A. A Minor or Major Site Plan application shall include a site plan, floor plan elevations, and a landscaping concept plan which depicts the basic landscaping theme of the development. The Community Development Director shall prescribe the form in which an application shall be made for review of a Site Plan. The owner, his agent, an optionee or lessee of the subject property may make an application, but in all cases the owner(s) of record of the subject property(s) shall sign the application. The application shall be filed with the Community Development Department, along with payment of a filing fee established by City Council resolution.
B. The procedure for the review of a Site Plan shall be determined by the Community Development Director using one of the following types of applications.
1. Minor Site Plan:
a. The following criteria shall apply to all projects reviewed as a Minor Site Plan:
i. The project/use is permitted in the zoning classification.
ii. The project meets all applicable development standards.
iii. The project meets all applicable design criteria as specified in Section 15.47.060 or other applicable design guidelines.
b. The Community Development Director may approve, conditionally approve, deny or refer the application to the Planning Commission, pursuant to Chapter 15.70, for review and decision, unless otherwise stated in this title.
c. A decision by the Community Development Director may be appealed pursuant to Chapter 15.76 of this Title.
2. Major Site Plan:
a. Projects which meet the applicability pursuant to Section 15.47.020 of this chapter but do not meet the criteria for a Minor Site Plan shall be reviewed as a Major Site Plan.
b. The following criteria shall apply to all projects reviewed as a Major Site Plan:
i. The project/use is permitted or conditionally permitted in the zoning classification.
ii. The project meets all applicable development standards.
iii. The project meets all design criteria as specified in Section 15.47.060.
c. A Major Site Plan shall be subject to staff review before being set for hearing before the Planning Commission.
d. The decision of the Planning Commission shall be final unless appealed pursuant to Chapter 15.76 of this Title.
e. All hearings shall be noticed pursuant to Chapter 15.76 of this title.
C. The Planning Commission may impose such conditions and standards, in addition to the conditions and standards required in the underlying zone, as will ensure adequate ingress and egress without an undue number of driveways on major streets; public right-of-way and improvements; and reasonable compatibility with the surrounding area.
D. The Community Development Director may approve minor modifications to an approved Site Plan, but major modifications shall require rehearing by the same process utilized to approve the original Site Plan.
E. An approval of a Site Plan becomes null and void if not exercised within the time specified in said approval, or if no date is specified, 24 months from the date of approval of the Site Plan. Upon written request of the applicant, the authority that gave final approval to the original request may extend the time at which such approval expires. An appeal to the decision of such request may be filed pursuant to Chapter 15.76 of this title.
F. An application of a Major Site Plan that is accompanied by a subdivision application for a vesting tentative map pursuant to the provisions of Title 16 of the Fullerton Municipal Code shall be reviewed concurrently. An approval of the Major Site Plan shall run with the life of the vesting tentative map. Notwithstanding Subsection E of this section, no extension of time for the Major Site Plan shall be required unless the vesting tentative map expires. At the time of expiration of the vesting tentative map, all proceedings shall terminate and a new application for the subdivision and a Major Site Plan shall be required.
G. No building permit shall be issued for any private improvements approved by a Site Plan until the public rights-of-way, public facilities, and public improvements thereby required have been provided, or the provisions thereof have been assured in the same manner as permitted by the Subdivision Map Act of the state of California. No building permit shall be issued for any such private improvements contrary to any conditions or standards required by a Site Plan or by this title.
H. No building permit shall be issued for any private improvement until the Community Development Director determines that the plans for such improvement substantially comply with the requirements of the approved Site Plan.
(Ord. 3267 §10, 2018; Ord. 3232 (part), 2016; Ord. 3131 (part), 2009; Ord. 2982, 2001)