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Economic Development

Pro-Business Permit Center

Unified Development

Definition: Commercial, industrial, condominium, apartment complexes/developments, etc. consisting of more than two (2) acres or a tract less than or equal to two acres consisting of four (4) or more lots or tenant spaces.

The unified development process is:

• Pick up appropriate checklist from Customer Service Representative
• Applicant submits six (6) copies of plan for review
• The City's Technical Review Committee (TRC) reviews plan-TRC meets every Monday afternoon
• Comments returned to applicant's engineer for corrections-approximately three (3) weeks after submittal
• Submittal to Planning Commission for approval-Planning Commission meets the first Thursday after first Tuesday of the month
• Submittal to City Council for approval-Council meets first and third Tuesday of the month
• Approval of unified development plan
• Building permit issued
• Submittal of building plans can be concurrent with unified development submittal
• Approximate total approval time is three-four (3-4) months

Contact: Thorne Martin
(704) 866-6895
Engineering

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