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c) Will not be in harmony with the area in which it is to be located, or d) Will not be in general conformity with the land-use plan, thoroughfare plan, or other plan officially adopted by the council. 4.40 Burden of Presenting Evidence a) The burden of presenting a complete application to the permit-issuing board shall be upon the applicant. However, unless the board informs the applicant at the hearing in what way the application is incomplete and offers the applicant an opportunity to complete the application, the application shall be presumed to be complete. b) Once a completed application has been submitted, the burden of presenting evidence to the permit-issuing board sufficient to leas it to conclude that the application should be denied for any reasons stated in 4.2.1 shall be upon the party or parties urging this position, unless the information presented by the applicant in his application and at the public hearing is sufficient to justify a reasonable conclusion that a reason exists to so deny the application. c) The burden of persuasion on the issue of whether the development, if completed as proposed, will comply with the requirements of this chapter remains at all times on the applicant. The burden of persuasion on the issue of whether the application should be turned down for any other reasons set for in 4.2.2 rests on the parry or parties urging the requested permit should be denied. 4.41 Procedures for Approval of Special Use Permits 4.41.1 Pre-application conference Applicants are encouraged to meet with planning staff before filing a SUP application to go over specific permit and application requirements. 4.41.2 Application Submittal Requirements Applications for SUP shall be filed with the Planning Department. The Planning Director shall prescribe the form(s) on which applications are made, as well as any other material that may reasonably be required to make the determinations called for in the particular case, with 20 copies. The staff shall accept no application unless it complies with such requirements. Applications that are not complete shall be returned forthwith to the applicant, with a notation of the deficiencies in the application. 4.41.3 Staff analysis On acceptance of a complete application, the staff shall analyze the application in conjunction with qualified representatives of the Town and such other, agencies or officials as appear appropriate in the circumstances of the case, to determine conformity with the Land Use Plan, the provisions of this Ordinance, and other regulations applicable in the case. 4.41.4 Analysis shared with applicant; Dppartunity for Application Amendments The staffs analysis shall be shared with the applicant along with a written list of any deficiencies found in the proposed development. Such notification shall also state the willingness of the staff to confer for the purpose of assisting the applicant in bringing the proposed development into conformity. If the applicant joins in such conferences, change may be made in the original application, further conferences may be held, and additional