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Wildwood City Zoning Code

SECTION 415

505 Special Circumstances Overlay District SCOD.

[Ord. No. 2569, 11-9-2020]
A. 
Scope Of Provisions. This Section contains the Special Circumstances Overlay District (SCOD) procedure and standards. These regulations are in addition to general regulations appearing elsewhere in this Chapter, which are incorporated as part of this Section by reference.
B. 
Purpose And Intent. The purpose of the Special Circumstances Overlay District (SCOD) is to protect public health and the environment, while allowing appropriate development activities and practices within the SCOD. The requirements of the SCOD establishes a protective zoning process that places more focus on the assessment of physical characteristics and public and environmental hazards that may exist on a property through a multiple-step, review process.
The requirements applicable to the SCOD will:
1. 
Assure that future land use in the SCOD is protective of human health;
2. 
Establish appropriate remediation of environmental hazards and the preservation of such remedial measures, and the steps necessary to achieve the same;
3. 
Require that developments in the SCOD employ construction practices that are consistent with the protection of public health and the environment, as determined by the applicable Federal, State, and/or local agencies and/or governmental bodies, with jurisdictional background and authority, provided, however, that in the event of any conflict between or among the determinations by such agencies and/or governmental bodies as to the respective construction practices to be employed, whichever determinations impose the more stringent standards, provisions, restrictions, or requirements for the respective construction practices to be employed shall apply; and
4. 
Assure soil and groundwater containing concentrations of any Contaminants, as such term is defined herein, are abated in accordance with all Federal, State, and local laws, regulations and guidance. As used in this Section 415.505, the term "Contaminants" shall mean:
a. 
Substances defined as "hazardous substances," "hazardous materials" or "toxic substances" in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq.; or the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, 49 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.; or the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.; or
b. 
Those substances defined as "hazardous waste," "hazardous substance" or "hazardous substances" in Sections 260.360, 260.500 or 260.565, RSMo., as amended, or under the regulations promulgated pursuant to Chapter 260 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, as amended; or
c. 
Asbestos in any form, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment which contain dielectric fluid or other fluids containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of fifty (50) parts per million; or
d. 
Any other chemical, material, substances, or contaminant, the exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any governmental authority or by any Federal, State or local laws, or which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") or the Missouri Department of Natural Resources ("MDNR") finds may be hazardous to public health or safety, including, but not limited to, Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Trichloroethylene ("TCE"), or any other heavy metal or organic solvent which may cause harm to human health and well-being.
5. 
The specific goals of the Special Circumstances Overlay District (SCOD) and procedure are to:
a. 
Obtain more information about the anticipated or existing environmental hazards, Contaminants, or physical characteristic situations affecting real property located within the SCOD, as part of the initial application process for future use of the site, versus depending more so on best available data.
b. 
Establish longer comment periods and more reviews by outside agencies with pertinent roles in the development process associated with these types of sites.
c. 
Create more engagement by the development entity or property owner of experts in the applicable field, which would be verified by credentials submitted to the City for review. Costs associated with these experts would be borne by the applicant, not the City.
d. 
Require more detailed presentation materials for the public hearing processes.
e. 
Assess greater deductions in the gross acreage of the site for environmental or physical factors than that are currently set forth in the Planned Residential Development Overlay District (PRD) regulations or the Natural Resource Protection Standards. Currently, the Planned Residential Development Overlay District (PRD) eliminates floodplain areas and rights-of-way from the calculation of net acreage for the final determination of allowable densities for residential projects.
f. 
Place greater prohibitions for any site disturbances in identified areas of concerns, regardless of soil and slope characteristics.
g. 
Increase the levels of scrutiny of public space allocations, so as to avoid unsuitable areas being dedicated as such.
h. 
Require greater remediation efforts by the developer through cooperation with Federal and State agencies, when applicable.
i. 
Require disclosures to users and buyers beyond the first set of them, specifically as properties are transferred years or decades later.
j. 
Provide for greater oversight of construction processes by the City, if development allowances are granted on a special circumstances site.
k. 
Integrate more after-development inspections and site monitoring to ensure all components of the governing ordinances for the projects are still adhered to, are in place, being maintained, or otherwise still applicable and germane.
l. 
Apply the State of Missouri's land disturbance permit requirements to all sites, regardless if they are one (1) acre or greater in size (application of such is currently limited to that area threshold).
C. 
Designation Of Overlay District. The procedure for the establishment or amendment of the boundaries of the SCOD shall be as set forth in Section 415.560 of this Code.
