The following plans shall be required as a part of the processing of any development application for any property within the Galleria specific plan.
A. Area Development Plan: An area development plan must be approved by the city council prior to, or in conjunction with, the review of the specific plan for any property within said specific plan. No change to the area development plan shall be made without approval from the appropriate reviewing bodies. An area development plan is a plan that identifies infrastructure, planning units, major street patterns, drainage and detention, utilities, shared public spaces, vehicular traffic impacts, proposed densities, and land use assumptions. It is intended to promote the communication and cooperation between adjacent property owners and developers to encourage cohesive, unified development, and identify the anticipated phasing of construction, and parties involved.
On file in the city (exhibit 1) is the city council approved area development plan for this property which is labeled area 3 on the map identifying the area development plans within the town center overlay district guidelines as adopted by the West Des Moines city council.
B. Specific Plan: A specific plan identifies detailed development criteria for each planning unit identified in the area development plan. The specific plan will conform to the general intent of the area development plan and the town center overlay district guidelines and shall be adopted by the city council by ordinance. This ordinance shall constitute the specific plan for the Galleria Development. On file in the city and made a part of this rezoning is a specific plan map for Galleria (exhibit 2). It is recognized that modifications and changes to the map may be necessary due to changes in building footprints or details; however, the intent is that the major elements of the specific plan should be adhered to and may not be altered without the approval of the city council. Where the specific plan map and specific plan language conflict, the specific plan language shall prevail.
C. Development Applications: Overlay district site plans (OSP) for parcels within the Galleria specific plan must meet the intent of the approved specific plan and shall be submitted to the city of West Des Moines for review and approval prior to the development of any portion of the property. Site plans, which meet the intent of the specific plan as determined by development planning and inspection manager, will be subject to administrative review and approval by the development planning and inspection manager. Site plans for permitted uses which comply (as determined by the development planning and inspection manager) with the design intent as set forth in this specific plan will be subject to administrative review and approval by the development planning and inspection manager. A one week review and comment period by each and all available members of the plan and zoning commission and city council shall precede the administrative approval. If upon review, two (2) or more members of the city council, plan and zoning commission, or a combination thereof request such; or if the development planning and inspection manager deems the proposed site plan is not in compliance with the approved specific plan or is potentially controversial, the site plan will be processed through the traditional full site plan review and approval process. Site plans for permitted conditional uses (Pc) as defined in the city code, unless otherwise amended within this ordinance, shall be approved by the appropriate review body. At the discretion of the development and planning inspection manager, an amendment to the Galleria specific plan ordinance may be required to bring consistency between the ordinance and site plan development proposed. (Ord. 1920, 5-31-2011)