(A) Purpose. The purpose of a Highway 20 development permit is to ensure compliance with the goals and objectives of the Highway 20 Corridor Design Manual adopted in § 154.303.
(B) Applicability. The standards and regulations contained in the Design Manual apply to all development activities (including everything from grading and filling, to paving, to new construction and additions, to all new principal and major and minor accessory structures and additions thereto) within 2,400 feet of the Highway 20 centerline (as it exists at the time development is proposed). No development covered by the Design Manual may be undertaken without first obtaining approval of a Highway 20 development permit as required in Chapter X of the Design Manual. Depending on the type and magnitude of a proposed development project, the Highway 20 Development Permit may be acted upon by either the Zoning Administrator, Zoning Board of Appeals or City Council. Please see Table X.1. in Chapter X of the Design Manual for a list of those development projects which may be approved administratively.
(C) Review criteria. The application shall demonstrate that the proposed development will comply with the following:
(1) All applicable site plan review criteria in § 154.914;
(2) The overall context of the corridor and the goals for new development as described in Chapter III of the Design Manual;
(3) The corridor development concepts described in Chapter IV of the Design Manual;
(4) The proposed character of the applicable design districts as described in Chapter V of the Design Manual;
(5) The proposed pattern of development for the Highway 20 Corridor as described in Chapter VI of the Design Manual;
(6) The standards for building orientation, design and materials as described in Chapter VII of the Design Manual; and
(7) The standards for site features and elements as described in Chapter VII of the Design Manual.
(D) Decision-maker. For those development projects assigned to the Zoning Administrator for final action in Table X.1 of the Design Manual, the Zoning Administrator shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny all applications for a Highway 20 development permit. The Zoning Administrator may defer acting on an application to the Zoning Board of Appeals where the Administrator believes the purpose and goals of the Design Manual would best be met by having a public hearing on the development proposal.
(E) Application and review procedures. Application requirements and processing procedures are described in Table 154.905.1 and § 154.906, with the following modification:
(1) Pre-application conference. A pre-application conference is required.
(2) Validity. An approved Highway 20 development permit shall be valid for six months during which the applicant shall obtain a zoning certificate and a land development permit (such as a land disturbance or building permit). Once a land development permit is obtained, the Highway 20 development permit shall be valid as long as the property has valid land development permits.
(Ord. O-05-04, passed 4-11-05)