The decision-making body may approve, approve with conditions, or deny applications for development approval. The decision-making body shall approve or approve with conditions only those applications it finds to be in compliance with the standards of this Land Use Code and, if applicable, any conditions imposed during previous stages of the review and approval process.
(b) Continuance
The decision-making body may continue to a date certain any meeting and remand an application to the applicant for modification or further study if it finds there is insufficient evidence to take action. Where the application is for approval of a subdivision pursuant to C.R.S. 30-28-101 et. seq., the public hearing shall not be continued for more than forty (40) days from the original hearing date without the written consent of the applicant.
(c) Timeframe for Approval of Subdivisions
Where the application is for approval of a subdivision pursuant to C.R.S. 30-28-101 et. seq., any plat, plan, or agreement that has not been approved, conditionally approved, or denied within a certain time mutually agreed between the applicant and the County at the time of filing shall be deemed approved. Such time period may be extended by the County in order to receive a recommendation from an agency to which a plat or plan has been referred pursuant to C.R.S. 30-28-133.5, but such extension shall not exceed thirty (30) days unless the agency has notified the County that it will need additional time to complete its recommendation.
(d) Conditions on Approvals
Each review body shall be authorized to recommend and each decision-making body shall be authorized to impose such conditions upon any site-specific land use approval as may be necessary to carry out the general purpose and intent of this Land Use Code or the Pitkin County Comprehensive Plan. Conditions of approval shall be reasonably related to the anticipated impacts of the proposed use or development and shall be based upon duly adopted standards. Any condition of approval that requires an applicant to dedicate land or pay money to a public entity in an amount that is not calculated according to a formula applicable to a broad class of applicants shall be roughly proportional both in nature and extent to the anticipated impacts of the proposed development, as shown through an individualized determination of impacts.