§ 34-236. Application.

(a)

Application for a city wetland permit shall be made on the form supplied by the state department of natural resources and shall be accompanied by the fee required by the city council resolution.

(b)

Each person applying for a city wetland permit shall make application with the city, through the building department.

(c)

Upon receipt, the city building department shall forward a copy of each application to the state department of natural resources.

(d)

The building department and the planning commission, with the assistance of its consultants in those cases deemed by the city to be appropriate, shall review the application pursuant to this article.

(e)

The application shall be modified, approved or denied within 90 days after receipt, subject to the provisions of subsection (f) of this section.

(f)

The applicant for an approval required in conjunction with site plan review or subdivision approval shall, at the time of submission, elect to have the application processed under either subsection (1) or subsection (2) of this subsection:

(1)

The wetland application shall be reviewed immediately, either prior to or concurrent with the review of the site plan, plat or other proposed land use submitted by the applicant, with the understanding that the land use review may not be complete at the time the decision is rendered on the wetland application. Election of this alternative may require a reopening of the wetland application if the land use approval is inconsistent with the wetland approval.

(2)

The wetland application shall be reviewed and acted upon concurrent with the review of the site plan, plat or other proposed land use submitted by the applicant, and the 90-day review period limitation specified in section 6(6) of Act No. 203 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1979 (MCL 281.701), as amended, shall thereby be extended accordingly.

(g)

The denial of a permit shall be accompanied by a written reason for denial. The failure to supply complete information with a permit application may be reason for denial of a permit.

(Ord. No. 552, § 4.1, 5-2-94)