a. Requirements for development plan approval may be waived where there is a change in use or occupancy and no extensive construction of improvements is sought. The waiver may be granted only by a decision by the permitting authority identified in this article, finding that the use will not affect existing drainage, circulation, relationship of buildings to each other, landscaping, buffering, lighting and other considerations of development plan approval, and that the existing facilities do not require upgraded or additional site improvements.
b. The application for a waiver of development plan approval review shall include documentation on prior use of the site, the proposed use, and its impact.
c. The permitting authority may grant waivers of design standards. See Section 1009.