(A) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish a formal plan review procedure and provide regulations pertaining to the enforcement of site design and construction standards as agreed to by the contractor through officially submitted plan documents.
(B) Plan required. In addition to other plan requirements outlined in the City Code and this chapter, site and construction plans shall be required and shall be submitted to and subject to approval by the Building Official prior to the issuance of any building permit. At a minimum, site and building plans and information requirements shall consist of the following:
(1) Scalable site development plan, which shall include:
(a) Location of all buildings on lots including both existing and proposed structures.
(b) Location of all adjacent buildings located within 200 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property in question.
(c) Location and number of existing and proposed parking spaces.
(d) Curb cuts, driveways and vehicular circulation.
(e) Architectural elevations (type and materials used in all external surfaces).
(f) Location of all illuminaries.
(g) Landscaping plan.
(2) Legal description of property under consideration.
(3) Proof of ownership of the subject site.
(C) Public hearing. A public hearing shall not be required for site plan reviews, except when the proposal changes an existing non-conforming use. The public hearing shall be held by the Planning Commission.
(D) City Council action. All building and site plans for construction, expansion, alteration, or change in the use of multiple family, commercial, or industrial construction or use shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission and approved by the City Council, and the entire site upon which the construction, expansion, alteration, or change in use occurs shall be brought into compliance with all provisions of this chapter.
(E) Plan agreements. All site and construction plans officially submitted to the city shall be treated as a formal agreement between the building contractor and the city. Once approved, no changes, modifications or alterations shall be made to any plan detail, standards, or specifications without prior submission of a plan modification request to the Building Official for review and approval.
(F) Enforcement. The Building Official shall have the authority to order the stopping of any and all site improvement activities, when and where a violation of the provisions of this section has been officially documented by the Building Official.
(G) Minor site plan review.
(1) Purpose. To encourage economic development by expediting the process for small expansions.
(2) Powers. The Zoning Administrator, or another member of the city staff appointed by the Zoning Administrator for such purpose, may:
(a) Review/approve/deny minor site plans for the expansion of a building where the proposed expansion is not more than 20% of the existing main floor footprint of the building, subject to a maximum 10,000 square foot expansion;
(b) Review/approve/deny minor site plans for the expansion of a parking lot where the proposed expansion is not greater than 20% of the square footage of the existing parking lot;
(c) Include in the minor site plan review requirements for such items as dumpsters, landscaping, and building materials;
(d) At the Zoning Administrator's discretion, forward any minor site plan to the Planning Commission for further review.
(3) Standards. Must meet all standards of the Zoning Ordinance. Any proposed expansion to a property subject to an existing Conditional Use Permit (CUP), must comply with the procedures and requirements set forth in § 155.440 of this subchapter instead of the minor site plan review process set forth in this section.
(4) Appeals. Applicant may appeal the Zoning Administrator’s decision to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(H) Lapse of site plan approval. Site plan approval shall become null and void if within one year after site plan approval by the City Council at least 100% of the site plan has not been completed (as determined by the Building Official, Engineer, and Planner) unless a petition for an extension of time within which to complete the site plan improvements is granted by the City Council. Such extension shall be requested in writing and filed with the Zoning Administrator at least 30 days before the expiration of the original approved site plan. There shall be no charge for the filing of the petition. The request for extension shall state facts showing a good faith attempt to complete or utilize the site plan permitted. Such petition shall be presented to the Planning Commission for a recommendation and to the City Council for a decision.
(Ord. 110, passed 11-15-97; Am. Ord. 121, passed 2-23-99; Am. Ord. 126, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 0405, passed 5-11-04; Am. Ord. 0605, passed 7-25-06; Am. Ord. 0701, passed 1-9-07)