§ 105-30. Plan commission review.

The plan commission shall review, approve or disapprove design/development plans for new construction, demolition, changes in use, additions, and or any other modifications to structures not otherwise identified as being exempt by this chapter. Review for a limited number of items may be performed for the plan commission by its designee as part of the administrative review process as set forth in section 105-31.

(1)

Public hearing required. A public hearing shall be required for design/development plans as follows:

a.

Final site plans excluding those identified by section 137-35(b).

b.

Final site plans including those identified by section 137-35(b) that require the demolition of a historically relevant structure.

c.

Signage that does not meet the size, area, and location requirements of chapter 129, on-premises sign standards, and the requirements of this chapter.

d.

Parking modifications where the parameters for administrative review are identified by section 105-31.

e.

Any improvement or modification that requires a waiver in accordance with section 105-38.

f.

Appeals of the designee of the plan commission in accordance with section 105-32.

(2)

Hearing procedure. Required public hearings shall be accomplished in a manner similar to the procedure required for subdivision plats as identified by section 133-74(e), (f) and (g) in accordance with IC 5-3-1 and the plan commission's rules of procedure.

(3)

Plan commission elected hearing. In addition to those items identified by subsection (1) of this section, the plan commission may defer action on any application and require a public hearing in accordance with subsection (2) of this section where the plan commission deems the proposal could have an impact on adjacent properties or otherwise warrants the input of the greater community.

(Code 1985, § 161.15; Ord. No. 4469, 12-20-1999)