A. Filing. An application for a Comprehensive Plan shall be completed, filed, and processed in compliance with Chapter 17.500 (Applications, Processing, and Fees). The application package shall include all information specified in the application, any applicable Division handout, and any additional information required by this Title or the Director in order to conduct a thorough review of the proposed project. It is the responsibility of the applicant to establish evidence in support of the findings required by § 17.560.020 (Findings and Decision) below; or the findings required by § 17.250.030.E. (Comprehensive Plan Findings) for the OS Zone.
B. Comprehensive Plan Requirements. All Comprehensive Plans shall be prepared and endorsed by a professional team, which shall include a licensed landscape architect, a registered civil engineer and a licensed architect, as applicable, and shall include, but not be limited to, the following.
1. A site plan, showing building(s), various functional use areas, parking and circulation.
2. A description of development standards, which may include, but not be limited to, building heights, setbacks, parking, and the like.
3. Preliminary building plans, including floor plans and exterior elevations.
4. Landscaping plans, including a plant palette.
5. Lighting and signage plans.
6. Civil engineering plans, including site grading, public rights-of-way improvements, drainage, trash/recycling areas, and public utility extensions, as necessary.
7. Proposed use and occupancy, construction type, building height and area of each building or structure, and proposed distances between buildings or structures, and setbacks to property lines.
8. Other information or applicable materials as may be deemed necessary by the Director.
C. Notice and Hearings. Notice and hearings regarding an application for a Comprehensive Plan, or a modification to an approved Comprehensive Plan, shall be provided in compliance with Chapter 17.630 (Public Hearings and Administrative Review).
D. Required Community Meetings. Notice and hearings regarding an application for a Comprehensive Plan, or a major modification to an approved Comprehensive Plan, shall be provided in compliance with Chapter 17.625 (Required Community Meetings).
E. Review Authority. A Comprehensive Plan shall be approved by the adoption of an ordinance or disapproved by a resolution of the Council, after consideration of the Commission's recommendation.
(Ord. No. 2005-007 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 2022-008; Ord. No. 2024-006)