A. Application Submittal. In addition to compliance with all items required for the term I compliance plan, pursuant to Section 20.24.030(B), at a minimum, the following additional items shall be included in the application for a term II compliance plan:
1. Term. The applicant or property owner shall indicate how long the site will be used for vehicle storage. It shall be noted that the vehicle storage use may be allowed to operate indefinitely pursuant to compliance with a permanent improvement compliance plan and the Signal Hill Municipal Code.
2. Required Permanent Improvement Plans. Permanent improvement plans shall at a minimum include the following:
a. Paving Plan. A permanent paving plan shall be submitted for installation of paving pursuant to city standards. The applicant may propose continuation of partially compacted gravel grindings or other material for the interior parking. access drives and storage areas in order to eliminate dust and track out onto streets. Alternative paving plans shall be designed to the satisfaction of the city engineer.
b. Screened Fencing Plan. A fence plan shall be submitted to repair or replace any damaged or rusted fencing pursuant to the City Standard Plan No. 230 and the requirements of Section 20.24.040 A(3)b.
1) If an entire length of street adjacent perimeter fencing is required to be replaced, a fence plan shall be included on the permanent improvement plan. The plan shall provide that the replacement location conforms to the required setbacks within the zoning district.
c. Landscape Plan. A perimeter landscape plan shall be submitted that identifies existing landscaping and proposed landscaping and shall include an automatic irrigation system and drought tolerant materials pursuant to Section 13.10, Water Conservation in Landscaping.
d. On-site NPDES and MS4 Improvement Plan. A permanent drainage and grading plan addressing stormwater runoff, drainage and on-site retention improvements shall be submitted and shall include an installation schedule to the satisfaction of the city engineer.
e. Off-site NPDES and MS4 Improvement Plan. A permanent drainage or grading plan addressing stormwater runoff, drainage and off-site retention improvements shall be submitted for perimeter and unimproved right-of-way areas and shall include an installation schedule to the satisfaction of the director of public works.
f. Additional Content. Any additional plans, statements for maintenance and operations, or other information as required by the director of community development.
B. Term II Permanent Plan Review Procedures.
1. The permanent improvement compliance plan application shall be reviewed and approved, conditionally approved, or denied by the planning commission. The planning commission shall hear the matter at a noticed public hearing.
2. Notice of Public Hearing.
a. The notice of public hearing shall be given and shall contain the name and place of the hearing and other pertinent data presented in the application.
b. Notice shall be mailed not less than ten days before the date set for the hearing. to owners of property within a radius of three hundred feet of the external boundaries of the property described in the application, using for this purpose the last known name and address of such owners as are shown on the latest adopted tax roll of the county.
3. Appeal to the City Council. Any property owner, or applicant wishing to appeal the permanent improvement compliance plan as approved by the planning commission, shall file such appeal in writing with the city clerk within ten calendar days of the date of mailing of an approved compliance plan. An appeals fee shall accompany any filing. Following filing of an appeal, the city council shall hear the matter at a noticed public hearing on the next regularly scheduled meeting at which the matter can be heard. Notice of the hearing on the appeal shall be given as provided in subsection 2 of this section. The city council may sustain, modify, or overrule any decision of the planning commission. The decision of the city council shall be final.
4. Following city council decision of an appeal, any property owner failing to maintain their property in a condition consistent with an approved compliance plan, or in a condition that is otherwise in violation of any section of the code, shall be guilty of an infraction as provided in Chapter 1.16.
C. Termination and Restoration. Upon expiration of term II, termination of the use, or violation of the compliance plan without remedy, the use shall be terminated and the site shall be restored in accordance with the restoration plan and recorded covenant pursuant to Section 20.24.040(3)(i).
(Ord. 2016-06- 1487, § 3)