The Planning Commission shall review the site plan and the reports of City staff at a meeting on a preliminary basis subject to submission of an application consistent with the deadlines established by the Director of Planning (see Figure 10 at the end of this chapter). At the preliminary review, the Planning Commission shall determine if formal review of the site plan is appropriate at its next meeting if all of the following requirements are met and/or recommend modifications thereof to the applicant or landowner if any of the following requirements are not met:
(a) The application shall be fully and accurately completed;
(b) The substance of the plan shall conform to the provisions of this chapter and any other Municipal ordinance or state or federal law, or provide an explanation of why any nonconformity should be allowed;
(c) The plan shall provide adequate parking, loading and vehicle stacking facilities, open space, and lighting systems. Permitted parking shall be separated by buildings or properly designed walkways, trees, greenspace or by other comparable techniques;
(d) The plan shall provide for adequate pedestrian and vehicular circulation within the development and adjacent public right-of-way;
(e) The plan shall access the public roadway via curb cuts shared with adjacent uses to the maximum extent feasible, consistent with sound traffic engineering standards;
(f) The plan shall provide adequate utility, waste disposal or sanitary services;
(g) The plan shall create a satisfactory and harmonious relationship between the development of the site and the existing and prospective development of contiguous land and adjacent neighborhoods;
(h) The plan shall include all dedications of easements and rights-of-way, and all public improvements, to conform to and implement municipal plans for utilities, streets and open space preservation and development.
(i) The plan shall include landscaping and screening in conformance with municipal ordinances, administrative standards or other reasonable criteria;
(j) The plan shall eliminate any existing conditions hazardous to health or safety, shall not create such conditions, and shall not create a nuisance; and
(k) The plan shall include all design elements and expressly state all operational limitations recommended by the Commission which are reasonably related to the public health, safety and general welfare and which are desirable to serve the premises or minimize the adverse effects of the plan on the neighborhood or community.
(l) Walkway/bikeways fronting on public roads shall be designed and integrated with the screening and landscaping in a manner conforming to the relevant renderings provided in the City's Bicycle Pedestrian Plan.
(m) Walkway/bikeway design, landscaping and plant material selection, and screening techniques shall not only relate to the development of the subject site but also coordinate with the existing and prospective development of adjacent sites and public facilities.
(Ord. 0-15-4. Passed 2-19-15; Ord. O-20-28. Passed 8-20-20.)