After submission of all plans and documents required of the applicant and payment of the permit fees required by this chapter, the city will determine whether the applications, plans and documents comply with all requirements of this chapter. Once all city requirements are met the city shall issue a permit authorizing construction of the facilities, subject to such further conditions, restrictions or regulations affecting the schedule, place and manner of performing the work as may be necessary or appropriate in the interest of public safety or welfare. The permit to be issued by the city engineer shall be valid only for the time designated on the permit. The city engineer shall designate the length of time that the permit shall be valid at the time the permit is issued. The city engineer shall exercise their discretion and shall have the sole power to decide whether or not a permit shall be issued at that time, providing that the decision of the city engineer may be changed by the city council upon the review of the merits of a complaint of any person being denied such a permit.

If the applicant does not take action in good faith, the application will be considered abandoned after 180 days of nonaction. (Ord. 6797 § 1 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 5042 § 1 (Exh. C), 1998.)