§ 27-527. Contents of Plan.

(a)

The applicant shall demonstrate to the Planning Board that, in the preparation of the Specific Design Plan, he has devoted adequate attention to building and landscape design, and engineering factors. The signatures of a qualified design team (including an architect, a landscape architect, and a professional engineer) on the Specific Design Plan shall be prima facie evidence that the respective factors within the scope of the signer's profession have been considered.

(b)

The Specific Design Plan shall include (at least) the following with all plans prepared at the same scale:

(1)

A reproducible site plan showing buildings, functional use areas, circulation, and relationships between them; and in the V-M and V-L Zones, a three-dimensional model and a modified grid plan, which may include only the Village Proper, and any Hamlet, which incorporates plan concepts, spatial and visual relationships, streetscape, and other characteristics of traditional rural villages shall be provided prior to Planning Board and District Council review;

(2)

Reproducible preliminary architectural plans, including floor plans and exterior elevations;

(3)

A reproducible landscape plan prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Landscape Manual;

(4)

A Type 2 Tree Conservation Plan prepared in conformance with Division 2 of Subtitle 25 and The Woodland and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Technical Manual or Standard Letter of Exemption;

(5)

An approved Natural Resource Inventory; and

(6)

A statement of justification describing how the proposed design preserves or restores the regulated environmental features to the fullest extent possible.

(c)

An applicant may submit a Specific Design Plan for Infrastructure in order to proceed with limited site improvements. These improvements must include infrastructure which is essential to the future development of the site, including streets, utilities, or stormwater management facilities. Only those regulations, submittal requirements, development standards, and site design guidelines which are applicable shall be considered. The Planning Board may also consider the proposal in light of future requirements, such that the plan cannot propose any improvements which would hinder the achievement of the purposes of the zone, the purposes of this Division, or any conditions of previous approvals, in the future. The Planning Board shall also consider any recommendations by the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement and the Prince George's Soil Conservation District. Prior to approval, the Planning Board shall find that the Specific Design Plan is in conformance with an approved Type 2 Tree Conservation Plan and must also approve a Type 2 Tree Conservation Plan in conjunction with approval of the Specific Design Plan for Infrastructure.

(d)

Within three (3) years of approval of a Specific Design Plan for Infrastructure, a permit for infrastructure improvements, in accordance with this Plan, shall be issued by the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement. If a permit is not issued within this period of time, the Specific Design Plan for Infrastructure is no longer valid.

(e)

A Specific Design Plan shall be considered submitted on the date the Planning Director determines that the applicant has filed a complete Plan in accordance with the requirements of this Section.

(f)

This Section shall not apply to:

(1)

All stadium wayfinding signs located within parking areas at a stadium.

(CB-1-1989; CB-84-1990; CB-53-1991; CB-10-1992; CB-47-1996; CB-32-1998; CB-28-2010; CB-34-2011; CB-54-2012; CB-29-2014; CB-83-2015)

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 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.

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 3 of CB-34-2011 (DR-2) provides that a development project for which all required development applications have been approved by the Planning Board, Zoning Hearing Examiner, or District Council, notwithstanding any appeal period, is grandfathered regarding the provisions of CB-28-2010 that became effective on September 1, 2010, or any subsequent revisions in conformance with the grandfathered approval; or a development project that has an approved preliminary plan of subdivision, notwithstanding any further development review requirements including record plats is grandfathered regarding the provisions of CB-28-2010 that became effective on September 1, 2010, or any subsequent revisions in conformance with the grandfathered approval for that portion of the project covered by the preliminary plan.

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-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.