Applications for proposed developments that meet any one or more of the applicability criteria in this section shall be reviewed through the site plan review process. Developments that do not meet any of the applicability criteria in this section shall be reviewed by the Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department through its permitting process, provided, that a site plan review is not required for the construction or alteration of an individual single- or two-family dwelling.
(1) New construction that involves any one of the following:
a. Any new development that has more than 20,000 square feet of gross floor area, except that, on land zoned M1, M2, M3, M4 or M5, the threshold for industrial uses shall be 50,000 square feet of gross floor area
b. Projects with multiple principal structures on one zoning lot;
c. Any multiple-family residential or loft development with more 12 dwelling units;
d. Site condominium developments;
e. Projects in a 100-year floodplain; or
f. Any parking structure as defined in Section 50-16-341 of this Code.
(2) Additions and/or major structural alterations that involve any of the following:
a. Any development that has not more than 20,000 square feet of gross floor area where the addition or alteration results in a cumulative total of more than 20,000 square feet of gross floor area, considering existing floor area and proposed additions, except that, on land zoned M1, M2, M3, M4 or M5, the threshold for industrial uses shall be 50,000 square feet of gross floor area;
b. An increase of 25 percent or more in gross square footage to an existing building that contains more than 20,000 square feet of gross floor area, except that, on land zoned M1, M2, M3, M4 or M5, the threshold for industrial uses shall be 50,000 square feet of gross floor area; or
c. Projects in a 100-year floodplain.
(3) Any development with a lot area of more than one acre in cumulative total considering existing lot area and any proposed additional lot area, except that, on land zoned M1, M2, M3, M4 or M5, the threshold for industrial uses shall be three acres.
(4) Substantial changes in use within any building that has more than 20,000 square feet of gross floor area or of any use with a lot area of more than one acre, except that, on land zoned M1, M2, M3, M4 or M5, the threshold for industrial uses shall be 50,000 square feet of gross floor area and three acres. For purposes of site plan review, a substantial change in use is one that involves the establishment of a use from one of the major land use classifications that are set out in Article XII of this chapter, which are residential, public/ civic/institutional, retail/service/commercial, manufacturing/industrial, and other, where the use immediately preceding the new use was from a different major land use classification.
(5) Any conditional, regulated, or controlled land use and any case before the Board of Zoning Appeals as the body of first jurisdiction.
(6) Any use that has drive-up or drive-through facilities or a walk-up component.
(7) Projects within any PD, SD1, SD2, SD3 or SD5 District, provided, that, in the SD1, SD2, SD3 and SD5 Districts, alterations to an existing structure, that do not involve additions or major structural alterations, qualify for “expedited review” as provided for in Section 50-3-131(b) of this Code.
(8) Projects within the SD4 District that involve the following four utility uses: electric transformer station; gas regulator station; telephone exchange building; water works, reservoir, pumping station, or filtration plant.
(9) Projects seeking approval under the Alternative Residential Development Options provisions of Article XIII, Division 3, of this chapter.
(10) Urban farms and all other agricultural uses specified as a conditional use in Section 50-12-109 of this Code.
(11) Any new or newly established motor vehicle salesroom or sales lot for the sale of used vehicles.
Amended by Ord. No. 09-19 (JCC 5/14/2019, Passed 6/11/2019, Approved 6/17/2019, Published 6/27/2019, Effective 7/5/2019);
Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019);
Amended by Ord. No. 2020-12 (JCC 2/18/2020, Passed 6/9/2020, Approved 6/15/2020, Published 8/21/2020, Effective 12/9/2020).