Section 5-203 Staff Review of the Development Application
5-203.A. Certification of Completeness and Compliance. Following receipt of the development application, the Planning Director shall determine whether the application is complete and whether the application complies with the requirements of the underlying zone district.
5-203.A.1. If the application is not complete or does not comply with the requirements of the underlying zone district, the Planning Director shall inform the applicant of the deficiencies.
a. The Planning Director shall take no further action on the application until the deficiencies are remedied. Upon request from the applicant, the Planning Director may consider waiver of missing application contents.
b. Once the deficiencies are remedied or waived, the Planning Director shall proceed to the next step in the review process as applicable.
5-203.A.2. If the application is complete and complies with the requirements of the underlying zone district, the Planning Director shall certify it and shall affix the date of the application acceptance thereon and shall assign the application an agenda date.
5-203.A.3. A determination that an application is complete and complies with the requirements of the underlying zone district shall not preclude the Town from determining, at any subsequent review step, that the application actually is not complete, does not so comply, or does not comply with any other requirement of this Title.
5-203.A.4. Should the Planning Director determine the application is incomplete or does not comply with the requirements of the underlying zone district in an insubstantial manner, the Planning Director may assign the application an agenda date and have the applicant correct the deficiencies.
5-203.A.5. The applicant may appeal a determination that the application is not complete or does not comply with the requirements of the underlying zone district to the Town Manager. Such an appeal must be submitted in writing within ten (10) days of the Planning Director’s determination. The Town Manager may grant or deny the appeal or may refer it to the applicable reviewing body.
5-203.B. Review and Referral. The Planning Director shall review the application to determine its general conformance with the requirements of this Title. The Planning Director may, as necessary, solicit the assistance and recommendations of any public utility or any other agency or organization deemed appropriate to complete the review.
5-203.C. Report. Prior to the date of a review body meeting, or hearing, the Planning Director shall compile a written report summarizing any review agency comment and which sets forth those aspects of the application that meet or fail to meet the standards and criteria required for the type of development requested. The Planning Director shall distribute a copy of the report to the reviewing body, the applicant, and shall make the report available to the public.