§ 16.132.070. Time limit of final action

A. The city shall take final action on an application for permits, limited land use decisions or zone changes, including resolution of all appeals under Section 16.32.050(B) within one hundred twenty (120) days after the application is accepted as complete.

B. The application is complete if all items are submitted as specified on the application form, required as part of this title, or requested in writing by the city and subsequently submitted.

1. If the application is incomplete, the city shall notify the applicant of exactly what information is missing within thirty (30) days of receipt of the application and allow the applicant to submit the missing information;

2. The application shall be deemed complete upon receipt by the city of the missing information; or

3. If the applicant refuses to submit the requested information within thirty (30) days, the application shall be considered incomplete on the thirty-first day after the city first received the application;

4. If the application was incomplete when first submitted and the applicant submits the requested information within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of application, approval or denial of the action shall be based on the standards and criteria applicable at the time the application was first submitted.

C. The one hundred twenty (120) day period set in subsection A of this section may be extended for a reasonable period as determined by the city at the request of the applicant.

D. The one hundred twenty (120) day period set forth in this section shall only apply to decisions wholly within the authority and jurisdiction of the city.

E. In the event a final decision is not rendered within one hundred twenty (120) days, as specified under subsection A of this section, an applicant may seek a writ of mandamus to require an approval of the application or a decision that approval would violate the city's plan or land use ordinance.

(Prior code § 10.855)