§ 8.14. Application submission.

8.14.1

Pre-application conference. Prior to filing a formal application for a traditional neighborhood development, the applicant shall confer with the planning and zoning staff to review the requirements of the ordinance and the proposed mix of uses and the general character of the proposed development.

An applicant seeking approval for a traditional neighborhood development shall utilize the application procedure outlined below. The applicant shall prepare and submit a written statement and a preliminary neighborhood plan as described in the section below. The information shall deal with the proposed traditional neighborhood development, and enough of the area surrounding the proposed traditional neighborhood development to demonstrate the relationship of the proposed development to adjoining existing uses.

8.14.2

Preliminary submission.

A)

Written statement. The written statement shall contain the following information:

i)

An explanation of the character of the proposed project, and the manner in which it shall be planned to take advantage of the traditional neighborhood development ordinance.

ii)

An explanation of the ownership of all the land included within the proposed traditional neighborhood development project.

iii)

An indication of the expected schedule of development.

B)

Preliminary neighborhood plan. The preliminary neighborhood plan shall be prepared and shall include that information required in section 8.4-1a and including the following information:

i)

A boundary survey with computed acreage of the tract bearing the seal of registered land surveyor.

ii)

The existing topographic character of the land at 20 feet contour interval with all slopes shown.

iii)

Location of major thoroughfares and thoroughfare types.

iv)

Existing land uses, including schools, parks, playgrounds and other public buildings and structures.

v)

Areas proposed to be conveyed, dedicated or reserved for public streets, parks, parkways, play grounds, school sites, public buildings and similar public uses.

vi)

A plan for each building site and common open space area, showing the approximate location of buildings, structures, and other improvements and indicating the open spaces around buildings and structures.

vii)

Proposed internal site planning standards such as setbacks and buffers aimed at addressing potential incompatibility between adjacent land uses and activities.

viii)

Elevation and perspective drawings of proposed typical structures.

C)

Development schedule. A development schedule indicating:

i)

The approximate date when construction of the project can be expected to begin.

ii)

The stages in which the project will be built and the approximate date when construction of each stage can be expected to begin.

iii)

The anticipated rate of development.

iv)

The approximate dates when each stage in the development will be completed.

v)

The area, location and degree of development of common open space that will be provided at each stage.

D)

Traffic and circulation plan. The applicant shall address the traffic patterns, the current and fully built out traffic volume projections of the roads that access the proposed development and determine the impact of the proposed development. In addition, the applicant shall provide the following:

•An off-street parking and loading plan.

•A circulation diagram indicating proposed movement of vehicles, goods and pedestrians within the traditional neighborhood development project to and from the adjoining thoroughfares. Any special engineering feature(s) and traffic regulation devices needed to facilitate or insure the safety of this circulation pattern shall be shown.

(Ord. No. 2006-Z-004, 5-2-06)