18.15.070 Site plan review.
(A) Purpose. The purpose of the site plan review is to promote the safe, functional and aesthetic development of property and to ensure that all new nonresidential, multiple residential, commercial and industrial structures and the associated utilities, streets, parking, circulation systems, lighting, signage, drainage and landscaping are developed in conformance with the standards of this title, and in compliance with the City of San Luis General Plan. The site plan review shall consider the proposed development and the relationship of the project to adjacent developments and the community. No building permit shall be issued until approved by the Zoning Administrator and then such issuance shall only be in accordance with the plans and stipulations as approved by the Zoning Administrator.
(B) Pre-Application. Before the City accepts any applications, the applicant may schedule and attend a pre-application meeting. The purpose of the pre-application meeting is to discuss, in general, the procedures and requirements for the site plan review pursuant to these regulations.
(C) Application.
(1) The administrative site plan review shall be required for all development and construction within the following zoning districts within the City of San Luis, except for interior tenant improvements:
(a) All nonresidential uses in single residence zones.
(b) “R-2” Multiple Residence Zone (any development over four units);
(c) “R-3” Multiple Residence Zone;
(d) “C-1” Neighborhood Commercial Zone;
(e) “C-2” Community Commercial Zone;
(f) “MU” Mixed Use Zone;
(g) “L-I” Light Industrial Zone;
(h) “H-I” General Industrial Zone;
(i) “MH” Manufactured Home Zone (manufactured home parks only);
(j) “RV” Recreational Vehicle Zone (recreational vehicle parks only); and
(k) All “overlay” zones (“AP,” “FP,” “AO” and “P”).
(2) Site plan review shall also be required for any public or quasi-public facility, community facility, or places of public assembly regardless of the zoning district in which they are proposed to be located.
(3) If the proposed development requires a zoning change (rezoning) or a conditional use permit, the approved site plan shall be submitted with the rezoning or use permit application and considered concurrently. For proposed developments which do not require rezoning or a use permit, the site plan must be approved prior to submittal for a building or grading permit.
(4) All applications shall be filed on a form provided by the Zoning Administrator and shall be accompanied by the required fee and all required materials as outlined in this title and/or on the application. Depending upon the specific circumstances of the development additional materials may be required by the City in order to adequately review the application.
(D) Submittal Requirements. All site plan review applications shall comply with the submittal requirements outlined in SLCC 18.15.030(F) and those on the application.
(E) Procedures.
(1) All site plan review applications shall be reviewed and approved administratively by the Zoning Administrator unless rezoning or a conditional use permit is required.
(2) All projects subject to site plan review must be reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator, or by the Council if in conjunction with a rezoning or conditional use permit, prior to submitting for building plan review.
(3) All site plan review applications for which rezoning or a conditional use permit is also required, shall be submitted along with the appropriate applications and processed in accordance with SLCC 18.15.030(G).
(F) Scope of Action.
(1) Approval shall become effective immediately if no other actions are required. If the site plan review is in conjunction with a request for rezoning, the approval of the petition to rezone the land may not be enacted as an emergency measure and the rezoning along with the site plan shall not become effective for at least 30 days after City Council approval.
(2) A site plan approval pursuant to these provisions shall run with the land and shall continue to be valid upon a change of ownership of the site or structure that was the subject of the application.
(3) Any amendments or modifications to an approved site plan shall be processed in the same manner as the original application, except that minor amendments, such as but not limited to color changes, material changes, changes in building height or reduction in square footage, etc., may be authorized by the Zoning Administrator.
(4) A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued if development activities do not conform to the approved site plan. (Ord. 312 § 2(3.6), passed 4-11-2012. Code 2012 § 152.046.)