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binding on the City as the official acceptance of the application for processing. • <br />Incomplete applications shall be subject to expiration under subdivision (b) (5) below. <br />(3) A determination of completeness of an application shall not constitute a <br />determination of compliance with the substantive requirements of this Code. A <br />determination of completeness shall be made by the responsible official not later than the <br />tenth business day after the date the application is submitted to the responsible official. <br />An application shall be deemed complete: <br />a. On the 11th business day after the application has been received, if the responsible <br />official has not provided notice that the application is incomplete or <br />b. On the eleventh business day after supplemental information for the application has <br />been received in response to a notice that the application is incomplete, if the responsible <br />official has not provided notice that the application, including the supplemental <br />information, is incomplete. <br />(4) If an application is not complete, the responsible official shall provide a written <br />notice to the applicant specifying the documents or other information needed to complete <br />the application, and stating the date the application will expire if the supplemental <br />information is not provided. <br />(5) If the responsible official determines that an application (including supplemental . <br />information received in response to a notice that the application is incomplete) is not <br />complete on or before the 45th day after the application is submitted, the application will <br />be deemed to have expired on that 45th day, and it will be returned to the applicant <br />together with any accompanying documents. Thereafter, the applicant must submit a new <br />application. The City may retain any fee paid for reviewing the application for <br />completeness. <br />(d) Waiver. Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, the <br />responsible official may initially waive a technical requirement relating to the form or <br />content of an application if it appears unnecessary due to the scope and nature of the <br />proposed activity. The decision maker on the application may withdraw the waiver, <br />however, if the decision maker determines that meeting the requirement is necessary to <br />determine compliance with applicable standards of approval. <br />(e) Commencement of City Review Period. The time period established by state law or <br />this Land Development Code for processing or deciding an application shall commence <br />on the date that an application is deemed to be complete under subdivision (c)(3) of this <br />section. <br />(f) Pre-Application Conference. An applicant is encouraged to request apre-application <br />conference with the responsible official prior to filing an application. The request shall be <br />in writing on a form prepared by the responsible official and shall state that any proposed <br />4 <br />