§ 5.03.03. Application for a certificate of concurrency.

A.

Submittal and completeness review. An application for a certificate of concurrency shall be obtained from the Okeechobee County Planning and Development Department. Within 30 working days of receiving an application for a certificate of concurrency, the planning and development director or designee shall determine whether the application is complete. If the planning and development director or designee finds that the application is not complete, a letter shall be sent to the applicant within ten working days after the completeness review identifying the additional or revised information required. If the planning and development director or designee finds that the application is complete, the application shall be forwarded to the evaluating departments and agencies. The evaluating departments and agencies or their assigns, shall be responsible for evaluating the adequacy of existing and planned facilities within the adopted level of service standard.

B.

Completeness appeal. A determination of incompleteness by the planning and development director or designee can be appealed pursuant to the procedures in subsection [section] 13.07 of this Code.

C.

Sufficiency review by evaluating departments. The planning and development director or designee shall be responsible for receiving and distributing the applications for a certificate of concurrency to the evaluating departments and agencies. Upon receipt of the application, the evaluating departments and agencies shall have 30 working days to determine whether sufficient capacity is available, sufficient capacity is available subject to conditions, or sufficient capacity does not exist to support the proposed development. If additional or revised information is required, the evaluating department or agency shall notify the planning and development director or designee, who shall send a letter to the applicant identifying all additional or revised information that is required. The applicant shall have up to 60 calendar days from the date the letter is sent to submit all additional or revised information. If the applicant does not submit the requested information within the described 60 calendar days, the application will be deemed withdrawn. If the submittal of additional or revised information does not meet the specified requirements, the evaluating department shall notify the planning and development director or designee, and the planning and development director or designee shall notify the applicant in writing that the required information is needed within 20 calendar days, or the application is deemed withdrawn. Any appeals shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of section 13.07 of this Code.

D.

Level of service determinations. Each evaluating department or agency shall provide the planning and development director or designee with a letter or other instrument that identifies facilities which will be impacted by the development, the extent of the impact generated by the development, and whether those facilities have sufficient capacity to serve the proposed development at or above the adopted level of service standard. This determination must clearly state whether the evaluating department or agency finds the development in compliance, in compliance subject to conditions, or not in compliance with the level of service standards for the affected facilities.

(Ord. No. 2009-04, § 1(Attch. 1), 12-17-09)