D. 
Procedures. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the procedures for approval of the development of any property, or part thereof, located within the SCOD shall be the same as set forth in Section 415.510 of this Code, provided, however, that any reference to "Planned Residential District" or "PRD" in Section 415.510 of this Code shall be read to mean "Special Circumstances Overlay District."
E. 
Applicable Zoning Districts. The SCOD may be applied to any zoning district in the City, and may be included in the Planned Residential Development ("PRD") Overlay District pursuant to Section 415.510 of this Code.
F. 
Modification Of District Regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 415.510(D) of this Code to the contrary, the procedures set forth herein may be utilized to modify otherwise applicable underlying district regulations by authorizing any of the following development types and allowing modification to any of the following district standards:
1. 
Any residential, commercial, or industrial use, along with their respective supporting facilities.
2. 
Any accessory use permitted in the zoning district within which the special circumstances development is overlaid. The area and yard requirements for non-dwelling uses shall not be diminished, unless otherwise authorized by the ordinance approving the special circumstances development.
3. 
Lot area, lot dimensions, setback distances, and height requirements shall be as established in the ordinance authorizing the special circumstances development, with the following restrictions:
a. 
Height limitations for structures may be modified by the Planning and Zoning Commission with respect to any structure proposed in an application for a special circumstances development, provided that any residential structure exceeding three (3) stories in height or thirty-five (35) feet shall be set back from all special circumstances development boundary lines at least one (1) additional foot for each foot of height above thirty-five (35) feet above the average finished ground elevation at the perimeter of such structure.
b. 
Setbacks along boundary lines of a special circumstances development and off-street parking requirements applicable in any district shall in no event be diminished.
c. 
No authorized minimum lot size shall be less than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet in the Suburban Residential Area or such other minimum amount as may be authorized by the Master Plan or any amendment endorsed by the City Council.
d. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no lot in a SCOD that is located within a "NU" Non-Urban Residence District or within the Non-Urban Residential Area established by the Master Plan shall be less than three (3) acres in size.
4. 
Design specifications for public and other required improvements.
5. 
In no instance shall the required public space allocations set forth herein be an environmental hazard, as defined by the Federal, State, County, or City of Wildwood governments.
6. 
Land disturbance within setback areas, excepting for the purposes of access and necessary utility installations, preservation area locations, and tree canopy requirements applicable in any district shall in no event be diminished.
G. 
Limited Authority To Modify Other Development Regulations. In approving a "SCOD," the City Council may change, alter, modify, or waive any other provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision and Development Regulations, or any other requirements, as they apply to the proposed special circumstances development. No modification under this Subsection shall occur, except where necessary to avoid substantial practical difficulties particular to the site, where the City Council has made a specific finding to this effect, and where all other requirements for modification have been satisfied, including the standards in Subsection (H).
H. 
Standards For Modifications. No change, alteration, modification or waiver authorized by Subsections (F) or (G) shall authorize a change, prior to review of such modification by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Director of Planning. Unless otherwise specifically authorized by the subject zoning or subdivision provision, no such change, alteration, modification or waiver shall be approved, unless the City Council shall determine the proposed modification:
1. 
Will achieve the specific purposes a SCOD is intended to meet as a condition of its approval pursuant to this Section;
2. 
Will not violate the general purposes, goals and objectives of the zoning and subdivision ordinances, other applicable development regulations, and the City of Wildwood Master Plan; and
3. 
Will address any negative impacts that may result from such change, alteration, modification, or waiver to such provisions through appropriate mitigating actions. The Director of Planning and Parks is hereby authorized to prepare forms pursuant to which any such mitigating actions must be presented.
I. 
SCOD District Application Submission Requirements. No person shall develop or cause the development of any property, or part thereof, located within the SCOD unless a completed application for such development has been submitted and approved pursuant to the requirements of this Section. The SCOD application form and/or the preliminary development plan shall contain and provide the information required pursuant to Section 415.510(H) of this Code, and the following:
1. 
SCOD Application Requirements. A complete application shall contain the information required under Section 415.510(H) of this Code, and an Environmental Site Assessment (hereinafter defined) required pursuant to Subsection (O) of this Section. Along with this information, the applicant shall also provide, as part of this application filing, the following items:
a. 
Federal and State mapping, and any associated documentation, of any environmental hazards that are known or assumed to exist on the site.
b. 
Current letters from the EPA and the MDNR regarding any past and/or existing conditions of the subject site and other pertinent information relative to the safety of it for its intended use.
