§ 21.22.060. Procedures for major site design plan applications.

A.

Application Procedures. Applications for major site design plan review shall be referred to the Planning Commission for a public hearing. Such applications shall comply with the requirements of Section 21.10.010 Common Procedures for Review of Applications, including a pre-application conference with the Planning and Zoning Director in accordance with the requirements of Section 21.10.010(A) and a community meeting in accordance with Section 21.10.010(B).

B.

Review Procedures for Major Site Design Plan Applications. In the review and decision of major site design review applications, the following procedures shall apply:

1.

Review of Preliminary or Final Site Design Plan. The Planning and Zoning Director will review any required preliminary plan submitted in connection with major site design plan applications. The Planning and Zoning Director will respond to the applicant with written comments on the preliminary plan within thirty days of the determination of completeness of the submission.

2.

Staff Review. The Planning and Zoning Director, after having determined that the submission is complete, may distribute copies of the preliminary plan or final plan to appropriate City departments for review. Within fifteen days of receipt of any preliminary or final major site design plan, any City department reviewing the application will prepare a staff report on the application and transmit the staff report to the Director of Planning and Zoning.

3.

Posting of Property. Notice must be posted on the property that is the subject of the application in accordance with the requirements in Section 21.10.020(A).

4.

Optional Public Meeting on Preliminary or Final Plan. The Planning and Zoning Director may hold a public meeting for the review of the preliminary or final site design plan if he finds that it is in the public interest to do so. The Planning and Zoning Director may hold a work session if he finds that it is in the public interest to do so or if he finds that it will assist the Planning and Zoning Department in its review of the application. The Planning Commission may hold a work session prior to a public hearing on an application if the chairperson of the Planning Commission deems it necessary to assist it in its understanding of the application, notice of a public meeting or work session shall be in accordance with Section 21.10.020(D).

5.

Public Hearing. The Planning Commission shall schedule and hold a public hearing on the complete preliminary or final site design plan. The applicant shall give notice of the hearing in accordance with the notice requirements of Section 21.10.020(B) and 21.10.020(C) and any other requirements established by the Planning Commission.

6.

Decision on Preliminary or Final Plan. Any staff reports received by the Planning Commission shall be considered at the public hearing. Within forty-five days after the conclusion of the public hearing, the Planning Commission shall decide to: (1) approve the application; (2) approve the application subject to specific conditions; or (3) deny the application, and issue a written opinion containing findings and conclusions.

7.

Notice of Decision. The Planning and Zoning Director shall give notice of the decision in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 21.10.020(E).

(Ord. O-1-04 Revised (part), 2005)

(Ord. No. O-31-14 Amended, § I, 2-9-2015; Ord. No. O-35-17, § I, 10-23-2017)

Editor's note

Section II of Ord. No. O-35-17, adopted Oct. 23, 2017 states "Any development applications submitted prior to the effective date of this ordinance but not yet approved shall be evaluated and approved based on the Title 20 and Title 21 chapters as they existed at the time the application was submitted to Planning and Zoning; and development applications submitted after the effective date of this ordinance shall be governed by Title 20 and Title 21 as amended by this ordinance.