Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 166 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP O. Agreements. The City may require an applicant to enter into one or more agreements which the Council finds appropriate. 7. Application, Planning, and Formal Approval Review Requirements. Since not all OPD Districts will be the same, and are intended to be planned for their specific sites, all applications for an OPD District zoning shall go through a two-step Planning and Zoning Commission approval process. In the first part the OPD District will be planned in multiple meetings between the applicant and City staff, the public, Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Council. In the second part, the formal zoning approval request will be submitted to Planning and Zoning Commission for recommendation to the Council and then considered by the Council for approval if all conditions negotiated and planned in the first phase have been met. The procedures and requirements of the process are as follows: A. Applicants. The following persons may file applications: (1) The owner of the subject property. (2) A developer with a legally binding executed option agreement for purchasing all of the property. (3) An agent for either of the above duly authorized to do so in writing by the party. B. Preliminary Submittal. To begin the OPD process, the applicant shall submit nine copies of a preliminary description of the proposal to the City, accompanied by a fee provided by the adopted fee schedule. This preliminary submittal shall include at a minimum the following: (1) Project narrative, concept drawings, and site plans, each of sufficient scope and detail so as to allow for a basic review of location, land area, land use, land use intensity, traffic generation and adjacent streets, stormwater drainage, utility service, and previous case history. (2) Any other materials the applicant may feel helpful such as statements, photographs, plans, renderings, models, material samples, and other items necessary to describe existing conditions and the proposed project. (3) A list of all property owners and their mailing addresses within 200 feet of the boundaries of the proposed OPD District to the City. C. Planning Conference. (1) City staff will review the preliminary submittal documents and schedule with the applicant a planning conference. (2) During the planning conference the applicant will be given the chance to present the proposal and receive feedback from staff. (3) After the conference City staff will provide in writing a summary of the meeting including both recommended and required changes to the applicant. CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1766 -