§ 5.03.040. Permit application processing.

A.

Upon receipt of a proper application as provided in this chapter and payment of the established fee, the permit official shall review and process the application.

B.

Notification.

1.

On behalf of the applicant, the city must issue written notice of intent to acquire a permit to any property owner and any neighborhood association within a three hundred fifty-foot radius, measured from the center point of the outdoor area of the establishment. Each notification shall provide recipients with pertinent information to inform the city of the recipients' opportunity to provide comment on the application.

2.

An applicant shall post in a place visible to the public, such as in a window or on a wall facing the street address, at the establishment written notice of the establishment's intent to acquire a permit. Said notice must comply with the requirements listed in the application as to size, color, construction, etc., for purposes of public visibility. Said notice must be posted from the time the application is submitted to the permit official until the permit application is approved or denied. The notice shall provide recipients with pertinent information to inform the city of the recipients' opportunity to provide comment on an application. The written response to an opportunity to provide comment shall allow a person to submit evidence and specific reasons why the issuance of the permit would be detrimental to the community.

3.

On behalf of the applicant, the city shall notify every abutting residential property owner and any other residential property owner(s) within a one hundred fifty-foot radius, measured from the center point of the outdoor area of the establishment, for the purpose of securing a written response from each notified property owner. Each notification shall provide recipients with pertinent information regarding his or her opportunity to contest an application. The written response to an opportunity to contest shall allow a person to submit evidence and specific reasons why the issuance of the permit would be detrimental to the community.

4.

When an establishment is located in a mixed use building, the city shall issue written notice of intent to acquire a permit to the building owner.

5.

The permit official shall allow thirty calendar days for the notified parties to submit comments or a written response to an opportunity to contest which should include evidence and identify specific reasons of why the issuance of the permit would be detrimental to the community prior to approving or denying a permit application.

C.

The permit official shall issue the permit unless he finds that the permit should be denied as provided in Section 5.03.080 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 18907 , § 1, 2-26-2019)