1143.06 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

   (a)    The owner of any tract of land may submit to the Planning Commission a detailed site plan of the proposed area at a scale of 200 feet to the inch or larger, including functions and type of structures, density in number of families per acre, percent of lot coverage and other comparable details as the Commission may require for review of the proposal. The Commission shall hold a public hearing before making recommendations to Council. If the Commission approves the plans, they shall be submitted to Council for consideration and action. The approval and recommendations of the Commission shall be accompanied by a report stating the reasons for approval of the application and specific evidence and facts showing that the proposed community development project meets with the following conditions as determined by the Planning Commission:

      (1)    The property adjacent to the area included in the plan will not be adversely affected.

      (2)    The plan is consistent with the intent and purposes of this Zoning Ordinance to promote public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.

      (3)    The use of the land shall be similar to the uses permitted in the district in which the plan is located.

      (4)    The average lot per family contained in the site, exclusive of the area occupied by streets, will not be less than the lot area per family required in the district in which the development is located.

   (b)    If the Planning Commission and Council approve the plans, a Zoning Certificate may be issued, even though the use of land, the location and height of buildings to be erected in the area and the yards and open spaces contemplated by the plan do not conform in all respects to the district regulations of the district in which it is located.

(Ord. 57-14. Passed 12-1-14.)