Duluth UDC § 1121.03

1. An application for Development Plan approval and issuance of a development permit shall be submitted to the Planning and Development Department using an application form and in number of copies as determined by the Planning and Development Director. The Development Plans may encompass only a portion of a property included within an approved Concept Plan; however, if no Concept Plan has been approved, the Development Plans shall include the entire property being developed and having the same zoning . The application shall include the Site Plan and construction drawings, as appropriate, as described 330 | P a g e Article Eleven. Procedures and Permits in Division III of this Article. All construction drawings and other engineering data shall be prepared and sealed by a Professional Engineer or Landscape Architect currently registered in the State of Georgia, in accordance with the provisions of Georgia Law. 2. The Planning and Development Director or his/her designee shall indicate on a review copy of the drawings or in a written memorandum all comments related to compliance of the Development Plans with this Development Code, principles of good design, conditions of zoning approval, and the regulations of other departments and State agencies as appropriate. The Director shall have final staff authority to determine the applicability of all comments under this Development Code and conditions of zoning approval. 3. The developer shall be responsible for compliance with all codes, regulations, and zoning requirements and for the satisfaction of all of the noted and written comments of the Planning and Development Director. 4. Deeds to lands dedicated to the City in fee simple, shall be submitted to the Planning and Development Director for recording. 5. Should an applicant disagree with the findings or final review comments of the Planning and Development Director or of any other City department, concluding that factual or interpretive errors have been made, the applicant may file an appeal under the provisions of Article 12. 6. When the Planning and Development Director has determined that the Site Plan and other Development Plans are in compliance with all applicable City regulations and requirements, and approval has been received from all other department and agencies having jurisdiction, he or she shall sign and date a statement of development approval (Section 1116.03(22)) stamped or printed on a reproducible copy of the Site Plan. Approved copies of the Site Plan and construction drawings shall be transmitted to the applicant and retained by the Planning and Development Department for its records. 7. Following the above, a Development Permit shall be issued at the developer's request to begin construction activities based on the approved Development Plans. A building permit may also be issued on the basis of the approved development permit under the provisions contained in this Development Code. However, a Certificate of Occupancy shall not be issued, until a Certificate of Development Conformance for the project and a Development Performance and Maintenance Agreement, prepared in accordance with the requirements of Section 1127 and Section 1128, has been received by the Planning and Development Director.