§ 36-127. Procedure.

(a)

Filing of request. Request for site plan approval, as provided within this chapter, shall be filed with the planner on an official application form. Such application shall be accompanied by a fee as established by city council resolution. Such application shall also be accompanied by detailed written and graphic materials, the number and size as prescribed by the planner, fully explaining the proposed change, development or use. The request shall be considered as being officially submitted and complete when the applicant has complied with all specified information requirements. In cases where an application is judged to be incomplete, the planner shall notify the applicant, in writing, within 15 days of the date of submission.

(b)

Proof of ownership or authorization. The applicant shall supply proof of title and the legal description of the property for which the site plan approval is requested, consisting of an abstract of title and, as applicable, supply documented authorization from the owners of the property in question to proceed with the requested site plan application.

(c)

Technical reports. The planner shall instruct the appropriate staff persons to prepare technical reports where appropriate, and provide general assistance in conducting an evaluation of the request.

(d)

Additional information. City staff shall have the authority to request additional information from the applicant concerning operational factors or to retain expert assistance with the consent and at the expense of the applicant concerning operational factors. Said information is to be declared necessary to evaluate the request and to establish performance conditions in relation to all pertinent sections of this chapter. Failure on the part of the applicant to supply all necessary supportive information may be grounds for denial of the request.

(e)

Meeting with the planner and staff. The applicant or a representative thereof shall meet with the planner and city staff in order to present information and answer questions concerning the proposed requests.

(f)

Commission review and hearing. The commission shall conduct a public hearing regarding the site plan. A notice of the date, time, place and purpose of the hearing shall be published in the official newspaper of the city at least ten days prior to the date of the hearing. A similar notice of hearing shall be mailed at least ten days before the date of the hearing to each owner of property situated wholly or partly within 1,000 feet of the tract to which the petition relates, insofar as the names and addresses of such owners can reasonably be determined by the clerk from records maintained by the assessor or from other appropriate records. After reviewing the report of the planner and hearing the oral or written views of all interested persons, the commission shall make its decision at the same meeting or at a specified future date and send its recommendation to the council. No new notice need be given for hearings that are continued by the commission to a specified future date. The commission shall recommend approval by the council upon finding that the proposed development meets the standards of this chapter.

(g)

Council hearing and decision. The council shall conduct a public hearing on the site plan in the same manner as the commission set forth in subsection (f) of this section.

(Code 1970; Code 1992, § 850.04(3)F)