The applicant(s) shall consult with the city administrator, the city engineer, and/or other designated administrative officers before preparing a site plan in order to save time, money and to avoid potential unnecessary delays.
(Ordinance 377 adopted 9/11/19)
Prior to submission of a request for a site plan, the applicant (s) shall request and attend a pre-application conference with the city administrator, the city engineer, and any other pertinent city official(s) in order to become familiar with the city’s development regulations and the development process. At the pre-application conference, the developer may be represented by its realtor, land planner, engineer, surveyor or other designated agent.
(Ordinance 377 adopted 9/11/19)
Upon official filing of a complete application for site plan approval, the city shall commence technical review of the development proposal by forwarding a copy of the application to development review team members, such as the city administrator, city engineer, and any other pertinent city official(s). Development review team members shall review the application and shall ascertain its compliance with these and other applicable city regulations.
(Ordinance 377 adopted 9/11/19)
Within 30 days after the complete site plan application package is filed, the city administrator shall:
(1) 
Approve the site plan;
(2) 
Disapprove the site plan with citation to the law, including statute or city ordinance, that is the basis for the disapproval; or
(3) 
Conditionally approve the site plan with specific citation to the law, including statute or municipal ordinance, that is the basis for the conditions.
(Ordinance 377 adopted 9/11/19)
(a) 
If the site plan is disapproved or conditionally approved, then the applicant may submit to the city administrator a written response that remedies each reason for disapproval or conditions provided by the city administrator.
(b) 
If the applicant provides a resubmission in response to the written reasons for disapproval or conditional approval provided by the city administrator, the city administrator shall review the resubmission and then within fifteen (15) days of resubmission may:
(1) 
Approve the conditionally approved or disapproved plan; or
(2) 
Disapprove the plan based on noncompliance with city code or state law. If disapproved, the city administrator shall provide a written statement to the applicant listing the deficiencies the plan has as related to specific city ordinances or other law.
(Ordinance 377 adopted 9/11/19)
(a) 
The city administrator shall schedule consideration of a variance for a site plan on the regular agenda of the ZAPCO, within thirty (30) days after a complete submission for a variance is received, or, in the case of an incomplete submission, after the submission is deemed complete. The ZAPCO shall review the variance and shall recommend approval, approval subject to certain conditions, or disapproval of the variance.
(b) 
Following recommendation by ZAPCO, the board of adjustment shall consider an application for any variance necessary for site plan approval at a public meeting no later than thirty (30) calendar days after it receives a recommendation from ZAPCO.
(Ordinance 377 adopted 9/11/19)
(a) 
Minor deviations or design modifications requiring changes in a site plan may be approved by the city administrator without formal application unless a variance is needed. For purposes of this subsection, minor deviations or design modifications are determined by the city engineer to have no significant impact on neighboring properties, the public, or persons who will occupy or use the proposed development. An applicant requesting changes to a released site plan shall submit a written request identifying the requested changes to the city engineer. Any changes approved by the city engineer shall be in writing.
(b) 
All other requests for modifications to a site plan shall be processed as a new application. If the city administrator acts on the request, new conditions may be imposed, but the applicant may reject the additional conditions by withdrawing the request for an amendment and proceeding in accordance with the previously approved site plan.
(Ordinance 377 adopted 9/11/19)