Upon receipt of a completed application for approval of a condominium project, the city planning staff shall route copies of the application and development plans in the same manner as a standard subdivision as outlined in this title. Additional preliminary review by the planning staff, fire chief and the building inspector shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. Planning:
1. Letter Of Intent: A letter of intent shall be submitted indicating proposed concept of project for staff review. The condominium declaration and bylaws shall be reviewed as part of the final approval process and will include provisions addressing and fixing responsibility for the maintenance, upkeep and repair of common areas, including common walls, electrical, mechanical, plumbing of utility systems, recreational areas, landscaping and parking areas. The declarations shall also restrict the use of any individual residential dwelling unit to single families as defined in this code. The staff shall also review said declaration to require appropriate disclosure of any unusual circumstances, variances or conditions placed upon the condominium project for approval. (Ord. 2009-07, 7-21-2009)
2. Plans And Related Documents: The staff shall review the plans and related documents to determine whether the project conforms to applicable requirements of the zoning title, the status or extent of nonconforming rights, applicable conditions imposed upon the building or use by ordinance, appeal authority variance, conditional use permit, and/or prior approval under a PRUD, clustered or group dwelling plan. If the planning staff finds there are violations of applicable zoning ordinances or requirements, the staff may recommend denial of the condominium project until such violations have been corrected or requirements completed or bonded for prior to final approval by the planning commission. (Ord. 2015-08, 11-4-2015)
B. Building Inspection:
1. Upon receipt of the application for approval of a condominium project, the inspection department shall review the proposed building plans for new construction, and/or in the case of a conversion project, the property report and plan of improvement, renovation and repairs to determine conformance with applicable building codes. In the case of a conversion, the department shall require inspections of the property and may require supplementation, revision and resubmission of the property report where necessary. (Ord. 2009-07, 7-21-2009)
2. In the preliminary review report to the planning commission, the building department shall note corrections, repairs and replacements which must be made to bring the structures into code compliance; together with a list of renovation improvements proposed by the owner/developer which are not required by code. The chief building official shall also list any requirement of the building code that needs appeal authority consideration due to unique circumstances associated with the structure. The building official may then recommend denial until such time as existing violations of the code are corrected or may recommend preliminary approval of the project and building report, subject to correction of the violations prior to final approval. (Ord. 2015-08, 11-4-2015)
C. Fire Chief: The city fire chief shall inspect each structure proposed for conversion and shall submit a report thereon to the planning staff, outlining the conditions of the structures as they relate to fire safety. The fire chief shall stipulate those conditions requiring improvement, prior to occupancy, in the report. (Ord. 2009-07, 7-21-2009)