§ 2-90. Application procedures.

(A)

In general. All applications for land use approval shall be made on forms approved by the city and available from the City Planner.

(B)

Pre-application conference. A pre-application conference with the City Planner shall be required prior to submission of any application for land use approval. The purpose of the conference is to acquaint the applicant with applicable procedure and ordinance requirements, to provide for an exchange of information regarding the proposed project, and to identify potential opportunities and constraints for development of a given site.

(C)

Submission of technical studies. The city may require applicants for land use approval to submit such technical studies as may be necessary to enable the Planning Commission and City Council to evaluate the application. Such studies may include, but not be limited to, traffic studies, engineering studies, environmental impact assessments, and economic impact reports. The costs of such studies shall be borne by the applicant, with the persons or firms preparing the study approved by the City Planner.

(D)

Completeness of application. No application for land use approval shall be deemed complete until all items that are required in support of the application have been submitted.

(E)

Application and submission deadlines. The City Planner shall administratively set submission deadlines for all applications requiring public hearing. Compliance with such deadlines shall generally be required in order to have the application placed on an agenda to be heard by the Planning Commission. At the discretion of the City Planner, non-agenda items may be brought before the Planning Commission for consideration, provided, however, that the Planning Commission may refuse to hear a non-agenda item at its sole discretion.

(F)

Application fees. Fees for all applications provided for in this ordinance shall be established by resolution of the City Council and are non-refundable, except when an application is withdrawn by the applicant prior to notice of public hearing.

(G)

Required action by review bodies. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 15.99, any application for zoning approval, excluding preliminary plat requests, shall be approved or denied within sixty (60) days from the date of its official and complete submission, unless extended pursuant to Statute or a time waiver is granted by the applicant. If applicable, processing of the application through required state or federal agencies shall extend the review and decision-making period an additional sixty (60) days unless the applicant waives this limitation. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 462.358, any application for approval of a preliminary plat shall be approved or denied within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of its official and complete submission, unless extended pursuant to Statute or a time waiver is granted by the applicant.

(H)

Reconsideration of land use approval applications. No application for land use approval which has been denied by the City Council, in whole or in part, shall be reconsidered for a period of six (6) months from the date of City Council action on the application, except on grounds of new evidence or proof of a change in conditions.

(Ord. No. 99-20, § 1, 11-23-99)