11-63-13: - APPLICATIONS AND PROCESSING
A. Submittal Requirements. Submittal requirements for each step in the approvals process can be found in the City of Mesa's SGCP submittal requirements handout.
B. Pre-Submittal Meetings. Pre-submittal meetings allow potential applicants to review preliminary development proposals with the Director before substantial commitments of time and money have been made. During the pre-submittal phase the Director shall review submitted materials for compliance with the Form-Based Code and make recommendations to the applicant with regards to improvements that can increase compliance with the Code and ensure that future development processes are streamlined. The Director may forward review of relevant items to a Technical Advisory Committee as necessary to provide additional input and recommendations.
C. Preliminary Development Plans. Preliminary development plans provide a public process for the evaluation and review of initial land development. These development plans enable detailed master planning for neighborhoods in a manner that assures that compliance with the intent and standards of the Code, while maintaining some degree of flexibility regarding the future build out of these areas. Such development plans will require the organization of streets, development blocks, and publicly accessible open spaces.
1. The following information is required in order to demonstrate preliminary development plan compliance:
a. A refined building form regulating plan that identifies pedestrian sheds and clarifies the location, size, and disposition of the transect areas;
b. A refined streets and circulation regulating plan that clarifies the location of all primary streets and the type and location of all secondary streets, alleys, and other publicly accessible right-of-ways;
c. A refined parks and open space regulating plan that identifies the types, sizes, and locations of all parks and open spaces;
d. Existing conditions, indicating natural resources, topography, and site constraints.
e. Utility locations and setbacks.
2. Approval of preliminary development plan is granted by the Planning and Zoning Board. Appeals may be forwarded to the City Council.
3. Modifications to preliminary development plans may be made through the final development plan process, provided that such modifications maintain substantial compliance with this Code and the refined regulating plans, and/or are within the bounds of a Minor Adjustment.
4. Any modifications to existing zoning require approval by City Council.
D. Final Development Plans. Final development plans provide a process for detailed administrative review and evaluation of development proposals to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Code. Final development plans may be prepared for all or portions of a preliminary subdivision plan area.
Final development plans shall demonstrate compliance with preliminary development plans. Minor deviations may be characterized as Minor Adjustments. Final development plans that do not demonstrate substantial compliance will require an amendment to an existing preliminary development plan, with additional approvals by the Planning and Zoning Board.
1. The following information, in addition to the information required to demonstrate preliminary plan compliance, is required to demonstrate final development plan compliance:
a. Neighborhood block development plans, including the following:
(1) Lot lines and dimensions;
(2) Individual lot layouts illustrating buildable areas as per transect zones, setbacks, and encroachment;
(3) Identification of allowed building types;
(4) Preliminary landscape and lighting plans for all civic spaces and public right-of-ways.
(5) Preliminary grading plans showing modifications to existing conditions; and
(6) Detailed utility locations, sizes and setbacks.
b. Architectural Guidelines or Pattern Book, if required
2. Preliminary and final development plans may be processed simultaneously.
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