A. Any person desiring to engage in a development in a designated area of State and local interest or to conduct a designated activity of State and local interest must obtain a permit from the permit authority. The application shall be processed in accordance with the procedures and requirements of this Article 4 of these administrative regulations and with the additional provisions set forth below.

The procedure set forth in Section 17.172.080, Pre-Application Procedure, and Section 17.172.090, FONSI Determination of these Regulations are incorporated herein by this reference and shall apply to the permitting of such areas or activities and to permits issued under these Regulations.  In each case, FONSI determinations shall be made in consideration of the substantive approval criteria and/or guidelines applicable to the particular area or activity for which the application has been submitted.

The Board of County Commissioners of Pueblo County may approve an application for a permit to conduct an area or activity of State and local interest if the proposed area or activity complies with the County's approval criteria for the conduct of such area and/or activity of State and local interest. If the proposed area or activity does not comply with these approval criteria, the permit shall be denied or, it may be approved with conditions.

A permit is required before any person engages in the designated area or activity of State or local interest. No grading permit, excavation permit, building permit or permit for a permanent use in a County right-of-way or on County-owned property shall be issued by the County for the purposes of development in an area and/or of a designated activity without the approval first being obtained of a permit pursuant to these Regulations.

   B. Submittal requirements for Permit applications for designated areas of State and local interest shall be determined by the Permit Administrator.  Permit applications for activities of State and local interest reviewed under Chapters 17.164 and 17.172 shall comply with the Submittal Requirements within Section 17.172.120.  Permit applications for activities of State and local interest reviewed under Chapters 17.156, 17.160, and 17.168 shall comply with the submittal requirements described below.  The Permit Administrator may waive one or more of the submittal requirements when the submittal information would not be relevant to whether the Project complies with the approval criteria.  Additional materials may be required for a particular type of Project.

Submittal Requirements:

1.  Property address

2.  Legal description of property

3.  Zone District(s) of property

4.  Assessor's Tax Parcel Number(s)

5.  Owners and interests in the subject property.  Provide the names of persons holding recorded legal, equitable, contractual and option interests and any other person known to the applicant having an interest in the subject property.

6.  Letter of Request

7.  Detailed information describing the Project, addressing:

     a.  Environmental impacts, including potential impacts to land, water, air, visual/aesthetic qualities, vegetation, and wildlife, as well as impacts due to noise and odor.

     b.  The presence of, and impact to an historical or archeological sites

     c.  Geologic suitability and constraints of the site for the proposed use

     d.  Impacts to existing and adjacent land uses

     e.  Drainage, stormwater management, erosion

     f.   Traffic impacts, for any construction phase and for completed Project

8.  Address Project compliance with the approval criteria or guidelines within the applicable chapter of the Regulations.

9.  Identify any existing or needed permits, approvals, contracts, or agreements associated with or required for the Project.

10. Address Project compliance with the Pueblo Regional Development Plan.

11. A vicinity map and plot plan of the Project.  Plot plan shall be drawn to scale, and include parcel dimensions, square feet or acreage, existing and proposed structures, existing and proposed infrastructure, existing and proposed facilities and equipment, water bodies and drainages, and slopes that exceed 15 percent.

12. Elevation drawings and architectural drawings, as applicable, for any structures, facilities or equipment associated with the Project.

  C. An application shall not be accepted unless it is complete.  If the application is rejected as being incomplete, the permit authority shall specify what additional information is required.  When the application is resubmitted with the additional information requested, the permit authority shall accept the application and shall note thereon the date and hour of its receipt.

  D. If the development contemplated by the applicant falls within more than one area and/or activity of State and local interest, the applicant may present one consolidated application regarding all areas and activities of State and local interest involved.