City of Roseville, MI Article XXI Site Plan Review (All Districts)

§ 370-79 Site plan process.

The site plan review requirements and the procedure for reviewing site plans as set forth and regulated herein are intended to provide an essential vehicle for the design and review of land development that will promote compatibility between land uses in terms of internal and external considerations and for compliance with the requirements of this chapter. For these purposes, as well as for the purpose of promoting and protecting the public health, safety, and general welfare of the inhabitants of this City and for the preservation of its land resources, provision is made herein for the submittal and review of site plans. In order to provide sufficient information to properly review site development proposals in the City, certain basic drawings, plans and pertinent site development data shall be required as herein set forth.

A. Site plans required. A site plan shall be required for review before the City shall issue a building permit for:

(1) Any residential building and building additions.

(2) Any nonresidential building or nonresidential building addition permitted in a residential district.

(3) Any new office, commercial or industrial building or buildings.

(4) Any addition to an existing nonresidential building for which:

(a) Additional off-street parking is required.

(b) Required off-street parking would be lost as a result of the addition.

(c) Alterations will be made to the general layout of the parking area.

(5) Any use or uses permitted as a conditional use or a use permitted subject to special conditions in this chapter.

(6) Any multiple-family residential building or development.

(7) Any public building or public utility building.

(8) Any revision to a previously approved site plan.

(9) Any building or buildings or land use for which a site plan is required as set forth in this chapter.

(10) Off-street parking layouts in a P-1 District.

B. Site plan submittal procedure.

(1) Before submittal of a site plan as required herein, the applicant shall first:

(a) Obtain a copy of the Roseville Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map to determine if the use proposed for the site is permitted in the district in which the site is zoned and to familiarize himself/herself with the general requirements of this chapter with regard to building height, bulk setback, density and area by zoning district, as well as the numerical off-street parking requirements, parking layout standards, and the loading and unloading requirements of this chapter.

(b) Obtain a copy of the Site Plan Review Procedures Manual and Checklist so as to familiarize himself/herself with the information that is to be provided on a site plan.

(2) Copies of the Zoning Ordinance, Zoning Map and the Site Plan Review Checklist may be obtained from the City of Roseville for a fee established by the City Council. Fees for these materials shall be payable to the City of Roseville before issuance of any of the materials by the Building Department.

(3) Upon submittal of a site plan for review, the Building Department shall first examine the site plan package for completeness. No site plans submitted shall be accepted for review until or unless they are complete in their content, a sufficient number of site plans are provided, the site plan review checklist has been properly filled out, and all applicable fees for the review of a site plan as established by City Council have been paid.

C. Site plan review process. Site plans submitted for site plan review as set forth in this article shall be submitted to the Building Department for its review or for distribution to the Planning Commission for its review. The Building Department and the Planning Commission shall review site plans for compliance with all of the applicable requirements of the Roseville Zoning Ordinance, the procedures set forth in the City's Site Plan Review Procedures Manual and as provided on the Site Plan Review Checklist.

D. Site plan review (Building Department). The Building Department shall review all site plans not specifically set forth in Subsection E of this section for review by the Planning Commission. The Building Department shall forward copies of site plans it will review and site plans that will be reviewed by the Planning Commission to all applicable review agencies for their review and comments within the specified time limits established by the Building Department. The Building Department shall have the authority to forward any site plan not specifically set forth in Subsection E of this section, at its discretion, to the Planning Commission for review.

E. Site plan review (Planning Commission). Site plans submitted to the Building Department for review by the Planning Commission shall include:

(1) Single-family detached site condominium subdivision developments.

(2) Single-family attached or detached cluster housing developments.

(3) Multiple-family residential development.

(4) Any development proposed on any land that has been rezoned from a residential district to a nonresidential district within 24 months after the date the property was officially rezoned.

(5) A new car sales and service dealership.

(6) A used car sales lot in which such sales are the principal use of the property.

(7) A motor vehicle rental facility, either as the principal or ancillary use of the property, when the site will abut a residential district.

(8) A motor vehicle mechanical repair business as defined in this chapter.

(9) A motor vehicle body repair business as defined in the Zoning Ordinance.

(10) An industrial building proposed on land next to a residential district.

(11) Additions to an existing industrial building on land next to a residential district.

(12) A gasoline service station or a gasoline station with commercial adjunct.

(13) A fast-food restaurant, as defined in the Zoning Ordinance, or any additions to such a use, when such uses are located next to a residential district.

(14) A sit-down restaurant as defined in the Zoning Ordinance, or any additions to such a use, when such uses are located next to a residential district.

(15) Uses for which review by the Planning Commission is specifically set forth in the Zoning Ordinance.

(16) Site plans referred by the Building Department to the Planning Commission for review.

(17) Landscape planting plans for all developments other than a single- or a two-family dwelling.

F. Site plan review guidelines. In the process of reviewing site plans, the Building Department, the Planning Commission and the various site plan review agencies shall find that:

(1) The use proposed for the site is a use permitted in the district in which the land is zoned.

(2) All applicable requirements of the Zoning Ordinance are met with respect to the site plan.

