For all zoning actions or permit applications, other than agricultural and single family residential building permits, a site plan review is required. An application provided by the City must be completed along with other submittal requirements. Fees established by the City must be paid prior to acceptance of the application.
A. Site Plan Review Submittal Requirements
1. Boundary survey of parcel including identification of all monuments.
2. Scaled location of all buildings, structures, driveways, sidewalks, trails, parking stalls and curbing.
3. Scaled identification of all setback dimensions from property lines.
4. Scaled locations of all existing and proposed utilities and easements.
5. Scaled depictions of floor plans for each story/level of any proposed building.
6. Scaled depictions of each proposed building elevation and descriptions of exterior building materials and color schemes.
7. Scaled site grading plans, including erosion and sedimentation control mechanisms and procedures.
8. Stormwater calculations and proposed stormwater management plans.
9. Calculations of total site acreage and impervious surfaces.
10. Scaled delineations of any shoreland, floodplain or wetland areas on the site.
11. Identification of any floodplain or wetland encroachments and detailed mitigation plans.
12. Detailed landscape plans, illustrating size, types and locations of all materials, a description of site seeing or sodding, a description of the timetable for site landscaping and the identification of any irrigation systems.
13. Detailed descriptions of any site fencing, including type, location and height.
14. Detailed descriptions of any signs, including type(s), location, setback, and height.
15. All plans shall be dated and bear the preparer(s) name(s), including professional registrations or certifications when appropriate or required.
16. Narrative statement with a detailed description of the business operation that identifies the proposed use as set forth in the applicable zoning district and the effect of noise, glare, odor, fumes, and vibration on adjoining property along with any proposed mitigation of such effects; a discussion of the general compatibility with adjacent properties in the district; and the consistency of the proposed use with the Comprehensive Plan; and
17. Such other information as may recommended by the Zoning Administrator.
B. Planning Commission Recommendation/City Council Action:
1. Applicants shall submit twelve (12) sets of site plans with the required application form to the Zoning Administrator for review. Site plans will be evaluated for consistency with documentation requirements. Upon acceptance of the application, site plans will be distributed to the Planning Commission and City Council for review and action.
2. Within the timeframe prescribed by law, the Planning Commission shall recommend and the City Council shall act to either approve, modify or deny site plan applications, based upon consistency of the application with the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance, other policies and official controls and the compatibility of the proposed action with existing area land uses, existing area investments and neighborhood character, capacity of public streets and utilities and future planned land uses.
[§ 7A 512 added by Ord. No. 04-04, effective July 22, 2004, amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007; amended by Ord. No. 20-04, effective September 3, 2020.]