§ 7.6.6. Procedures for applications for administrative variances and administrative waivers.

A.

An application for administrative variance or administrative waiver shall be submitted to the director of planning on forms approved by the director of planning, along with any such fees as may be established by the board of commissioners.

1.

The director of planning shall review and decide upon each complete application pursuant to the applicable standards referred to in section 7.6.7. A written decision on each such application shall be issued no later than thirty (30) days from the date a complete application was filed, unless an extension is agreed to by the applicant and director of planning. If the director of planning does not render a decision on the application within thirty (30) days the application shall be deemed denied as of the thirty-first day after receipt of a complete application.

2.

The application for an administrative variance or administrative waiver shall state the specific regulation from which exception is sought and the reasons the exception is needed. The application shall contain such information as the director of planning deems necessary to evaluate the request.

3.

It shall be the applicant's burden to provide sufficient justification for granting the variance or waiver.

4.

The director of planning and staff shall prepare an evaluation statement concerning each application showing the impact of the applicable criteria as set forth in this division.

5.

No later than ten (10) calendar days after making a decision, the director of planning shall post a sign on the subject property and on the county's website which reflects the decision of the director of planning and the deadline for taking an appeal of the decision to the zoning board of appeals.

( Ord. No. 15-06 , 8-25-2015)