PURPOSE

  1. To provide for the administrative review of projects including the development of individual buildings, modifications to buildings, changes or alterations made to a site, or other projects that do not create significant off-site impacts, according to the applicability standards below.

APPLICABILITY

  1. All new buildings and accessory buildings up to 10,000 sf in gross floor area.
  2. Building renovations up to 10,000 sf in gross floor area.
  3. Additions of building components.
  4. Site improvements.
  5. Changes to a nonconforming lot, use, structure, site improvement, if the subject property is up to 10 acres in lot area.

AUTHORITY

  1. The [PERMITTING AUTHORITY] administratively reviews applications for all Small Project Plan applications.
  2. Upon approval of a Small Project Plan, the [PERMITTING AUTHORITY] issues a Zoning Permit to the applicant.

PROCEDURE

  1. A Small 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. The [PERMITTING AUTHORITY] must forward applications for a Small Project Plan that require any additional type of development review to the appropriate Permitting Authority, subject to the applicable procedural requirements of this Article.
  3. Within 10 days after receiving a completed application for a Small 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.
  4. Zoning Permits for Small Project Plans will not be issued for applications that require any additional development review until that review has been completed in accordance with the standards of this Article.

APPROVAL STANDARDS

  1. The [PERMITTING AUTHORITY] must approve a Small Project Plan application and issue findings of fact upon verifying consistency to the following: a. The standards of this Code;
  2. The adopted Comprehensive Plan of the [NAME OF

TOWN / CITY];