(a) Submission of a Conceptual Plan. An application and conceptual plan should be prepared for every development and submitted to the Zoning Administrator. The purposes of a conceptual plan layout is to furnish sufficient information for determination of proper integration of the development with the area, compliance with City codes, and to permit an opportunity for the Planning and Zoning Commission and/or the Architectural Board of Review to conduct a work session to review and render comments before the plan is advanced. This process will take place before proceeding with the preparation of the preliminary development plan. However, no action shall be taken at such a meeting and no discussions, opinions, suggestions, or recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be relied upon by the applicant to indicate subsequent approval or disapproval by the Planning and Zoning Commission and/or the Architectural Board of Review.
(b) Submission of a Preliminary Development Plan. The applicant shall submit a preliminary development plan to the Zoning Administrator along with payment of the required fee. The development plan shall be prepared by a qualified professional and drawn to an appropriate scale, and shall disclose all uses proposed for the development, their location, extent and characteristics. The application for a preliminary development plan review shall include the following maps, plans, designs and supplementary documents, unless items are determined by the Zoning Administrator to be inapplicable or unnecessary and are waived in writing by the Zoning Administrator:
(1) An accurate legal description prepared by or certified by a registered surveyor of the state;
(2) A property location map showing existing property lines, easements, utilities and street rights-of-way;
(3) A preliminary development plan indicating:
A. Use, location and height of existing and proposed buildings and structures, including accessory buildings, structures and uses, along with notation of the development standards for building spacing, setback from property lines, and maximum building heights;
B. Location and configuration of off-street parking and loading areas, the arrangement of internal and in-out traffic movement including access roads and drives; lane and other pavement markings to direct and control parking and circulation; and the location of signs related to parking and traffic control;
C. Adjacent streets and property including lot lines, buildings, parking and drives within 200 feet of the site;
D. Proposed and existing fences, walls, signs, lighting;
E. Location and layout of all outdoor storage areas including storage of waste materials and location of trash receptacles;
F. Sanitary sewers, water and other utilities including fire hydrants, as required and proposed drainage and storm water management;
G. Dimensions of all buildings, setbacks, parking lots, drives and walkways.
(4) Topographic maps showing existing and proposed grading contours, and major vegetation features, including existing trees over six inches in diameter, wooded areas; wetlands and other environmental features;
(5) Proposed landscaping and screening plans pursuant to Chapter 1155 – Landscaping and Land Use Buffers; indicating the preliminary description of the location and nature of existing and proposed vegetation, landscaping and screening elements and the existing trees to be removed;
(6) Preliminary architectural sketches of buildings and other structures, floor plans, site construction materials and signs;
(7) Summary table showing total acres of the proposed development; number of acres devoted to each type of residential and/or nonresidential use including streets and open space; number of dwelling units by type;
(8) Other features necessary for the evaluation of the development plan as deemed necessary by the Zoning Administrator or Planning and Zoning Commission.
(Ord. 2006-35. Passed 5-25-06.)