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DRAFT 135-6. reVieW AND APPrOVAl PrOceDUreS

Site Design Generally

135-6.2.1-B; term “use and enjoyment of adjoining property” shall
2. The requested design exception is consistent mean the use and enjoyment presently being made
with the comprehensive plan and any adopted of such adjoining property, unless such property is
area plan; and vacant. If vacant, the term “use and enjoyment of
adjoining property” shall mean those uses permitted
3. The requested design exception will not result in under the zoning district in which such adjoining
any adverse impacts on other properties in the property is located.
area beyond those impacts ordinarily expected
through implementation of the building type c. The proposed development shall have such
regulations of Chapter 135, Article 1 and design entrances and exits upon adjacent streets and such
regulations of Chapter 135, Article 2. internal traffic circulation patterns as will not unduly
increase congestion on adjacent or surrounding
public streets and in a manner which will conform to
135-6.3 Site Design Generally the proposed future circulation of traffic throughout
the city and provide for adequate fire protection
6.3.1 GeNerAl Site DeSiGN PriNciPleS 1 access.
The general site design principles of this section are
necessary to ensure the orderly and harmonious D. To such end as may be necessary and proper to
development of property in such a manner as will accomplish the standards in paragraphs A., B. and
safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare C. of this section, the proposed development shall
and to ensure that the future development of property provide water, sewer, stormwater, street, erosion
in the city will not be foreclosed by such development. control or other improvements.
The decision to approve, approve subject to conditions e. All electrical, telephone, and cable television
or disapprove a proposed site plan must be based transmission systems shall be placed underground
in part on whether the site plan complies with the whenever reasonably practicable.
following general site design regulations: F. The proposed development shall conform to all
A. The design of the proposed development shall make applicable provisions of federal and state law and all
adequate provisions for surface and subsurface applicable sections of the municipal code.
drainage, including submittal of a stormwater runoff
control plan in compliance with section 106-136, G. If the private property is connected to the existing
for connections to water and sanitary sewer lines, skywalk system, as shown on the official skywalk
each so designed as to neither overload nor to map, or the applicant intends to connect to the
substantially decrease the capacity of existing public planned skywalk system, as shown on the skywalk
utility lines in a fashion that will serve to inhibit or system plan map, the proposed development shall
preclude the planned future development of other have such connections to the existing and planned
property within the city and so as not to increase skywalk system and such internal skywalk system
the danger of erosion, flooding, landslide, or other pattern as will best permit the optimal expansion
endangerment of adjoining or surrounding property. of the skywalk system to serve the greatest number
The city’s comprehensive plan shall be the principal of properties possible and best provide for the
guide in determining the prospective use and expected skywalk system traffic through the
population density of other properties. However, the property. If the private property is not connected to
factors to be considered in arriving at conclusions the existing skywalk system, as shown on the official
on standards of design shall include those expressly skywalk map, and the applicant does not intend to
set forth in this article. connect to the planned skywalk system, as shown on
the skywalk system plan map, this design standard
B. The proposed development shall be designed and shall not apply to the proposed site plan.
located within the property in such manner as not
to unduly diminish or impair the use and enjoyment H. The proposed development shall provide
of adjoining property and to this end shall minimize landscaping, including plantings fences and
the adverse effects on such adjoining properties screening in accordance with the landscape
from automobile headlights, illumination of required standards in the adopted site plan policies and any
perimeter yards, refuse containers, and impairment adopted streetscape plans.
of light and air. For purposes of this subsection, the i. The proposed development shall comply with the
requirements of the tree removal and mitigation
1 From current 82-213 ordinance codified in chapter 42, article X.

CITY OF DES MOINES CHAPTER 135: PLANNING AND DESIGN DRAFT 135-6-7