Preliminary and final site development plans shall be prepared by the developer for all proposed developments in any Research-Development, Commercial Service, General Industrial and General Industrial-A District and shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for review and approval.
(a) Plans Required. Plans for a development shall be drawn at an appropriate scale and shall include:
(1) Survey. Property and topography, showing land owned and proposed for development, surrounding streets, adjoining streets and adjoining lots and their uses;
(2) Buildings. Locations, size, height and use of all proposed main and accessory buildings, the general design, materials and color and the nearest building on adjoining lots and their use;
(3) Traffic. The proposed system of on-site vehicular and aircraft circulation, details for accessways to streets, methods for control of traffic and type of pavement;
(4) Parking areas. A layout and estimate of the number of spaces, landscaping and other design features and the type of pavement;
(5) Utilities. The location, size and grade for all utility installations and connections to present or proposed facilities;
(6) Site development. A grading plan, the design of landscaped yards, planting areas and fence screens adjoining residential areas, the size, location and type of all outdoor signs and exterior lighting; and
(7) Agreements. Preliminary drafts of all agreements, contracts, dedications, deed restrictions, sureties and other instruments as may be required.
(b) Approval of Plans. A preliminary development plan designed in accordance with the planning standards, regulations and criteria established in this Zoning Code and the Subdivision Regulations shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for review and approval.
If the preliminary development plan, together with any modifications thereof proposed by the developer, is found by the Planning Commission to be in compliance with the requirements of the applicable district and any other applicable parts of this Zoning Code and the Subdivision Regulations, it shall approve such preliminary development plan within thirty days from the date of the meeting when all required plans and data had been received. If not found to be in compliance therewith, the Planning Commission may recommend revisions to be made by the developer.
Upon approval of a preliminary development plan, the developer may prepare and submit to the Planning Commission a final development plan which shall include the final grading plan, detailed plans and specifications for all streets, storm and sanitary sewers, water distribution and all other site features, designed in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations and construction codes of the City.
Upon receipt of a final development plan, the Secretary of the Planning Commission shall transmit a copy of the final development plan, including detailed construction plans and specifications, to the Engineer for his review, report and recommendation. The Engineer shall, within thirty days from receiving the final development plan, provide and furnish to the Planning Commission a report upon the development plan's compliance with those regulations within the jurisdiction of the Engineer.
If, after evaluating the Engineer's report, the Planning Commission finds that a proposed final development plan is in accordance with and represents a detailed expansion of the preliminary plan heretofore approved, that it is in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Code, the Building Code and the Subdivision Regulations and that it complies with all of the conditions which may have been imposed in the approval of the preliminary plan or in the review of the final plan by the Engineer, the Planning Commission shall approve such final plan within ten days from the date of the meeting when all required final plans and data had been received.
After approval, the developer may apply for a building permit which shall be issued by the Building Commissioner.
(c) Revision; Lapse of Approval. The final development plan may be revised by the developer and resubmitted through the same procedure required for the original preliminary and final development plan.
Failure to begin the construction of all or a substantial portion of the improvements approved in the final development plan within one year after the issuance of a permit shall make null and void the plan as approved unless an extension of time is granted by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 2001-150. Passed 4-8-02.)