TEMPORARY USE PERMIT APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Temporary Use Permit Application Instructions Internet: www.maricopa.gov/planning 10/30/19
After receipt of an application, the administrative review period begins and staff will review for
administrative completeness. The applicant will receive a formal response from their assigned
planner and may be required to submit additional information. Once administrative comments
have been given to the applicant, the timeframe clock will stop and will resume upon
resubmittal of the application materials. Once the application is deemed administratively
complete, the planner will formally notify the applicant that the project has entered the
substantive review period and technical comments will be given to the applicant within a
reasonable timeframe. The substantive timeframe clock stops from receipt of comments until the
applicant makes a formal resubmittal.
At any time during the process, an applicant can check the status of their application by
viewing the Citizens Access Portal on the Planning and Developments website:
https://accela.maricopa.gov/citizenaccessmcoss/
The applicant’s assigned planner can also be utilized as a resource for checking application
status. If at any time comments are given to the applicant, a notation will be made as to the
administrative or substantive timeframe frame remaining which will not resume until a
resubmittal is made. Note: It is very important to return the planner’s comment memo upon
resubmittal so that the appropriate statutory timeframe can resume.
Depending on the comments received, the application materials may need revisions. The
owner or authorized agent must submit revised materials to the OSS. The applicant’s
resubmittal must meet the County’s technical requirement or it will be denied. Additionally, an
administrative decision of denial can be made if the Director finds that it is not possible to grant
the application within the timeframe or the applicant has not provided additional or
supplemental information within 90 days (not working days) of a written or electronic request for
said information.
Upon acceptance of an administratively complete application by staff, the subject property
shall be posted with a “Notice of Application” for a period of 10 days. If a written appeal
(objection/protest) is received within the 10-day posting period, the request shall be placed on
the agenda of the first available Board of Adjustment hearing for resolution of the application is
deemed substantively complete. The owner or owner’s authorized agent and appellant will be
notified in writing of the hearing date. If no objection is received during the required 10-day
posting period, the Temporary Use Permit may be approved administratively, provided it has
been deemed substantively complete.
Once staff is satisfied that technical requirements have been met, staff will either approve the
request or schedule the request for hearing at the first available Board of Adjustment meeting.
At this time, the substantive timeframe clock will stop. If applicable, the owner or owner’s
authorized agent will be given the staff’s written recommendation to the Board
approximately 5 days prior to the hearing. The Board of Adjustment meets at 10:00 a.m. in the
Board of Supervisors’ Auditorium at 205 West Jefferson Avenue, unless otherwise noted.
After a decision has been made by either staff or the Board, a decision letter will be issued.