§ 20.64.060. Application—Filing and transmittal of copies—Acceptance or rejection.

A.

Upon its receipt, the enforcement agency shall mark the application with the date of receipt, and shall examine the application for conformity with the requirements of Sections 20.64.030 or 20.64.040. If it is found to conform to the requirements of Sections 20.64.030 or 20.64.040, the application shall be accepted and stamped with the date and time of acceptance. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Division 4, the application shall be deemed filed on the date of acceptance.

B.

If the enforcement agency determines that the application does not conform to the requirements of Sections 20.64.030 or 20.64.040, it shall reject the filing of the application, and it shall, within five business days of the determination, so notify the applicant, enumerating the grounds for the rejection. In such a case, the enforcement agency shall return all but one copy of the application to the applicant. The retained copy, together with the notice of rejection, shall be kept in the enforcement agency's file.

C.

The enforcement agency shall either accept or reject the application within five business days of its receipt.

D.

No application fee shall be charged by the enforcement agency for an application not accepted for filing.

E.

The applicant may submit an extra copy of its application to the enforcement agency, to be conformed to the original and returned to the applicant upon acceptance for filing.

(Ord. 11886 Art. 5 § 504, 1979.)