§ 31-23. Development master plans.

(a)

A development master plan may be required as a condition precedent to the review and approval of a preliminary plat when:

(1)

The tract proposed for development comprises an entire neighborhood; or

(2)

The tract proposed for development is only a portion of a larger contiguous landholding of the subdivider, or when a tract proposed for development creates undesirable land splits or exceptions; or

(3)

The proposed subdivision lies wholly or partially within an area covered by an approved specific area plan; or

(4)

The tract proposed for development is part of a larger land area which is complicated by unusual topographic features, land use, land ownership or other conditions. The entire land area may or may not be under the subdivider's control.

(b)

The development master plan shall be prepared to scale and accuracy commensurate with its purpose, and shall include:

(1)

General street pattern with particular attention to collector streets and future circulation throughout the neighborhood.

(2)

General location and size of school sites, parks or other public areas.

(3)

Location and approximate parcel sizes of shopping centers, multifamily residential, single-family residential, or other proposed land uses.

(4)

Proposed unit sizes, unit counts and densities for each residential parcel.

(5)

Methods proposed for sewage disposal, water supply and storm drainage.

(6)

Identification of the proposed phases of development, and the anticipated time frame for such development.

(c)

If the project team determines that a development master plan shall be required, then the development master plan shall be submitted to the project team and the planning and zoning commission for their review and recommendations, and then to the city council for its approval or disapproval. A review fee for development master plans shall be in the amount established by resolution of the city council or pursuant to Glendale City Code Section 2-3.

(d)

The procedure for review and approval shall be as follows:

(1)

The commission shall review the development master plan application at a public hearing.

(2)

A notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall be posted on the property affected at least fifteen (15) days prior to the commission meeting. A notice of the public hearing shall be published in an official newspaper of the city or a newspaper of general circulation in the city not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled hearing date. Property owners of properties within three hundred (300) feet of the proposed development master plan boundary shall be notified by first class mail of the proposed hearing postmarked at least fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing date. It shall be the project manager's responsibility to insure that all notification procedures are complied with.

(3)

The commission shall recommend approval, approval with conditions, or disapproval of the development master plan.

(4)

The commission recommendation will be forwarded to the city council for public hearing and final action unless withdrawn by the applicant. The council hearing shall require notice as provided in subsection (d)(2) above.

(e)

If the development master plan is approved by the city council, the subdivider may continue preliminary plat approval procedures. If the development master plan is not approved by the city council, the subdivider shall not continue preliminary plat processing until a development master plan is prepared which is satisfactory to and approved by council.

(Ord. No. 1561, § 1, 9-13-88; Ord. No. 1952, § 8, 7-22-97; Ord. No. 2260, § 6, 6-11-02)