(a) Process A: Simplified Review. Unless the Building Commissioner deems review by the Planning and Zoning Commission to be appropriate, a site plan may be reviewed by and a decision rendered by the Building Commissioner, subject to all other applicable requirements, without the requirement for additional review by the Commission in the following circumstances:
(1) Construction constituting less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of exterior area of the site;
(2) Alteration of parking design affecting ten percent (10%) or less of the existing parking space;
(3) Any other change having no significant impact on parking, traffic or aesthetics where the review is primarily ministerial.
| All other site plans shall be submitted for review and decision by the Planning and Zoning Commission as otherwise provided in this Article. The Building Commissioner shall apply the ordinances of the City and the review requirements otherwise applicable in reviewing or rendering a decision in any Simplified Review under this Section. Any site plan denied under this Simplified Review shall, if the applicant is aggrieved, be resubmitted for Standard Review as provided herein within ten (10) days of such denial. |
(b) Process B: Standard Review. The site plan shall be submitted with the application for site plan approval to the Building Commissioner who shall institute an administrative review of the site plan by all affected City departments. The results of this review shall be compiled by the Building Commissioner and shall be reported by him/her to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its consideration. Upon receiving the site plan application, and associated documents from the Building Commissioner, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall complete its review of the site plan and shall render a decision on the application either denying, approving or approving with conditions. The site plan application, along with the Planning and Zoning Commission's action and reasoning, shall be forwarded to the Board of Aldermen as an informational item, where it shall be its option to either require a further review and approval of the site plan at the Board level, or concur with the Commission by taking no further action.
(c) No buildings, facilities, establishments or service concerns may occupy or use any portion of the subject tract until the required improvements are constructed or a performance bond or escrow agreement is posted covering construction of improvements as determined by the Building Commissioner. If the development is to occur in sections, all improvements necessary to the proper operation and functioning of the section, even though same may be located outside the section, must be constructed and installed, or a performance bond or escrow agreement posted covering the estimated cost of improvements, as determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(d) Every single-family dwelling hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a separate lot or tract, and in no case shall there be more than one (1) single-family dwelling on one (1) lot or tract except for accessory buildings or uses, as defined herein, and except for any structure authorized as part of a planned or special district or similar procedure requiring submission to the Planning and Zoning Commission of a site plan for review and approval.
