Final development plans required under this Article shall follow the development plan procedures as set forth in Section 21-4, except as specifically modified herein.
(a) Staff Report on Compliance with Expansion Area Master Plan and Infrastructure. In addition to all other reports and recommendations from staff and review committees provided to the Commission, the Division of Planning shall prepare and submit for Commission review a report reviewing the final development plan's compliance with the Expansion Area Master Plan. The report shall review the statements and information provided by the developer under Sections 23B-4(a) through (d) above, and may make specific recommendations on design changes needed to establish compliance with the Expansion Area Master Plan. The Division shall include comments from all applicable Departments involved with public facilities within the development, including the physical extent of the proposed project improvements; exactions; related capital improvements financing; regulations; and similar matters.
(b) Commission Hearing and Action. The Planning Commission shall advertise and conduct at least one (1) public hearing and shall approve, conditionally approve with conditions noted, or disapprove any request for action on a final development plan within one hundred twenty (120) days of its filing unless the applicant agrees to an extension of time beyond such period. The minimum notice shall include a newspaper notice placed not more than twenty-one (21) days, nor less than seven (7) days, in advance of the hearing; and the posting by the applicant of a sign in a conspicuous location on the property. The sign shall be constructed of durable material; shall not be less than four (4) feet by four (4) feet; shall state "development plan" in bold letters not less than three (3) inches in height; shall state the time, date, and location of the hearing and the phone number of the Division of Planning in letters at least one (1) inch in height; and shall be posted on the property at a location which is visible from the highest traffic volume roadway abutting the property not more than fourteen (14) days after the filing of the plan and maintained until the hearing date. The applicant shall provide an affidavit to the Planning Commission at the hearing, stating that the sign was posted as required and has been maintained on the property during the notice period to the best of the applicant's knowledge and ability.
(c) Commission Action. No development plan shall be considered for action by the Commission until it has been reviewed by, and recommendations made by, the Subdivision Committee unless this requirement is waived by the Commission under its adopted late filing procedures. The Commission will review all staff and committee recommendations, comments made in the public hearing, and shall then act for approval, conditional approval with conditions noted, postponement, or disapproval. The Commission may modify through conditional approval or disapprove the development plan if it finds the plan does not comply with the requirements of this Zoning Ordinance, and when applicable, the Land Subdivision Regulations; or if it finds there are existing or potential flood, drainage, traffic, topographic, health, safety, nuisance or other similar problems relating to the development of the subject property which cannot be properly mitigated.
(1) Further, approval of the development plan will require a finding on the part of the Planning Commission that the plan is in compliance with the Infrastructure, Future Land Use, and Community Design Elements of the Expansion Area Master Plan, and the Commission may disapprove or require modifications to the development plan to ensure such compliance, and the need to prevent or minimize adverse effects upon properties within or in the vicinity of the development. The Commission shall impose conditions regarding construction of required infra-structure and the proposed development to ensure that development is supported by infrastructure consistent with the Expansion Area Master Plan and any development agreement. The Commission shall permit the construction and bonding of required infrastructure pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-7 of the Land Subdivision Regulations.
(2) In addition to these items, development plans which seek to amend the original development plan or its approved amendments shall also be subject to the provisions of Section 21-7(e). Reasons for action of postponement or disapproval shall be fully incorporated in the Commission's minutes. The following actions by the Commission shall have the meanings so stated:
(1) Approval means the development plan is ready to be certified by the Commission's Secretary with no further corrections or revisions of the plan required by the developer.
(2) Conditional Approval means the development plan cannot be certified by the Commission's Secretary until the developer has complied with the conditions of approval set forth in the Planning Commission's action on the plan.
(3) Postponement means that the Commission has deferred action until some future Commission meeting in order that certain clarifications can be made in regard to the development plan. No completely new re-submittal is required of the developer as is the case for disapproval.
(4) Disapproval means disapproval of the plan. To request new review and action, the developer must file a new application along with a filing fee, plan copies, and other material as required herein. For any action of disapproval, the Planning Commission shall be required to make specific findings to support such action.
(d) Certification of Approval. Within one (1) year of the Commission's approval, unless a time extension has been granted previous to the expiration date, the following steps shall be completed, or else the Commission's approval becomes null and void:
(1) The developer shall fully comply with any conditions of approval placed on the plan by the Commission and submit the completed original tracing of the plan, including the signed owners' certification, to the Division of Planning;
(2) The plan shall be certified by the Commission's Secretary if it is in conformance with all requirements. Required copies of the certified plan shall be made by the Division of Planning at the developer's expense.
In conjunction with any request by the developer for a time extension or re-approval of an expired plan, the Commission may require changes in the development plan when it finds that time has necessitated such changes for the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the community, or when applicable ordinances and regulations have been changed.
(Code 1983, § 23B-5; Ord. No. 196-96 , § 1, 10-3-1996; Ord. No. 353-2000 , § 1, 11-16-2000; Ord. No. 166-2017 , § 11(23B-5), 11-16-2017)