All reviewing agencies, the City Manager, the Planning Commission, and the City Council shall review site plan applications, and all submitted plans and reports, and evaluate them to determine their compliance with the following standards:
(a) The development shall be consistent with the purposes and intent of this Code, and with the policies, goals, and objectives of any applicable community plan, including the City Comprehensive Plan, as amended from time to time.
(1) The development complies with the use regulations as set forth in Chapter 1206.
(2) The development complies with all applicable requirements set forth in Chapter 1207, "Zoning Development and Site Plan Standards," except to the extent modifications, variances, or waivers have been expressly allowed.
(3) The development complies with all applicable federal, state, or county development regulations, standards, and requirements, or plans, including but not limited to wetlands, water quality, and wastewater regulations.
(4) The proposed development shall avoid or minimize land disturbance and grading and preserve the original contours and other natural topographical features of the site to the maximum extent feasible and shall incorporate measures to minimize soil erosion during all construction phases.
(5) The development must protect and enhance historic structures, sites, and archeological features designated by federal, state, and local agencies, and the applicant shall commit, to the maximum extent feasible, to protecting and enhancing any such structures, sites, and features eligible for designation discovered during the development process.
(b) At the option of the applicant and prior to final site plan review by the Planning Commission, or by City Council when the application is for a major development that is called up by Council, the applicant may request in writing to obtain concept plan review and approval. The Planning Commission, or City Council, shall review the submittals as required for concept plan review in Appendix A of this Code and evaluate them to determine their preliminary compliance with the standards set forth in divisions (a)(1) through (a)(6) of this section, subject to final site plan review and approval.
(c) The purpose of the concept plan approval procedure is: (1) to afford the applicant an opportunity to receive guidance of the Planning Commission, or Council when the application is for a major development that is called up by Council, on the major features of the site design for the development plan prior to the submission of engineering details for the project; and (2) to obtain a decision on the concept plan by the Planning Commission or City Council, conditioned upon review and satisfaction of the requirements for final site plan review by the Planning Commission or City Council. Approval of a concept plan does not constitute a final decision on the site plan application since the plan may require revisions based upon a review of the submissions for final site plan approval by the Planning Commission or City Council.
(Ord. 18-93. Passed 10-15-19.)