§ 2.97. Preliminary site plan.

(a)

Ten copies of the preliminary site plan shall be submitted in support of the rezoning application. The preliminary site plan shall include the following:

(1)

North arrow and scale. All preliminary site plans are to be drawn to a standard engineer's scale. All items shown on the preliminary site plan, including, but not limited to, street, driveways, and buildings, shall be drawn to scale. The actual scale used will depend on the development and shall be subject to approval of the Building Inspector and/or City Administrator.

(2)

With regard to the subject property only:

a.

Existing topography with contours at five-foot intervals, and delineating any land areas within the 100-year floodplain.

b.

Proposed location of buildings and other structures, parking areas, drives, walks, screening, drainage patterns, public streets and any existing easements.

c.

Sufficient dimensions to indicate relationships between buildings, property lines, parking areas and other elements of the plan.

d.

General extent and character of the proposed landscaping.

e.

Preliminary storm water collection, detention, and erosion control plans, showing existing facilities.

f.

An analysis of the capacity of the existing sanitary sewer receiving system.

(3)

A schedule indicating total floor area, land area, parking spaces, open space, land use intensity and other quantities which are described in the preliminary site plan.

(4)

A schedule indicating the states proposed to be followed in the construction of the Planned Business Center.

(5)

Twelve copies of preliminary sketches shall be submitted depicting the general style, size and exterior construction materials of the buildings proposed. In the event of several building types, a separate sketch shall be prepared for each type. Such sketches shall include elevation drawings, but detailed drawings and perspectives are not required.

(6)

Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA). A TIA may be required by the Building Inspector and/or City Administrator whose decision is appealable to the Planning Commission whose decision is appealable to the City Council. In addition, the Planning Commission and City Council on their own motion may require a Traffic Impact Analysis.

Elements which will be considered in the determination of requiring a Traffic Impact Analysis, include, but are not limited to:

a.

Developments in the I-70, Missouri Highways 5 and 87, and Route B Corridor.

b.

Areas of existing high traffic congestion.

c.

Proposed development of a size, i.e., building square footage, number of employees, that a significant increase in area traffic is expected.

(b)

Review procedure:

(1)

The preliminary site plan submitted with a rezoning application shall contain, at a minimum, that information required by the district regulations, in addition to the filing and submission requirements of this section.

(2)

The Building Inspector shall coordinate the review and analysis of the preliminary site plan application by the City staff. The results of this review shall be compiled by the Building Inspector and reported to the Planning Commission for its consideration. Following review and recommendation by the Commission, the City Council shall review the application. The Council may then either approve, disapprove or conditionally approve the preliminary site plan application.

(Ord. No. 3496, § 1(Exh. A), 6-1-98)