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Appendix B - <br />Approval Procedures & Site Plan Requirements <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS <br />Project Review Process <br />Any development .project located within the boundwies of. an Economic Development District is <br />subject to the review and approval process described below. <br />1. CONCEPT REVIEW <br />Prior to developing spedfic site PbW or designs for a proposed development, the appkant b <br />ww aiged to contact the Planning Department or the Economic Development. Commission to make <br />sure that the proposed use Is Mowed in the district; and to gain a basic. understanding of the design <br />standards which must be met. In addition, major issues or problems that will need to be addressed in <br />the design of the project can be Identified. Depending on the size and complexity of the proposed <br />development, a more formal meeting between the applicant, Plaming Staff and ED Staff may be <br />desirable. A meeting will be scheduled at the request of the applicant or either Staff. <br />11. PRE - APPLICATION CONFERENCE <br />After a site plan has been prepared, the applicant must.schecule a pre - application conference. The <br />pre - application conference would be attended by Flaming and ED staff, and the applicant. The <br />purpose of this meeting is to explain the review:and approval process, and identify any remWN <br />problems and/or issues that must be addressed prior to stixn ttal of an. application: Once - the <br />problems and/or issues identified in the pre-application conference hwe been addressed, the <br />application may be submitted for review in accordance with the EDD Pr*d'Review Schedule. <br />111. PROJECT REVIEW CYCLE <br />A new EDD review cycle begins on the first and turd Monday of each month. A summary of the <br />various steps In the approval process is provided below. <br />A. Accept or reject application <br />Each EDD review cycle begins with an application submittal* deadline. -Folloving the submittal deadline <br />13 .a 5-day period dgrng which the Planning Staff will review the application to make sure that It 1s <br />complete, and contact the applicant if additional information 13 needed. <br />_ If the application ps not Mete by 5:W- pm. of the 5th. daffy after submittal, then the entire <br />application package with a list of defidencies will be returned to the applicant, and* he/she may <br />re- submit In a subsequent EDD review cycle. <br />