A. Prior to acceptance of application. Before accepting Type I, II, or III applications or applicant-initiated Type IV applications Map Amendments, a planning staff member from the city shall determine that the application is counter-complete. Review for counter-complete status does not include an evaluation of the substantive adequacy of the information in the application.

B. Complete application. If the planning staff member decides that the application is counter-complete at the time of application, the application shall be accepted for review for fully-complete status.

C. Incomplete application. If the planning staff member decides the application is not counter-complete, he or she shall immediately reject the application and identify what is needed to make the application counter-complete.

D. Application content. A counter-complete application shall include all of the items listed in the chapter of the code applicable to the type of development proposed, unless waived in writing by the planning official. (Ord. M-3643, 01/26/2004)