(a) An application shall be filed concurrently with the request for the establishment of a "PD" District with the Planning Commission by the owner(s) or authorized agent of all property included in the development. The application shall accompany a general development plan, including maps, sketches, elevations and supporting documents to fully describe the following elements;
The general nature, location and objectives of the proposed development;
(1) The areas of the project to be used for single family detached dwellings, clustered housing, indicating for each such area the number of housing units by type and size, the number of bedrooms per unit of each type of housing, and the total residential density for the project;
(2) The areas of the project to be used for commercial, office or other activities indicating the total square footage of each use;
(3) The boundaries of the project including a legal description of the metes and bounds of the parcel and the acreage therein;
(4) An area map showing adjacent property owners and existing land uses within 200 feet of the parcel;
(5) Existing contours at ten (10) feet intervals or less;
(6) The proposed street system for the project, designating collector and arterial streets and describing their configuration in conformance with the plans and standards of the City;
(7) A traffic impact study for the "PD" Planned Development area.
(8) Descriptive data concerning the existing and proposed sewer, water and storm drainage, facilities within the project, indicating their location;
(9) Community facilities, including recreational, common open space and other non-building areas designated within the project, indicating areas to be in common ownership; and
(10) A document describing the proposed development schedule for the project for all dwelling units, commercial or office structures, recreational uses, common open space, recreational areas, landscaping and other common facilities.
(11) Any additional information as the City, Planning Commission or Council may reasonably require.
(b) The Planning Commission shall review the development plan and accompanying documents and may request such review and comment by the City Engineer, other City agencies and/or private consultants as may be necessary.
(c) The Planning Commission shall render a written recommendation of approval, approval with conditions or disapproval to Council and the applicant on whether the Preliminary Development Plan meets the standards set forth in this Chapter.
(d) Upon receipt of the Planning Commission's report and recommendations, Council shall, in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance and the Ohio Revised Code, approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the Preliminary Development Plan. Approving a Preliminary Development Plan shall include such criteria and guidelines as Council deems appropriate for the guidance of the developer and the Planning Commission. The action on the preliminary development plan shall be considered an administrative act of Council and shall not be deemed a district change.
(e) Once the preliminary plan is approved, the property owner or developer has twelve months to submit a final plan or the preliminary plan will become void and will require re-submission to the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 99-1966. Passed 5-4-99.)