§ 27-546.07. Detailed Site Plan.

(a)

Following approval of the Final Development Plan, an applicant shall file a Detailed Site Plan covering the entire area or any portion of the area included in the Final Development Plan. The Detailed Site Plan shall include all uses and improvements within the area depicted, and shall be approved in accordance with Part 3, Division 9, of this Subtitle.

(b)

In addition to the information required by Part 3, Division 9, the following information shall be included on Plans in the M-X-C Zone:

(1)

The proposed drainage system;

(2)

Architectural plans, including floor plans of residential structures and exterior elevations of all structures; and

(3)

A drawing or drawings of all signs, either freestanding or otherwise, proposed to be erected on land or attached to buildings within the area covered by the Detailed Site Plan.

(c)

In addition to the findings required for the Planning Board to approve a Detailed Site Plan (Part 3, Division 9), the Planning Board shall also find:

(1)

The proposed development is in conformance with the purposes and other provisions of the M-X-C Zone;

(2)

The arrangement and design of buildings and other improvements and the mix of uses reflect a cohesive development capable of sustaining an independent environment of continuing quality and stability;

(3)

The pedestrian system is convenient and is comprehensively designed to encourage pedestrian activity within the development;

(4)

In areas of the development which are to be used for pedestrian activities or as gathering places for people, adequate attention has been paid to human scale, the quality of urban design, and other amenities, such as the types and textures of materials, landscaping and screening, street furniture, and lighting, both natural and artificial.

(5)

The Detailed Site Plan is in general conformance with the approved Final Development Plan. Where not defined in an approved Development Plan, the design standards of the zone most compatible with the M-X-C Zone shall be applicable.

(d)

An approved Detailed Site Plan in the M-X-C Zone shall remain valid for six (6) years.

(CB-63-1992)

Editor's note— Section 1 of CB-7-2009 (DR-2) provides that the provisions for the running of validity periods contained in Sections 27-287, 27-527, 27-528, 27-546.07, and 27-548.08 of the Zoning Ordinance of the County Code, are hereby temporarily suspended until December 31, 2010.

Section 2 of CB-7-2009 (DR-2) provides that the suspension of the validity period for a given application shall only be applied if the application was in an active, current validity period as of January 1, 2009. This suspension shall not be applied to any whose validity period begins after the date of the adoption of this Ordinance.

Section 1 of CB-6-2010 provides that the provisions for the running of validity periods contained in Sections 27-287, 27-527, 27-528, 27-546.07, and 27-548.08 of the Zoning Ordinance of the County Code, are hereby temporarily suspended until December 31, 2011.

Section 2 of CB-6-2010 provides that the suspension of the validity period for a given application shall only be applied if the application was in an active, current validity period as of January 1, 2010. This suspension shall not be applied to any whose validity period begins after the date of the adoption of this Ordinance.

Section 1 of CB-7-2011 (DR-2) provides that the provisions for the running of validity periods contained in Sections 27-287, 27-527, 27-528, 27-546.07, and 27-548.08 of the Zoning Ordinance of the County Code, are hereby temporarily extended until December 31, 2012.

Section 2 of CB-7-2011 (DR-2) provides that the extension of the validity period for a given application shall only be applied if the application was in an active, current validity period as of January 1, 2011. This extension shall not be applied to any whose validity period begins after the date of the adoption of this Ordinance.

Section 3 of CB-7-2011 (DR-2) provides that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be abrogated and be of no further force and effect after December 31, 2012.

Section 1 of CB-67-2012 (DR-2) provides that the provisions for the running of validity periods contained in Sections 27-287, 27-527, 27-528, 27-546.07, and 27-548.08 of the Zoning Ordinance of the County Code, are hereby temporarily extended until December 31, 2013.

Section 2 of CB-67-2012 (DR-2) provides that the extension of the validity period for a given application shall only be applied if the application was in an active, current validity period as of January 1, 2012. This extension shall not be applied to any whose validity period begins after the date of the adoption of this Ordinance.

Section 3 of CB-67-2012 (DR-2) provides that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be abrogated and be of no further force and effect after December 31, 2013.

Section 1 of CB-71-2013 (DR-2) provides that the provisions for the running of validity periods contained in Sections 27-287, 27-527, 27-528, 27-546.07, and 27-548.08 of the Zoning Ordinance of the County Code, are hereby temporarily extended until December 31, 2015.

Section 2 of CB-71-2013 (DR-2) provides that the extension of the validity period for a given application shall only be applied if the application was in an active, current validity period as of January 1, 2013. This extension shall not be applied to any whose validity period begins after the date of the adoption of this Ordinance.

Section 3 of CB-71-2013 (DR-2) provides that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be abrogated and be of no further force and effect after December 31, 2015.

CB-71-2013 is an uncodified law enacted by the District Council to extend the validity periods of approved detailed site plan applications in a valid status as of January 1, 2013, until December 31, 2015. CB-75-2013 is a codified law providing a conditional or qualified extension process for certain detailed site plan validity periods. The enactment of a conditional extension process in CB-75-2013 does not invalidate or supplant the extension of validity periods by law for approved detailed site plan applications in a valid status as of January 1, 2013, by CB-71-2013. Thus, the applicability of CB-75-2013 to approved detailed site plan applications extended by way of CB-71-2013 is tolled until January 1, 2016.

For detailed site plan applications approved January 2, 2013, or later, the manner and terms for extensions of validity periods set forth in CB-75-2013 will apply to extensions of the validity periods articulated in Part 3, Division 9 of the Zoning Ordinance.

CB-81-2015 is uncodified law enacted by the District Council effective from November 17, 2015, and provides as follows: Sections 1 and 2 of CB-81-2015 temporarily extend, until December 31, 2017, validity periods prescribed in Sections 27-287, 27-527, 27-528, 27-546.07, and 27-548.08 of the Zoning Ordinance for approved applications for Specific Design Plans and Detailed Site Plans, including Detailed Site Plans in the M-X-C and Transit District Overlay Zones, provided that the approved application was in a valid status on January 1, 2015. Section 3 of CB-81-2015 provides that the provisions of CB-81-2015 will automatically expire on December 31, 2017, while Section 5 calls for a work group to be established by the District Council to determine the viability of Detailed Site Plans and Specific Design Plans to proceed in the development process prior to December 17, 2017.

CB-97-2017 is uncodified law enacted by the District Council effective from November 7, 2017, and provides as follows: Sections 1 and 2 of CB-97-2017 temporarily extend, until December 31, 2018, validity periods prescribed in Sections 27-287, 27-527, 27-528, 27-546.07, and 27-548.08 of the Zoning Ordinance for approved applications for Specific Design Plans and Detailed Site Plans, including Detailed Site Plans in the M-X-C and Transit District Overlay Zones, provided that the approved application was in a valid status on January 1, 2017. Section 3 of CB-97-2017 provides that the provisions of CB-97-2017 will automatically expire on December 31, 2018.

CB-59-2018 is uncodified law enacted by the District Council effective from October 23, 2018, and provides as follows: Sections 1 and 2 of CB-59-2018 temporarily extend, until December 31, 2020, validity periods prescribed in Sections 27-287, 27-527, 27-528, 27-546.07, and 27-548.08 of the Zoning Ordinance for approved applications for Specific Design Plans and Detailed Site Plans, including Detailed Site Plans in the M-X-C and Transit District Overlay Zones, provided that the approved application was in a valid status on January 1, 2018. Section 3 of CB-59-2018 provides that the provisions of CB-59-2018 will automatically expire on December 31, 2020.