A.
All applications for zoning permits for any construction, reconstruction,
expansion or conversion, except for one-family and two-family residences
in residential districts, shall require site plan approval by the
Plan Commission in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
B.
In addition, the Zoning Inspector may require the Plan Commission
to approve plans for any one-family or two-family residential structure.
An application for any such zoning permit shall be submitted
to the Zoning Inspector. The applicant shall also submit a site plan
and sufficient plans and specifications of proposed buildings, machinery
and operations to enable the Plan Commission or its expert consultants
to determine whether the proposed application meets all the requirements
applicable thereto in this chapter. The Zoning Inspector maintains
a worksheet describing current fees and procedures, including information
and materials that are required with a site plan.
The Zoning Inspector shall make a preliminary review of the
application and plans and refer them, along with a report of his findings,
to the Plan Commission within 10 days. The Plan Commission shall review
the application and may refer the application and plans to one or
more expert consultants selected by the Commission to advise whether
the application and plans meet all the requirements applicable thereto
in this chapter. Within 45 days of its receipt of the application,
the Commission shall authorize the Zoning Inspector to issue or refuse
a zoning permit. The Zoning Inspector shall then act on the permit
within five days, in accordance with the recommendation of the Commission.
In acting on any site plan, the Plan Commission shall consider
the following:
A.
The appropriateness of the site plan and buildings in relation to
the physical character of the site and the usage of adjoining land
areas.
B.
The layout of the site with regard to entrances and exits to public
streets, the arrangement and improvement of interior roadways, and
the location, adequacy and improvement of areas for parking and for
loading and unloading and shall, in this connection, satisfy itself
that the traffic pattern generated by the proposed construction or
use shall be developed in a manner consistent with the safety of residents
and the community, and the applicant shall so design the construction
or use as to minimize any traffic hazard created thereby.
C.
The adequacy of the proposed water supply, drainage facilities, and
sanitary and waste disposal.
D.
The landscaping and appearance of the completed site. The Plan Commission
may require that those portions of all front, rear and side yards
not used for off-street parking shall be attractively planted with
trees, shrubs, plants or grass lawns and that the site be effectively
screened so as not to impair the value of adjacent properties nor
impair the intent or purposes of this chapter.
Before granting any site approval, the Plan Commission may,
in addition to obtaining advice from the Village Engineer or other
municipal officials, request additional information with special attention
to the effect of such approval upon existing municipal services and
utilities. If additional facilities are deemed needed, the Plan Commission
shall forward its recommendations to the Village Board and shall not
issue final approval until the Village Board has entered into an agreement
with the applicant regarding the development of such facilities.
A fee as set by the Village Board will be charged as estimated by the Zoning Inspector. The applicant will also be required to pay the cost of any consultant reports which may be required by the Plan Commission under § 365-46 of this chapter. Fees for zoning permits in the Extraterritorial Zoning Jurisdiction shall be based on a schedule recommended by the Joint Committee and adopted by resolution of the Village Board.
