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Ordinance 2011 -008 1355.05 City Action on Applications for Comprehensive Plan Amendments, Zoning Code Amendments, Rezoning, Conditional and Interim Use Permits, Planned Unit Developments, Site Plan Reviews, and Variances. Subd. 1 Finding of Complete Application. The Zoning Administrator shall find the application complete or incomplete within fifteen (15) business days from the date the application is made. If the application is found to be incomplete, the administrator shall notify the applicants in writing and state what information is missing. If the application is found to be complete, the date of submittal shall mark the beginning of the review deadline. Subd. 2 Action by the City Council. Within sixty (60) days following the date of submittal of a complete application, the City Council shall act upon the application. The City Council may extend the sixty (60) day review timeline by an additional sixty (60) days upon providing written notification to the applicant stating the reasons for the extension. The City Council, may only upon written request by the applicant, extend its time for consideration and action beyond one hundred twenty (120) days. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the City Council from holding additional hearings as it deems necessary within the review period. In considering applications for Comprehensive Plan amendments, Zoning Code amendments, rezoning, conditional and interim use permits, planned unit developments, site plan reviews and variances, the City Council shall consider the advice and recommendations of the Planning Commission and may grant the request if it determines that the action is permissible in accordance with the applicable standards. Requests may be denied by motion of the City Council, and such motion shall constitute a finding and determination that the conditions required for approval do not exist. Subd. 3 Optional Actions. City Council action may include approval in whole or in part, denial in whole or in part, tabling for a specified period of time, or referral back to the Planning Commission for its further consideration and report to the City Council within a specified time period. The applicant shall be notified in writing of the City Council's action. Subd. 4 Denial of Application. In the event the City Council denies in whole or in part the application, it shall furnish the applicant with a written document advising him of the denial and specifying the factual basis and reasoning upon which the denial was predicated. The application may be denied for reasons relating to public health, safety, and general welfare or because of incompatibility between the proposed use and the City's Comprehensive Plan. Subd. 5 Resubmission of Denied Application. No application, which has been denied wholly or in part, shall be resubmitted for a period of six (6) months from the date of said order of denial. 1355.06 Conditions for Approval of Conditional Use Permits, Planned Unit Developments, Site Plans, and Variances. Page 11 of 13