A. Review for Completeness. The zoning administrator or his designee shall review all applications for completeness, in conformance with this section. The city will not schedule a meeting or hearing date or begin a substantive review until the application is complete.

B. Complete Application. A complete application is one which fulfills the general requirements as described on official application forms available from the development services department. A determination of whether an application is administratively complete shall be made according to the time frame established and available at the development services department.

C. Incomplete Application. If an application is incomplete and the applicant fails to submit the missing information within 60 days of the first submittal, the zoning administrator may notify the applicant that the application cannot be accepted, and a new or correctly revised application and a new fee will be required for the proposed project, as determined by the zoning administrator. A decision by the zoning administrator requiring a reapplication shall be subject to administrative appeal and shall not be construed as denial of the application. A letter shall cite a list of all deficiencies in the application and provide references to the applicable regulation(s) or policy and inform the applicant that the city’s mandatory time frame is suspended pending receipt of requested corrections or any missing information. If the city fails to provide this notice to the applicant the application is then deemed complete in accordance with the state’s compliance policy. (A.R.S. §§ 9-835(D), 9-835(E), 9-835(F)).

D. Record Date for a Complete Application. When an application is determined to be complete, a notation on the application shall make a record of that date. If required, a public hearing shall be scheduled after the first complete review and the applicant shall be notified of the date and time. [Res. 21-09; Ord. 21-05 § 2; Res. 14-36 § 502.04; Ord. 14-12 § 1.]