Chapter 18.25
SITE PLAN REQUIRED

Sections:

18.25.010    General.

18.25.020    Exemptions.

18.25.030    Site plan requirements.

18.25.040    Development schedule.

18.25.050    Significance of approval.

18.25.010 General.

Except as exempted in this chapter, a site plan approved by the planning and zoning commission or the building official shall be considered the primary condition for the establishment of any building, structure to be constructed on a development site in any zoning district, or use undertaken, constructed or planned in any zoning district. A use permit shall be required for all uses which are not exempted by the provisions of this chapter whether or not any construction is involved. When due to a change of plans or circumstances it becomes necessary to revise an approved site plan, a new site plan shall be submitted for review and approval by the planning and zoning commission or the building official.

The building official shall be authorized to review and approve site plans submitted in conjunction with the establishment of any building, structure or use involving improvements having a square footage of 250 feet or less. (Ord. 06-10, 2006; prior code § 17-5-1)

18.25.020 Exemptions.

Development meeting the following criteria shall be exempt from the requirement to submit a development site plan detailed elsewhere in this chapter:

A. Single-family residences and accessory buildings constructed in an approved subdivision in an R-1, R-2, R-3, VLDR, LDR, MDR or HDR zoning district. These developments shall be handled with a site plan submitted to the building official in conjunction with the building permit application.

B. Mobile home residences and accessory buildings placed on lots in established mobile home parks or approved subdivisions in R-3 zoning districts. These developments shall be handled with a site plan submitted to the building official in conjunction with the building permit application.

C. Multi-family residences consisting of less than five units per lot. These developments shall be handled with a site plan submitted to the building official in conjunction with the building permit application. (Ord. 06-10, 2006; prior code § 17-5-1)

18.25.030 Site plan requirements.

Eight 24-by-36-inch copies of the scaled site plan folded to 8.5-by-11-inch size shall be submitted for review and approval by the commission. Three additional sets shall be submitted for final approval. Proof of ownership and proof of agency shall consist of a copy of a title report issued not more than 30 days prior to the date of submittal by a title company authorized to conduct business in the state of Arizona. If the land is owned by a corporation, proof of agency shall consist of a corporate resolution designating the individual to act as agent. The corporate resolution must be certified by the secretary of the corporation, and authenticated by the corporate seal, or acknowledged in the form prescribed by ARS Section 33-506.2.

If the land is owned by a partnership, proof of agency shall consist of a written document designating an individual to act as agent. The document must be certified and acknowledged in the form prescribed by ARS Section 33-506.1.

Such site plan shall include the following information upon the appropriate number of plan sheets:

A. Location sketch showing dimensions, shape, area, and precise legal description of the development site, and its relationship to the surrounding zoning district(s), at any appropriate scale.

B. Existing Conditions Data.

1. Location, sizes, and shape of all existing buildings and structures.

2. Location, width, and alignment of all existing abutting and on-site streets, alleys, and easements and other public or private rights-of-way or reservations.

3. Location of all existing abutting and on-site improvements such as pavement, sidewalks, curbs and curb cuts, gutters, storm and/or sanitary sewer facilities, drainage structures, water lines (including size), and fire hydrants (within 500 feet of the site).

4. Existing hydrologic data, to include all pertinent elevations and inflow and outflow courses and locations, reflected on a one-foot contour internal overlay of the development.

C. Proposed Conditions Data.

1. Location, size and shape of all buildings and structures, including any existing buildings and structures to be retained and/or renovated.

2. Location, width, and alignment of abutting and on-site streets, alleys, easements, and other public or private rights-of-way or reservations proposed for construction and/or dedication.

3. Location of all proposed abutting and on-site improvements such as parking lots, pavement, trash collection areas, sidewalks, curbs and curb cuts, gutters, storm and/or sanitary sewer facilities (including termini at on-site and/or off-site connections), drainage structures, water lines (including size), and fire hydrants.

4. Drainage plan for the development site referenced to the existing hydrologic data overlay and reflecting the ultimate flow conditions imposed by full development on the site. All pertinent elevations and grades of buildings, structures, and improvements, and inflow, on-site, and out-flow courses and locations, to include assumed flow quantities and calculations, shall be reflected. (Ord. 06-10, 2006; prior code § 17-5-2)

18.25.040 Development schedule.

An application for establishment and maintenance of any building, structure or use constructed or to be constructed on the development site shall be accompanied by a development schedule, indicating, to the best of the applicant’s knowledge, the appropriate date on which construction of the project will begin, progressive stages of development, if any, anticipated rate of development, and completion date. (Ord. 06-10, 2006; prior code § 17-5-3)

18.25.050 Significance of approval.

Final site plan approval of a commercial development is valid for one year from date of approval and may be extended one time for six months from the expiration date of original approval by the commission upon written request from the developer, 30 days prior to expiration of original approval. (Ord. 06-10, 2006; prior code § 17-5-4)