(3) The location and design of driveways providing vehicular ingress and egress from the site is acceptable as it relates to all streets giving access to the site and relative to pedestrian traffic.

(4) Traffic circulation within the site relative to the location and functional layout of off-street parking areas and loading, unloading areas is acceptable. Traffic should flow freely within the designated parking areas. There should be no doubling of vehicle maneuvering lanes for loading, unloading areas, trash pickup areas, etc. When a row of off-street parking spaces exceed eight spaces in a row, adequate area shall be provided for vehicles to turn around, including trucks. Such vehicle turnaround may consist of a cul-de-sac turnaround, the diameter of which shall not be less than 64 feet, or by means of a hammerhead or T-type turnaround consisting of two angular appendages extending out at the end of the vehicle maneuvering lane. Each appendage shall be equal in length to 1/2 the required length of a parking space, plus the full required width of the maneuvering lane, or by means of some other turnaround of sufficient size and area to accommodate large, tandem-wheeled service vehicles in a manner acceptable to the Building Department and public safety officials.

(5) Satisfactory and harmonious relationships between development proposed on a site and the existing development on contiguous lands will he achieved through:

(a) The location of loading, unloading areas and trash receptacles so as to minimize their impact.

(b) The use of screening devices of sufficient extent to carry out the intent and purpose of the screening requirements of this chapter.

(c) Design compatibility between the proposed development and existing development so that it will be compatible with adjacent development in terms of its architecture and the types and color of the exterior building wall materials to be used.

(d) The provision of adequately sized and located recreation facilities and/or open space areas where applicable.

(e) The preservation of areas of natural significance where applicable.

(6) Landscaping within the site is located so as to provide an attractive appearance throughout the site and is of sufficient extent to achieve this end.

(7) Freestanding light fixtures and exterior building wall light fixtures are such that they will present a soft visual image and not a bright radiant or sharp light, particularly with respect to adjacent land use, especially residential land use.

(8) All developments must provide a sidewalk on all right-of-way (ROW) frontages.

[Added 1-14-2014 by Ord. No. 1265]

(9) All developments must provide clear, accessible pedestrian walks from the ROW sidewalk to the entrance of the business.

[Added 1-14-2014 by Ord. No. 1265]

G. Site plan action (Building Department). Site plans submitted to the Building Department for review and approval, as set forth in Subsection D of this section, shall be reviewed by the Building Department in the manner prescribed herein and in the Site Plan Review Procedures Manual.

(1) Review by the Building Department and involved review agencies shall be undertaken in a workmanlike and timely manner. Upon completion of the review of a site plan, the Building Department shall take one of the following actions:

(a) Approve the site plan and so notify the applicant, in writing, of the approval;

(b) Approve the site plan, subject to minor revisions; or

(c) Disapprove the site plan and notify the applicant, in writing, of the reason or reasons for disapproval.

(2) An applicant, upon notification of disapproval of a site plan, may:

(a) Revise the site plan accordingly and resubmit the plans to the Building Department for further review or,

(b) Seek relief before the Zoning Board of Appeals within 28 days from the date of notification in the manner set forth by this chapter.

H. Site plan action (Planning Commission). Site plans submitted to the Building Department for review by the Planning Commission shall be forwarded to the Planning Commission for its review and action in accordance with the review guidelines set forth in the Site Plan Review Procedures Manual, and in accordance with the following procedure.

(1) The Planning Commission shall review the site plan in a workmanlike and timely manner and upon conclusion of its review, shall take one of the following actions:

(a) Approve the site plan.

(b) Table the site plan to allow for revisions and resubmittal by the applicant.

(c) Approve the site plan, subject to only a minimum of minor revisions.

(d) Disapprove the site plan.

(2) Any of the above actions taken by the Planning Commission shall be followed by written notification to the applicant of the action taken.

(3) Disapproval of a site plan by the Planning Commission shall give the applicant access to the Zoning Board of Appeals in a manner prescribed by this chapter.

I. Site plan approval.

(1) Except where otherwise specifically set forth in this chapter, site plans approved by the Building Department or by the Planning Commission shall be in effect for one year from the date of approval. A one-year extension may be given to a site plan. The extension may only be given by the entity that granted the initial approval.

(2) Sites not clearly under development within one year from the initial date of site plan approval, and for which no extension has been granted, shall thereafter be considered null and void and shall require resubmittal for review and approval.

§ 370-80 Improvement guarantee.

Guarantee in the form of a cash deposit, certified check, irrevocable bank letter of credit, surety bond, etc., may be required by the City to be provided in a form acceptable to the City by the project developer. The amount of such guarantee can be made by the City to cover all improvements not normally covered in the building permit, such as but not necessarily limited to landscaping, including earth berms, walls, lighting, surfacing of drives, parking, vehicle maneuvering lanes, including acceleration and deceleration lanes, and other traffic control and traffic circulation improvements, sidewalks, on-site drainage structures, storm sewers, etc. The guarantee shall include a schedule of costs assigned to the several improvements. Monies may be released to the applicant in proportion to work completed and accepted on the various improvements. Any partial release of funds shall leave a balance of not less than 10% of the guarantee, which shall be retained by the City until all work has been completed and subsequently inspected and approved by the City.