(a) Upon receipt of the site plan and application, the Community Development Director shall forward copies to the Fire Department and the Department of Public Works and others as necessary for review and subsequent report to the Planning Commission. The Director shall send the application and site plan to members of the Planning Commission prior to the meeting at which it will be considered.
(b) A public hearing shall be held for each site plan considered by the Planning Commission. The public hearing shall comply with the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, PA 110 of 2006 as amended and the other provisions of this section with regard to public notification.
(1) Responsibility for public notice. The City Clerk, or his or her designee, shall be responsible for preparing the content of the public notice, having it published and mailed or delivered as provided in this section.
(2) Notice requirements. Notice of a public hearing for site plan review shall be given not less than fifteen days before the date of the public hearing. The notice shall be given as follows:
A. Newspaper notice. The notice shall be published in a newspaper that circulates in the City.
B. Mail and personal notice. The notice shall be sent by first class mail or personal delivery to:
1. The owner of property for which approval is being considered, and the applicant, if different than the owner of the property.
2. Except for rezoning requests that are proposed for eleven (11) or more adjacent parcels, the notice shall be sent to all persons to whom property is assessed within three hundred (300) feet of the boundary of the property subject to the request, regardless of whether the property or occupant is located within the municipal boundaries of the City. If the name of the occupant is not known, the term "occupant" may be used in making notification. In the case of a single structure containing more than four (4) dwelling units or other distinct spatial areas owned or leased by different individuals, partnerships, businesses or organizations, notice may be given to the manager or owner of the structure who shall be requested to post the notice at the primary entrance to the structure. In structures containing four (4) or fewer dwelling units, only one (1) occupant of each unit must be given notice of the public hearing.
3. All neighborhood organizations, public utility companies, airports, railroads, and other persons, which have requested to receive notice pursuant to this section.
(3) Record of mailing. The City Clerk, or his or her designee, shall prepare an affidavit of mailing which shall include those to whom the notice was mailed and the date of mailing.
(4) Content of notice. The public notice shall:
A. Describe the nature of the request.
B. Indicate the property that is the subject of the request. The notice shall include a listing of all existing street addresses within the subject property. Street addresses do not need to be created and listed if no such addresses currently exist for the property. If there are no street addresses, other means of identified may be used, such as a tax parcel identification number, identifying the nearest cross streets, or including a map showing the location of the property.
C. Indicate the date, time and place of the public hearing.
D. Include a statement describing when and where written comments will be received concerning the request and a statement that the public may appear at the public hearing in person or by counsel.
(5) Registration to receive notice by mail. Any neighborhood organization, public utility company, railroad or any other person may register with the City Clerk to receive written notice of any public hearing held pursuant to Part Twelve, Planning and Zoning, of the City Code.
(c) Final site plans shall be drawn at a scale of not more than one inch to 100 feet and shall contain the following information unless specifically waived by the Planning Commission:
(1) The date on which the site plan was prepared.
(2) The name, address and professional seal of the architect, landscape architect, engineer or professional surveyor who prepared the plan.
(3) A north arrow and legal description based upon the most current survey.
(4) Property lines, dimensions, and building setback distances and all structures, lot lines and wetlands within 100 feet of the site.
(5) Existing and proposed topographic elevations at two-feet intervals on the site and to a distance of fifty feet outside the boundary lines of the site.
(6) Direction of storm water drainage and how storm water runoff will be handled as well as a statement describing where storm water will be ultimately discharged such as a creek, stream, lake or wetland.
(7) Location of existing and proposed buildings, their intended use, the length, width and height of each building, and the square footage of each building.
(8) Location of abutting streets, rights-of-way, service drives, curb cuts, and access easements serving the site, as well as driveways opposite the site and driveways within 100 feet on either side of the site. Also driveway width, curb radii and design of proposed deceleration lanes.
(9) Location and size of all water and sanitary sewer lines and storm drainage lines as well as fire hydrants and catch basins, and location of septic tanks and drainfields, and utility easements.
(10) Location and type of all sidewalks, bike paths, and other walkways.
(11) Location, type and size of any walls, fences or other screening devices.
(12) Location of all proposed landscape materials, including size and type of plantings.
(13) Location, size and height of all proposed accessory structures, flagpoles, storage sheds, transformers, dumpsters or trash removal areas or devices, and methods of screening, signs, and existing and proposed utility poles. Roof top or outdoor equipment shall also be indicated, including proposed methods of screening where appropriate.
(14) Proposed parking areas and access drives showing the number and size of spaces and aisles, loading areas, handicapped access ramps, and the method of surfacing such areas.
(15) Exterior lighting showing areas of illumination and type of fixtures as well as the method of shielding lights from adjacent properties and roadways.
(16) Location and type of significant existing vegetation, watercourses, and water bodies, including County drains and man-made surface drainageways, floodplains, and wetlands. Vegetation which is to be retained on the site must be illustrated.
(17) Location of existing and proposed slopes which are twenty percent or greater.
(18) Zoning and land use on adjacent properties.
(19) Location and specifications for any existing or proposed above or below ground storage facilities for any chemicals, salts, flammable materials, or hazardous materials as well as any containment structures or clear zones required by this Zoning Code or by State or Federal agencies.
(20) The Planning Commission may request architectural elevation drawings of a building and cross-section drawings of the site.
(21) Small-scale sketch of properties, streets and zoned uses of land within one-half mile of the site.
(d) The final site plan for developments which have been proposed in phases shall generally conform to the approved preliminary plan.
(e) The Planning Commission may require written statements relative to the effects on the existing traffic capacity of streets, and the proposed development’s impact on schools, existing utilities, the environment and natural features.
In addition, the Commission may request additional studies, graphics or other written materials from the applicant in order to assist in determining the appropriateness of the site plan.
(Ord. 390. Passed 3-6-01; Ord. 443. Passed 1-2-07; Ord. 469. Passed 10-6-09.)