Review of a general development plan and/or final development plan shall be conducted in compliance with the following:
(a) General Development Plan. A general development plan that indicates the general concept of development for an entire site including the general location of use areas, open space and circulation pattern, shall be required for all proposed planned unit residential developments and any project that includes multiple buildings or phased development. Applicants for other types of projects may but are not required to submit a general development plan.
(b) Final Development Plan. A final development plan that indicates, among other things, the exact location of buildings, landscaping, parking areas, access drives, signs, and outdoor storage areas shall be required for the following:
(1) Planned unit residential developments or any proposed development for which, according to subsection (a) above, a general development plan is required;
(2) New construction of all permitted uses in multi-family, commercial, and industrial districts;
(3) New construction of all conditional uses;
(4) Any existing or previously approved development meeting the criteria of subsections (1) through (3) above that proposes to alter, reconstruct, or otherwise modify a use or site including expanding the floor area of the permitted use; increasing the number of dwelling units in a multi-family development; or changing the use which requires an increase in the amount of parking or a change in the site's circulation.
(c) Reoccupancy of an existing structure when there is no change in the bulk of the structure; or in a previously approved final development plan; and no change in the parking required is exempt from the development plan review procedures.
(d) Exterior changes proposed to property in the C-3 District that do not alter the footprint or ground floor area of a building, although exempt from the development plan review procedures, shall comply with the procedures for a certificate of approval set forth in Section 1181.05.