(a) City Engineer. The City Engineer shall review all preliminary development plans for the development of a Shopping Center District relative to location and construction of sanitary sewers, storm drains and all other utilities, improvements of parking and loading areas, drives and walks, and all other site improvements, including grading and drainage, which normally are under the jurisdiction of such official, and report to the Planning Commission with his recommendations.
(b) Director of Public Safety. The Director of Public Safety shall review preliminary development plans relative to the proposed system of circulation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, plans for traffic control, width of drives, location and width of walks, the arrangement, number and size of proposed parking spaces, the location and type of proposed outdoor lighting installations, and external fire protection devices, and he shall report to the Commission with his recommendations.
(c) Planning Commission.
(1) The Commission shall review preliminary development plans to determine if they are in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The Commission may relax certain requirements if it funds that amenities such as privacy, light and openness can thereby be improved through adaption to topographic conditions and for skillful design in the arrangement of buildings and uses, landscaping, driveways, parking areas or other site features. On the other hand, the Commission may require wider yards and additional fences and planting to improve the site plan and further protect adjoining developments.
(2) A report of the action by the Commission and one set of the preliminary development plans shall be sent to the developer and to Council.
(3) Approval of the preliminary development plan by the Commission and Council shall assure the developer for a one-year period from the date of approval that:
A. The location and arrangement of buildings, walks, parking and loading areas, landscaped areas, courts and malls are approved and shall be the basis for preparation of the final development plan; and that
B. The general terms and any special conditions under which the approval of the plan was granted will not be changed.
(Ord. 51-93. Passed 7-19-93.)