(a) An application is complete if it complies with the filing requirements of this ordinance and of PSC 128.30(2) and 128.50(1).

(b) An application is considered filed the day the owner notifies the Department in writing that all the application materials have been filed.

(c) The Department shall determine the completeness of an application and shall notify the owner in writing of the completeness determination no later than 45 days after the day the application is filed.

(d) If the Department determines that the application is incomplete, it shall provide the owner with written notice stating the reasons for the determination. The owner shall provide additional information specified in the notice, and an additional 45-day completeness review period will begin the day after the Department receives responses to all items identified in the notice.

(e) If the owner fails to provide additional information specified in the notice of an incomplete application within 90 days, the application will be deemed abandoned. The owner may refile the application at a later date, subject to payment of a new application fee. There is no limit to the number of times that an owner may refile an application.

(f) If the County does not make a completeness determination within the applicable review period, the application is considered to be complete. [Code § 12.18.3-23.]