(A) Determination of minor modification. The Zoning Administrator shall determine if proposed modifications to an existing site or structure are minor in accordance with the guidelines in this section. In order to make a determination, the Zoning Administration may solicit comments and recommendations from the City Attorney, City Planner, City Engineer, and Public Safety officials, as deemed necessary. Minor modifications that require a variance, special land use approval, Planned Development, or the construction of a new principal building or structure are not considered a minor site modification and shall be subject to review and approval by the Planning Commission.
(1) Minor modification defined. Minor modifications include the following changes in use or site construction activities that do not detrimentally affect the character or intensity of the area.
(a) An addition to an existing building that does not increase or decrease the floor area by more than 15% or 1,000 square feet.
(b) Re-occupancy of a building by a permitted use requiring modifications to site improvements.
(c) Changes to building height.
(d) Additions or alterations to the landscape plan or landscape materials.
(e) Relocation or resizing of utility supply lines or service connections.
(f) Relocation or screening of the trash receptacle.
(g) Alterations to the internal parking layout of an off-street lot.
(h) Other building or site improvements deemed similar by the Zoning Administrator
(2) Modifications not deemed minor. If the modifications are not deemed minor by the Zoning Administrator, then review and approval of the changes by the Planning Commission shall be required.
(B) Review of minor site modifications. The Zoning Administrator shall determine if an applicant must submit a site plan consistent the requirements of § 154.404 or sketch plan consistent with the minimum information requirements of division (D) of this section. Minor modifications to an approved site plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator in accordance with all standards and requirements of this zoning ordinance and all applicable city ordinances.
(C) Required information for sketch plans. The following information shall accompany or be included on all sketch plans.
(1) An application form as described in Sec. 154.404(A) shall be prepared and submitted with the sketch plan.
(2) Sketch plans shall consist of an overall plan for the building and site or part of a site related to the building. The plan shall be drawn to a scale of not less than one inch equals 20 feet for property less than one acre, one inch equals 30 feet for property larger than one acre but less than three acres, and one inch equals 50 feet for property larger than three acres. Sheet size shall be at least 24 inches by 36 inches. The following description and identification information shall be included on all sketch plans.
(a) Scale and northpoint.
(b) Name, address, and phone number of the applicant and the person preparing the drawing.
(c) Zoning classification of the subject site.
(d) Property boundary lines and dimensions; if more than one lot is included in the site, the lot lines of each lot shall be indicated.
(e) Front, side, and rear setbacks dimensioned from the minimum location(s).
(f) Exiting and proposed driveways and edges of all existing and proposed paved surfaces, as required.
(g) Parking spaces for the use, of the size required by this chapter.
(h) The outline and dimensions of all existing and proposed exterior building walls on the site.
(i) All exterior site improvements or modifications proposed in conjunction with the use described on the sketch plan, including, but not limited to, building construction, new pavement, landscaping, trash receptacles, and site clearing.
(j) A written description of the proposed use.
(k) A floor plan describing the use of all interior floor space.
(Ord. 20-003, passed 7-6-20)