(a) A site plan application drawn to scale and approval of such site plan shall be required prior to the issuance of a building permit for a building other than construction of one (1) single family detached dwelling.

(b) The city council shall consider approval of the site plan after review by the zoning administrator and receipt of recommendations from the planning and zoning commission.
 

Each site plan drawing submitted with an application for review and approval shall contain the following information:

(1) Project name.
(2) Vicinity map at a scale of less than 1":1,000'.
(3) Scale of the site plan drawing shall be no less than 1":50'.
(4) North arrow.
(5) Date.
(6) Aerial photography upon which the proposed development features shall be placed.

(7) Public street names and locations for all existing and proposed streets right-of-ways, within or on the boundary of the proposed development, pavement widths, sidewalks and bikeways.

(8) Lot layout with dimensions for all lot lines, all yards and building site(s).
(9) Zoning designations of proposed development and all adjoining lots and development.

(10) Location of all existing and proposed fences, structures, and buildings on the development site as well as within two hundred (200) feet of the proposed site.

(11) Location and sizes of all existing and proposed easements for public utilities in and adjacent to the proposed development including:

(A) Water lines and diameter, fire hydrants, connections to water.
(B) Sanitary sewer lines, diameters, manholes, connections to city sewer line.
(C) Stormwater detention/retention facilities, outlets and inlets with pre and post detention facilities for five (5) to one hundred (100) year storms in five (5) year increments.
(D) Electric and gas facilities and easements.
(E) Telecommunication facilities and easements.
 

(12) Show existing land topography at contour interval of not more than two (2) feet, floodplains and proposed grading and changes to topography.

(13) Proposed open space reserves, park lands and recreation lands.

(14) Proposed location of all proposed parking and loading areas and parking and loading spaces, ingress and egress on the site, fire lanes, required site triangles, curb radius and on-site circulation. A loading space shall be not less than twelve (12) feet by fifty (50) feet with a vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet. The exterior loading space shall be located to the rear or side of the principal use and not within the front yard or required side yard. A minimum ten (10) foot screening wall of masonry or dense landscaping shall be required to screen views of loading docks and loading spaces from any public right-of-way or adjoining residential zone or residentially used property.

(15) Location of existing landscaping features including, but not limited to existing trees greater than six inches (6"), creeks, wetlands, FEMA floodplains or ponds existing on the site and within fifty (50) feet of the site boundary. Also, any planned modifications of a natural landscape feature shall be noted.

(16) Landscape plan showing detail of the location, type and size of the proposed landscaping and plantings as required by this division.

(17) Architectural elevations for all buildings on all sides of the building proposed on the site. Plans to include material, color, texture, windows, doors and other design features of the building, including screening for mechanical equipment on roof or visible at site. Elevations shall be submitted drawn to scale of 1":10' or greater.

(18) Signage plans shall include signs drawn to scale, illumination type, height and construction (material and style) and location for all proposed and existing signs.

(19) Illumination plans shall be provided that show the illumination of the building and structures and the lighting levels within the site and within twenty (20) feet of the site.

(20) Parkland, recreation land and open space reserve plan showing detail of the location, type and size of proposed development features, recreational features, access and egress, parking, trails and sidewalks and plantings as required by this division.

(21) Data to be provided include: Gross area of site, number of dwelling units, percent of lot coverage, percentage of lot covered by impervious surfaces, percent of landscaping, total number of parking and loading spaces.

Criteria for approval.

(a) All applicable city’s comprehensive master plan and ordinance requirements shall have been met as a condition of site plan approval.

(b) All applicable site plan requirements of this division shall have been met as a condition of site plan approval.

(c) The adequate capacity of public or private facilities for water, sewer and access to, from and through the development shall be met as a condition of site plan approval. City reserves the right to deny approval of a site plan based upon insufficient capacity of any public facility or facilities.

Power to amend plans.
When considering approval of site plan, the planning and zoning commission and/or city council may include any or all of the following conditions as they deem necessary to achieve compliance with the intent and purpose of this division and the comprehensive master plan.

(1) Require a traffic study
(2) Require modifications in the landscaping plan to ensure proper screening and aesthetic appearance.
(3) Require the modification or revision of the placement, design or remodeling of structures, signs, accessory buildings, etc., to be consistent with the standards.
(4) Require the type and placement of shielding of lights for outdoor circulation and parking.
(5) Require any new development which produces more than one thousand (1,000) vehicle trips per day to provide traffic mitigation by means of traffic signals, controls and turning islands, landscaping or any other means necessary to insure the viability, safety and integrity of the major street as a through corridor.

(6) Require pedestrian access, separate pedestrian access ways and sidewalks.
(7) Require open space reserves, park land, recreational lands and development or a fee in lieu of land dedication or park land development.

Term of the approved site plan.
An approved site plan shall be effective for a period of two (2) years from the date of approval by city council; at the end the two (2) year period, the site plan shall automatically expire without the requirement of further action by the city unless the development has received a certificate of occupancy.

See Permits for detailed information.
See Land Use and Development for more detailed information.