(1) Site plan review and approval shall be required prior to issuance of a building permit when provided under this chapter.

(2) Site plan review and approval shall be required for all new nonresidential uses and for any multifamily residential development of three or more units. (Ord. 427 § 1, 2010)

(1) Application. Site plan review shall be initiated at the time of building permit application and shall be conducted concurrently with the building structural review.

(2) City Planner Review. The city planner shall review the site plan information submitted with the building permit application to ensure the proposal is:

(3) Additional information may be required from the city planner if deemed necessary to meet the requirements in subsection (2) of this section.

(4) The review and decision of the city planner shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 427 § 1, 2010)

(1) An environmental checklist when required.

(2) The title and location of the proposed development, together with the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the recorded owners of the land and the applicant, and if applicable, the name, address, and telephone number of any architect, planner, designer, or engineer responsible for the preparation of the plan, and of any authorized representative of the applicant.

(3) A written description addressing the scope of the project, the nature and size in gross floor area of each use, and the total amount of square feet to be covered by impervious surfaces.

(4) A vicinity map showing site boundaries and existing roads and accesses within and bounding the site.

(5) A topographic map delineating contours, existing and proposed, at five-foot intervals and which locates existing streams, marshes, and other natural features when applicable.

(6) Site plans drawn to a scale no smaller than one inch equals 30 feet showing location and size of uses, buffer areas, yards, open spaces, and landscaped areas and any existing structures, easements, and utilities.

(7) A circulation plan drawn to a scale acceptable to the public works director illustrating all access points for the site, the size and location of all driveways, streets and roads with proposed width and outside turning radius, the location, size and design of parking and loading areas, and existing and proposed pedestrian circulation system.

(8) A drainage and stormwater runoff plan when applicable.

(9) A utility plan.

(10) A site plan of all proposed landscaping including the treatment and materials used for open spaces, and the types of plants and screening to be used.

(11) Typical building elevation and architectural style.

(12) Landscaping and irrigation plan.

(13) Any other information deemed pertinent by the city staff. (Ord. 427 § 1, 2010)

(1) Minor adjustments may be made and approved when a building permit is issued. Any such alteration must be approved by the city planner. Minor adjustments are those which may affect the precise dimensions or siting of buildings (i.e., lot coverage, height, setbacks) but which do not affect the basic character or arrangement and number of buildings approved in the plan, nor the density of the development or the amount and quality of open space and landscaping.

(2) Major amendments are those which substantially change the character, basic design, density, open space or other requirements and conditions of the site plan. When a change constitutes a major amendment, no building or other permit shall be issued without prior review and approval by the city planner. (Ord. 427 § 1, 2010)