The Plan Commission shall review and approve, review and approve
with conditions, or review and deny all site plans submitted under
this chapter.
Site plan review shall be required in the following situations:
A. Any new industrial or commercial construction, or any expansion,
alteration or change of use that affects 2,000 square feet or more
of total floor area.
[Amended 10-18-2012]
B. Any conditional use permit, planned development group, or planned
urban/unit development.
[Amended 10-18-2012]
C. Multifamily residential developments per Article
XXV.
D. Any other use as dictated in this chapter.
If a prospective applicant of the Plan Commission requests a
preapplication conference, the prospective applicant shall provide
a generalized site plan for consideration of the overall idea of the
development.
A. Basic questions of use, density, integration with existing development
in the area and impacts on and the availability of public infrastructure
shall be discussed.
B. A prospective applicant should schedule this conference with the
Zoning Administrator and such other City representatives as appropriate.
C. At this conference, the applicant or his/her representative shall
be presented with the applicable procedures required by this chapter
for approval of the proposed development and with any special steps
that might have to be followed, such as requests to the Zoning Board
of Appeals, as well.
D. Any application requirements that are not applicable for the specific
proposed development should be identified; however, the Plan Commission
may require additional information that it later determines appropriate.
E. There shall be no charge or fee to the applicant for this preapplication
conference.
Each site plan shall depict the following, except for those
items determined during the preapplication conference to be not applicable
or if the Plan Commission grants a waiver. If the applicant fails
to provide all the information required by this chapter, then the
site plan shall be deemed incomplete and may be rejected by the Zoning
Administrator on that basis.
B. Location of property lines, dimensions, and setbacks.
C. Location of existing and proposed public roads, rights-of-way and
private easements of record.
D. Location of existing water bodies, surface drainageways, stormwater
controls, floodplains, and wetlands.
E. Location of existing and proposed buildings.
F. Location of parking areas and all exterior lighting.
G. Location of all loading/unloading areas.
H. Location of all sidewalks, walkways, bicycle paths and areas for
public use.
I. Location of all utilities on the site.
J. Location and specifications for all fences, walls, and other screening
features.
K. Location and specifications for all existing and proposed perimeter
and internal landscaping.
L. Location and specifications for screening of all trash receptacles
and other solid waste disposal facilities.
M. Location and specifications for proposed signs.
N. Elevation drawings for proposed commercial structures.
O. Location and specifications for any existing or proposed above- or
below-ground storage facilities for any chemicals, salts, flammable
materials, or hazardous materials as well as any containment structures
or clear zones required by government authorities.
P. Floor plans, when needed to determine the number of parking spaces
required.
[Amended 10-10-2022 by Ord. No. 1945-22]
The Plan Commission shall approve, or approve with conditions,
an application for a site plan upon a finding that the proposed site
plan complies with all applicable provisions of this chapter and the
standards listed below, unless the Plan Commission waives a particular
standard upon a finding that the standard is not applicable to the
proposed development under consideration and the waiver of that standard
will not be significantly detrimental to surrounding property or to
the intent of this chapter. The Plan Commission may impose reasonable
conditions with the approval of a final site plan pursuant to the
following standards.
A. Topography and vegetation. The site plan shall be designed so that
there is a limited amount of change in the overall natural contours
of the site and shall minimize reshaping in favor of designing the
project to respect existing features of the site in relation to topography,
the size and type of the lot, the character of adjoining property,
the minimization of tree and soil removal and the type and size of
buildings. The site shall be developed so as not to impede the normal
and orderly development or improvement of surrounding property for
uses permitted in this chapter.
B. Stormwater. Special attention shall be given to proper site drainage
so that removal of stormwaters will not adversely affect neighboring
properties.
C. Emergency services. All buildings shall be so arranged as to permit
emergency vehicle access by some practical means.
D. Exterior lighting shall be arranged as follows:
(1) It is deflected away from adjacent properties.
(2) It does not impede the vision of traffic along adjacent streets.
(3) It does not unnecessarily illuminate night skies.
E. Traffic generation, circulation and parking areas. The arrangement
of public or common ways for vehicular and pedestrian circulation
shall respect the pattern of existing or planned streets and pedestrian
or bicycle pathways in the area.
F. Architectural plans; existing and proposed structures. The proposed
conditional land use shall be designed, constructed, operated, and
maintained so to complement the surrounding area. Physical buffers
shall be added as needed for neighboring conformance.
G. Consistency with other plans and statutes. Site plans shall conform
to all applicable requirements of City, state and federal statutes
and the City of Reedsburg Comprehensive Plan, and approval may be
conditioned on the applicant receiving necessary City, state and federal
permits.
Amendments to an approved site plan shall be permitted under
the following circumstances:
A. Minor changes that still conform to the standards of this chapter
may be approved by the Zoning Administrator upon determining that
the proposed revision(s) will not alter the basic design and character
of the site plan nor any specified conditions imposed as part of the
original approval. Minor changes shall include the following:
(1) Reduction in the size of any building.
(2) Movement of buildings by no more than 15 feet.
(3) Landscaping approved in the site plan that is replaced by similar
landscaping to an equal or greater extent.
(4) Changes in floor plans that do not exceed 10% of the total floor
area and which do not alter the character of the development.
(5) Internal rearrangement of a parking lot that does not affect the
number of parking spaces or alter access locations or design.
(6) Changes required by City, state, or federal regulatory agencies in
order to conform with other laws or regulations, provided the extent
of such changes does not alter the basic design and character of the
site plan, nor any specified conditions imposed as part of the original
approval.
B. All amendments to a site plan approved by the Zoning Administrator
shall be in writing. After approval by the Zoning Administrator, the
applicant shall submit a revised site plan showing the approved amendment.
C. An amendment to an approved site plan that cannot be processed by the Zoning Administrator under Subsection
A shall be processed in the same manner as the original site plan application.
An approved site plan review shall expire one year following
approval by the Plan Commission, unless construction has begun pursuant
to the permit, and within two years if construction is not complete.
Prior to the expiration, the property owner may apply to the Plan
Commission for an extension prior to the expiration of the site plan
review.
No application for a site plan review which has been denied,
wholly or in part, by the Plan Commission shall be resubmitted for
a period of one year from the date of such denial, except on grounds
of new evidence or proof of changed conditions found by the Zoning
Administrator to be valid or if the City attorney by a written opinion
states that in the attorney's professional opinion, the decision made
by the Plan Commission or the procedure used in the matter was clearly
erroneous. A reapplication shall be processed in the same manner as
the original application.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Fees for a site plan review shall be the same as those for a
conditional use permit as per the current City Fee Schedule on file
in the City's offices or available on the City's website.