(A) Requirement. A site plan shall be required for all new construction, exterior remodeling, or additions to any structure. No building permit shall be issued for a development subject to site plan review until the site plan has been approved in accordance with this section.
(B) Purpose. The purpose of the site plan is to ensure compliance with this chapter and to assist in the orderly and harmonious development of the city, to protect and enhance the general welfare, and to help prevent the impairment or depreciation of land values and development by the erection of structures, additions, or alterations thereto without proper attention to site planning and preserving the intent of this chapter.
(C) Application. The property owner or designated representative may initiate site plan review by filing an application with the City Administrator, and submitting the required review fee and five copies of the site plan and related documents.
(D) Contents of application. Applications shall contain drawings to scale to indicate:
(1) The location of all structures on the subject property and adjoining property;
(2) Landscaping and fencing, setback areas, uses of landscaping and walls or fences for screening purposes, and landscaping of parking areas;
(3) Design of ingress and egress to minimize interference with traffic flow on abutting streets;
(4) The height of all structures;
(5) The proposed uses for all structures;
(6) The location and types of all signs including lighting and heights; and
(7) The facade elevations of each building, including descriptions of materials and colors for finishes.
(E) Standards. The construction plan shall conform to the concept plan, all zoning regulations, all additional requirements for the ordinance creating the district, and any supplemental or special regulations applicable to the particular use.
(F) Decision on site plan and appeal. The City Council, the Building Official, or other official as may be designated by the City Council, shall review and approve, approve with conditions, or deny the site plan. Appeals from denial of site plan shall be to the Board of Adjustment, made within 15 days. Procedures will be in accordance with § 156.67.
(Ord. 483, passed 6-6-2000; Am. Ord. 820, passed 8-2-2022) Penalty, see § 156.99