03.020 Reviewing Departments

(Amended 3/23/04; 05/13/14) A. Review Required. The following depart- ments and divisions, collectively known as the Re- viewing Departments, shall provide technical reviews on all development requests requiring approval from the Planning Commission and City Council: 1. Engineering Department; 2. Planning Division; 3. Public Works Department; 4. Building Division; 5. Fire Department; 6. Power Department; 7. Water Department; 8. Parks Division; and 9. Streets Division. B. As requested by the Reviewing Depart- ments, a representative from the Streets Division, Po- lice Department, Recreation Division, and any other City department or staff may be asked to provide in- put during the review process. C. Procedure. The following procedure shall govern the review and approval process on all devel- opment requests requiring approval from the Plan- ning Commission or City Council: 1. The Planning Division shall coordinate and oversee the review process referenced in Section 03.020(A). 2. Applications for development requests shall be submitted to the Planning Division. Only complete applications, as determined by the Planning Division, shall be forwarded to the Reviewing Departments. It shall be the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the application is complete. 3. At any time during the review process, any or all of the Reviewing Departments may require the applicant to provide additional information regarding the applicant’s development request. Any or all of the Reviewing Departments may also request the applicant to appear personally or through a representative of the applicant before the Department and provide additional information regarding the application. 4. The Planning Division shall compile and maintain a record of each Reviewing Department’s application review. Once the Planning Division has received and compiled each required review for an application, the Planning Division shall forward the application and compilation of reviews to the Planning Commission and City Council, as applicable, for consideration. A consensus approval by the Reviewing Departments of the proposed development application is required before any such application or compilation of reviews is forwarded to the Planning Commission and City Council. 5. The Planning Division shall also provide a copy of the reviews to the applicant. Applications containing Development Code deficiencies, as indicated by the Reviewing Departments, shall be corrected by the applicant and resubmitted to the Planning Division for further review and submittal to the Planning Commission and City Council.