§ 12.2.3. Sketch plan review.

A.

Sketch plan review is required for rezoning, special review, subdivision, planned land division and conservation development. Sketch plan review is regularly scheduled with a submittal deadline once a month and a specific list of submittal requirements, which are contained in the technical supplement to this Code. The planning department will provide a schedule and a checklist for this procedure. The applicant should also address the issues identified in the pre-application conference.

B.

Upon receipt of a complete application, the planning department will refer appropriate application materials to property owners in the vicinity of the proposal (neighbors), to the appropriate agencies (utilities, fire department, county health, county engineer, school district, etc.) and schedule the sketch plan review meeting. The staff person assigned to the case will compile the responses from neighbors and agencies and will review the application for compliance with all provisions of this Code. A written staff report will be presented at the meeting.

C.

The goal of this review is to:

1.

Have an exchange of information between the applicant and the staff so the applicant can decide whether to proceed with the application;

2.

Minimize the cost of preparing materials for sketch plan review but still obtain sufficient information to accurately asses the technical aspects of the application. A checklist of submittal requirements is included in the technical supplement to this Code.

D.

The planning director may waive the pre-application conference and sketch plan review for projects that result in a significant public benefit or for simple projects that do not need the additional input that results from sketch plan review.

(Res. No. 04292003R005, 4-29-2003; Res. No. 07312012R007, § 2(Exh. A), 6-11-2012)

Editor's Note

Res. No. 04292003R005, adopted April 29, 2003, deleted former § 12.2.3, which pertained to concept review and derived unamended from the Land Use Code, amended § 12.2.4 (now 12.2.3), and renumbered §§ 12.2.4—12.2.11 as §§ 12.2.3—12.2.10.