Ord 2013-035/Amending Chapters 1 through 8 of the Land Development Code to implement the changes made through Ord 2013-16 which adopted the comprehensive plan

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Subpart B - LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE Chapter 1 - DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES ARTICLE 2: - AUTHORITY OF DECISION - MAKERS DIVISION 2: - CITY STAFF Dt Vt",SR11 V 2. i °t T 1 't A f,, Section 1...2...2 „1 ,,. IRespoin iiilblll ffiii iiialll (a) Responsible Official. The responsible official shall be the Director or Manager of a designated City department or department division, or his or her designee who is assigned responsibility under this Land Development Code for taking the following actions with regard to a particular type of development application or relief petition authorized under this Chapter 1: (1) Accepting the application or petition for filing and processing the application; (2) Reviewing and making recommendations concerning the application or petition; (3) Seeking advice of other City departments and coordinating any recommendations from such departments concerning the application or petition; (4) Initially deciding the application or petition, where so authorized; (5) Determining a request for exemption; (6) Preparing reports to and advising any board, commission or the City Council that has responsibility for making recommendations on or deciding the application or petition; (7) Promulgating additional or modified policies, standards and administrative rules for adoption by the City Council that apply to the application or petition; (8) Initiating enforcement actions concerning compliance with the standards applicable to the application or petition and the conditions imposed thereon; and (9) Taking all other actions necessary for administration of the provisions of this Land Development Code with respect to the application or petition. (b) Specific Duties. The specific duties of the responsible official shall include those authorized under the universal procedures applicable to all types of development applications under Article 3 of this Chapter 1, those authorized under the provisions governing procedures for deciding particular applications under this Chapter 1, and those authorized under relief procedures under Article 10 of this Chapter 1. (c) Delegation. The responsible official may delegate the official's authority under this Code to subordinate officials, who shall thereupon be deemed the responsible official for purposes of carrying out the delegated duties. (()i d ",ins 2009 73, § 3 12 t 09) r (a) Responsible Official. The II sl ss7s7ing Director of Planninq and Development Services refers to the person or person designated by the City Manager to carry out the duties of the R@r;P4.r ;9 Director as described in this Land Development Code. The LsB @r;P r;9 Director is the responsible official for the following types of development applications and relief petitions: (1) Petition for amending the IIMasteFQomprehensive Plan; (2) Petition for a development agreement; (3) Petition for a zoning map amendment, including a petition for creation of an overlay district, Planned Development PD district, historic district or historic landmark, and Development Transfer (DT) district; (4) Petition for a development transfer; San Marcos, Texas, Code of Ordinances Page 9