(A) An approved final PUD development plan and any conditions imposed upon final PUD approval shall not be changed, except upon the mutual consent of the Township Board and the applicant, except as otherwise noted below.
(B) (1) A minor change may be approved by the Zoning Administrator who shall notify the Planning Commission and the applicant in writing of the minor change and that such change does not substantially change the basic design or alter the conditions required for the plan by the Commission. The following items shall be considered as minor changes:
(a) Reduction of the size of any building and/or sign;
(b) Movement of buildings and/or signs by no more than ten feet;
(c) Plantings approved in the site plan landscape plan may be replaced by similar types of landscaping;
(d) Internal rearrangement of a parking lot that does not affect the number of parking spaces or alter access locations or design;
(e) Changes required or requested by the township for safety reasons;
(f) Changes that will preserve the natural features of the site without changes the basic site layout; and
(g) Other similar changes of a minor nature proposed to be made to the configuration, design, layout or topography of the site plan that are deemed by the Zoning Administrator to be not material or significant in relation to the entire site and which the Zoning Administrator determines would not have any significant adverse effect on adjacent or nearby lands or the public health, safety and welfare.
(2) The Zoning Administrator may refer any decision regarding any proposed change to an approved site plan to the Planning Commission for review and approval (regardless of whether the change may qualify as a minor change). In making a determination whether a change is a minor change, or whether to refer a change to the Planning Commission for approval, the Zoning Administrator may consult with the Chair of the Planning Commission.
(C) A proposed change, other than a minor change as determined by the Zoning Administrator, shall be submitted as a formal amendment to the PUD and shall be processed in the same manner as an original PUD application; except that, the PUD zoning shall remain in place.
(Ord. passed 7-12-2012, § 11.11)