24.09.350 PRE-APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Imperial Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Imperial

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  • A. Prior to submitting an application for a Specific Plan Overlay Zone, or implementation thereof, the applicant or prospective developer shall hold preliminary consultations with the Director of Planning and other City officials to obtain information and guidance before entering into binding commitments incurring substantial expense in the preparation of plans, surveys, and other data. Such preliminary consultations should be relative to a conceptual development plan which includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1. Proposed Tand uses to be developed within the zone. 2. Development concepts to be employed. 3. Schematic maps, illustrative material, and narrative sufficient to describe the general relationships between land uses, and the intended design character and scale of principal features.

  • 4, A preliminary time schedule for development, including quantitative data, such as population, housing units, land use acreage, and other data sufficient to illustrate phasing of development and potential impact on public service requirements. ;

  • B. Following initial preliminary consultations pursuant to this section, the _ Director may require submission of a housing market analysis, satisfactory to the Director of Planning demonstrating the need for housing by price range and number of dwelling units. Such analysis may be requested as a part of the preapplication review procedure, may be made a requirement for submission of an application for a Specific Plan Overlay Zone or implementation thereof, or may be requested as part of the environmental assessment or EIR.

  • C. Following initial preliminary consultations pursuant to this section, the Director may require submission of a commercial and/or industrial market analysis satisfactory to the Director of Planning for any proposed shopping center or major commercial and/or industrial uses, showing the need for such uses in the location required and the inadequacy of existing zoned sites to meet this need. The market analysis shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

    1. Determination of potential trade area. 2. Determination of potential employment area.

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  1. Estimates of existing and future population of the trade area.

  2. Estimates of existing and future employment.

  3. Determination of existing and potential effective buying power for the proposed commercial development.

  4. Determination of the net potential customer buying power for the proposed commercial development.

Such analysis may be requested as part of the pre-application review procedure, and may be made a requirement of submission of an application for a Specific Plan Overlay Zone, or implementation thereof, or may be requested as part of the environmental assessment or EIR.

  • D. Following initial preliminary consultation pursuant to this Section, the Director may require presentation of the conceptual development plan to the Planning Commission and City Council. Such presentation shall be for information purposes only, and shall be in addition to subsequent public review requirements pursuant to an application for a Specific Plan Overlay Zone, or implementation thereof, and submission of Development Plan.