2. 
Fees. In addition to all other fees and application requirements pursuant to this Section or Section 415.550, every completed application shall include a fee payable to the City of Wildwood equal to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00), plus an additional two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each acre or part thereof included within the area subject to the preliminary development plan. Such fees shall be used to defray the costs to the City to review the application.
J. 
Residential Density Limitation Method Of Calculation. The maximum density of any proposed development within the SCOD shall not contain more dwelling units than otherwise permitted by the requirements of the underlying zoning district or districts within which it is located. The maximum number of allowable dwelling units shall be calculated by dividing the net site area of the development by the minimum lot area requirements for a residential dwelling unit in the respective underlying zoning district in which the development is proposed to be located. In addition to the requirements of Section 415.510(I) of this Code, the following square footage shall be excluded from the meaning of the term "net site area":
1. 
All land that has previously been or currently is designated and/or controlled by an environmental covenant between the EPA or the MDNR and a landowner due to contamination caused by Contaminants, hazardous wastes, toxic wastes, or other defined public health threats;
2. 
All land that is designated under the Natural Resource Protection Standards Regulations as exhibiting slopes that are greater than thirty (30) percent or identified as sinkholes, wetlands, and ephemeral drainageways;
3. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 415.510(R) of this Code to the contrary, land designated for the dedication for public space or public park use may not be considered in the calculation of gross acreage in computing the maximum number of lots that may be created or dwelling units that may be authorized.
K. 
SCOD District Application And Preliminary Development Plan Review Procedures.
1. 
Distribution Of Complete Application For Review. Upon receipt of a completed SCOD application, the Planning Director shall transmit a copy of the SCOD application and preliminary development plan to each member of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Department of Public Works, the Architectural Review Board (ARB), and to such other City, County, State or Federal agencies, as appropriate, for their review and comment.
2. 
City Council Action. Upon receipt of the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation, the City Council shall either approve the preliminary development plan by adopting an ordinance approving the preliminary development plan or deny the application. If the application is approved, the matter shall be returned to the Planning Commission for consideration of a site development plan. In instances where the Planning Commission has recommended denial of a preliminary development plan, the City Council will receive and file the Letter of Recommendation on said request and a public hearing shall not be required, unless supported by its members. If a public hearing is supported by the City Council, a minimum two-thirds (2/3) majority of its members must authorize such to allow for its scheduling.
a. 
In instances, where the Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended support of a preliminary development plan, the City Council shall receive and file the Letter of Recommendation on said request and a hold a public hearing on the matter before its members. For legislation to be adopted approving the preliminary development plan, a minimum two-thirds (2/3) majority of the City Council members must approve it.
3. 
Successive SCOD Applications. No application submitted pursuant to this Section shall be considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission or the City Council, if the real property to be affected by the proposed change was the subject of a similar application subject to a public hearing by the Planning and Zoning Commission within twelve (12) months prior to the submittal of such application.
L. 
Standards For SCOD Application And Preliminary Development Plan Review. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation, along with the City Council's action on the same, shall be based upon the collective compliance of the completed SCOD application and preliminary development plan to all of the four (4) standards set forth in Section 415.510(K) of this Code and the following:
1. 
Public health and safety considerations;
2. 
Adequate remediation efforts by the developer through cooperation with Federal and State agencies, when applicable;
3. 
Conformance with the land use goals, objectives, and policies as set forth in Subsection (B) of this Section; and
4. 
Conformance with all of the requirements and provisions set forth in this Section 415.505.
M. 
Conditions For Approval. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 415.510(M) of this Code to the contrary, consistent with the standards or objectives of the "SCOD," the Planning and Zoning Commission may or may not support an application subject to conditions relating to, but not limited to, the following, which shall apply to any action of the City Council as well:
1. 
The type and extent of abatement, remediation, mitigation or compliance to Federal, State, County, and City environmental laws, standards, regulations, and/or requirements relating to Contaminants, environmental concerns or public or environmental hazards existing on the property, including those identified pursuant to an Environmental Site Assessment(s) (hereinafter defined) conducted consistent with Subsection (O) of this Section;
2. 
The methods or type of development practices, improvements, and common ground required;
3. 
The inclusion of more after-development inspections and site monitoring to ensure all components of the governing ordinance for the project are still adhered to, are in place, being maintained, or otherwise still applicable and germane, which must be described as part of the application process for a development within the SCOD along with the identification of the inspecting entity;
4. 
