§ 21.24.070. Procedures for planned developments.

A.

Application Procedures. All planned development applications shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Director in accordance with the requirements of Section 21.10.010 Common Procedures for Review of Applications, which shall include the written summary of community meetings held in connection with a pre-application conference in accordance with the requirements of Section 21.10.010(A) and an application community meeting in accordance with Section 21.10.010(B). Applications shall be submitted on forms provided by the Planning and Zoning Director and accompanied by any required fees, preliminary or final plans or other required submittals.

B.

Application Options. An applicant may elect one of the following procedural options:

1.

An applicant may submit a preliminary plan for informal review by the Planning and Zoning Director and other City departments the Director deems appropriate, prior to the submission of a final planned development application.

2.

An applicant may submit a preliminary plan for formal review and decision by the Planning Commission.

3.

An applicant may elect to submit only a complete final planned development application.

C.

Review of Preliminary Planned Development Plans. The following procedures shall apply to the review of preliminary planned development plans.

1.

Staff Review. The Planning and Zoning Director may distribute copies of a preliminary plan for review by the appropriate City departments.

2.

Staff Comments on Preliminary Plan. Following review of any preliminary plan, the Planning and Zoning Director and any other City department reviewing the preliminary plan will provide the applicant with any written comments prepared in connection with the review of the preliminary plan and will transmit a copy of any written comments to the Planning Commission.

3.

Optional Work Session or Public Meeting. If the Planning and Zoning Director deems necessary, the Director or the Planning Commission may hold a work session or public meeting for the review of the preliminary plan. Notice of the work session or public meeting must be given by the applicant in accordance with the notice requirements set forth in Section 21.10.020(D).

4.

Public Hearing. If the applicant requests action on a preliminary plan by the Planning Commission, the Planning Commission shall schedule and hold a public hearing on a preliminary planned development application. The applicant shall give notice of the hearing in accordance with the notice requirements set forth in Section 21.10.020(B) and 21.10.020(C) and any other requirements established by the Planning Commission.

5.

Decision on Preliminary Plan. Within thirty days of the conclusion of the public hearing, the Planning Commission shall decide to: (1) approve the preliminary plan; (2) approve the preliminary plan subject to specific conditions; or (3) deny the preliminary plan.

D.

Review of Final Plans and Application.

1.

Staff Review. The Planning and Zoning Director shall distribute copies of a final planned development application to appropriate City departments for review after having determined that the submission is complete.

2.

Staff Report. Following review of any complete final planned development application, the Planning and Zoning Director and any other City department reviewing the application will prepare a staff report on the final planned development application and transmit the staff report to the Planning Commission prior to the required Planning Commission public hearing on the application.

3.

Public Hearing. The Planning Commission shall schedule and hold a public hearing on the complete final planned development application. The applicant shall give notice of the hearing in accordance with the notice requirements set forth in Section 21.10.020(B) and 21.10.020(C) and any other requirements established by the Planning Commission.

4.

Decision on Final Plan and Application. Any staff reports received by the Planning Commission will be considered at the public hearing. Within thirty days of 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.

5.

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-31-11 Amended, § I, 2-13-2012; 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.