<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 59-73. - Permit application.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Required materials.</span> An application for a minor development permit shall consist of submitting the following
               to the permit officer and the secretary of natural resources and community development:
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               (1)
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               A completed application using a form approved and adopted by the coastal resources
               commission. The application may be made in duplicate to the permit officer, who will
               then forward a copy to the secretary of natural resources and community development.
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               (2)
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               An administration fee set from time to time and contained in appendix B.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Time limits.</span> Upon receipt of a complete application for a minor development permit, the permit
               officer shall have 30 calendar days to make final disposition of the application unless
               the applicant is given written notice by registered mail of one additional 30-day
               extension. Such extensions may be made only in circumstances where the magnitude or
               complexity of the proposed development requires additional time for proper evaluation
               of the application.
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               (c)
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               <span class="ital">Incomplete and inappropriate applications.</span> The permit officer shall return incomplete, insufficient or unauthorized applications
               to the applicant within 15 calendar days. Any application received for any activity
               which constitutes major development shall be returned by the permit officer with instructions
               for submitting the application to the appropriate state agency.
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               (d)
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               <span class="ital">Coordination with other local permits.</span> The permit officer shall determine from the application what other local permits
               are required for the development and shall inform the applicant of these other permit
               requirements.
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               (e)
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               <span class="ital">Disposition of permit application.</span> After consideration of the evidence submitted with the application, the permit officer
               shall grant, deny or give conditional approval to the minor development permit. The
               permit officer shall maintain a record of all evidence and all matters relevant to
               each minor development permit application. Such relevant information shall include
               but is not limited to applications, correspondence, public notices, responses to public
               notices, and a copy of the final disposition. Statutory grounds upon which a permit
               officer bases the denial, conditioned grant or return of application shall be set
               out in writing. One copy shall be maintained by the permit officer and one copy shall
               be given to the applicant, either in person or by registered mail.
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               (1)
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               <span class="ital">Grant.</span> A minor development permit shall be granted only if consideration of the application
               results in none of the appropriate findings listed in G.S. 113A-120(a)(i)â€”(viii).
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               (2)
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               <span class="ital">Conditional approval.</span> The approval of a minor development permit may be conditioned upon the acceptance
               by the applicant of certain reasonable conditions as set out by the permit officer
               to protect the public interest with respect to the appropriate findings listed in
               subsection (e)(1) of this section. The applicant must sign the conditioned grant of
               approval as an acceptance of the amendments of the proposed project plans in a manner
               consistent with the conditions set out by the permit officer before the permit shall
               become effective.
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               (f)
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               <span class="ital">Passive approval.</span> Failure of the permit officer to approve or deny a properly completed and filed application
               or to give notice of an extension beyond the initial 30-day disposition period shall
               result in a passive grant. A passive approval shall have the full force and effect
               of an unconditioned approval.
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               (g)
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               <span class="ital">Permit display.</span> The property owner shall cause the properly granted minor development permit to be
               displayed in full view on the site of the development. This requirement shall apply
               to every permit no matter how it is granted. It is therefore necessary that the property
               owner acquire a permit received by passive approval for purposes of posting on the
               site before proceeding with the development.
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               (h)
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               <span class="ital">Notice of permits approved.</span> The permit officer shall give notice in a local newspaper of general circulation
               at least once each month of permit applications which have been approved either conditionally
               or unconditionally.
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               (Code 1978, Â§ 4-43)
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