§ 3.1.3. Plan submittal, review and approval (certificate of compliance—See Emory Village for additional requirements associated with historic preservation).

A.

Pre-submittal conference. Prior to the submittal for review of a land disturbance or building permit application for property located within an overlay district, the applicant and the staff shall have a preliminary meeting to discuss the submittal requirements.

B.

Conceptual plan submittal requirements. As part of any land-disturbance permit, building permit, or sign permit application, the applicant shall submit to the director of planning a conceptual plan package and a final design package. Each package must include full architectural and landscape plans and specifications. The submitted plans must include a site plan, architectural elevations and sections; renderings depicting the building design including elevations and architectural details of proposed buildings, exterior materials and colors, and plans and elevations of all hardscape, landscape and signs, all of which shall demonstrate that the proposed design is in compliance with all the requirements of the applicable overlay district and the underlying zoning classification. The director of planning shall provide a copy of the submittals to the district commissioners, at-large commissioners and the citizen stakeholder in whose district or area the property is located for review and comments. If the proposed development is also located in an historic district as designated in the Code, the development shall also comply with the regulations established for the historic district in chapter 13.5 of the Code.

C.

Review by staff. Staff will review the conceptual plans for compliance with specifications and design guidelines contained in this zoning ordinance. If the application fails to comply with any section in this zoning ordinance, the application shall be marked "failed compliance," shall be returned to the applicant with any comments and/or redlines for revisions, and may be re-submitted with corrections addressing the staff's comments and/or redlines for further consideration. Once the application is found to be in compliance, the final design shall be forwarded to the director of planning for approval.

1.

Where the director of planning determines that said plans comply with the requirements of the overlay district, the director of planning shall approve the plans for compliance as part of the application for land disturbance, building or signs permits.

2.

Where the director of planning determines that submitted conceptual plans do not comply with the requirements of this chapter, then the director of planning shall notify the applicant in writing of the manner in which the conceptual plans fail to comply with such requirements. All applications shall be considered and decided by the director of planning within thirty (30) days of receipt of a complete application.

3.

Any appeal to vary overlay district development standards shall be to the zoning board of appeals pursuant to article 7.

D.

Fees. Plans shall be accompanied by an application and payment of a fee in an amount determined by the board of commissioners.

( Ord. No. 15-06 , 8-25-2015)