(a) Powers and duties. The technical review committee of the City of Asheville shall have the following powers and duties, to be carried out in accordance with the terms of this chapter:
(1) To conduct informal and preliminary review and comment on all plans and application for special use permits
(see section 7-5-5);
(2) To review and comment on all preliminary plats for major subdivision (see subsection 7-5-8);
(3) To review and comment on modifications to the subdivision standards (see subsection 7-5-8(c));
(4) To review and comment on all plans and applications for proposed developments subject to Level III site plan review (see subsection 7-5-9(a));
(5) To review and comment on all site plans for proposed developments subject to Level II site plan review (see section 7-5-9(b));
(6) To review and comment on all plans and applications for conditional zoning requests (see section 7-7-8);
(7) To assist the staff of the planning and development department with any other plan reviews, land development studies, or other land development related matters as necessary; and
(8) Such additional powers and duties as may be set forth for the technical review committee of the City of Asheville elsewhere in this chapter and other laws and regulations in the city.
(b) Membership.
(1) The technical review committee of the city shall consist of one representative from each of the following city departments: planning and development, engineering, fire, building safety, public works, and water resources; a representative of the Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County, and a member of the Urban Forestry Commission.
(2) Representatives of the police department, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Progress Energy, Public Service Company of North Carolina, AT&T, other city departments, other governmental agencies and other area utilities may serve on the technical review committee in an ex-officio capacity. Representatives of city departments shall be appointed by the city manager, representatives of area utilities shall be appointed by that utility and representative of the tree commission shall be appointed by the tree commission or public works director.
(3) All members shall serve until a replacement is named according to the method of appointment set forth above.
(4) The city manager or his/her designee shall conduct the meetings of the committee in accordance with the established rules and procedures.
(c) Meetings. The technical review committee of the City of Asheville shall hold at least two meetings in a given month and such other regular or special meetings as the committee deems necessary to conduct the business before it. Scheduled meetings may be canceled in the event that there is no business to come before the committee in a given month, or the scheduled meeting date falls on a recognized city holiday when city offices are closed.
(d) Rules and records. The technical review committee shall formulate and adopt the rules and procedures under which it will operate. The technical review committee shall incorporate all review comments and recommended conditions of approval in the form of a staff report that shall be made available to the public.
(Ord. No. 2369, § 1, 5-27-97; Ord. No. 2619, § 1(a), 9-28-99; Ord. No. 3032, § 1(b), 6-10-03; Ord. No. 3328, § 1(d), 1-24-06; Ord. No. 3572, § 1(e), 1-8-08; Ord. No. 3681, § 1, 12-2-08; Ord. No. 3984, § 1a, 6-14-11; Ord. No. 5057, § 1d, 1-23-24)