Before taking any action to approve a specific plan, the planning commission and council shall find that the proposed specific plan conforms to the following criteria:
A. The proposed specific plan meets all of the following content criteria:
1. Specifies through text and/or diagrams, the distribution, location, and extent of the uses of land, including open space, within the area covered by the plan;
2. Specifies through text and/or diagrams, the proposed distribution, location, and extent and intensity of major components of public and private transportation, sewage, water, drainage, solid waste disposal, energy, and other essential facilities proposed to be located within the area covered by the plan and needed to support the land uses described in the plan;
3. Specifies through text and/or diagrams, the standards and criteria by which development will proceed, and standards for the conservation, development, and utilization of natural resources, where applicable;
4. Specifies a program of implementation measures including regulation, programs, public works projects, and financing measures necessary to carry out subsections A1, A2 and A3 of this section;
5. Includes a statement of the relationship of the specific plan to the general plan, development code, and any other applicable plan or ordinance;
6. Addresses any other subjects which are necessary for implementation of the general plan.
B. The location and design of the proposed development will be consistent with the goals and policies of the general plan and with any other applicable plan or policies adopted by the town and with any other applicable provisions of this development code.
C. The proposed location will allow the development to be well integrated with or adequately buffered from its surroundings, whichever may be appropriate.
D. All vehicular traffic generated by the development, either in phased increments or at full build out, will be accommodated safely and without causing significantly increased congestion upon adjoining streets.
E. The final specific plan will identify a methodology to allow land uses to be adequately serviced by existing or proposed public facilities and services. In appropriate circumstances, and as provided elsewhere by this development code, the town may require that suitable areas be reserved for uses such as schools, parks and pedestrianways; public open spaces may be dedicated or reserved by private covenant for the common use of residents, establishments or operations in the development.
F. In accordance with the requirements of the California environmental quality act (CEQA), environmental impacts have been reduced to a level of nonsignificance; or in the case where such impacts remain, a statement of overriding considerations must be adopted to justify the merits of project implementation after certification of the environmental impact report.
G. The proposed specific plan shall contribute to a balance of land uses so that local residents may work and shop in the community in which they live.
H. The proposed specific plan will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare of the town. (Ord. 243, 10-15-2013)