PURPOSE

  1. To provide for the review of projects including the development of individual buildings, modifications to buildings, changes or alterations made to a site, or other projects that may have the potential to create significant off-site impacts, according to the applicability standards below.
  2. The Large Project Plan approval process provides an applicant with the opportunity to submit architectural, site, landscaping, or engineering plans so that compliance to the standards of this Code can be determined.

APPLICABILITY

  1. Projects that create significant on- or off-site impact.
  2. On-site significant impacts may include but are not limited to excavation, grading, or blasting; noise, glare, or smell; and,
  3. Off-site significant impacts may include but are not limited to existing utilities, stormwater infrastructure or alterations within the thoroughfare right-of-way.
  4. All new buildings and accessory buildings over 10,000 sf in gross floor area.
  5. Building renovations over 10,000 sf in gross floor area.
  6. Site improvements creating more than 50 parking spaces.
  7. Changes to a nonconforming lot, use, structure, site improvement, if the subject property is over 10 acres in lot area.
  8. Building groups that do not trigger subdivision.

AUTHORITY

  1. The [PERMITTING AUTHORITY] reviews and approves applications that require Large Project Plan approval.
  2. Upon approval of a Large Project Plan, the [PERMITTING AUTHORITY] issues a Zoning Permit to the applicant.
  3. The [PERMITTING AUTHORITY] may, upon consideration of the complexity of the application, forward the application to the Planning [BOARD / COMMISSION] for review and approval at a public hearing.

PROCEDURE

  1. A Large Project Plan application must be filed, including payment of the applicable fee, with the Office of the [PERMITTING AUTHORITY], in accordance with Article 7.A.1 General Procedures.
  2. Within 45 days after receiving a completed application for a Large Project Plan that does not require any further type of development review, the [PERMITTING AUTHORITY] must issue a Zoning Permit or transmit in writing to the Applicant the reasons for failure to issue such permit.
  3. If the [PERMITTING AUTHORITY] forwards the application to the Planning [BOARD / COMMISSION], the Planning [BOARD / COMMISSION] will proceed as follows:
    1. Within 30 days after receiving an application for