Wildwood City Zoning Code
SECTION 415
480 Site Plan Review Procedure.
[R.O. 1997 § 415.480; Ord. No. 1324 App. A § 1003.179, 8-14-2006]
A.
The requirements of this Section shall apply to the review of plans where one (1) or more buildings are to be erected on a single lot, excepting the following:
1.
Developments conditioned by Planned District or special procedure permit.
2.
Single-family residential detached dwellings, including associated garages.
3.
Non-residential buildings less than one thousand (1,000) square feet in gross floor area.
4.
Additions to existing non-residential buildings when the addition is less than ten percent (10%) of the existing building's gross floor area, the addition does not exceed five thousand (5,000) square feet, no new curb cuts are required and where new construction does not reduce existing parking or significantly modify existing on-site circulation as determined by the Director of Planning.
5.
Enclosed stairwells.
6.
Canopies constructed over existing walkways, loading docks or pump islands, where new construction does not reduce existing parking or significantly modify existing on-site circulation as determined by the Director of Planning.
B.
Site plans shall be reviewed and approved by the City of Wildwood and the Departments of Planning and Public Works in accordance with the following:
1.
Compliance of the site plan with the requirements of this Chapter shall be established by the Director of Planning and Parks of the City of Wildwood.
2.
The Department of Public Works shall review and approve the right-of-way, pavement required, curb cuts and other design features of abutting public streets or private or new streets, other than multiple-family access drives within the development connecting the development with a major street or streets. Additional streets may be required for the public health, safety and welfare, when determined necessary by the City of Wildwood. On such streets, the City of Wildwood shall determine the requirements for rights-of-way, street width, width of curb cuts, street trees, sidewalks and any other improvements in adjacent rights-of-way where not covered by Chapter 420, Subdivision and Development Regulations, of the City of Wildwood Code.
a.
The City of Wildwood shall review and approve the plans for conceptual compliance with the various codes and ordinances relating to grading, drainage, silt control, storm sewer services, floodplain (as it affects the development) and other applicable requirements.
b.
At such times as a development is proposed adjacent to a street that is accepted and maintained by the City of Wildwood, that street shall be improved in accordance with the City of Wildwood standards and the cost of improvement of and the dedication of half of the right-of-way adjacent to the proposed development shall be included in the overall development improvements.
3.
The Department of Planning shall review and approve the internal traffic and pedestrian circulation system, landscaping, parking areas and additional characteristics of site design as deemed appropriate. Landscaping may include re-contouring, building of earth berms, vegetative covering, screening or other material alteration of the site as deemed appropriate to enhance areas outside the public right-of-way or to preserve the integrity of adjacent properties. Internal circulation shall include the location, nature, extent, construction and design of internal driveway lanes (including multiple-family access streets), parking lots, driveways to or through parking lots and any other facilities that provide vehicular access to buildings, structures and improvements upon a given lot or tract.
4.
The Department of Public Works shall review and approve the plans for conceptual compliance with the various codes and ordinances relating to sanitary sewer laterals and other applicable requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes.
C.
Information To Be Placed On The Site Plan.
1.
For a site plan to be accepted for review, the following information shall be either placed on the site plan or on a separate sheet accompanying the plan:
a.
Location map, North arrow and plan scale.
b.
Zoning district, subdivision name, lot number, dimensions and area and zoning of adjacent parcels where different than site.
c.
Name, address and telephone number of the person or firm submitting the plan and the person or firm who desires the review comments forwarded to them.
d.
Proposed use of the building and its construction type and distance from adjacent property lines.
e.
Off-street parking spaces, required and proposed, including the number, size and location of those designated for the handicapped.
f.
Type of sanitary sewage treatment and stormwater drainage facilities, including retention ponds.
g.
Dimensions of existing and proposed roadway pavement and right-of-way width for streets abutting the site.
h.
Existing and proposed landscaping, including name and size of plant material.
i.
Existing and proposed contour lines or elevations based on mean sea level datum, unless otherwise waived by the Department of Planning.
j.
Location and size of existing and proposed freestanding signs.
k.
Location and identification of all easements (existing and proposed).
l.
Location and height of all light poles.
m.
Overall dimensions of all buildings and the gross floor area of each building.
n.
Approximate location of any stormwater detention facilities, sink holes and springs, silt berms, ponds and other silt control facilities.
o.
The location of all significant individual trees having a trunk diameter six (6) inches or greater in size, as measured one (1) foot above existing grade, and all related vegetative masses when singular identification is problematic.
p.
Other information, as determined necessary by the Department of Planning, which can include geotechnical reports, traffic studies, Phase I and Phase II environmental assessments, floodplain studies, archeological assessments and similar documents necessary for determinations relating to the public's health, safety and welfare.
q.
Public Hearing. A public hearing on the application shall be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission in those instances where the planned district ordinance requires such due to phasing or the nature of the use identified on the site plan submitted is of a type or intensity justifying the need, as determined by the Department of Planning. The public hearing procedure, unless set forth differently in the planned district ordinance, shall adhere to Section 415.560 of this Code.
2.
Additional information to be placed on the site plan beyond the requirements listed above may be requested based on a joint review of the plans by authorized departmental representatives of the City of Wildwood.
D.
Upon verification of compliance with the site plan requirements stated in Subsection (C), the plan shall be reviewed at the next regularly scheduled site plan review meeting. Joint review of the plans by the departments listed in Subsection (B) shall occur weekly at a time agreed upon by the departments concerned. Within five (5) calendar days of the meeting date, a letter shall be forwarded to the person or firm submitting the plan stating the comments of the reviewing departments. Thirty (30) days from the date on the comment letter, revised plans addressing the listed comments shall be submitted for further review. If revised plans are not submitted within the specified time limit, review of the site plan will be terminated.
E.
The requirements for site plan review contained in this Section shall apply as the minimum requirements. Additional requirements may be stated, as necessary, and written into a policy memorandum. Notwithstanding any exemptions herein to the contrary, the Director of Public Works may also, where access to a public street or right-of-way is intended for the contemplated use or construction, require compliance with this Section and impose such reasonable restrictions or conditions as may be necessary for compliance with City regulations or as necessary for the public welfare or safety.