A. Notice of Hearing. The commission shall hold a public hearing on the preliminary development plan. A notice of the time, date, place and purpose of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation, published or circulated within the city at least fifteen days prior to the date of the hearing. A similar notice shall be mailed at least fifteen days before the day of the hearing to each owner of property situated wholly or partly within two hundred feet of the property to which the P.A.D. relates. The planning director shall be responsible for placing and mailing such notices. For purposes of giving mailed notice, the planning director shall require the applicant to furnish the names and addresses of all property owners within two hundred feet of the property.
B. Review. In considering applications for P.A.D. approval, the commission shall consider the following:
1. Interrelationship with the plan elements to conditions both on and off the property;
2. Conformance to the general plan guide;
3. The impact of the plan on the existing and anticipated traffic and parking conditions;
4. The adequacy of the plan with respect to land use;
5. Pedestrian and vehicular ingress and egress, including handicapped accessibility;
6. Architectural design;
7. Landscaping;
8. Provisions for utilities;
9. Site drainage;
10. Open space and/or public land dedications;
11. Grading;
12. Other related matters.
C. The commission shall consider oral or written statements from the applicant, the public, city staff, or its own members. It may question the applicant and approve, disapprove, or table the preliminary development plan. The application may not be tabled for more than two regular meetings of the commission.
D. If the commission shall determine by motion that the proposed preliminary development plan will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the community, will not cause traffic congestion or depreciate surrounding property values and, at the same time, is in harmony with the purposes and intent of this title, the plan for the area, and the general planning guide, the commission may recommend granting preliminary development plan approval, along with necessary conditions and safeguards, including provisions, as applicable, for public land dedications.
E. The commission shall notify the council, in writing, of its recommendation.
(Ord. 1178 § 7.8.4(B), 1987)