(a) The Planning Commission shall review the proposed General Plan and may recommend the General Plan to City Council if it determines that the plan satisfies, at a minimum, all of the following criteria:
(1) The General Plan should follow to the maximum extent practicable the Comprehensive Plan for the City, taking into account current facts and circumstances;
(2) An exemption to conventional zoning is justified because the Comprehensive Plan for the City can be more faithfully and reliably implemented by the use of PD zoning;
(3) The General Plan is compatible with the location, topographic and other characteristics of the site and will bear a beneficial relationship with surrounding land uses in terms of noise, smoke, dust, debris, or other nuisances;
(4) The General Plan is carefully designed to support surrounding streets, utilities and other public improvements;
(5) The General Plan represents an efficient and economic use of the land in view of the community's need for a balance of land uses;
(6) All public streets, utilities and services necessary to carry out the General Plan are available to the site, or will be extended or improved by the developer and/or City in time to permit the development to be properly served;
(7) Exception from conventional zoning is warranted by design goals or other criteria and/or the need to provide a variety of development opportunities within the community;
(8) The design of the development protects natural assets such as streams, wood lots, steep terrain, and other critical environments in the City;
(9) Taken as a whole the development of the proposed PD will have a positive effect on the health, safety, and general welfare of the City;
(10) The General Plan appears capable of being implemented by a Final Development Plan which meets all requirements of this Section.
(b) The Planning Commission shall make a formal recommendation to the City Council regarding the proposed General Plan. After receipt of the recommendation, City Council shall act on the recommendation in accordance with Ohio R.C. 713.12 and Section 1139 of this Zoning Code.