The following definitions apply to this chapter.
(a) Development - The construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any structure; the construction, expansion or modification of any parking areas, loading areas, access drives or other paved surfaces; any mining, excavation, landfill or other modification of the natural landscape; any changes to approved landscape plans including plant materials, grading, walls or fences.
(b) Site Plan - A plan, to scale, that illustrates the proposed physical changes for parcel or parcels of land.
(c) Major Site Plan - A plan for a development which meets one of the following definitions:
(1) A development involving any new construction other than one or two family residential structures;
(2) A development involving an addition of more than 20 percent of the gross floor area of a structure or more than 5,000 square feet of impervious surface;
(3) A development involving more than 10,000 square feet of impervious surface;
(4) A development impacting or adjacent to a historic, archaeological, or environmentally sensitive feature;
(5) A development impacting a non-residential site adjacent to a residential zoning district;
(6) A development which conflicts with an adopted City plan;
(7) A development of a non-conforming site or site which does not meet the development standards of the zoning district in which it is located.
(8) A development which generates sufficient volumes of traffic, unusual patterns, or types of traffic that result in lowering the level of service of affected streets or intersections; or
(9) Other unusual or unique impacts which, in the professional opinion of the Zoning Officer, warrant public review.
(d) Minor Site Plan - A plan for a development which does not qualify as a Major Site Plan.
(Ord. 95-36. Passed 6-20-95.)