Odessa City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 14
13 SITE PLAN APPROVAL/PLAT APPROVAL
§ 14-13-1 Generally.
(a)
Approval of a site plan shall be required for all development involving the following:
(1)
Initial approval of a Planned Development or Mixed Use Zoning District
(2)
A Specific Use Permit
(3)
A Shopping Center
(4)
An Apartment Project
(5)
Single-family redevelopment of more than ten (10) lots
(6)
A mobile or HUD-Manufactured Home Park having more than ten (10) units
(7)
An RV Park having more than ten (10) units
(8)
A reduction of the twenty-five (25) ft. Front Yard Building Setback for residential uses
(9)
Special Housing Arrangement - this will include single-family attached as well as housing units arranged on the site in a manner differing from the specific lot, yard spacing and access arrangement established for the conventional residential district including patio homes and staggered building line arrangements.
(10)
Single-family redevelopment of ten (10) lots or fewer
(11)
Any development where more than one main building or use is proposed on a lot or tract
(12)
A mobile or HUD-Manufactured Home Park having ten (10) units or fewer
(13)
An RV Park having ten (10) units or fewer
(14)
An Outdoor Market
(15)
Amending/correction plats
(16)
Amendments to PD and MU site plans
(17)
A reduction of the twenty-five (25) ft. Front Yard Building Setback for non-residential uses
For any development involving categories 1 and 2, approval shall be by the city council after review and recommendation of the planning and zoning commission. For any development involving categories [subsections] 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 approval shall be by the planning and zoning commission with appeal to the city council. Approval of categories [subsections] 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 shall be by the director of planning with appeal to the planning and zoning commission and city council. All appeals may be requested by either the developer/property owner or city staff. Appeals on plats or site plans shall be submitted in writing to the planning department within ten (10) days from the date action is taken by the planning and zoning commission or staff. The city council or planning and zoning commission shall hear the appeal within thirty (30) days from the date the planning and zoning commission or staff, respectively, acted on the plats or site plans. |
When 20 percent or more of the owners required to be notified protest a proposed replat, the case shall automatically be appealed to the city council for final approval. |
The director of planning is authorized to approve the site plans for categories [subsections] 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 listed above, subject to the terms and conditions which are reasonable, necessary, not in conflict with other city ordinances and related to the following subjects: open space, off-street parking, special traffic requirements, hours of operation, noise, sanitation, glare, utilities, setbacks, spacing, height, density, coverage and emissions. |
(b)
The site plan for any of the types of development listed in section 14-13-1(a), which may not be approved by the director of planning shall be submitted to the planning and zoning commission through the director of planning for review as to compliance with the standards herein contained and as to the health, welfare and safety aspects of the proposal and as to access for public safety purposes and the relationship of the proposed development to the use, function and enjoyment of adjacent property. If the site plan involves a planned development district or a specific permit based upon an application for amendment to this ordinance, the planning and zoning commission shall call a public hearing and give notice of same as is provided for amending this ordinance. In all cases involving a site plan for development of a planned development district or a specific use permit, written notice of public hearing on the proposed change shall be sent to all owners of real property lying within two hundred (200) feet of the property on which the change is requested.
(c)
The recommendation of the planning and zoning commission relative to any site plan involving subsections (1) and (2) of section 14-13-1(a) shall be forwarded to the city council for final action. The city council shall either affirm, modify or alter the decision of the planning and zoning commission relative to any such site plan.
(d)
A site plan submitted to the planning and zoning commission or to the director of planning for action shall contain the appropriate following elements:
(1)
A scale drawing at one inch equals 100 feet or larger showing all streets (public or private), building sites, any existing platted lots or blocks, areas proposed to be dedicated for street, drainage, park or utility purposes, points of ingress and egress, topography at five (5) foot contour intervals, and specific areas proposed for types of land use and any special building or fence lines.
(2)
Where buildings greater than one (1) story in height and other than single-family detached dwellings on lots are proposed, the elevation or a diagrammatic section of such buildings may be required and such drawing shall clearly indicate the relationship and influence of such proposed buildings on the exposure of and the light and air access to adjacent properties.
(3)
Where the exposure of nonresidential, mobile or HUD-manufactured home park or multiple-family residential uses to developed single-family areas adjacent is determined to require a screening separation to protect the use and value of the single-family areas, a site plan shall indicate the location and nature of such screening and the approved screening shall be installed as part of the development shown by the site plan.
(e)
Any or all site plan requirements may be delineated on a single drawing if such drawing is clear and capable of evaluation by the planning and zoning commission and the building official.
(Ordinance 2019-13 adopted 4/9/19; Ordinance 2020-08 adopted 3/10/20)