(A) Application for preliminary review. Before applying for a planned unit development permit, the developer shall first apply for preliminary review of the proposed development. The application shall be accompanied by payment of a preliminary review fee in an amount established by ordinance of the City Council. The application shall be filed with the City Clerk or the Zoning Administrator. The application shall include the following information relating to the property, developer, and the proposed development, and may include such further information as the developer deems appropriate to preliminary review of the proposed planned unit development.
(B) Submission of standards. Reports shall be spiral or 3-ring loose-leaf bound and submitted on 8-1/2-inch by 11-inch size paper, vertical format. The scale of maps shall be at least 1 inch to 200 feet. Maps for sites less than 50 acres shall be at least 1 inch to 100 feet.
(C) Site information. A sketch plan shall be submitted showing the location of the site, size of the site, utilization of land adjacent to the site, existing buildings on the site, significant topographical and physical features of the site, proposed site, proposed general street layout and proposed general lot layout.
(D) Existing buildings and adjacent uses. If the developer contemplates the retention of existing buildings or extension of facilities or utilities serving adjacent uses, these facts shall be documented.
(E) Developer information. The following information shall be submitted.
(1) Ownership.
(a) The developer shall have a property interest in the site which shall consist of a fee simple title or an option to acquire fee simple title, or a leasehold interest in excess of 30 years, or a substantial interest in a joint venture agreement, real estate investment trust or other real estate syndication which has or can obtain a fee simple title, or a marketable title subject to certain restraint which will not substantially restrict its development within a reasonable time. All mortgages including purchase money mortgages, all easements restricting land use, all liens and all judgments which may affect the site shall be documented.
(b) The applicant shall supply proof of existing ownership consisting of an abstract of title, certified currently, a current certificate of title, or an attorney's title opinion based thereon, together with any unrecorded documents whereby the applicant acquired a legal or equitable property interest.
(2) Development experience. The developer shall submit information of personal experience in real estate development to include all corporations now or formerly in existence in which the developer exercised substantial control. If the developer has not had any previous experience in real estate development, that developer shall submit such evidence as is necessary to demonstrate that developer's competence to undertake the proposed development.
(3) Financial capability. The developer shall submit certified evidence of present financial position to include existing or proposed credit sources for land acquisition, construction, and permanent financing. No developer shall be approved unless it can be shown that the developer possesses or has the ability to acquire sufficient funds for the development of the site.
(4) Neighboring landowners. The applicant shall submit a licensed abstractor's certificate showing the names and addresses of the record owners of all property located within a minimum of 500 feet of all the contiguous property in which the applicant has legal or equitable property interest.
(F) Planning Commission action. Within 45 days after the first regular meeting after the application for a preliminary review has been submitted to the City Clerk or Zoning Administrator, the Planning Commission shall give preliminary review approval to the proposed plan, reject the plan, or request specific additional information. The Planning Commission shall also establish the process necessary for completion of a general development plan and shall notify the applicant of which alternative process (§ 159.065 or § 159.066) or parts of the development plan process that will be applicable to that developer's project. As soon as is reasonably practical, the City Clerk or Zoning Administrator shall inform the applicant of the action taken by the Planning Commission, in writing, accompanied by a copy of the resolution or minutes of the Planning Commission stating its reasons therefor. If additional information is requested, the Planning Commission shall accept or reject the preliminary review within 30 days of the request. If the preliminary review is accepted, the developer may proceed to apply for a permit for a planned unit development.
(Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 507.04)