(A)

Application submittal: All applications hereunder shall be in the form of a petition provided by, and submitted to, the Department by any qualified applicant.

(B)

Applicants: Qualified applicants shall be limited to the following:

(1)

For vacation or abandonment of rights-of-way; the owner or agent of the owner of the property adjacent to the right-of-way.

(2)

For administrative appeals, any affected person, as defined in Section 075-020, who has been aggrieved by an order, requirement, determination or decision on the basis of an alleged error made by the official or employee.

(3)

For all other applications, the owner, or agent of the owner, having unified control or a recognizable interest in the property, provided all owners and all holders of equitable interest, including purchasers have authorized the application as required by law. For example, for a property owned by a trust, the trust agreement may allow two (2) of three (3) trustees to authorize such an application.

(4)

The PZB, or City Commission may initiate Future Land Use Plan Map amendments, rezonings, and text amendments, and the City may initiate any application for land under its control, including vacations of right-of-way.

(C)

Application Requirements: All applications shall include the following:

(1)

Owner's and agent's name, address, telephone number and notarized signature;

(2)

Notarized signature of owner(s) and agent(s);

(3)

Agent's relationship to property;

(4)

Proof of ownership and any other party's interest in the property, including binding contract of sale;

(5)

Existing Zoning and Land Use Plan Map designations;

(6)

Description and justification for the request;

(7)

Legal description;

(8)

Copy of a certified and sealed survey dated within two (2) years, to include statement of amount of acreage or square footage of land involved, whenever the request is site-specific, unless waived by the Director;

(9)

For all applications that are subject to review criteria by these regulations, an explanation as to how the application satisfactorily addresses each criterion;

(10)

Supplemental application information and materials as may be required for each type of development application. This information is found within each Article devoted to the various development applications.

(11)

All applications shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee, as set forth by the City Commission by means of a resolution.

(12)

Applications for a development permit that, if approved, are projected to generate in excess of one thousand (1,000) daily trips according to the standards listed in the table below, shall submit to the City a traffic study assessing the proposed development's vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle access: on-site circulation; parking; any proposed roadway or easement vacations or road closures, whether permanent or temporary for construction purposes; and off-site roadway impacts, including those within adjacent neighborhoods.

If an appropriate rate is not provided above, the Institute of Transportation Engineers' Trip Generation manual shall be the basis for determining the most appropriate daily trip generation. If the Trip Generation manual does not provide an appropriate rate, then a trip study must be conducted.

(13)

In addition to the application fee and the administrative fee of one hundred and no dollars ($100.00), the property owner or authorized agent shall submit a cash bond, letter of credit or construction bond, approved by the City Attorney's Office, in the amount of $1.00 per square foot of improvement, as determined by the Director of Community Services, not to exceed $250,000.00. Any construction bond shall be with a corporate bonding company authorized to do business in the State of Florida as a surety. The bond must state: the name, principal business address, and phone number of the contractor or, the surety, the owner of the property being improved and a description of the project sufficient to identify it, such as a legal description or the street address of the property being improved, and a general description of the improvement. Bonds required pursuant to this Section and Section 060-010(H) shall be released within thirty (30) business days following issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy or completion of a satisfactory final inspection.

(Ord. No. 848, 10-14-03; Ord. No. 951, § 3, 9-22-09)

(A)

Preapplication conference. All applicants for petitions hereunder are required to have a preapplication conference at least one week prior to submittal of an application to the Department. The applicant shall provide materials sufficient for the Department staff to evaluate the proposal or request. The purpose of the preapplication meeting is to identify problems, opportunities, errors, additional approvals required, and clarifications needed, and to discuss the submittal requirements and review process to ensure a complete, correct submittal and smooth application process. The preapplication is not intended to entail a complete staff review of the application and accompanying materials. Failure of staff to identify any required permits or issues at a preapplication conference shall not constitute waiver of Code requirements or permits.

(B)

Determination of Completeness. Applications the Director determines are incomplete shall not undergo further processing until all submittal requirements are satisfied. If an application is withdrawn by the applicant and re-submitted, a new application fee and processing number shall be assigned.