[R.O. 2004 § 420.380; Ord. No. 2.56 § 4, 1-9-2001]
A.
The Zoning Administrator shall require
that all applications for building permits for new buildings or expansion
of any existing buildings in multifamily, commercial and industrial
zoning districts be subject to site plan review in accordance with
these regulations. Developments shall implement the applicable regulations
and requirements specified in the zoning regulations, shall be encouraged
to implement the objectives of the City's Comprehensive Plan and to
foster compatibility among land uses in the City of Mount Vernon.
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The provisions specified for site
plan applications within this manual are only intended to be a summary
of the requirements specified in the adopted zoning regulations for
the City of Mount Vernon. Developers should consult the applicable
zoning regulations for a complete list of submittal requirements for
site plan applications.
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B.
An application fee and deposit shall be
paid at the time the site plan application is submitted. The deposit
shall be used to cover expenses incurred by the City in the processing
and review of the application. If the City's processing and review
costs exceed the amount of the initial deposit, the applicant shall
be required to pay the additional amount.
C.
In order to request approval of a site
plan application:
1.
The applicant shall first meet with
the Zoning Administrator, the Director of Streets, the Director of
Utilities, the City's planning consultant, and all other applicable
City staff members to receive a complete explanation of the zoning
requirement in question, the site plan application procedure and the
application form and to discuss all relevant issues relating to the
site plan application.
2.
The applicant shall submit a completed site plan application form along with ten (10) copies of the proposed site plan and payment of the appropriate application fee and deposit. The site plan shall include data, details and supporting plans which are found relevant to the proposal as specified in Section 405.710 of the City of Mount Vernon zoning regulations. The number of pages submitted will depend on the proposal's size and complexity. The applicant shall make notations explaining the reasons for any omissions. An application shall not be processed unless it has been fully completed, the site plan submitted and the application fee and deposit paid.
3.
Site plans shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer, architect, land surveyor or landscape architect or the owner, at a scale of one (1) inch equals twenty (20) feet, on standard twenty-four by thirty-six (24 x 36) inch sheets. In addition, the site plan is required to comply with all other applicable provisions of the zoning regulations. The additional provisions include, but are not limited to, design standards specified in Section 405.730 of the City of Mount Vernon zoning regulations and the landscape and buffer requirements specified in Section 405.730 of the City of Mount Vernon zoning regulations.
4.
Review of the site plan shall be
performed by the Zoning Administrator or the City's planning consultant
and submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for approval.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall perform their review of the
site plan and staff findings at the next regularly scheduled meeting
of the Planning and Zoning Commission for which the item may be scheduled
and shall adjourn and reconvene as is determined necessary.
