18.215.120 Preliminary subdivision plat – Application and review.
An application for subdivision development is a quasi-judicial process governed by TMC Title 17, Subdivisions, and Chapter 18.190 TMC.
A. General Submission Requirements. The following shall be submitted in both hard copy and electronic formats:
1. A Type III application, as per TMC 17.15.010 and 17.15.020, along with fee.
2. A preliminary subdivision plat demonstrating compliance with the adopted CMP for the area.
B. Review. The provisions of TMC 17.15.030 govern all subdivision applications, with the exception of TMC 17.15.030(F), because the adopted CMP is presumed to fulfill the purpose of a future redivision plan. In addition, whatever provisions exist for density bonuses in TMC Title 17 and this title cannot be applied to MPD areas because the adopted CMP is presumed to have identified and accounted for all development and nondevelopment areas.
For those areas subject to this chapter, the following additional review criteria apply:
1. If the planning commission makes a positive finding for any one of subsections (B)(1)(a) through (B)(1)(c) of this section, and the plat meets the relevant approval criteria in TMC Title 17, the commission will approve the preliminary plat.
a. The proposed development conforms to the adopted CMP for the area.
b. The proposed development does not conform, but the differences from the adopted CMP are not significant with respect to the following parameters and for one or more reasons acceptable to the planning commission:
i. Location(s) of major streets.
ii. Location(s) of off-site transportation stubs.
iii. Open space is not changed by more than 10 percent, so long as riparian and wetland setbacks are not adversely impacted by any reduction.
iv. Overall residential density is not changed (due to zone change) by more than 10 percent.
v. Commercial zoning is not changed to industrial zoning, or vice versa.
vi. Residential zoning is not changed to industrial zoning, or vice versa.
c. The proposed development does not conform due to amendments necessitated by changed circumstances or changes in city objectives, and such amendments are reasonable, proportional responses to those changes. [Ord. 847 § 2 (Exh. A), 2008; Ord. 817 § 8-3M.642, 2006.]