17.104.050 Initial application review.
A. Review for Completeness.
1. Criteria for Review. The director shall review each application for completeness and accuracy before it is accepted as being complete and officially filed. The director’s determination of completeness shall be based on the city’s list of required application contents and related additional written instructions provided to the applicant in any preapplication conference and/or during the initial application review period.
2. Notification of Applicant. As required by Government Code Section 65943, within thirty calendar days of application filing, the applicant shall be informed, in writing, either that the application is complete and has been accepted for processing, or that the application is incomplete and that additional information, specified in the director’s letter, shall be provided. This requirement shall not apply to any legislative actions.
3. Submittal of Additional Information.
a. When the director determines that an application is incomplete, the time used by the applicant to submit the required additional information shall not be considered part of the time within which the determination of completeness shall occur.
b. The additional specified information shall be submitted in writing or electronically, as required by the director.
c. The director’s review of any information resubmitted by the applicant shall be accomplished in compliance with subsection (A)(1) of this section, along with another thirty-day period of review for completeness for each resubmittal necessary.
4. Environmental Information. Upon review of an initial application or after an application has been accepted as complete, the director may require the applicant to submit additional information needed for the environmental review of the project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA guidelines.
B. Referral of Application. At the discretion of the director, or where otherwise required by these development regulations or state or federal law, an application may be referred to any public agency that may be affected by or have an interest in the proposed project.
C. Multi-Unit Residential and Mixed-Use Developments. Where a multi-unit residential development or mixed-use development in which at least two-thirds of the square footage consists of residential use, and where such developments qualify for streamlined processing pursuant to Government Code Section 65400 et seq., the provisions of Government Code Section 65400 et seq. shall apply.
D. Wireless Telecommunications Facilities. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section shall not apply to wireless telecommunications facilities. The review for completeness and the processing of such applications shall comply with applicable Federal Communication Commission regulations. (Ord. 1650 § 3 (Exh. B), 2018)