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Allentown City Zoning Code

§ 28-9.5

Site Plan Requirements and Review Process.

[Added 4-20-2021 by Ord. No. 03-2021]
a. 
Site plan review and approval shall be required before:
1. 
Any change of use; or
2. 
Any of the following actions taken in contemplation of or in preparation for development of land for any use or purpose not exempted by paragraph c. below:
(a) 
Excavation.
(b) 
Removal of soil.
(c) 
Clearing of site.
(d) 
Modifying the natural condition of any land.
(e) 
Placing of any fill on the land.
b. 
Except as hereinafter provided, no Construction or Zoning Permit shall be issued for any building or use or structure, or reduction or enlargement in size or other alteration of any building or structure or change in use of any building including accessory structures and outdoor storage and sales areas unless a site plan is first submitted and approved by the Planning Board, and no certificate of occupancy shall be given unless all construction and development conforms to the plans as approved by the Planning Board.
c. 
Site plan approval shall not be required for any detached one- or two-dwelling-unit buildings or any uses accessory thereto, such as a private garage or storage shed incidental to residential uses; or accessory nonresidential buildings less than 750 square feet in floor area and the construction of which results in less than a 10% increase of lot coverage, but this shall not limit the requirements for submission and approval of plats as otherwise required by the Borough Land Development Regulations.
d. 
Site plan approval may be granted for plans that can be defined below. Applications for minor site plan approval shall comply with the minor or major application form packages as required.