Bradbury Municipal Code Ch. 52 Specific Plans

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a process for reviewing a specific plan application. When required by this title or the General Plan to systematically implement the General Plan for any part of the City, a specific plan shall be prepared, processed, approved and implemented, or disapproved, in compliance with this chapter.

(Ord. No. 297, § 9.04.090.010, 3-20-2007)

A specific plan, which is designed to provide for flexibility and encourage innovative use of land resources and development of a variety of single-family housing shall be required under the following circumstances:

(1) Specific plan areas. Areas designated specific plan areas (SP) require the preparation of a specific plan in compliance with the provisions of this title.

(2) Private property owners. A specific plan, as a tool which is available to private property owners not covered by Subsection (1) of this section, could assist in the comprehensive master planning of a specific site.

(Ord. No. 297, § 9.04.090.020, 3-20-2007)

A specific plan may be initiated in the following manner:

(1) City. By action of the City Council, with or without a recommendation from the Planning Commission; or

(2) Property owner. By an application being filed by the owner of property which would be the subject of the specific plan. If initiated by an applicant, the following shall first occur:

a. Presubmittal application. A presubmittal application, fee and conference with the City Manager shall be conducted before the filing of a formal specific plan application; and

b. Public meeting required. Before the preparation of a specific plan, the City shall hold at least one public meeting to identify potential community impacts and concerns relating to the proposed plan. Public notice of the meeting is required, in compliance with this title, and the appropriate procedures shall be defined by the City Manager at the presubmittal conference.

(Ord. No. 297, § 9.04.090.030, 3-20-2007)

An applicant shall prepare a draft specific plan for review by the City that includes detailed information in the form of text and diagrams, organized in compliance with an outline furnished by the City and in conformance with State law. The City may also initiate the preparation of a specific plan, in compliance with this title. The following information shall be provided:

(1) Proposed land uses. The distribution, location and extent of land uses proposed within the area covered by the specific plan, including open space areas;

(2) Infrastructure. The proposed distribution, location, extent and intensity of major components of public and private drainage, energy, sewage, solid waste disposal, circulation, water and other essential facilities proposed to be located within the specific plan area and needed to support the proposed land uses;

(3) Land use and development standards. Standards, criteria and guidelines by which development will proceed, and standards for the conservation, development and utilization of natural resources, where applicable;

(4) Implementation measures. A program of implementation measures, including regulations, programs, public works projects and financing measures necessary to carry out the proposed land uses, infrastructure and development and conservation standards and criteria;

(5) Relationship to general plan. A discussion of the relationship of the specific plan to the General Plan; and

(6) Additional information. The specific plan shall contain additional information determined to be necessary by the City Manager based on the characteristics of the area to be covered by the plan, applicable policies of the General Plan or any other issues determined by the City Manager to be significant.

(Ord. No. 297, § 9.04.090.040, 3-20-2007)

A draft specific plan shall be filed with the City and shall be accompanied by the fee as required by a resolution of the City Council. The draft plan shall be processed in the same manner as required for General Plans by State law and as further set forth in Chapter 13 of this title.

(Ord. No. 297, § 9.04.090.050, 3-20-2007)

The adoption of a proposed specific plan and any amendment thereto is entirely at the discretion of the Council. The Council shall adopt a specific plan only if it finds that the proposed plan is consistent with the General Plan and other adopted goals and policies of the City, and that the proposed specific plan is in compliance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The specific plan shall be adopted by ordinance, or by resolution of the City Council, in compliance with State law.

(Ord. No. 297, § 9.04.090.060, 3-20-2007)

After the adoption of a specific plan, only a public works project, a tentative map or parcel map, for which a tentative map was not required, and architectural review and an amendment to this title may be approved/adopted within an area covered by a specific plan if it is first found consistent with the specific plan. The City Council may impose a specific plan fee surcharge on development permits within the specific plan area, in compliance with State law.

(Ord. No. 297, § 9.04.090.070, 3-20-2007)