The assurance that disclosures to users and buyers, beyond the first set of them within a new project area, specifically as properties are transferred years or decades later, are in place and cannot be eliminated, unless acted upon by the City Council, after review and recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission;
5. 
Dedication of land or payment of fees for public space, road improvements, schools or for other infrastructure or public facilities impacted by the development;
6. 
An adequate plan for greater oversight of construction processes, if development allowances are granted on a special circumstances site, relative to those considerations generating the applicability of this overlay district's use;
7. 
Agreement to and representation of all materials submitted by the developer to the State of Missouri are met and indicating an understanding and compliance to the Missouri Department of Natural Resource's Land Disturbance Permit processes; and
8. 
Required provisions for funding of maintenance agreements or trust indentures.
N. 
Trust Indentures And Warranty Deeds. In developments where common areas exist, which may include open spaces, recreational grounds, environmentally protected areas by covenants or other restrictive agreements, or natural resource protection areas, are provided and the acreage of which is or is not included in the gross acreage for density calculation purposes, a trust indenture shall be recorded simultaneously with the record plat. The indenture shall provide for the proper and continuous maintenance and supervision of said lands by trustees to be selected and to act in accordance with the terms of such indenture and these land shall be deeded to the trustees under said indenture by general warranty deed. The trust indenture and warranty deed shall comply with the requirements established in Section 415.470 of this Code, "Trust Indentures and Warranty Deeds." In addition, the trust indenture shall contain the following provisions:
1. 
That common areas, excepting environmentally protected areas by covenants or other restrictive agreements, and including open spaces, natural resource protection areas, or recreational grounds, shall be for the sole benefit, use and enjoyment of the lot or unit owners, present and future, of the entire special circumstances development or that the common areas may also be used by residents outside the special circumstances development. If residents outside the special circumstances development are permitted to use the common areas, the indenture shall contain provisions, which shall provide, in essence, the following:
a. 
No resident of the special circumstances development shall be denied the use of the open space, natural resource protection areas, recreational facilities, or other common ground for any reason related to the extension of such privilege to non-residents of the special circumstances development; and
b. 
At any time after the recording of the indenture, a majority of the residents of the special circumstances development, by election duly called, may elect to allow or disallow usage of the open space, natural resource protection areas, recreational facilities, or other common grounds by non-residents of the special circumstances development.
2. 
The indenture shall contain provisions for the maintenance of all common areas and facilities and the means of collecting assessments necessary for the maintenance thereof.
3. 
The indenture shall contain specific language restricting any disturbance of natural resource protection areas formally preserved under the application of Section 420.200 of this Code by any resident or non-resident of this special circumstances development, as well as any environmentally protected areas by covenants or other restrictive agreements.
4. 
The indenture shall contain no language inconsistent with any requirements or regulations of any of the City of Wildwood's ordinances, including the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision and Development Regulations, and related development standards.
5. 
In addition to these requirements, indentures shall contain specific language restricting any alteration or disturbance of any area of the development subject to an environmental covenant or restriction other than restrictive agreement by any person.
O. 
Environmental Site Assessment. As part of, and as a condition for, the consideration of any submitted application for a residential, institutional, or public facility use, or for action upon the same within the Special Circumstances Overlay District (SCOD), the applicant shall be required to submit a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment ("Environmental Site Assessment"), conducted and prepared by an "Environmental Professional," as that term is defined in 40 CFR Section 312.10(b), as amended, to the City of Wildwood for its review and consideration in accordance with the provisions and requirements set forth herein. The applicant may also be required to submit a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment on the basis of results from the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in accordance with the provisions and requirements set forth herein.
1. 
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment submitted to the City by the applicant shall conform to and be conducted in accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials International ("ASTM") Standard E1527 — 13, "Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process," and ATSM Standard E1528 — 14e1, "Standard Practice for Limited Environmental Due Diligence: Transaction Screen Process," or the most current editions thereof which has, or have, been: (1) promulgated by ATSM, and (2) endorsed, in writing, by the EPA as meeting the all appropriate inquiries rule codified in 40 CFR Part 312, as amended.
a. 
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Report Requirements. In addition to the foregoing requirements, the Environmental Phase I Environmental Site Assessment submitted by applicant to the City must also include all of the following:
(1) 
A statement that ASTM Standard E-1527 — 13 and ATSM Standard E1528 — 14e1, or the EPA endorsed, updated version(s) thereof, were used in completing the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment and that "all appropriate inquires" were conducted in accordance with 40 CFR Part 312, as may be amended from time to time.
