(a) The Planning Commission shall review the application for amendment of the zoning map concurrently with the proposed General Plan and may recommend the amendment to the Official Zoning Map of the City of Springboro and General Plan to City Council if it determines that the map amendment and General Plan together satisfy, at a minimum, all of the following criteria:
(1) PUD zoning and the General Plan are in conformance with the General Development Plan for the City of Springboro, supporting plans, and related legislation as adopted by City Council;
(2) An exemption to conventional zoning is justified because the Comprehensive Land Use Master Plan for the City of Springboro can be more faithfully and reliably implemented by the use of PUD zoning;
(3) The General Plan is compatible with the location, topographic and other characteristics of the site and will bear a beneficial relationship with surrounding land uses in terms of noise, smoke, dust, debris, or other nuisances;
(4) The general plan is carefully designed to support surrounding streets, utilities and other public improvements;
(5) The general plan represents an efficient and economic use of the land in view of the community's need for a balance of land uses;
(6) All public streets, utilities and services necessary to carry out the General Plan are available to the site, or will be extended or improved by the developer and/or City in time to permit the development to be properly served;
(7) Exception from conventional zoning is warranted by design goals or other criteria and/or the need to provide a variety of development opportunities within the community;
(8) The design of the development protects natural assets such as streams, woodlots, steep terrain, and other critical environments in the City;
(9) Taken as a whole the development of the proposed PUD will have a positive effect on the health, safety, and general welfare of the City of Springboro;
(10) The General Plan appears capable of being implemented by a Final Development Plan which meets all requirements of this chapter; and
(b) The Planning Commission shall make a formal recommendation to the City Council regarding the application for amendment of the zoning map in accordance with Chapter 1287 of the Zoning Code, and the proposed General Plan. After receipt of the recommendation, City Council shall act on the recommendation in accordance with Ohio R.C. 713.12, and Section 1261.02 (Zoning Map) of the Zoning Code.
(c) An amendment to the zoning map shall not become official until the associated General Plan has been approved.
(d) The General Plan need not be recorded in the records of Montgomery or Warren County.
(e) Expiration of Approval.
(1) Implementation of the General Plan will be initiated within 1year of approval in the form of an application for approval of a Final Development Plan or the General Plan approval shall be vacated. No action by City Council is required.
(2) Extensions of this expiration by the applicant for 6-month terms and upon the approval of Planning Commission. No more than two consecutive extensions may be granted.
(Ord. 0-15-4. Passed 2-19-15.)