(a) If an applicant submits a request to a governing body or planning commission of a municipality or county, then the governing body or planning commission of the municipality or county must approve or deny the applicant's request within 60 days. The following applies if:
- (1) The governing body or planning commission fails to approve or deny the applicant's request within 60 days, then the request is approved.
- (2) The time limit in this section begins upon the governing body or planning commission's receipt of a request from an applicant.
- (3) The governing body or planning commission approves the request, then the governing body or planning commission may not impose on the applicant additional requirements related to the request.
- (4) The governing body or planning commission denies the request, then the governing body or planning commission must provide the applicant a statement in writing of the reasons for the denial.
- (5) A governing body or planning commission denies a request for being incomplete, then the governing body or planning commission must provide the applicant a statement in writing of the reasons the request is incomplete. The request is incomplete if the request fails to contain all information required by law or by a previously adopted rule, ordinance, or policy.