(A) Concept plan requirements. For major subdivisions not part of a planned unit development, the applicant shall submit a concept plan to the Planning Department for their review, feedback and approval. At staff's discretion, the concept plan requirement may be waived for subdivisions containing five lots or less and no public improvements The concept plan is a plan for design purposes and should be used to discover factors which may have an impact on the proposed development and advise the subdivider of various possibilities before substantial amounts of time have been invested in a very detailed proposal which may contain elements contrary to these regulations. The concept plan shall include all phases of the entire development under consideration.
(B) Conditional approvals. Although the informal approval of a concept plan shall convey no vested development rights and does not constitute a DEVELOPMENT PLAN as defined in state statute, the Planning Department may conditionally approve a concept plan subject to the developer providing additional information and detail related to roads, drainage and other key infrastructure requirements for the entire development under consideration. Such information for the entire development under consideration shall be submitted with the first preliminary plat application for the development.
(C) Required information for concept plans. At minimum, concept plans shall contain the following:
(1) A scale drawing of the property and the names of the owners of adjoining property;
(2) Size of the original tract(s) being subdivided;
(3) Notation of any existing legal rights-of-way or easements or other encumbrances affecting the property;
(4) Approximate topography of the site extended into adjacent properties;
(5) Any areas which may be affected by flooding;
(6) General road and lot pattern;
(7) Proposed phasing, if any;
(8) Location map of the property; and
(9) Additional detail the applicant believes will assist the Planning Department in understanding the proposed development.
(Ord. 2022-007, passed 3-14-2022)