19.13.03 Application Forms

1. Application Forms Required. Applications for permits and other procedures (appeals, Site Plans, subdivisions, variances, plat amendments, etc.) established by this Title shall be filed on the forms provided by the City. a. Applications shall be accompanied, if required, by a Concept Plan, Preliminary Plat for proposed subdivisions, Site Plan for commercial or multi-family subdivisions, Condominium Plat for proposed condominiums, Final Plat, and any other applications, maps, plans, drawings, tabulations, calculations, and text needed to demonstrate compliance with the City Code and as described in this Chapter. b. Applicants shall pay the cost to post and mail notices to all property owners as required in this Title prior to consideration by the Land Use Authority. c. An application is not complete until the Planning Director acknowledges in writing that the application is complete. An incomplete application shall be rejected and not processed for review. 2. Application Fees. Application fees for each type of permit and other procedures established by this Title shall be set by resolution of the City Council. Payment of application fees shall always precede review of the application. 3. Permission to inspect. The filing of an application constitutes permission for the Mayor, City Council, City Manager, Planning Commission, Hearing Examiner, or City employees to inspect the proposed development site during their consideration of the application. The City may delay consideration of any application when inclement weather or snowpack prevents a useful site inspection. 4. Application Closure for Inactivity. When the Planning Director determines an application is inactive, the application shall be closed after giving 30 days written notice to the applicant containing instructions on information needed to move the application forward to the next step in the approval process. An application shall be deemed inactive and subject to closure, on the basis of inactivity if, through the act or omission of the applicant and not the City, one of the following has occurred: a. More than twelve months have passed since the last meeting of staff and the applicant. b. More than twelve months have passed since a request for additional information was made by staff, which request has not been complied with, or reasons of noncompliance are not stated or indicated by the applicant. c. The applicant is more than 30 days in default of the payment of any fee assessed by ordinance. d. The applicant has stated intent to abandon the project. e. The applicant has declared bankruptcy or the applicant’s property is in the process of foreclosure proceedings.