(A) A proposed final development plan for the RRMP District shall be submitted to city staff for review and recommendation by the Planning Commission and approval by the City Council. The Community Development Department shall, from time to time, issue reasonable application content requirements with which the proposed final development plan application must comply. The final development plan shall be subject to the Residential Development Allocation Program set forth in Article 40. Following a public hearing, the Planning Commission shall make a recommendation to the City Council based on substantial consistency with the General Plan and this article and a review of the environmental impacts of the plan, the appropriateness and interrelationship of the proposed uses, any effects on traffic circulation due to development of the plan, the quality of the suggested site plan design and other details of the proposed development plan. In considering the final development plan at its public hearing, the Commission shall also determine its appropriateness based on its ability to meet the purpose of this article. A favorable recommendation must include the findings listed in this article for the RRMP final development plan and any proposed conditions. In addition, the Design Review Board must review the design features of the proposal (e.g., architecture, landscaping, signage) and any conditions of approval imposed by the Design Review Board shall be included in the recommendation to the Council. At its public hearing, the Council may decide to approve, conditionally approve, or deny the final development plan or return the matter to the Planning Commission or the Design Review Board, as appropriate, for further evaluation.
(B) (1) A use permit shall be required prior to the construction of any phase of the approved final development plan for the RRMP District. It is the intent of the use permit to further clarify the details of the development phase being considered and to ensure that each component complies with the established provisions of the final development plan, including any conditions of approval attached to the final development plan. The use permit is not intended to obtain further exactions of the developer but it is to refine the final development plan and implement the conditions of approval attached to the final development plan. Use permit approval shall be required prior to final map recordation for all projects within the RRMP District.
(2) A use permit may be granted by the Zoning Administrator or the Planning Commission, provided that the proposed development phase is in substantial conformance with the approved final development plan and the conditions thereof.
(Measure K Initiative, adopted 11-8-05)