Council may on motion of any member, or on petition, amend or change the maps, districts, setback building lines or regulations of this Zoning Code, provided that before such action is taken the matter shall first be submitted to the Planning Commission for its opinion and recommendations. The Commission shall be allowed a reasonable time, not less than thirty (30) days, for consideration and report thereon, and a public hearing shall be held before the appropriate committee of Council. Ten (10) days’ notice of such public hearing and of the intention to amend or change the maps, districts, setback building lines or regulations shall be given by publication in the City Record.

(Ord. No. 598-A-72. Passed 6-26-72, eff. 6-29-72)

   (a)   In the case of a proposed amendment to the zoning map, the developer may be required to submit a site development plan showing the use of the land, the location and size of each proposed building, the height and number of stories of each proposed building, the number of square feet of lot area, the ratio of floor area to site area, the location of driveways and open space, the location and number of proposed parking spaces and the location and identification of any screening or fencing. The Planning Commission and/or Council may require that such plan be modified, and may qualify its approval of the zoning map amendment in such case by labeling the plan “Approved Site Development Plan.” A copy of the approved site development plan shall be filed with the Division of Building and the Planning Commission.

   (b)   Within a period of six (6) months from the effective date of the zoning map amendment conditioned on the site development plan, no building permit or use permit shall be issued for any such property, except in accordance with the site development plan as approved, which shall contain all conditions and limitations placed thereon by Council or in accordance with the zoning classification applicable prior to the zoning map amendment. Unless a building permit for such development is issued within six (6) months from the effective date of approval or within such extension of the period as may be approved by the Planning Commission and/or Council, the zoning map amendment approval shall be void and the zoning shall revert to the classification that existed prior to the approval of the zoning map amendment. (Ordinance No. 598-A-72. Passed June 26, 1972. Effective June 29, 1972.)

   (c)   If in the opinion of the Council, because of special characteristics of a site for which a zoning map amendment has been conditioned on a site development plan, future design and site planning controls are necessary, the City Council may, as a condition of the zoning map amendment, require that any future Building Permits for original exterior construction of buildings or structures within the approved site development plan area be subject to approval by the City Planning Commission. The City Planning Commission shall review the factors listed in division (a) above as well as the architectural design and exterior surface treatment of proposed structures. This review shall endeavor to assure that any development on the conditionally rezoned site enhances and protects the health, safety and welfare of the area.

(Ord. No. 1892-95. Passed 12-18-95, eff. 1-27-96)