Before either primary plat (plan) or secondary plat (plan) approval is granted the Plan Commission shall make specific findings of the following requirements individually. The vote shall be by roll call vote:
(A) Before plan approval shall be granted, the Advisory Plan Commission shall determine if the development plan complies with the provisions of all ordinances, state and federal statutes or state or federal regulations.
(B) Applications for approval shall not be accepted for consideration if the property constituting the development plan, or the petitioner, is in violation of any city ordinance or state or federal statute at the time the application is filed.
(C) In making its determination, the Advisory Plan Commission shall review the development plan for requirements of the Comprehensive Plan Code, Chapter 153 and the Thoroughfare Plan Code, Old Code 34, the Flood Hazard Regulations, Chapter 152, and the City Zoning Ordinance, and this chapter, for but not limited to, the following:
(1) Compatibility of the development plan with surrounding land uses.
(2) Compatibility of the development plan with the requirements and recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan.
(3) Adequate provisions for internal management of traffic, including access for fire protection and law enforcement vehicles.
(4) Analysis of the capacity of thoroughfares to ensure that adjacent streets can safely and efficiently accommodate the additional traffic generated by the development.
(5) Adequate provisions for public facilities and infrastructure, and provisions for extension of infrastructure to adjacent developable properties.
(6) Provisions for the allocation of land for streets, parks, schools, public and semi-public buildings, homes, businesses and industry, as appropriate.
(7) Adequate on-site management of storm-water, and erosion control on site.
(8) In cooperation with drainage utility or agency of jurisdiction, provisions for management of the additional storm water that will be generated by development of other properties for which this site provides natural drainage. Such cooperation shall not require the petitioner to bear the entire cost of such provisions.
(D) Compliance with the provisions, contained in this chapter, shall not exclude other provisions of the Comprehensive Plan, or other conditions favorable to health, safety and convenience, and the harmonious development of the territorial jurisdiction of the city. Specifically, and as a minimum requirement, the Commission shall follow the review standards and make the individual findings required by the City Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 970, passed 3-5-2007)