It has reached a stage where his LLC owns enough of the development to control the homeowners committee.

Investor committees are put together lawyers come in .. they oust the GP... now you have a lawyer and investors trying to run the asset they fail miserably because the lawyer is milking the deal.. then they just all cry  foul and start getting the DA involved 500 complaints to DA they have to do something they charge the 2  not just one but 2 owners of the company with criminal... one guy got 6 years in Folsom the other 9 in San question..

It depends on the banks process. some have a lending committee, some have to get a VP approval some look at a chart to see if you get it.The best measure is that you ask the lender how much time it will take, if it takes longer than he says with out a good reason, you have a bad lender.

You'll probably have to get a survey, a proposed plot plan, go before your local planning commission and/or plat committee, etc, etc.  

I go to all of Denver's short-term rental advisory committee meetings.

@Ned Carey  its also common in small banks to take your request to loan committee.. you can have your loan officer tell you it looks good etc etc.. then shot down at loan committee... nothing unethical its how these banks work. 

It depends on your specific P&Z committee really.

Portland Commissioner Chloe Eudaly announced she plans to call for reform of rental housing deposit regulations and is considering:(a) limiting the deposit amount;(b) requiring that it be held in an interest-bearing account; and(c) clarifying the definition of reasonable wear and tear.In an article published in today's Portland Tribune, Eudaly claims to have set up a stakeholder committee meeting of landlords, tenants and housing advocates.

Then they make you fill out all these elaborate information online, only to tell you later their loan committee did not approve the loan. 

He also on the tree trimming committee among others.