(2) 
A description of the procedures followed while conducting the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment investigation in the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment report, including a detailed scope of services of the Environmental Professional conducting and preparing the same.
(3) 
Clear findings and conclusions regarding whether or not there are or was, at any time, any Contaminants or environmental concerns affecting the property.
(a) 
For any Contaminants or environmental concerns identified, whether past or present, the Phase I Environmental Assessment report must indicate:
(i) 
Whether any additional testing or analysis is recommended and, in the Environmental Professional's opinion, the rationale for recommending or declining to recommend additional testing or analysis;
(ii) 
Whether past remedial actions have been taken to abate the Contaminants or environmental concerns to satisfaction of the applicable regulatory authority and/or that the property currently meets criteria established by the applicable regulatory authority permitting unrestricted use of the property without the use of any mandatory controls; and
(iii) 
Whether the Contaminants or environmental concerns have been remediated and/or controlled to the satisfaction of the applicable regulatory authority and, if applicable, what controls remain in place.
(4) 
A Site Map, drawn to scale, showing:
(a) 
The relative location of the property in its orientation to adjacent properties and facilities, with existing streets and drives within fifty (50) feet of said property;
(b) 
Delineation of the perimeter of any major existing structures on the property;
(c) 
Any visible or reasonably ascertainable easements on the property;
(d) 
The approximate location of where Contaminants or environmental concerns have been or are identified, and any other recognized environmental conditions affecting the property, where applicable;
(e) 
The direction, established or presumed, of groundwater flow; and
(f) 
The boundaries of all floodplains, wetlands, and/or potential waterways or watersheds and related buffers on or adjacent to the property.
(5) 
A comprehensive environmental record search, including all standard sources listed in Section 8.2.1 of ASTM Standard E1527 —13.
(6) 
A comprehensive historical review of the subject property, which must include:
(a) 
A copy of documentation provided by a Title Company or title professional regarding reasonably ascertainable recorded land title records, judicial records and records of environmental liens and activity and use limitations;
(b) 
A discussion by the Environmental Professional as to the chain of title, judicial records, records of environmental liens and activity and use limitations associated with the property and any other pertinent records found by the title company or title professional in the historical records review which, when reviewed in its entirety, clearly shows a history of previous uses of the property back to 1940 or the property's obvious first developed use, whichever is earlier;
(c) 
A discussion by the Environmental Professional on the results of the historical review;
(d) 
The Environmental Professional's opinion as to any known or potential Contaminants or environmental concerns affecting the property; and
(e) 
Identification of all known Contaminants or environmental concerns currently or previously affecting the property or a statement conclusively that no such Contaminants or environmental concerns were identified.
(7) 
A signed and dated statement by the Environmental Professional and the applicant which shall expressly state that a purpose of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is to ascertain whether the property is environmentally suitable for the residential, institutional, or public facility use sought by the applicant in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (O) of this Section.
(8) 
A list of the environmental reports, permits and background documents reviewed including a list of interviewees.
(9) 
Discussion of causes of Contaminants or environmental concerns identified on and/or affecting the property, as applicable.
(10) 
The results of contacts with regulatory agencies concerning potential contaminated sites in the vicinity of the property.
(11) 
The resume(s) that describe the qualifications of all personnel involved with the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, together with a summarization of such qualifications for all such personnel.
(12) 
A summary of all of the Environmental Professional's investigations and findings and a detailed Executive Summary clearly setting forth the Environmental Professional's written conclusions and recommendations to address any and all the environmental conditions of the property adverse to the public health, safety and welfare, including without limitation, contaminated groundwater and/or soil.
b. 
Timing Of Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, including, but not limited to, regulatory database reviews, interviews, and searches for recorded environmental liens, must be completed or updated fewer than one hundred eighty (180) days before the submission of the application to the City. In no event may a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment report greater than one (1) year old at the time of application submission be submitted or an update of such report submitted; once a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment report is greater than one (1) year old an entirely new Phase I Environmental Site Assessment report is required.
(1) 
The date of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment report shall be clearly placed on the cover page of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment report.
(2) 
The date of the site reconnaissance shall also be specified in the Environmental Site Assessment report. The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment report must be issued no more than sixty (60) days after the site reconnaissance unless waived by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Wildwood, Missouri, in its sole discretion.
