(A) Preparation. The preliminary plan shall be prepared in accordance with the established procedures detailed in the application available in the City Planning and Building Department offices. The preliminary plan shall serve to divide the PUD District into lots, blocks and common area.
(B) Content. The following shall be included in the preliminary plan submission.
(1) Cover page and index. The cover sheet shall include the development title, date of submittal, sheet index, applicants involved, land surveyors, engineers or other professionals responsible for the preliminary plan design, and the legal description of the subject property and common address of the site.
(2) Common holdings map. A map of any property adjacent to the property subject to the preliminary plan owned or otherwise controlled by any or all of the petitioners. The common holdings map shall be accompanied by a general description of the future development of that property and its relationship to the area included in the preliminary plan. The general description shall be in map form and shall include, at a minimum, general land uses, general street patterns and access points and general drainage designs.
(3) Existing site conditions.
(a) Built features. All existing streets (including travel lanes, sidewalks, street trees, rights-of-way and the like), established open spaces, structures, wells, utility lines and facilities, fire hydrants and street lights;
(b) Easements. All existing easements and an indication of their purpose;
(c) Topography. A topographic survey of the area with contour intervals of two feet;
(d) Natural features. The location of natural streams, regulated drains, 100-year floodplains and floodways, water courses, wetlands (as identified by IDNR, IDEM or an individual with a Unites States Army Corps of Engineers Regulation 4 Jurisdictional Wetland Certification), wooded areas and isolated preservable trees (with greater than an eight-inch DBH); and
(e) Historic features. An identification of any historic features, specifically those listed as outstanding, notable or contributing on the State Historic Sites and Structures Inventory - County Interim Report or listed in the National Register of Historic Places and/or State Register of Historic Sites and Structures.
(4) Proposed development. A conceptual plan of the proposed development of the property, including:
(a) Circulation systems. The layout and design of proposed streets, sidewalks, on- and off-street parking, bike lanes, paths and trails;
(b) Land uses. The land use, number of acres or square feet, density of any proposed residential uses;
(c) Open space. The proposed location, improvements to open space (including park facilities, natural areas, trail systems and other designated common areas);
(d) Landscaping. The conceptual design of landscaping, buffering and/or screening, wooded areas to be preserved;
(e) Natural features. A description of the accommodation of natural streams, regulated drains, 100-year floodplains and floodways, water courses, wetlands (as identified by IDNR, IDEM or an individual with a Unites States Army Corps of Engineers Regulation 4 Jurisdictional Wetland Certification), wooded areas and isolated preservable trees (with greater than an eight-inch DBH);
(f) Drainage. A drainage concept plan with calculations meeting the requirements of Lebanon Utilities and the County Drainage Board;
(g) Infrastructure. The plan shall indicate how infrastructure will be provided to the site;
(h) Historic features. A description of the accommodation of historic features, specifically those listed as outstanding, notable or contributing on the State Historic Sites and Structures Inventory - County Interim Report or listed in the National Register of Historic Places and/or State Register of Historic Sites and Structures;
(i) Covenants. A description of any private covenants and restrictions that will be established for the development. Covenants that set forth in detail provisions for the ownership and maintenance of facilities held in common so as to reasonably ensure their continuity and conservation shall be required. The covenant provisions shall include special remedies in the event facilities held in common are permitted to deteriorate or are not maintained in a condition consistent with the best interests of the city, and in the event the city shall take those remedial steps provided for in these provisions; and
(j) Project phasing. A statement of the proposed order of development of the major elements of the project, including phasing, if applicable, and the order and content of each phase.
(5) Supplemental information. Any other information requested by the Administrator or Plan Commission to aid in the review of the detailed plan. This may included traffic studies or fiscal impact analyses.
(C) Preliminary plan approval procedures. Planned unit developments shall be required to comply with this section and the provisions of § 9.19(B). In no instance shall the approval of a PUD be interpreted as waiving or modifying any ordinance or development plan processes. This process may occur concurrently with the PUD District ordinance and concept plan approval.
(1) Technical Assistance Committee review. The Technical Assistance Committee (TAC) shall review the preliminary plan for conformance with the standards and set procedures. Following the TAC review, the petitioner shall revise the petition as deemed appropriate.
(2) Plan Commission approval process.
(a) Public notice and hearing. Notice and hearing requirements are as specified in the Plan Commission Rules of Procedure, as amended.
(b) Decision. The Plan Commission shall:
(1) Approve the petition;
(2) Approve the petition with conditions and/or commitments;
(3) Deny the petition; or
(4) Continue the petition to a definite future meeting date.
(c) Commitments and covenants recording. The President of the Plan Commission shall sign the approved preliminary plan which shall be dated and stamped “approved.” Any commitments shall be recorded on the plat and filed with the County Recorder’s office within 30 days of the approval of the preliminary plan. Covenants shall be filed with the city. The documents must indicate that covenants are private agreements that may be enforced at the discretion of the Plan Commission. The
petitioner shall provide one copy of the recorded documents to the Administrator for the records of the Plan Commission prior to proceeding with a final detailed plan.
(3) If approved. Approval of the preliminary plan by the Plan Commission shall act as an overall primary plat, show restrictions placed on the land, and act as a zoning control device. No construction, site grading and the like is authorized by adoption of the preliminary plan.
(4) If approved with conditions and/or commitments. Following Plan Commission approval, the petitioner shall submit revised copies of the plans that address the comments and concerns of the Plan Commission.
(5) If denied. Following Plan Commission denial, the Plan Commission shall make written findings giving the reasons for denial. The petitioner may prepare a new preliminary plan application and resubmit.
(Ord. 07-16, passed 12-10-2007)