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Santa Maria City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 12

39 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW

Section 12-39.01 Development coordinating committee.

There is established a development coordinating committee of the City whose members shall be a member of the Planning Commission appointed by the chairman of the Planning Commission, the Director of Public Works, the Director of Community Development, the Director of Recreation and Parks, and the Fire Chief, or their designated representatives.
(Prior Code § 10-132)

Section 12-39.02 Purpose of committee.

The purpose of the development coordinating committee is to give the City staff an opportunity to review the proposal in order to formulate a preliminary report for the applicant regarding required public improvements, zoning, City Code provisions and design changes if needed, in order to give the applicant an indication of the City's requirements.
(Prior Code § 10-132.1)

Section 12-39.03 Review required: Scheduling.

All development proposals submitted to the Community Development Department which involve one or more acres of unsubdivided land shall be reviewed by the development coordinating committee. Upon receipt of the development plan described in Section 12-39.04, the proposal will be scheduled for development coordinating committee review within approximately fourteen days.
(Prior Code § 10-132.2)

Section 12-39.04 Development plan.

(a) 
Number of Prints. Fifteen prints of a preliminary development plan shall be submitted to the Community Development Department.
(b) 
Contents. The preliminary development plan shall be accurately drawn to scale and shall contain the following information:
(1) 
A key or location map on which shall be shown the general area including adjacent property, subdivisions and roads;
(2) 
North point, scale and legal description;
(3) 
Name and address of record owner or owners;
(4) 
Name and address of the person or firm who prepared the preliminary development plan;
(5) 
Land area to the nearest tenth (1/10) of an acre;
(6) 
Contour lines of the entire property or elevation points sufficient to indicate slope of property;
(7) 
Location, name and existing width of all adjoining highways, streets and ways;
(8) 
Location of all permanent buildings and proposed use of each. Also indicate size and number of storage spaces within each building;
(9) 
Any outside storage area;
(10) 
On-site parking;
(11) 
Areas to be landscaped;
(12) 
Location, width and direction of traffic flow of all roadways and driveways within the development;
(13) 
Location of fences and screen walls, and the design and materials to be used.
(Prior Code § 10-132.2(a))