A. For the purposes of this chapter, site plans may be classified as major or minor site plans. All developments within the city, except individual single-family and duplex residential units, shall be subject to this article. A major site plan involves one or more of the following:
1. Four or more dwelling units in a multiple structure or structures;
2. Fifteen thousand or more square feet of:
a. Office space,
b. Retail commercial space,
c. Service commercial space,
d. Industrial space;
3. One or more new buildings on one existing, vacant site for:
a. Office use,
b. Retail commercial use,
c. Service commercial use,
d. Industrial use;
4. Twenty thousand or more square feet of exterior storage of materials or goods;
5. Parking for more than eighty vehicles.
B. Any other site plan (except for a Planned Area Development) is considered a minor site plan. Any Planned Area Development shall be reviewed according to the regulations of Article V of this chapter. Minor site plans shall be reviewed through the building permit application process.
C. The planning and zoning commission has the right to review, and require revisions to any proposed major site plan. The purpose of this review is to relieve demonstrable adverse impacts of the development upon public safety, health, or welfare; to protect public investments in roads, drainage facilities, sewage facilities, etc.; to conserve the value of buildings; and to ensure that the regulations of the city are upheld.
D. Any needed variances for major or minor site plans must be appealed to the board of adjustment.
(Ord. 1178.30 § 2 (part), 1990)