16.10.100 Permit application process.
A. Applicants shall submit to the planning department:
1. Applications on a form specified by the planning department; and
2. Site plans for all tall structures.
B. At the time that a person submits an application for a permit for any type of tall structure, such person shall pay a nonrefundable application fee to the city, as set forth in the city’s fee and rate schedule.
C. In addition to the application fee, the planning director may require a technical review by a third party expert, the actual costs of which shall be borne by the applicant.
D. Based on the results of the technical review, the planning director may require changes or additional documentation before the application will be considered complete. The technical expert review may address some or all of the following, at the discretion of the director:
1. The accuracy and completeness of the items submitted with the application;
2. The applicability of analysis, techniques and methodologies proposed by the applicant;
3. The validity of conclusions reached by the applicant;
4. Whether the proposed tall structure complies with applicable approval criteria set forth in this chapter, the Bethel Municipal Code and the Bethel comprehensive plan as applicable; and
5. Other matters deemed to be relevant to determining whether a proposed tall structure complies with the provisions of this chapter. [Ord. 15-27 § 3.]