§ 153.208 DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
   (A)   General development plan.
      (1)   A general development plan shall be filed with the application for an amendment to the official zoning maps.
      (2)   The general development plan filed with an application for an amendment to the official zoning maps shall be considered as a binding element of the zoning map amendment.
      (3)   The above provision notwithstanding, where property is already in use for single-family residence, a general development plan is not required to accompany an application for an amendment to the zoning map from Agriculture to the most restrictive zone classification which would permit the existing single-family residence. Applications filed under this provision shall not expand the area presently in actual use for single-family residence. The presence of one or more vacant lots of one acre or less which are surrounded on at least two sides by lots actually in use for single-family residences shall not be deemed an expansion of the area.
      (4)   A general development plan shall be filed when the use, topography or elevation of any lot is changed, regardless of the current zone, except when the intended change in elevation is to create or re-establish the use of a lagoon for agricultural purposes. The developer shall file an application, pay all applicable fees to the Planning Commission, and submit four copies of the development plan containing all materials, which are required by this chapter. The Planning Commission Chair, or the Vice-Chair, in the absence of the Chair, may approve the development plan if it meets all the requirements set forth in this chapter. If the Chair or Vice-Chair declines to approve the general development plan then the general development plan will be presented for action at the next regular meeting of the Planning Commission.
   (B)   Detailed development plan required.
      (1)   Prior to the issuance of building permits or the commencement of construction, a detailed development plan shall be approved by the Planning Commission for all zoning districts except the Agricultural District with no conditional use permit.
      (2)   When a detailed development plan is required in the binding elements of the general development plan may be conceptual in nature with more specific aspects of these elements designated on the detailed development plan when submitted.
   (C)   General development plan alternative. The Planning Commission may accept a preliminary subdivision plan in lieu of a general development plan for proposed zoning map amendments.
(Ord. 665-98, passed 12-21-1998; Ord. 674-00, passed 2-14-2000)