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Plan of Operation
Description: The way in which many land uses operate has a direct effect on the nature of the use and potential impacts on existing and anticipated public and private infrastructure. 

Initiation: The owner of the subject property may submit a plan of operation application.

Decision-maker(s): The Planning Commission makes the final decision.

Application fee: $175.00 for new; $125.00 for amendment of prior approval.

Application deadline:The filing deadline is three weeks prior to the meeting in which you wish to appear. Please consult the annual Planning Commission schedule for specific dates.

Review process:
  1. Submittal of application materials. The applicant submits a completed application and other required materials to the zoning administrator along with the application fee as may be established by the Common Council.
  2. Determination of completeness. The zoning administrator reviews the submittal within 10 days of receiving the application and other required materials to make sure it is complete and ready for further review. If it is not complete, the zoning administrator will notify the applicant in writing of such deficiencies and that the applicant has 3 months from the date of the notice to resubmit the application or forfeit the application fee. The zoning administrator will take no further steps to process the application until the deficiencies are remedied. The incomplete application is retained as a public record.
  3. Review date. When the zoning administrator determines the application is complete, he or she schedules the review with the Planning Commission consistent with its adopted calendar.
  4. Staff report preparation and distribution. The zoning administrator prepares a written staff report as described in this division and provides a copy of it to each member of the Planning Commission and the applicant prior to the meeting at which the matter will be considered. The zoning administrator will also provide a copy to interested people upon request.
  5. General notice. Consistent with Division 2 of Article 4, the zoning administrator places the matter on the meeting agenda of the Planning Commission.
  6. Meeting. Allowing for proper notice, the Planning Commission considers the application at a regular or special meeting.
  7. Decision. The Planning Commission makes a decision to (i) approve the site plan/plan of operation, (ii) approve the site plan/plan of operation with conditions, or (iii) deny the site plan/plan of operation. The Planning Commission may render its decision at the same meeting the matter was initially considered or at a subsequent meeting, but no later than 40 calendar days after the initial meeting unless the applicant agrees to an extension of a specified duration.
  8. Preparation of decision document. Based on the action of the Planning Commission, the zoning administrator prepares a decision document consistent with this division.
  9. Applicant notification. Within a reasonable time following the Planning Commission’s decision, the zoning administrator mails the decision document to the applicant by regular mail.
  10. Acceptance by property owner. If the application is approved, the property owner and the operator, if different, must sign the decision document to acknowledge the terms of the approval and return the
    same to the zoning administrator within 6 months of the decision. Prior to the expiration of the previously specified time period, the property owner or operator, if different, may submit a petition to the City Clerk requesting an extension and the zoning administrator may, with cause, extend the period within which the decision document must be signed. If the signed decision document is not returned within the initial or extended time period, if any, the decision shall become null and void without any further action by the City. The decision document shall only become effective when all required signatures have been obtained and the original signature copy is returned to the zoning administrator.
  11. Public record copy. A duplicate copy of the decision document is retained as a public record.
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Application Materials
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