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Double Oak City Zoning Code

§ 25

APPLICATION FOR ZONING CHANGE.

25-1 
Any person, firm or corporation requesting a change of zoning from one district classification to another district classification is required to make an application in writing to the Planning and Zoning Commission, and shall submit the following information with such request:
(1) 
A clearly typed legal description of the land on which a zoning change is requested, together with the local street address, if any.
(2) 
Name and address of the owner or owners of the property, the name and address of the person making the application. If the application is made by anyone other than the owner or owners, the application must contain a statement that the applicant is authorized to act for the owner pursuant to an attached statement in writing signed by the owner or owners of the property authorizing the applicant to make such application on their behalf.
(3) 
The specific district use requested and the specific district use under which the property is regulated at the time of making the application.
(4) 
A scale drawing showing the property and any proposed public or private streets and alleys; building sites and individual building lots; any areas proposed for dedication or reserved as parks, parkways, playgrounds or school sites, all easements for utilities, garbage, drainage or street widening; all proposed changes of existing streets or street widening; the points of ingress and egress from existing public streets; an accurate survey of the boundaries of the tract and its topography with contour intervals of not less than five (5) feet, or spot grades where the relief is limited; a plan showing major drainage divides, drainage flow paths, off-site drainage discharge onto the site and drainage locations from the site and any areas subject to flooding (including FEMA 100-year floodplain); a plan showing proposed water service to the site including location of fire hydrants; and, a detailed plan showing wastewater disposal and/or collection for each building site.
(5) 
Where multiple types of land use are proposed, a land use plan delineating the specific areas to be devoted to various uses shall be required.
(6) 
Where Building complexes are proposed, a site plan showing the location of each building and the minimum distance between buildings, and between buildings and the property line, street line and/or alley line shall be submitted. For buildings more than one 1 story in height, except single family and two-family residences, elevations and/or perspective drawings may be required in order that the relationship of the buildings to adjacent property, open spaces and to other features of the development plan may be determined. Such drawings need only indicate the height, number of floors and exposures for access, light and air.
(7) 
A plan indicating the arrangement and provision of off-street parking and off-street loading where required. Such a plan may be presented as a ratio of off-street parking and off-street loading area to building area when accompanied by a typical example indicating the feasibility of the arrangement proposed and when the areas where the example would be applied are shown on the drawing of the entire site. Any special traffic regulation facilities proposed or required to assure the safe function of the circulation plan shall also be shown.
(8) 
A designation of the maximum building coverage of the site shall be indicated upon the site plan.
(9) 
Screening and landscaping plan shall be required where such treatment is essential to the proper arrangement of the development in relation to adjacent property. Such plan shall when required include screening walls, ornamental planting, playgrounds, wooded areas to be retained, lawns and gardens if such are determined as necessary by the Town Council.
(10) 
Any other information concerning the property as may be required by the Planning and Zoning Commission or the Town Council.
25-2 
Upon the filing of an application for a change in zoning with the Planning and Zoning Commission, the applicant shall pay to the Town the basic filing fee established by the Town Council in an amount to cover all of the Town's costs including the cost of publication and mailing of notices and any outside engineering costs. An additional filing fee may be required if the applicant requests or causes a hearing to be rescheduled thereby causing additional costs for publication or otherwise.