§ 30-115. Instructions.

(a)

Infill plans shall plan, at minimum, an area the size of the pedestrian shed commensurate with its community unit type as listed in section 30-116, and may regulate an area as small as five acres. The planning department shall determine a community unit type based on existing conditions and intended evolution in the plan area.

(b)

Infill plans shall consist of one or more maps showing the following:

(1)

The outline of the pedestrian shed and the boundaries of the community unit;

(2)

Transect zones and any civic zones within each pedestrian shed, assigned according to an analysis of existing conditions and future needs;

(3)

A thoroughfare network, existing or planned;

(4)

Special districts, if any;

(5)

Any special requirements (section 30-120); and

(6)

Requests or record of any variances.

(c)

Within any area subject to an approved regulating plan, this chapter becomes the exclusive and mandatory regulation. Property owners within the plan area may submit site plans under article VI of this chapter in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(d)

The owner of a parcel, or abutting parcels, consisting of five acres or more of contiguous lots, whether inside or outside an area already subject to a regulating plan, may initiate the preparation of a new community plan using this article. If the site is 40 acres or more the use of article IV of this chapter is mandatory.

(Code 2003, § 31-21; Ord. No. 13-04, § 1(exh. A), 2-21-2013)