The applicant must prepare and submit a site plan review application
that includes the proposed site plan and supporting documentation
that meets the submission requirements set forth below.
A. The applicant must provide the Department of Planning with a list
of names and addresses of all property owners who are adjacent to,
or directly across a roadway from, where the site development is proposed.
The Director of Planning, at their discretion, may require that other
property owners be notified of a project to be reviewed by the Planning
Commission when the project may have impacts to the broader community.
All property owners on the list provided by the applicant must be
notified of the date, time and place of the hearing before the Planning
Commission at least 14 days prior to the meeting. Written notice of
the pending application must be provided to the members of the Commission,
and Board of Appeals if applicable.
B. At a minimum, site plans shall include all items as specified on
the most recent checklist provided by the Department of Planning which
is incorporated by reference and made a part hereof as though it were
fully stated herein.
C. Within 10 days of the receipt of a formal site plan review application,
the Director of Planning must review the material and determine whether
or not the submission is complete. If the application is determined
to be incomplete, the Department must notify the applicant in writing
of this finding, must specify the additional materials required to
make the application complete and must advise the applicant that the
application will not be considered by the Planning Commission until
the additional information is submitted.
D. Upon determining that the application is complete, the Director of
Planning must notify the applicant in writing of the finding of completeness
and schedule a hearing before the Planning Commission. The site plan
will not be scheduled for review any sooner than 30 days after the
Director has determined that the submission is complete. The Director,
upon consultation with the Chair of the Commission, may schedule a
hearing before the Commission sooner than 30 days if the project is
deemed to be minor in nature.
E. If the application is complete, the Department of Planning must forward
the application and plans to appropriate City, county and state agencies.
These may include, but are not limited to, the Department of Public
Works, Soil Conservation District, Critical Area Commission, Police
Department, Ambulance Corps, Susquehanna Hose Company, Fire Marshal's
office, Harford County Health Department, county agencies and, where
applicable, the State Highway Administration. The Department of Planning
receives and coordinates various agency responses for submission to
the Planning Commission.
F. By submitting its application, the applicant agrees that City staff
and the Planning Commission members may conduct an on-site inspection
of the proposed development to review the existing conditions, field
verify the information submitted and investigate the development proposal.
G. The Director of Planning must publish notice of the time, date, and
place of the Planning Commission meeting at least seven days prior
to the hearing on the City's website and must include a downloadable
copy of the site plan and application. The agenda must also be posted
in a conspicuous location at City Hall. The property that is the subject
of the application shall also be conspicuously posted with a zoning
notice at least 10 days before the meeting, in a form approved by
the Mayor and City Council.