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<br />, <br /> <br />41 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Chapter 1 Development Procedures - Article 3 Universal Procedures <br /> <br />I ARTICLE 3: UNIVERSAL PROCEDURES I <br /> <br />Division 1: Application Procedures <br /> <br />Section 1.3.1.1 <br /> <br />Application Processing <br /> <br />(a) Initiation of Application. Unless otherwise expressly provided by this Land <br />Development Code, a petition for legislative decision affecting land, other than a <br />petition for a text amendment or a zoning amendment, or an application for a <br />development permit, may be initiated only by the owner of an interest in the land <br />subject to the application, or the owner's designated agent. If the applicant is a <br />designated agent, the application shall include a written statement from the property <br />owner authorizing the agent to file the application on the owner's behalf. The <br />responsible official may establish the type of documents needed to determine <br />ownership or agency. <br /> <br />(b) Complete Application. Every petition for a legislative decision or application for a <br />development permit or approval (referred to in this section as an "application") <br />authorized by this Land Development Code shall be subject to a determination of <br />completeness by the responsible official. <br /> <br />(1) No application shall be accepted by the responsible official for filing or <br />processing unless it is accompanied by all documents required by and <br />prepared in accordance with the requirements of this Land Development <br />Code. <br /> <br />(2) The filing or processing of an application by any City official or employee <br />prior to the time the application is determined to be complete shall not be <br />binding on the City as the official acceptance of the application for filing, and <br />the incompleteness of the application shall be grounds for denial or revocation <br />of the application. <br /> <br />(3) A determination of completeness shall not constitute a determination of <br />compliance with the substantive requirements of this Code. A determination <br />of completeness shall be made by the responsible official within five (5) <br />working days of the date the application is submitted to the responsible <br />official. An application shall be deemed complete: <br /> <br />a. Upon the City issuing a receipt for the filing fee of the application; or <br /> <br />b. On the 6th business day after the application has been received if the <br />applicant has not otherwise been notified that the application is <br />incomplete. <br /> <br />City of San Marcos, Texas <br /> <br />1-25 <br /> <br />Land Development Code - Final <br />