§ 27-272. Purpose of Conceptual Site Plans.

(a)

Examples.

(1)

There is often a need for approval of a very general concept for developing a parcel of land before subdivision plans or final engineering designs are begun. Such cases include:

(A)

Planned employment parks;

(B)

Planned mixed-use developments;

(C)

Recreational Community Developments;

(D)

Large single-use developments;

(E)

Development which is potentially incompatible with land uses on surrounding properties; and

(F)

Developments involving environmentally sensitive land, or land that contains important natural features that are particularly worthy of attention.

(b)

General purposes.

(1)

The general purposes of Conceptual Site Plans are:

(A)

To provide for development in accordance with the principles for the orderly, planned, efficient, and economical development contained in the General Plan, Master Plan or other approved plan;

(B)

To help fulfill the purposes of the zone in which the land is located;

(C)

To provide for development in accordance with the site design guidelines established in this Division; and

(D)

To provide approval procedures that are easy to understand and consistent for all types of Conceptual Site Plans.

(c)

Specific purposes.

(1)

The specific purposes of Conceptual Site Plans are:

(A)

To explain the relationships among proposed uses on the subject site, and between the uses on the site and adjacent uses;

(B)

To illustrate approximate locations where buildings, parking lots, streets, green areas, and other similar physical features may be placed in the final design for the site;

(C)

To illustrate general grading, woodland conservation areas, preservation of sensitive environmental features, planting, sediment control, and storm water management concepts to be employed in any final design for the site; and

(D)

To describe, generally, the recreational facilities, architectural form of buildings, and street furniture (such as lamps, signs, and benches) to be used on the final plan.

(CB-75-1989; CB-84-1990; CB-47-1996; CB-28-2010)

Editor's note

Section 3 of CB-28-2010 provides that a development project for which all required development applications have been approved by the Planning Board, Zoning Hearing Examiner, or District Council, and appeal periods have not expired as of September 1, 2010, is grandfathered; or a development project that has an approved preliminary plan of subdivision, but has not completed subsequent processes such as final plat or site plan as of September 1, 2010, is grandfathered for that portion of the project covered by the preliminary plan.