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Application Form

Click here to download a pdf copy of the Notice of Appeal and Application for Review form. This form can be filled-out online and printed from your printer.

The Notice of Appeal and Application for Review form is given to you by the Plan Examiner at the Development Center. This is the form that is submitted to the Board office along with the required plans and statements as indicated on the back of this booklet. A $100 fee must accompany the application and supporting materials at the time of submittal.

Petitioner and Contact Person
You are asked to list contact information for the "petitioner" and for a contact person. The petitioner is the person with the legal interest in the property (see below). Many times, the petitioner will also be the contact person. However, many times the petitioner will have another person — such as an architect, a contractor, an attorney, etc. — be the listed contact person. If staff has any questions regarding the appeal, they will call the contact person. Both the petitioner and the contact person are mailed copies of the hearing notice.

Present/Proposed Use
The application form also asks you to list the present and proposed uses for the property. Please try to be as brief but descriptive as possible. Examples might include:

Present use: Vacant commercial storefront -or- 24 hr. convenience store -or- Day care center for 60 children -or- Vacant land

Proposed use: Retail sales of books and toys -or- 24 convenience store with new car wash addition -or- Expand existing daycare to 2nd floor and increase capacity to 70

Anticipated Investment
The application next asks you to list the anticipated investment. When the Board is evaluating proposals, it is often useful for the Board to understand how much money you are planning to invest in a particular project. For this reason, you are asked to list an amount that may include items such as: purchase costs, alterations, improvement costs, etc.

The Notice of Appeal and Application for Review must be signed by the "petitioner". To be the listed petitioner, you must have a legal interest in the property as listed below:

  • The owner of the subject property.
  • The purchaser of the subject property under a land contract.
  • The purchaser of the subject property under an offer to purchase.
  • The optionee of the subject property.
  • The tenant of the subject property under a written lease.
  • An officer of the corporation (president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer), if a corporation is one of the above listed applicants.
  • A legally designated agent or attorney for any of the above listed parties.

 

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