Moraga Municipal Code Art. 1 Applications

The planning director shall prescribe the form for each application provided for or required under this title. The planning director may require an applicant to submit such information and supporting data considered necessary to the processing of the application.

(Prior code § 8-201)

Within thirty (30) calendar days after the Moraga Planning Department has received an application and associated fee for a development project, staff shall determine whether the application is complete and shall transmit the determination in writing to the applicant for the development project. If the application is determined to be incomplete, the Moraga Planning Department shall provide the applicant with an exhaustive list of items that were not included in the application and must be included for the application to be deemed complete.

(Ord. No. 311, § 9, 12-13-2023)

The town council shall, by resolution or the method of calculation, fix the fee to be charged for the filing and processing of each application, the preparation of environmental impact statements and the appeal from the decision of a subordinate agency.

(Prior code § 8-202)

Only a qualified applicant may file an application. A qualified applicant is a person who has either: (1) a freehold interest in the land which is the subject of the application; (2) a possessory interest in that land which gives entitlement to exclusive possession; or (3) a contractual interest which is specifically enforceable and thereby may become a freehold or exclusive possessory interest. The planning director may require an applicant to submit proof of the interest. Applicant includes an authorized agent. The planning director may require an agent to submit evidence of authority to act.

(Prior code § 8-203)

Each application for design review approval shall be accompanied by the information required by Section 8.72.070.

(Prior code § 8-204)

The planning director shall endorse on it the date the application is received. The planning director shall review each application and it may be rejected if it is incomplete or inaccurate. If it is found to be complete, it shall be accepted for filing. When a public hearing is required, the planning director shall fix the time for the holding of a public hearing.

(Prior code § 8-205)