20.270.030 Approval Process.
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A. New development or redevelopment. Site plan development review for a new development or redevelopment shall be processed by means of a Type I or Type II procedure, as governed by Section 20.210.040 or .050 VMC, using approval criteria contained in Section 20.270.040 VMC.
B. Modifications. Modifications of an approved site plan shall be processed pursuant to Section 20.210.140 VMC, Post-Decision Review.
C. Approval period. Site plan review approval shall be effective for a period of 5 years from the date of approval. The site plan review approval shall expire if:
1. Substantial construction of the approved plan has not begun within a five-year period; or
2. Construction on the site is a departure from the approved plan.
D. Extension. The Planning Official may grant an extension of the approval period by means of a Type I procedure, pursuant to Section 20.210.040 VMC, provided that:
1. A three-year extension may be granted for projects which received preliminary land use approval on or before December 31, 2015; any project approved after such date shall be eligible for a one-year extension; and
2. There have been no changes to the original site plan as approved by the Planning Official;
3. There have been no changes to the applicable Comprehensive Plan policies and ordinance provisions on which the approval was based; and
4. The applicant has demonstrated a good faith effort to proceed with the activity.
E. Phased development.
1. Upon request The Planning Official may approve a time schedule for developing a site in phases, but in no case shall the total time period for all phases be greater than 6 years without reapplying for site plan review. Phasing plans shall be reviewed by means of a Type I procedure, using the approval criteria contained in Subsection (2) below.
2. The criteria for approving a phased site plan review application shall be as follows:
a. The public facilities are necessary to serve the phase constructed in conjunction with or prior to each phase;
b. The development and occupancy of any phase is not dependent on the use of temporary public facilities. A temporary public facility is any facility not constructed to the applicable City or District standard; and
c. The phased development shall not result in requiring the City, other property owners, or latecomers, to construct public facilities that were required as part of the approved development proposal. (Ord. M-4037 § 7, 12/03/2012; Ord. M-3643, 01/26/2004)