(a) Landscaping Plan Required: Pursuant to Chapter 1176 (Landscaping Plan), any person seeking a Certificate of Zoning Compliance, Conditional Use approval, Site Plan approval, Development Plan approval, Subdivision Plat approval, Zoning Map Amendment, or Variance approval shall file with his application a Landscaping Plan drawn to scale and prepared in a professional manner which, by Plot Plan and description shall include:
(1) The present location and size of all major trees, with a designation of major trees sought to be removed;
(2) The location, size, and description of landscaping materials proposed to be placed on the lot in order to comply with this chapter;
(3) The location and size of any structures presently on the lot, and those proposed to be placed on the lot;
(4) The proposed location and description of screening and buffer yards proposed to be placed on the lot in order to comply with this chapter.
(b) Reasonable Substitute: Note, the Municipal Administrator or his/her designee may, in his/her sole discretion, accept a Plot Plan that, while not drawn to scale nor prepared by a registered surveyor or professional engineer, never the less still provides the information required in Subsection (a) above, and as such, may be deemed a reasonable substitute therefore.
(c) Review:
(1) The Planning Commission shall consider a Landscape Plan as part of its review of any Site Plan, Development Plan, or Subdivision Plat application;
(2) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall consider a Landscape Plan as part of its review of any Conditional Use or Variance application;
(3) The Municipal Administrator or designee shall either approve or disapprove all Landscaping Plans submitted as part of an application for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance within thirty (30) working days of their filing. On reviewing the application and receiving suggestions or recommendations from the Municipal Administrator or designee, the applicant may agree to modify his application including the plans and specifications submitted. The Zoning Certificate of Compliance will not be issued until plans reflecting the agreed upon changes are submitted to the Municipal Administrator or designee. An applicant may appeal a decision of the Municipal Administrator or designee disapproving his Landscaping Plan to the Board of Zoning Appeals. Notice of appeal must be filed with the Municipal Administrator or designee within twenty (20) days after the decision of the Municipal Administrator or designee is mailed to the applicant at the address listed on his application
(d) No Certificate of Zoning Compliance, Conditional Use approval, Site Plan approval, Development Plan approval, Subdivision Plat approval, or Variance approval, shall be granted or issued until final approval of the Landscaping Plan.
(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)