APPLICATION PROCESS AND OFFICIAL FILING DATE
Sections:
20.04.010 Standardized forms.
20.04.020 Determination of complete application.
20.04.030 Douglas County design criteria and improvement standards.
20.04.040 Processing of application and report.
20.04.050 Official filing date.
20.04.010 Standardized forms.
Requests for development permits shall be made
on applications provided by the community development
department. The county may promulgate submittal requirements,
instructions for completing forms, internal procedures
for acceptance and filing of applications, and provisions
for waiver by administrative guideline. For permits
requiring a public hearing, the application shall include
the names of all owners and, if a corporation, all
stockholders and officers. (Ord. 763, 1996; Ord. 500,
1989; Ord. 390, 1981) 
20.04.020 Determination of complete application.
Within ten working days after an application for
a zoning permit or a land division permit has been
received by the community development department, the
director shall determine whether the application is
complete. If it is determined that the application
is not complete, written notice shall be forwarded
to the applicant specifying the application’s deficiencies. The
director shall take no further action on the application
unless the deficiencies are remedied. If the official
fails to make a determination of completeness within
ten working days without the written concurrence of
the applicant, the application is deemed complete. A
determination of completeness shall not constitute
a determination of compliance with the substantive
requirements of this title. (Ord. 801, 1997; Ord. 763,
1996; Ord. 494, 1989; Ord. 390, 1981)
20.04.030 Douglas County design criteria and improvement standards.
All development applications shall be in conformance
with the adopted Douglas County design criteria and
improvement standards. (Ord. 763, 1996)
20.04.040 Processing of application and report.
Following the determination that a development
application is complete or the application is deemed
complete under this title, the applicant shall tender
the applicable fees. The director shall file the application,
review it, forward it for review to any advisory body
designated by this title, and prepare a report for
the planning commission or board, as may be required,
recommending approval, denial or continuance for re-design.
The director shall schedule the matter for public hearing
or make a final decision within the time and in the
manner required by this title, the NRS, or by administrative
guidelines. (Ord. 763, 1996)
20.04.050 Official filing date.
The time for processing applications for development
permits or acting on applications established by
NRS or by this title shall commence on the date that
the application is deemed complete and the fees are
paid. The time-frames shall include, but shall not
be limited to, those established by NRS and this
title, as may be amended. Material modifications
of any application by the applicant following the
filing of the application and prior to the expiration
of the period during which the county is required
to take action shall extend the period for a like
time following the director’s determination that
the modified application is complete and the application
is re-filed. (Ord.763, 1996; Ord. 390, 1981)
