Section 5-205 Authority To Act On The Development Application
5-205.A. Authority To Act. Development approvals may be granted by the following persons or review boards within the Town of Telluride: the Planning Director, the P&Z or H.A.R.C. chairperson, P&Z, H.A.R.C., and Town Council.
Table 5-3 categorizes the development approvals each of these persons or reviewing bodies is authorized to grant.
5-205.B. Referral. The Planning Director shall refer to the appropriate reviewing body development applications for which that body is authorized to make a recommendation or take a final action.
5-205.B.1. The Planning Director may also, at its discretion, refer to a reviewing body any application which the Planning Director, or the P&Z or H.A.R.C. Chairperson may be authorized to approve. Such referral may be requested by the chairperson of the reviewing body. The Planning Director shall regularly advise the reviewing body chairperson as to proposed actions which may be of significant concern to the reviewing body.
5-205.B.2. In the event of disapproval by the reviewing body of a proposed action of the Planning Director, P&Z or H.A.R.C. Chairperson and Planning Director such person may either accept the decision or appeal the action through the Planning Director to the Town Council.
5-205.C. Consent Agenda. The consent agenda is that portion of a reviewing body regularly scheduled agenda which is used to act on, or approve collectively, development applications which do not require public discussion or comment.
5-205.C.1. The public shall be advised of an opportunity to publicly comment on consent agenda items prior to reviewing body action. Upon request of the applicant, the Planning Director, or any member of the public or the reviewing body, an item shall be removed from the consent agenda and separately heard.
5-205.C.2. When an item is removed from the consent agenda it shall be acted on at the same meeting at which the removal occurs, unless the applicant or Planning Director requests that the item be continued in order to prepare additional information or respond to the concerns of the reviewing body.
5-205.C.3. The presence of the project proponent, applicant, or the applicant’s representative is not required for consent calendar items. If an item is removed from the consent calendar and discussion with the applicant is required and such person is not in attendance, the item shall be continued to the next available hearing time.