The process for reviewing a site plan shall be as follows.
(A) Application. A complete site plan (either sketch plan or final site plan), in sufficient number as required by the city, and an electronic version, in a format specified by the city, shall be submitted to the Director of Public Works, along with an application for that purpose and a fee, as established by the City Commission.
(B) Completeness. The Director of Public Works shall review the application and plans for completeness and, if all requirements are met, will process them as follows. Incomplete applications shall be returned to the applicant without further processing.
(C) Distribution. Upon determining that the application and plans are complete, the Director of Public Works shall review the plan, if a sketch plan, or transmit the plan to the Planning Commission, if a site plan, for consideration at its next meeting. The Director of Public Works shall not be required to submit any site plan for Planning Commission review which was submitted less than 20 days prior to the next regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting. In addition, at his or her sole discretion, the Director of Public Works may provide copies to city departments and/or consultants for review.
(D) Decision. The Director of Public Works or Planning Commission, as applicable, shall consider the respective sketch plan or site plan along with comments from departments and consultants, if any.
(1) If the plan is a sketch plan, the Director of Public Works shall provide comments to the applicant based on the plan’s conformance with applicable zoning requirements, compatibility with neighboring property, vehicular access and internal circulation, and other relevant considerations. Following revisions to the plan, if any, or based on the originally submitted plan, the Director of Public Works shall, based on the applicable standards of § 5.87, either:
(a) Approve the sketch plan as submitted;
(b) Approve the sketch plan with conditions; or
(c) Deny approval of the sketch plan, if the applicable requirements and standards have not been met.
(2)
If the plan is a site plan, the Planning Commission shall consider the site plan and the standards for approval contained in § 5.87 and shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny the site plan application.
(E) Acceptance. If approved, two copies of the sketch plan or site plan shall be signed and dated by the Director of Public Works and the applicant. One copy shall be kept on file with the city and one copy shall be returned to the applicant or his or her designated representative. If the plan is approved with conditions, a revised plan shall be submitted reflecting those conditions and signed by the applicant and the Director of Public Works, prior to issuance of any permits.
(Ord. effective 11-29-2013; Ord. effective 1-28-2023)