§ 21-171. Applications.

(a)

An applicant may obtain a permit for an existing operation or new or expanded operation by submitting a permit application to the department in the time and manner prescribed by the director, along with the fee required by section 21-176 of this Code.

(b)

An application shall not be considered complete unless accompanied by any drawings, descriptive data, emissions information, permit fees, ownership information, contact information, and other pertinent data that may be required by the director.

(c)

The director shall notify the applicant when the application is complete.

(d)

If any of the required documentation, data, reports or drawings contain any false, erroneous or misleading information known to the applicant, then any permit issued pursuant to that false, erroneous or misleading information shall be void with the same force and effect as if it had never been issued.

(e)

On or before the 30th calendar day following the filing of the complete application, the director shall issue to the applicant a written notice of disapproval or preliminary approval of the permit. Any notice of disapproval of a permit application must include a written report explaining the reasons for disapproval. Any preliminary approval shall be subject to the hearing provisions of section 21-175 of this Code, and, if no request for hearing is timely filed thereunder, shall become a final approval on the business day next following the close of the protest period. The issuance of a written notice to the applicant shall be complete upon the deposit of the properly addressed notice in the United States mail, first class postage paid.

(Ord. No. 07-545, § 2, 5-9-07)