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(1 ) The planning director will take initial action on all aquifer protection plans in which the director or another administrative official is the final decision-maker on the development application for which the plan was prepared, subiect to appeal as provided in section 94.5130 (2) In all other circumstances, final action on the aquifer protection plan will be taken upon the planning director's recommendation by the commission or the city counciL whichever entity makes the final decision on the development application. (b) Plannin!2: director's decision and reoort. (1) The aquifer protection plan will be forwarded to the planning director, together with the development application for which it was prepared, for purposes of determining compliance with these regulations. (2) The planning director will first determine whether the aquifer protection plan contains all required elements and accompanying assessments and reports. If the plan is not complete, it will be returned to the applicant and the development application will not be accepted for filing until a plan containing all the requirements has been submitted with the application. (3) In circumstances where the planning director is the initial decision-maker on the aquifer protection plan, the director will determine whether the plan complies with the criteria in division 3 of this article, and approve, conditionally approve or deny the aquifer protection plan accordingly. (A) In the event the planning director denies the aquifer protection plan, no further action will be taken on the development application pending appeal of the director's decision. If the director's decision is sustained on appeal, or if no appeal is taken, the development application will be denied pending submission of an aquifer protection plan meeting the criteria in division 3 of this article. (B) In the event the planning director conditionally approves the aquifer protection plan, the conditions will be included among any conditions for approval of the development application for which the aquifer protection plan was prepared, unless the conditions are removed or modified on appeal from the director's decision. (c) For development applications that are finally decided by the commission or the city council, the decision-maker, after considering the planning director's report, will determine whether the aquifer protection plan complies with this article, in coni unction with its action on the development application. The commission or the city council. as applicable, may take one of the following actions: (1) Approve the aquifer protection plan and take action on the development application in accordance with other regulations in this Code governing the application, subiect to compliance with the aquifer protection plan; C:\TEMP\Edwards Regulations revision final.doc 18