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135-6. reVieW AND APPrOVAl PrOceDUreS DRAFT

Site Plans

proposed present development of property shall height, exterior or use of a building;
include the following: 3. Routine maintenance and minor repairs (such
a. The maximum population density for the as painting, replacing roof shingles/lining to
proposed development, the proposed match existing, replacement of gutters to match
density of use, and consideration of existing) to any part of a building when there is
the effect the proposal will have on the no change in appearance; and
capacity of existing water and sanitary 4. Single-dwelling detached houses.
sewer lines to the end that existing systems
will not become overloaded or capacity c. Development, construction and other activities that
so substantially decreased that site use are not subject to site plan review may still require
will inhibit or preclude planned future building permit review and a determination of
development; compliance with applicable regulations.

b. Zoning restrictions at the time of the 6.1.3 PreAPPlicAtiON MeetiNG
proposal; A. Before submitting an application for site plan
c. The city’s comprehensive plan; review, applicants must schedule and attend
d. The city’s plans for future construction and a preapplication meeting with community
provision for public facilities and services; development department staff to discuss applicable
and procedures and regulations. Preapplication meetings
e. The facilities and services already available are not required for the following:
to the area which will be affected by the 1. Uses and activities that are exempt from site
proposed site use; plan review, pursuant to 135-6.1.2; and
3. Encourage adequate provision for surface and 2. Residential accessory uses and structures.
subsurface drainage, in order to ensure that 3. The community development director is
future development and other properties in authorized to allow alternatives to face-to-face
various areas of the city will not be adversely preapplication meetings, such as telephone
affected; conversations and email correspondence.
4. Provide suitable screening of parking, truck 6.1.4 APPlicAtiON SUBMittAl
loading, refuse disposal, and outdoor storage
areas from adjacent residential districts; A. Applications must be submitted to the
5. Encourage the preservation of canopied areas community development director on forms and
in such numbers as required by the community
and mature trees and require mitigation for the development director. All applications must include
removal of trees; and plans and other information necessary to allow for
6. Consider the smart planning principles set forth thorough review of the proposed plans, as indicated
in Iowa Code Chapter 18B. by the requirements on the site plan review
submittal checklists developed by the community
6.1.2 APPlicABilitY development director.
A. The construction, reconstruction, extension, or B. Applications for site plan review must be determined
alteration of any building, structure, site, change of to be a complete submittal before the community
use or use of land is subject to the site plan review development department is required to review the
procedures of this article except as otherwise application.
expressly stated.
B. The following are not subject to the site plan review c. The community development director must make a
determination of application completeness within 10
procedures of this article: days of application filing.
1. Projects that comply with all applicable zoning D. If a site plan application is determined to be
and design regulations and that will result in the incomplete, the community development director
cumulative addition of no more than 500 square must provide notice to the applicant along with a
feet of floor area, not to exceed 10% of the written explanation of the application’s deficiencies.
existing floor area; Notice of an incomplete application may be provided
2. Interior alterations that do not alter the footprint, in person or by electronic mail or regular mail.

135-6-2 DRAFT AuGuST 3, 2017