Watsonville Municipal Code § 14-10.401 Determination of complete application

Requests for development permits shall be made on applications provided by the Community Development Department. The City may promulgate submittal requirements, instructions for completing forms, internal procedures for acceptance and filing of applications, and provisions for waiver by administrative guideline. For permits requiring a public hearing, the application shall include the names of all owners and, if a corporation, all officers.

(Ord. 1156-03 C-M, eff. May 22, 2003)

Within thirty (30) calendar days after an application for a Zoning or Land Division Permit has been received by the Community Development Department, the Zoning Administrator shall determine whether the application is complete. If it is determined that the application is not complete, written notice shall be forwarded to the applicant specifying the application’s deficiencies. The Zoning Administrator shall take no further action on the application unless the deficiencies are remedied. If the official fails to make a determination of completeness within thirty (30) calendar days without the written concurrence of the applicant, the application is deemed complete. A determination of completeness shall not constitute a determination of compliance with the substantive requirements of this title.

(Ord. 1156-03 C-M, eff. May 22, 2003)

All development applications conform with the City’s adopted architectural guidelines and development and public improvement standards, as such may be amended from time to time.

(Ord. 1156-03 C-M, eff. May 22, 2003)

Following the determination that a development application is complete, or the application is deemed complete under this title. The Community Development Department shall file the application, review it, conduct California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, and prepare a report for the Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission or City Council, as may be required, recommending approval, denial or continuance for redesign. The Zoning Administrator shall schedule the matter for public hearing or make a final decision within the time and in the manner required by this title, the California law, or by administrative guidelines.

(Ord. 1156-03 C-M, eff. May 22, 2003)

The time for processing applications for development permits or acting on applications established by California law or by this title shall commence on the date that the application is deemed complete. Material modifications of any application by the applicant following the filing of the application and prior to the expiration of the period during which the City is required to take action shall extend the period for a like time following the Zoning Administrator’s determination that the modified application is complete and the application is refiled.

(Ord. 1156-03 C-M, eff. May 22, 2003)

Whenever any application for a development permit is denied for failure to meet the requirements of this title, an application for a development permit for all or a part of the same property shall not be considered for a period of one year from the date of denial unless the subsequent application for a materially different proposal than the one denied.

(Ord. 1156-03 C-M, eff. May 22, 2003)

An application for a development permit may be withdrawn prior to action on the matter. Such withdrawal shall be submitted by the applicant, in writing, to the Community Development Department.

(Ord. 1156-03 C-M, eff. May 22, 2003)