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(~~ If there are discrepancies in the title to or boundaries of the segment to be abandoned, the city attorney may require the applicant to provide a title opinion or boundary survey for the area. (~~ An application for abandonment is considered complete and will be reviewed by the department staff and forwarded for planning and zoning commission review when all information and payments called for in this section have been provided to the department. SECTION 3. Subpart B, Land Development Code, Chapter 1, Development Procedures, Article 3, Universal Procedures, Division 1, Application Procedures, Section 1.3.1.1, Application Procedures, of the San Marcos City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: (underlining indicates added text; o~~~ indicates deleted text): Section 1.3.1.1. Application Processing. (a) Who May Initiate Application. Unless otherwise expressly provided by this Land Development Code, a petition for legislative decision affecting land, other than a petition for a text amendment or a zoning amendment, or an application for a development permit, may be initiated only by the owner of an interest in the land subject to the application, or the owner's designated agent. If the applicant is a designated agent, the application shall • include a written statement from the property owner authorizing the agent to file the application on the owner's behalf. The responsible official may establish the type of documents needed to determine ownership or agency. (b) Sufficiency of Application for Filing. Subject to subsection (a) of this section, the responsible official shall accept for filing every petition for a legislative decision or application for a development permit or approval authorized by this Land Development Code (referred to collectively in this section as an "application") that gives the responsible official fair notice of the project and the nature of the decision, permit or approval sought. If the responsible official determines that an application does not give fair notice of the project and the nature of the decision, permit or approval sought, the responsible official shall not accept the application for filing, and shall request clarification from the applicant. (c) Complete Application. Every application accepted by a responsible official for filing shall be subject to a determination of completeness by the responsible official. (1) The responsible official shall not process an application unless it is complete. An application is complete if it complies with all technical requirements relating to the form and content of the application contained or referenced in this Land Development Code. (2) The charging of fees and the processing of an application by any City official or • employee prior to the time the application is determined to be complete shall not be 3