(A) All applications for amendments to the Zoning Map or rezoning, initiated in the manner prescribed by § 157.260, shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator. No application shall be officially
accepted for filing until all of the information identified in this section is furnished, unless specific items are authorized by the Zoning Administrator for later submission, or unless otherwise provided for in this section in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. The application shall not be scheduled for a public hearing until all required data have been filed.
(B) Applications and supplemental information, unless qualified below, shall include the following elements:
(1) Two copies of a completed application for Zoning Map amendment (rezoning) application form: the application may be signed by the owner, the contract purchaser (with special power of attorney from the owner), or that person’s agent. However, if the application is signed by an agent, then a copy of the written authority, or power of attorney, must accompany the application;
(2) Two copies of a plat of the property proposed for rezoning showing:
(a) Bearings and distances for all existing property lines and proposed division lines;
(b) Area of proposed zoning changes in square feet or acres, outlined in red;
(c) Scale, not less than one inch equals 50 feet with match lines, if necessary;
(d) North arrow; and
(e) Names of boundary roads or streets and widths of existing rights-of-way.
(3) Two copies of a written metes and bounds description of the proposed rezoning that shall conform to plat information;
(4) Two copies of a generalized development plan (GDP) shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of § 157.262, unless determined to not be necessary by the Zoning Administrator;
(5) Statements to address the following:
(a) Surrounding areas that have scenic assets or natural features deserving of protection and preservation with a statement of how protection and maintenance will be accomplished;
(b) The relationship of the proposed development to the town’s adopted Comprehensive Plan;
(c) How adjacent and neighboring properties shall be protected from any adverse effects prompted by the proposed development. This includes vehicular access plans, proposed screening and buffering, and peripheral setback requirements;
(d) The maximum height of any proposed buildings in the development;
(e) The maximum number of dwelling units and square footage of office, assembly, commercial, and industrial space proposed;
(f) Special amenities that are proposed within the development;
(g) Anticipated off-site improvements that are proposed for the development, such as roads, water and sewer, and drainage facilities; and
(h) Any proposed phasing plan and the projected wastewater flows for each phase.
(6) Any additional information that the applicant may desire to proffer in the consideration of the application;
(7) Nonrefundable filing fee set forth by the uncodified ordinance of the town in a check or money order payable to the Town Treasurer; and
(8) Based on the size and scale of the parcel, or complexity of the proffers submitted, the Zoning Administrator may require additional copies of all submitted materials as needed for supplemental reviewing agencies.
(1998 Code, § 66-332) (Ord. passed 9-5-2017)