102-5-5 Concept Development Plan

1. A concept development plan may be required to be submitted with a rezoning application to any zone, as provided in Section 102-5-6. The concept development plan shall supply sufficient information about the development to assist the Planning Commission and City Council in making a decision on the rezoning application. Information supplied shall include text and illustration identifying or showing: 1. Inventory of general land use types located within the project and the surrounding area. 2. Approximate locations and arrangements of buildings, structures, facilities and open space. 3. Architectural rendering of proposed buildings, structures, facilities and open space within the project. 4. Access and traffic circulation patterns and approximate location of parking. 5. A written description explaining how the project is compatible with surrounding land uses. 6. The existing site characteristics (e.g., terrain, vegetation, watercourses, and wetlands, etc.). 7. Existing and proposed infrastructure. 8. Project density and mass/scale in comparison to the existing developed area adjacent to the proposed rezone. 9. Legal description of the property being proposed for rezone. 2. The applicant/owner, and any assignee or successor in interest, is required to develop only in accordance with the proposals outlined in the plan. Any materially different concept, use, building arrangement, etc., will not be approved nor will building permits be issued by the city until such plan is amended by the city councilafter recommendation of the planning commission. Minor changes may be approved by the planning director. If the city denies such changes or amendments and/or the concept plan is abandoned, the city may institute steps to revert the zoning to its former or other appropriate zone. The information shown on the concept plan may vary in detail depending on the size of projects.