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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
PERTAINING TO SECTION 5-080, STYE PLAN APPROVAL,
FOR THE CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA
WHEREAS, the duly elected governing authority for the City of Tybee Island,
Georgia, is authorized under Article 9, Section 2, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution of the
State of Georgia to adopt reasonable ordinances to protect and improve the public health,
safety, and welfare of the citizens of Tybee Island, Georgia, and
WHEREAS, the duly elected governing authority for the City of Tybee Island,
Georgia, is the Mayor and Council thereof, and
WHEREAS, the governing authority desires to adopt ordinances under it police,
zoning, and home rule powers, and
WHEREAS, the zoning map contains certain irregularities which are in need of
correction, and
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordained by the governing authority of the City of
Tybee Island that the code of ordinances Appendix A of the Land Development Code of
the City of Tybee shall be amended.
SECTION 1
Section 5-080 will be amended and will read as follows:
Sec. 5-080. Site plan approval.
The site plan approval process is intended to provide the general public, planning
commission, and mayor and council with information pertinent to how a new
development will affect the surrounding area and the city as a whole and to ensure
compliance with all applicable regulations and considerations as hereinafter stated.
Where a variance, special review, or any other land development activity is involved in
connection with a site plan, the standards applicable to the variance, special review,
and/or land development activity applied for shall apply.
(A) Process. Upon submittal of the site plan, the designated city official will review
the site plan for noticeable discrepancies and determine if there is a need to apply for
other zoning actions. The site plan is then forwarded to the city's consulting engineer.
Once the engineer has submitted comments to the designated city official, a public
hearing before the planning commission shall be scheduled. The public hearing shall be
held regardless of whether the site plan meets the requirements of this Land Development
Code. Until the applicant addresses all of the engineer's comments and the site plan is
satisfactory, the mayor and council will not consider the plan.
In addition to all other requirements, any applicant for a site plan must identify all prior
site plan applications made by the applicant, any affiliates/relatives, corporate or business
entities in which the applicant has had an interest for the property which is the subject
matter of the current application.
The applicant must identify any parking meters proposed to be eliminated from city
rights-of-way by the proposed site plan implementation.
The applicant must demonstrate compliance with all other applicable ordinances
including but not limited to stormwater,flood damage prevention, and buffering.
In considering a site plan, the mayor and council may consider whether the proposed
development will be unreasonably detrimental to adjacent or nearby uses and whether the
proposed development will adversely impact existing conditions in the overall
neighborhood,including but not limited to:
(1) The impact or lack thereof on available resources and utilities.
(2) Whether the proposed development is of a scale and mass so as to be
compatible with the character of the neighborhood.
(3) Whether the proposed development is consistent with the Character Area
under the Master Plan.
(4) Density considerations for the neighborhood including demands on
infrastructure, traffic, and other relevant factors.
In considering a site plan, the mayor and council may approve or deny the application as
submitted, or add or delete conditions appropriate to protecting the interest of the
applicant as well as those of nearby properties. Buffering requirements beyond those
expressly identified may also be imposed. If conditions are added or deleted the applicant
must subsequently submit a revised plan of the proposed development to the designated
city official and all such conditions that had been added or deleted must be accepted by
the city's consulting engineer.
If all of the foregoing requirements have been satisfied and further if the mayor and
council find that the benefits of and need for the proposed use and project are greater than
any possible depreciating effects and damages to the neighboring properties, the
application may be granted.
(B) Other zoning actions. Because special review, variances and map amendments
require site plans, site plan review may be the first step in the permitting process,
however, the site plan should identify any other zoning actions necessary in order for the
intended development to be constructed so that a public hearing can be held on all such
zoning actions simultaneously with the public hearing on the site plan. Site plan approval
should encompass approval of all other zoning actions necessary to accomplish the
development, however, if the intended development is to be altered from an approved site
plan, additional public hearing and review is necessary if an additional special review,
variance or map amendment is necessitated by the proposed alteration.
(C) Site plan longevity. After a site plan has been approved by the mayor and council
it shall be valid for a period of 18 months from the date of approval. If a building permit
has not been obtained and work has not begun, the site plan approval shall be void and
a new application must be submitted for site plan approval.
SECTION 2
The sections,paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are
severable and, if any phrase, clause, sentence,paragraph, or section of this ordinance
shall be declared illegal or invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction,such illegality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases,
clauses,sentences,paragraphs and sections of this ordinance.
SECTION 3
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
SECTION 4
It is the intention of the governing body, and it is hereby ordained, that the
provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Tybee Island, Georgia, and the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered if
necessary to accomplish such intention.
SECTION 5
This Ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption by the Mayor and
Council pursuant to the ordinances of the City.
ADOPTED THIS 15- DAY OF , 2015.
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EMH/I'YBEE/ORDINANCES/2012/10-2012 Sec.05-080 02.29.2012
EMH/I'YBEE/ORDINANCES/2014/62-2014 Sec.05-080 site plan approval 12.01.14
EMH/fYBEE/ORDINANCES/2015/01-2015 Sec 05-080 site plan approval 12.16.14