1173.10 DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
Preliminary and final site development plans shall be prepared by the developer for all proposed developments and submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for review and approval.
(a) Submittal. Plans for a development shall be drawn at a scale of not less than fifty feet to the inch and a plan for a division or development of a group of lots shall be drawn at a scale of not less than 100 feet to the inch and shall include:
(1) Survey. Property and topography, showing land owned and proposed for development, surrounding streets and the adjoining lots.
(2) Buildings. Locations, size, height and use of all proposed main and accessory buildings; the general design, materials and color; the nearest buildings on adjoining lots.
(3) Traffic. Proposed system of on-site vehicular circulation, details for accessways to streets, methods for control of traffic, type of pavement.
(4) Parking areas. Layout and estimate of number of spaces, landscaping and other design features, type of pavement.
(5) Utilities. Location, size and grade for all utility installations, connections to present or proposed facilities.
(6) Grading, drainage, landscaping. Other site developments, including grading and drainage, designs of landscaped yards, planting areas and buffers adjoining residential areas; the size, location and type of all outdoor signs; exterior lighting.
(b) Approval.
(1) The preliminary development plan shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for study and review to determine whether the plan conforms with the provisions of the regulations set forth in this chapter or how it may be revised to conform therewith.
(2) If the preliminary development plan, together with any modifications thereof proposed by the developer is found by the Commission to be in accord with the requirements of this chapter, it shall approve such preliminary development plan within two months from the date of the meeting when all required plans and data were received; if not found to be in agreement therewith, the Commission shall recommend revisions to be made by the developer.
(3) The Commission in reviewing the proposed preliminary development plan for conformity to the provisions of this chapter, shall construe the provisions liberally and it may make adjustments to certain yard and area requirements and other standards if it finds, because of skillful design in the arrangement of buildings, the layout of driveways, on-site circulation and parking areas, the design of landscaping or other site features, that functional, efficient and attractive buildings and sites, openness and other amenities will be attained and that the intent and purposes of the provisions are satisfactorily fulfilled. And, on the other hand, where a literal application of the provisions would result in a development which would not be satisfactory for the district, the Commission may require adjustments in the preliminary development plan, such as improvements to the design and arrangement of buildings, yards, on-site circulation, control of access to streets and such other features as fences and planting to further improve the proposed development and to protect the surrounding developments.
(4) Upon approval of a preliminary development plan, the developer may prepare a final development plan and submit it to the Planning and Zoning Commission. If the proposed final development plan is found to comply with and represents a detailed expansion of the preliminary development plan as previously approved and complies with any conditions which may have been imposed in the approval of the preliminary plan, and complies with all applicable provisions of this chapter, the plan shall be approved within forty-five days from the date of the meeting when all required plans and data were received. Upon recommendation of the final development plan by the Commission and the Architectural Review Board and approval by Council, the developer may then apply for a building permit which shall be issued by the Building Commissioner if the final development plan is found to comply with the Building Code and other applicable regulations of the Municipality.
(c) Revision; Cancellation. The final development plan may be revised by the developer and resubmitted through the same procedure required for the original preliminary and final development plan. Failure to begin the construction of all or a substantial portion of the improvements approved by the final development plan within one year after the issuance of a permit shall make null and void the plan as approved unless an extension of time is granted by Council.
(Ord. 763. Passed 9-17-62.)