Brooklyn Center City Zoning Code
35-230 Plan
Approval
35-230Plan ApprovalIt is declared to be the policy of the City to preserve and promote an attractive, stable residential and business environment for its citizens through encouraging well conceived, high quality developments. To this end, imaginative architectural concepts shall be employed in the design of buildings and in the development of respective sites. In this regard, every person, before commencing the construction or major alteration of a structure, except one and two family dwellings and buildings accessory thereto, shall make application for plan approval from the City Council. Plan approval may be required in conjunction with special use permit consideration. The following rules shall govern applications for plan approval.1)Proceduresa)A "Plan Approval" application shall be initiated by the owner of subject property or by his authorized agent. The applicant shall fill out and submit to the Secretary of the Planning Commission a "Plan Approval"application, copies of which are available at the municipal offices, together with a fee in an amount as set forth by City Council resolution. The application shall be filed with the Secretary of the Planning Commission at least fourteen (14) days prior to the next regular meeting of the Planning Commission.b)The Secretary of the Planning Commission shall refer the matter to the Planning Commission by placing the application upon the agenda of the Commission's next regular meeting; provided, however, that the Secretary may, with the approval of the Chairman of the Commission, place the application on the agenda for a special meeting of the Planning Commission.c)The Planning Commission shall report its recommendation to the City Council not later than sixty (60) days following the date of referral to the Commission. The date of referral is defined as the date upon which the application is first considered by the Planning Commission.d)The application and recommendation of the Commission shall be placed on the agenda of the City Council within eighteen (18) days following the recommendation of the Planning Commission, or in the event the Commission has failed to make a recommendation, within seventy-eight (78) days of the date of referral to the Commission.e)The City Council shall make a final determination of the application within forty-eight (48) days of the recommendation by the Planning Commission, or in the event the Commission has failed to make any recommendation, within one hundred and eight (108) days of the date of referral to the Commission. If during City Council consideration of the plans the applicant submits substantially altered plans from those originally submitted and reviewed by the Planning Commission, the Council shall refer the altered plans back to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation except for alterations or changes requested by the City Council. The time needed for such a referral and review of altered plans shall not count against the time period which the City Council has to make a determination on the application.f)The applicant or his agent shall appear at each meeting of the Commission and the City Council to answer questions regarding the maps, drawings, plans and to furnish such information as may be required.g)The Secretary of the Planning Commission, following the Commission's action upon the application, and the City Clerk, following the City Council's action upon the application, shall give the applicant a written notice of the action taken. A copy of this notice shall be kept on file as a part of the permanent record of the application.2)Required Documents Concurrent with filing application for plan approval, the applicant shall submit, as required, to the Secretary of the Planning Commission the following documents and information:a)A survey drawing by a registered engineer or land surveyor showing pertinent existing conditions, accurately dimensioned.b)A complete set of preliminary architectural drawings prepared by a registered architect showing: I An accurately scaled and dimensioned site plan indicating parking layout including access provisions, designation of locations of possible accessory buildings; landscaping, including trees and shrubbery with indication of species, planting, size and location. II Fences or walls or other screening, including height and type of material. III Lighting provisions, type and location. IV Curbs. V Building floor plans, elevations, sections and outline specifications, including materials proposed. VI Existing and proposed land elevations, drainage provisions, temporary and permanent erosion control provisions, and utility provisions as may be required.3)Conditions and Restrictions The Planning Commission may recommend and the City Council may impose such conditions and restrictions as deemed necessary to protect the public interest and to secure compliance with the requirements of the ordinance. The conditions may include the execution and submission of a Performance Agreement with a supporting financial guarantee that the subject property will be constructed, developed, and maintained in conformance with the plans, specifications and standards.