The City of Metropolis recognizes that the very nature of land development creates potential for traffic congestion, overcrowding, adverse visual environmental impacts, and health problems. The City seeks to ensure that any location that must accommodate urban use shall be subject to Site Plan Review by the Planning Commission. Site plan reviews shall help ensure that the meaning and intent of the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Regulations, and all portions thereof, are fully complied with. The Site Plan Review regulates the development of structures and sites in a manner that considers the following concerns:
(A) The balancing of landowners’ rights to use their land, with the corresponding rights of abutting and neighboring landowners to live without undue disturbances (e.g., noise, smoke, fumes, dust, odor, glare, storm water runoff, and the like);
(B) The convenience and safety of vehicular and pedestrian movement within the site, and in relation to adjacent areas or roads;
(C) The protection of historic and natural environmental features on the site under review, and in adjacent areas; and
(D) The stability of the built environment-particularly neighborhoods-by promoting new development that is compatible with both existing development and clearly identified natural resources.
(Ord. 2013-22, passed 11-25-2013)