33.050 Procedures for Establishment of a SE Zone

A. General Plan Amendment. All areas proposed for development as a SE Zone shall require a General Plan Amendment in accordance with Chapter 4, Amendments, of this Code. B. Concept Plan. A concept plan shall be submitted concurrently with any request to amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan to a Sports Entertainment designation. A Concept Plan must be approved by the City Council, following Planning Commission and Reviewing Departments review, prior to the property being designated as a Sports Entertainment land use designation on the General Plan Land Use Map. 1. The Concept Plan gives the applicant, Reviewing Departments, Planning Commission, and City Council an opportunity to discuss the Sports Entertainment development prior to the General Plan land use being established and prior to the preparation of a more detailed Area Plan. The applicant can use the Concept Plan meetings to ask questions and receive direction on the procedure for approval and project layout, including location and type of proposed amenities, availability of existing services, layout of streets, parking, drainage, water, sewer, fire protection, mitigation of environmental impacts, and similar matters. 2. The Concept Plan shall cover the entire area proposed as a SE Zone and shall identify in general terms the following: (a) Proposed land uses. (b) Density and intensity of uses including residential units, commercial square footages, and related matters. (c) Proposed public and private transportation and circulation elements and connections to adjacent properties. (d) Major infrastructure improvements that may be necessary. (e) Proposed site-planning standards and architectural themes. (f) Park areas, open space areas, trails, and other community amenities. (g) Proposed landscaping, buffering, and transitioning treatments. (h) Location of any critical lands. (i) Other related issues that must be addressed to allow a thorough informed review by the Reviewing Departments, Planning Commission, and City Council of the proposed Concept Plan. 3. To accommodate requests for changes to the Concept Plan, the City may allow the Concept Plan to be amended. Amendments shall follow the same requirements for initial review of a Concept Plan, including review by the Reviewing Departments, Planning Commission, and City Council. Adopted 08/28/07 4. An approved Concept Plan shall be effective for a period of two years from the date it is approved by the City Council, at the end of which time an application for a Zoning Map amendment and Area Plan shall have been submitted and under review by the City. If applications for Area Plan approval and Zoning Map Amendment have not been filed within the two-year period the Concept Plan shall be void. The City Council may grant an extension of the Concept Plan according to the provisions of Section 10.120. 5. Properties designated as a Sports Entertainment Land Use for which the Concept Plan has become void shall require the applicant to submit a new Concept Plan for review subject to the then existing provisions of this Code and General Plan. C. Zoning Map Amendment and Area Plan. Following approval of a General Plan Amendment and Concept Plan by the City Council, the applicant may prepare a Zoning Map Amendment and an Area Plan pursuant to the provisions of this Code. The establishment of a SE Zone requires the review, approval and adoption by the City Council, following receipt of a Reviewing Departments and Planning Commission recommendation, of an Area Plan for those properties proposed for a SE Zone. Prior to approval and adoption of an Area Plan the Reviewing Departments, Planning Commission and City Council shall verify that the development follows the general layout of the Concept Plan. The Area Plan shall cover the entire area proposed as a SE Zone. D. Effect of Area Plan Approval. If a proposed Area Plan is adopted by the City pursuant to Chapter 15 of this Code, all permits, licenses, and development must comply with the adopted Area Plan. Additionally, developers and builders shall comply with the Lehi City General Plan, the Lehi City Development Code, and all other codes and ordinances of the City unless modified by the adopted Area Plan. Section 33. 060 Allowed Uses. Each requested use and the intensity of that use must be authorized through an Area Plan that has been approved and adopted by the City Council pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 15, Area Plans, of this Code. In considering and approving uses through the Area Plan approval process, the City Council shall review the proposed uses for compatibility with allowed uses in adjacent zones while recognizing the uniqueness of individual projects. The uses approved through the Area Plan shall govern projects within the SE Zone. Section 33. 070 Allowed Density. Project density must be authorized through an Area Plan that has been approved and adopted by the City Council pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 15, Area Plans, of this Code. The overall residential density in an SE Zone shall not exceed 2,500 residential units. This allowed density is subject to the project meeting the minimum area requirement of 75 acres. Allowed density shall be based on the quantity and quality of the amenities and open space provided in the project. If any of the amenities or open space required by this Chapter or identified in an approved Area Plan are proposed to be reduced or eliminated from the project, the allowed residential density shall also be reduced proportionally as determined by the City Council following a recommendation by the Reviewing Departments and Planning Commission.