Preliminary and final development plans of proposed community facilities and land improvements in a Class D-1 Community District shall be submitted, along with maps, surveys and other required information, to the Planning Commission for review as follows:
(A) Contents. Plans for a development shall be drawn to a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet and shall include:
(1) Surveys. Property and topography surveys performed by a registered surveyor showing land owned and proposed for development, surrounding and adjoining streets and adjoining lots and their uses;
(2) Buildings. The location, size, height and use of all proposed main and accessory buildings; their general design, exterior materials and color; and the nearest building on an adjoining lot and its use;
(3) Traffic. The proposed system of on-site vehicular and pedestrian circulation, including proposed streets, driveways and sidewalks, details for accessways to streets, methods for control of traffic and the type of pavement. At the option of the Planning Commission, a traffic study may be required to be performed by a qualified traffic engineer at the applicant’s expense;
(4) Parking Areas. The general layout and estimate of the number of spaces provided, landscaping and other design features and the type of pavement;
(5) Utilities. The location, size and grade for all utility installations and connections to present or proposed facilities;
(6) Site development. A grading plan; the design of landscaped yards, planting areas and buffering of adjoining residential areas; the size, location and type of all outdoor signs; and exterior lighting;
(7) Agreements. Preliminary drafts of all agreements, contracts, dedications, deed restrictions, sureties and other instruments as may be required; and
(8) Landscaping and buffering. Appropriate landscaping and buffering as necessary to provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance and to shield adjacent properties. The nature and extent of required landscaping and buffering will be dependent on the type of facility and the use of adjacent property.
(B) Submittal. A preliminary development plan designed in accordance with the planning standards, regulations and criteria established in this chapter shall be submitted to the Planning Commission;
(C) Approval by Council. After the approval of the preliminary plan, final plans shall be prepared and submitted to the Planning Commission in accordance with procedures set forth in Appendix I following the text of the subdivision regulations (Chapter 1252
). Only when final or revised final plans are acceptable to Council, having first received the recommendation of the Planning Commission, shall final approval be given. If the Planning Commission recommends that said final or revised final plans should not be accepted by Council, said plans shall only be approved upon the concurrence of at least two-thirds of the members of Council; and
(D) Time Limitation for Construction. The development of the development area shall commence as provided in § 1448.09
of the Building and Housing Code.
(Ord. 89-8, passed 2-27-1989; Ord. 92-97, passed 6-23-1997; Ord. 189-98, passed 3-15-1999)