15.01.250 Review procedure.
A. The purpose of the application review is to give the Town Manager, Planning Commission and the Town Council an opportunity to review all relevant facts of an application in the context of the Town’s review standards, policies, and the comprehensive plan. For most applications, the Planning Commission and Town Council review is the only review procedure which is required. The review procedures for each form of land use approval, and the review bodies for each, are as set forth in PMC 15.01.220(C). The Planning Commission and Town Council shall consider all the evidence presented by the applicant and other interested parties, comments of review agencies, recommendations of the Town Manager, and comments from the public.
B. The Planning Commission shall complete its review and make its recommendation to the Town Council no later than ninety (90) days from the date of the initial Commission meeting or hearing. The Planning Commission may recommend approval, conditional approval or denial, indicating particular conditions for approval, and its reasons for a recommendation of denial.
C. The Town Council shall act upon the application within forty-five (45) days of the date of the Planning Commission action. The Town Council may approve, approve with conditions, or deny an application. Conditions may be imposed on length of permit approval or other aspects of the activity designed to ensure compatibility with the standards of this title and any policies or other adopted standards of the Town.
D. For those applications for which the Town Manager has discretion to review and render a decision, the Town Manager shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application within thirty (30) days of determination that the application is complete.
1. The Town Manager may approve up to a twenty-five percent (25%) decrease in any required building setback. Any decrease in building setback greater than twenty-five percent (25%) must be referred to the Board of Adjustment for hearing pursuant to PMC 15.01.330.
2. The Town Council may “call up” the application for further review by the Planning Commission and/or Town Council at the next regularly scheduled Planning Commission or Town Council’s meeting following the Town Manager’s decision on an administrative variance.
3. The Town Manager may also, in lieu of taking action, refer an application for any administrative variance or other administrative action to the Planning Commission and/or the Town Council for decision.
E. For applications for approval of telecommunication facilities, the Town will follow the federally-mandated deadlines for action in PMC 15.07.350. (Ord. 711 §1 (Exh. A), 2017; Amended Ord. 757 §2, 2019)