§ 41.04. Procedure for approval.

(A)

A preliminary review meeting will be held with the service-safety director, or his/her designee, to discuss the general plan outline and identify any issues.

(B)

File five print copies and one electronic copy of the site plan and related documents, along with the application fee, as determined by Athens City Council, with the service-safety director. File one print copy at the Athens Community Center. When approvals are required, such as shade tree commission, wellhead protection, and special flood hazard area, such approvals shall be obtained by the appropriate board/commission, as determined by the service-safety director.

(C)

The service-safety director, or his/her designee, shall determine if an application for site plan approval is complete. If all information required to accompany the site plan is not provided, the service-safety director shall promptly notify the applicant that the application is not complete, and of the additional items that must be submitted. On the date the service-safety director has determined that the application is complete, he/she shall affix a check list indicating completion along with a listing of any other considerations given for that particular site, the application shall then be stamped as completed and officially filed on such date.

(D)

Following the determination that the application is complete, the service-safety director shall forward copies of the application to the other city departments as deemed necessary. The service-safety director and any other city officials shall review the plans for compliance with all minimum requirements of the zoning code and city regulations. Within 15 business days from the date that an application has been stamped complete and accepted for filing, other city officials shall each file a written report with the service-safety director containing findings from their review.

(E)

Within 15 business days from the date that the reports in Paragraph 41.04(D) are filed with the service-safety director, the planning commission shall review the application for site plan approval and shall either approve the site plan based upon a determination that the proposed plan is in compliance with all minimum requirements, or shall approve the site plan, subject to conditions, modifications, and restrictions that will ensure that the proposed plan is in compliance with all minimum requirements.

(F)

Within ten days after its decision, the commission shall issue a written decision and shall send a copy of such decision to the applicant. If the commission has denied the site plan, the commission shall set forth in the decision the reasons for the denial.

(G)

Appeals from a final order, adjudication, or decision of the planning commission may be to the Court of Common Please of Athens County pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Chapters 2505 and 2506.

(Ord. No. 0-52-10, § I, 5-24-2010)