[CC 2001 §17.76.010; Ord. No. Z-1-99 §400.190(A) — (E), 6-8-1999]
A.
The
owner of any tract of land may request a special use permit for the
use and development of such tract for residential or for residential
in combination with shopping center uses as set forth in the regulations
for Planned Commercial Districts in this Chapter. The development
plan shall be referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission for study
and report. The report of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall
include specific evidence and facts relating the conditions for approval
enumerated in this Chapter. Approval by the City Council shall be
conditioned upon specific findings that the proposed community unit
plan meets the following conditions:
1.
The proposed development of any "C-3" Planned Commercial District included as a part of the plan complies with the regulations for those districts as set forth in Section 405.160.
2.
The buildings, other than those located within a "C-3" District,
located in the area shall be used only for one-family dwellings, two-family
dwellings or multiple-family dwellings and the usual accessory uses
such as private or parking garages, storage space and for community
activities, including churches and schools;
3.
The average lot area per family contained in the site, exclusive
of any area occupied by a "C-3" District or by streets, will not be
less than the lot area per family required in the district in which
the development is located;
4.
The area is adaptable to complete community development, being bounded
by major thoroughfares, streets, railroads or other external barriers
and insofar as possible without a major thoroughfare extending through
the project or any other physical feature which would tend to impair
the neighborhood or community cohesiveness;
5.
The plan will provide for the convenience and safety of vehicular
and pedestrian movement within the site and in relation to adjacent
areas;
6.
Sufficient area is reserved for recreational and educational facilities
to meet the needs of the anticipated population or as designated in
the City's Comprehensive Plan;
7.
Property adjacent to the area included in the plan will not be adversely
affected and to this end the City Council may require, in the absence
of any appropriate physical barrier, that uses of least intensity
or a buffer of open space or screening be arranged along the borders
of the project;
8.
The plan is consistent with the intent and purposes of this Chapter
to promote public health, safety, morals and general welfare.
B.
If
the City Council approves the plans, building permits may be issued,
even though the use of the land and the location and height of buildings
to be erected in the area and the yards and open space contemplated
by the plan do not conform in all respects to the district regulations
of the district in which it is located.
C.
An
application for a special use permit under this Chapter may be made
and processed contemporaneously with a proposed amendment of the zoning
district in which such site lies.
D.
A special
use permit shall automatically expire upon the failure to develop
the use of the land for which the special use permit has been issued,
if the use is not basically developed within one (1) year after the
permit has been issued.
E.
In
the event the use of the land for which the special use permit has
been issued is discontinued for a period of one (1) year, then the
special use permit shall automatically expire.
[CC 2001 §17.76.020; Ord. No. Z-1-99 §400.190(F), 6-8-1999]
The purpose of site plan review is to ensure that the design
and layout of certain developments permitted will constitute suitable
development and will not result in a detriment to the neighborhood
or the environment. All proposals for attached single-family dwelling
units are subject to the provisions of this Chapter and no attached
single-family dwelling units shall be erected or externally enlarged
except in conformity with a site plan bearing an endorsement of approval
from the City Council.
[CC 2001 §17.76.030; Ord. No. Z-1-99 §400.190(G), 6-8-1999]
A.
All applications for site plan review shall be made and processed in the same manner as provided for zoning amendments in Article XI "Amendments" of this Chapter. An applicant for site plan review shall file a copy of an application form and a site plan with the City Council. Unless this requirement is waived by the City Council, the site plan shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer, architect or landscape architect. The site plan shall include and be accompanied by the following items and information:
1.
The site plan shall show all existing and proposed buildings, existing
and proposed contour elevations, structures, parking spaces, driveway
openings, driveways, service areas, facilities for sewage, refuse
and other waste disposal and for surface water drainage and landscape
features such as fences, walls, planting areas, walks and lighting,
both existing and proposed. The site plan shall also show the relation
of the above features to adjacent ways and properties. The site plan
shall also show all contiguous land owned by the applicant or by the
owner of the property which is the subject of the application.
2.
The applicant shall submit such material as may be required regarding
design features intended to integrate the proposed new development
into the existing landscape, to enhance aesthetic assets and to screen
objectionable features from neighbors.