(3) 
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Wildwood, Missouri, shall have the sole right to require an update of any Phase I Environmental Site Assessment report which is equal to or greater than one hundred eighty (180) days old at the time final approval of any application is granted or at any time prior to commencement of construction if additional information regarding Contaminants, environmental concerns, or an environmental issue is discovered.
(4) 
If an updated Phase I Environmental Site Assessment report is necessary because the original report is between one hundred eighty (180) days and one (1) year old at the time of application submission, then the updated Phase I Environmental Site Assessment must include the minimum following updated components, in accordance with Section 4.6 of ASTM Standard E1527 — 13:
(a) 
Description of the new site reconnaissance, including visual inspection of the property and of adjoining properties;
(b) 
Updated site photos;
(c) 
Updated Federal, tribal, State, and local governmental records;
(d) 
Updated search for environmental liens;
(e) 
New interviews with owners, occupants, and operators of the property, or of neighboring properties, in the case of an abandoned or vacant site;
(f) 
All original materials and updates;
(g) 
The opinion of an Environmental Professional addressing all conditions (changed and unchanged) at the property; and
(h) 
A signed certification as to the update of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment by the Environmental Consultant, the applicant, and all other appropriate parties.
2. 
Environmental Professional. The Environmental Professional who conducts and prepares the Environmental Site Assessment(s) submitted by applicant in accordance with this Subsection (O) shall be qualified to complete such Environmental Site Assessment(s). Such individual qualifications must demonstrate to the sole satisfaction the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Wildwood, Missouri, that the Environmental Professional is qualified to conduct such based upon education, accreditations, previous project experience and the current ASTM Standards, and otherwise meets the minimum requirements set forth in 40 CFR Section 312.10(b), as amended. In addition, the Environmental Professional who conducts and prepares the Environmental Site Assessment(s) submitted by the applicant shall not be affiliated with the applicant, or a buyer or seller of the property, or a firm engaged in any business that might present a conflict of interest or give the appearance of a conflict of interest.
3. 
Review And Other Tests, Studies And Actions. Upon review of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment report by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Wildwood, and, if applicable, the City's environmental consultant(s) or expert(s), or both, as the case may be, the Planning and Zoning Commission, in its discretion, may require additional studies, tests or environmental treatments and remedies as may be determined to be reasonably required or necessary to confirm the applicant's report and conclusions or for the abatement of the Contaminants, environmental remediation, safety and security of the site, including but are not limited to Phase II environmental investigations, cleanups or other remedies. Any such additional review and/or tests shall be performed at the sole cost and expense of the applicant.
a. 
If deemed necessary by the Director of Planning, the City may retain the services of environmental consultant(s) or expert(s), or both, to review the report(s) and data submitted by an applicant and to provide recommendation on actions thereon.
b. 
If the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment report indicates that the property contains or is likely to contain Contaminants or other environmental concerns, then the applicant shall cause to be conducted a site investigation in accordance with all applicable and current ASTM guidelines for a site investigation to identify areas of the property impacted by the Contaminants or environmental concerns and a remedial investigation/feasibility study to identify the full extent of soil and groundwater contamination and to identify and evaluate the feasibility of cleanup or other environmental remediation alternatives. Said site investigation and remedial investigation/feasibility study evaluations shall be in conformance with the guidelines of the governing State or Federal regulatory agency and conducted and prepared by an Environmental Professional.
c. 
A Phase II Environmental Assessments, if determined to be warranted by the City on the basis of results from the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in accordance with this Subsection (O), must be conducted and prepared by an Environmental Professional in general accordance with ASTM Standard E1903 — 19, "Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process," or the most current edition thereof. All soil, surface water, ground water, and sediment sampling and analyses conducted in association with Phase II Environmental Site Assessments must follow approved State and Federal methodologies.
4. 
The provisions of Subsection (M) of this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, no SCOD application submitted pursuant to this Section shall be approved for the develop of any property, or part thereof, located within the SCOD, where there exists identified Contaminants in the groundwater or soil thereof, until all such identified Contaminants have been properly abated, removed, contained, collected, controlled, treated, disbursed, disposed of, or otherwise cleaned-up in accordance and in conformance with all applicable Federal, State, or local environmental laws, regulations, standards, directives, orders, directives, guidelines, and/or requirements.
5. 
In the event of any conflict between or among the standards promulgated by ATSM and the provisions and requirements provided for in this Subsection (O) or by any Federal, State, or local environmental laws, regulations, standards, directives, or guidelines, whichever imposes the more stringent standards, provisions, restrictions, or requirements shall apply.