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(a) Applicability.
The procedures of this subsection apply to the amendment of any master plan required in a master plan district listed in Table 14-304-1 (Master Plan Districts).
(b) Action by the Commission on Minor Amendments. 217
Any minor amendment shall be submitted to the Commission for approval and must contain the information required by the regulations of the Commission. The Commission may approve, approve with modifications, or deny the Minor Amendment.
(c) Action by City Council on Major Amendments.
City Council shall consider a Major Amendment to a Master Plan as a proposed new master plan for the district in the same manner required by the Home Rule Charter for zoning ordinances. Major Amendments to Master Plans require approval by ordinance pursuant to the procedures set forth in § 14-304(3)(e) (Special Provisions for Master Plan Districts). Any major amendment submitted for approval must contain the information required by the regulations of the Commission.
(d) Criteria for Commission Approval.
The Commission shall approve a proposed amendment as a Minor Amendment to a Master Plan only if it determines that the amendment complies with all of the following criteria:
(.1) The amendment is consistent with the stated purpose of the district, the stated purpose of the existing master plan, the sound development needs of the district, and the requirements of any applicable overlay district.
(.2) The amendment only includes uses permitted by right in the district in which the land is located as set forth in Chapter 14-600 (Use Regulations).
(.3) The amendment complies with all dimensional requirements listed in Chapter 14-700 (Development Standards) for the district in which the land is located.
(.4) The amendment only approves:
(.a) Changes to the location or design of required parking, loading, or landscape areas that do not reduce the total amount of parking, loading, or landscape area shown in the approved master plan; or
(.b) Temporary facilities or structures that are consistent with the overall intent of the adopted master plan; or
(.c) Additions to buildings or changes in building footprints, including the footprints of new buildings, that do not increase impervious surface within the district by more than five percent (5%) or by more than 2,500 sq. ft., measured collectively from the date of the latest amendment to the Master Plan; or 218
(.d) Additions to buildings that do not increase the gross floor area by more than 2,500 sq. ft, measured collectively from the date of the latest amendment approved by Council to the Master Plan. 219
Notes
| 217 | Amended, Bill No. 120774-A (approved January 14, 2013). |
| 218 | |
| 219 | Added, Bill No. 120774-A (approved January 14, 2013). |