§ 153.162 MASTER PLAN.
   (A)   Initiation of application. An application for a master plan for a PD district may be initiated by the property owner of record, an authorized agent or by the city in accordance with the procedures set forth in the city code.
   (B)   Accompanying documents. An application for a PD district shall be accompanied by a master plan (maps and explanatory text) for the entire area and such other material as specified herein. A master plan need not be prepared when the city initiates the re-zoning to a planned development district.
   (C)   Master plan requirements; planned development (PD) zone district. The project master plan shall, when required, set forth the following:
      (1)   Location and boundaries for the area proposed for the PD district, including legal description;
      (2)   Present and approximate proposed topography of the area including natural features that are to be retained (that is, stands of trees, rock outcroppings, streams, and the like);
      (3)   General categories of all proposed land uses including, but not limited to, residential, commercial and professional centers, public buildings, school sites, recreational facilities and all common open spaces;
      (4)   Proposed densities of all areas indicated for residential development and coverage for commercial and industrial development;
      (5)   Proposed property development standards as applicable under § 153.164.
      (6)   The location and width of all public and private streets and easements; and
      (7)   General site data, including acreage in total development, total acreage in each density and land use classification, public facilities, school site and total acreage devoted to common open space.
   (D)   Review and processing of master plans. The project master plan shall be subject to review by the Community Development Department and subsequent adjudication by the Planning Commission and City Council as follows:
      (1)   The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing on such application and may approve or conditionally approve the master plan (rezone to PD) if it finds the criteria set forth herein have been satisfied;
      (2)   The Planning Commission may recommend disapproval (rezone to PD) of the master plan if it finds that any of the criteria have not been satisfied or that the master plan would be detrimental to the health, safety, convenience or welfare of the public;
      (3)   The decision and findings of the Planning Commission shall be forwarded along with the master plan (rezone to PD) to the City Council. The City Council shall hold a public hearing and either approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the master plan (rezone to PD). The decision of the City Council shall be final;
      (4)   Public hearing procedures shall be governed by §§ 153.230 through 153.235 of the city code;
      (5)   An application for a PD district master plan shall be accompanied by a filing fee as established by resolution, from time to time, by the City Council. The applicant shall also be responsible for all costs associated with the review of the master plan (rezone to PD) by the City Engineer and other consultants to the city;
      (6)   An adopted master plan may be modified upon approval by the Director of Planning and Community Development. Any modification shall be approved only when, in the opinion of the Director of Planning and Community Development, such modification is deemed minor in nature; and
      (7)   Where the city initiates the rezone to PD a master plan shall not be required.
   (E)   Required findings of fact. The Planning Commission, after a public hearing, may recommend the establishment of a master plan, PD district, and the City Council, after a public hearing, may by ordinance establish a PD district, provided that they find that the acts submitted with the application and presented at the public hearings confirm the following:
      (1)   Each individual unit of the development if built in stages, as well as the total development, can exist as an independent unit capable of creating a good environment in the locality and being in any stage as desirable and stable as the total development;
      (2)   The uses proposed will not be a detriment to the present and proposed surrounding land uses, but will enhance the desirability of the area and have a beneficial effect;
      (3)   Any deviation from the standard ordinance requirements is warranted by the unusual design and additional amenities incorporated in the development plan which offer certain redeeming features to compensate for any deviations that may be permitted;
      (4)   The principles incorporated in the proposed master plan identify unique characteristics which could not otherwise be achieved under the other zoning districts; and
      (5)   Where a PD rezone is initiated by the previous finds are not required nor is a master plan required.
(`67 Code, § 10-12-3) (Am. Ord. 98-04, passed 7-13-98)