(A) Approval of plan required. Prior to site preparation, building construction, or other improvements to land within a Special Development District, there shall be an approved development plan for said district. The approved development plan shall establish requirements regulating development, uses and activity within a Special Development District.
(B) Preapplication conference. Prior to submittal of a formal application for a Special Development District, the applicant shall hold a preapplication conference with the Department of Community Development. The purpose of this meeting shall be to discuss the goals of the proposed Special Development District, the relationship of the proposal to applicable elements of the town’s Comprehensive Plan, and the review procedure that will be followed for the application.
(C) PEC conducts initial review. The initial review of a proposed Special Development District shall be held by the Planning and Environmental Commission at a regularly scheduled meeting. Prior to this meeting, and at the discretion of the Administrator, a work session may be held with the applicant, staff and the Planning and Environmental Commission to discuss the Special Development District. A report of the Department of Community Development staff’s findings and recommendations shall be made at the initial formal hearing before the Planning and Environmental Commission. Within 20 days of the closing of a public hearing on a proposed amendment, the Planning and Environmental Commission shall act on the petition or proposal. The Commission may recommend approval of the petition or proposal as initiated, may recommend approval with such modifications as it deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of this title, or may recommend denial of the petition or rejection of the proposal. The Commission shall transmit its recommendation, together with a report on the public hearing and its deliberations and findings, to the Town Council.
(D) Town Council review. A report of the Planning and Environmental Commission stating its findings and recommendations, and the staff report shall then be transmitted to the Town Council. Upon receipt of the report and recommendation of the Planning and Environmental Commission, the Town Council shall set a date for hearing within the following 30 days. Within 20 days of the closing of a public hearing on a proposed SDD, the Town Council shall act on the petition or proposal. The Town Council shall consider but shall not be bound by the recommendation of the Planning and Environmental Commission. The Town Council may cause an ordinance to be introduced to create or amend a Special Development District, either in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning and Environmental Commission or in modified form, or the Council may deny the petition. If the Council elects to proceed with an ordinance adopting an SDD, the ordinance shall be considered as prescribed by the Vail Town Charter.
(Ord. 21(1988) § 1; Ord. 29(2005) § 26)