. A permit application is complete for the purposes of this section when it meets the requirements of subsection A of this section.
2. When the Director makes a determination on completeness of an application, the Director must provide to the applicant either:
a. A written determination that the application is complete; or
b. A written determination that the application is incomplete, a request for information necessary to make the application complete, and a notice that the requested information must be submitted within 90 days.
3. A determination of completeness is not required if the Director issues the permit prior to the deadlines in subsection C of this section.
4. A determination of completeness does not preclude the Director from requesting additional information or studies either at the time of the determination of completeness or later, if the information is required to complete review of the application or substantial changes in the permit application are proposed.
C. Timing.
1. Initial Receipt of Application. Upon initial receipt of an application, the Director must provide the applicant a determination of completeness within 28 days. If the Director does not provide a written determination within 28 days, the application is deemed complete at the end of the twenty-eighth day.
2. Receipt of Additional Information. When the applicant submits the requested information, the Director must evaluate the application for completeness within 14 days. If the Director does not provide a written determination within 14 days, the application is deemed complete at the end of the fourteenth day.
3. Incomplete Applications.
a. The applicant may submit a written request for extension of the deadline to submit the requested information for an additional 90 days. The Director may grant up to two such extensions.
b. If the applicant has not provided the requested information by the deadline, the Director must reject and return the application along with any unspent application fees.
D. Revisions to Applications.
1. The applicant may make minor revisions to the application after the determination of completeness and before the closure of an open public hearing.
2. A “minor revision” to an application is one that does not:
a. Involve more than a 10 percent increase in area or intensity of the use.
b. Increase the number of lots, dwelling units, or density.
c. Decrease the quality or amount of open space.
d. Result in any significant environmental impact not adequately reviewed or mitigated by previous documents.
e. Expand onto property not included in the original proposal.
3. Any revision other than a minor revision requires a new application. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019; Ord. 2992 § 1 (Att. A), 2016. Formerly 19.20.130)