Chapter 17.10
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
Sections:
17.10.020 Procedure for application.
17.10.010 Generally.
The special districts are created because of special circumstances relating to land involved, or because special care and review is required to protect the city, the integrity of the comprehensive plan and the public health, safety and welfare. (Ord. 837 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 136 § 3.02, 1974)
17.10.020 Procedure for application.
A. Developments occurring in the “open space” or “private recreational” districts shall be by permission of the city council only. Developments under the terms of the “planned development,” “mobile home and trailer parks,” or “recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds” districts shall be by rezone only and the normal rezone procedure will be used. In addition to the rezone procedure, the following regulations will also pertain in cases of proposals for all special districts.
B. Application Procedure. The applicant shall submit three copies of the following information to the city planner or in his or her absence the public works director or designee:
1. An accurate map drawn to a scale of not less than one hundred feet to the inch showing the boundaries of the site; all streets bounding the site; the proposed location and vertical height of any buildings; proposed public dedications, if any; location and design of parking facilities including points of ingress and egress; topographic map with contours at intervals of not more than one foot together with proposed grading, drainage, and landscaping; and location of private and common open space.
2. Within thirty days of submittal, the applicant and interested staff shall meet to discuss the proposed development, and a letter written by the city planner shall be transmitted within five days of the meeting to the applicant indicating whether or not the proposal conforms with the comprehensive plan, zoning and subdivision ordinances, and other applicable city regulations.
3. If the applicant wishes to proceed, an appropriate application shall be submitted to the city planner or in his or her absence the public works director or designee. The application shall include six copies of the information required above, and a legal description of the property. If the application is approved, or approved subject to conditions by the commission, the plan and any conditions shall be forwarded to the city council for consideration and the rezone or grant of permission shall not become effective until ten days following approval by the city council.
(Ord. 858 § 1 (part), 2009; Ord. 837 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 714 § 12, 2001; Ord. 611, 1997; Ord. 136 § 3.03, 1974)