(A) Within 90 days following the approval of the general development plan with recommended modifications, if any, and the preliminary plat, the applicant shall file with the City Administrator a final development plan containing in final form the information required in the general development plan plus any changes recommended by the Planning Commission and the City Council as a result of the public hearing. The applicant shall also submit a final plat for that entire portion to be platted.
(B) The City Administrator shall submit the final development plan and the final plat to the Planning Commission for review.
(C) The final development plan and the final plat shall conform to the general development plan and preliminary plat plus any recommended changes by the Planning Commission or City Council to the general development plan and preliminary plat.
(D) The City Council shall review the final development plan and final plat. If the final development plan is approved by the City Council, the City Administrator shall issue a conditional use permit to the applicant.
(E) The applicant(s) shall grant a conservation easement which shall run with the land in perpetuity to the city, and the state’s land trust (or similar independent third party approved by the city), which restricts the development rights on the undeveloped parcel(s), within the PLCD and the land cover and use approved by the city as a part of this PLCD.
(1) The conservation easement shall include the following elements:
(a) The identification of the natural, scenic and open space qualities of the protected property that are to be protected as “conservation values”;
(b) A description of the conservation purpose of the easement;
(c) A listing of specific restrictions on the use of the property; and
(d) Habitat management according to a habitat management plan.
(2) The state’s land trust (or similar independent third party approved by the city) shall review and approve the HOA covenants as they relate to the undeveloped parcel and shall provide a written statement that they will agree to the conservation easement over the land prior to final PLCD approval.
(Prior Code, § 12-2380) (Ord. 06-2008, passed 4-15-2008; Ord. 02-2014, passed 5-20-2014; Ord. 01-2020, passed 1-21-2020)