§ 52-32a. S-P-1 (detailed) site plan district regulations.

The S-P-1 site plan district is utilized to develop difficult size and shaped land areas; to promote new planning concepts; to develop multiple land usage; and to establish compatible land use within a more restrictive neighborhood. No minimum land area is required for the S-P-1 district. No land shall be used and no building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than the specific use or uses authorized by an ordinance of the City of Irving granting a zoning change to S-P-1 district under the terms and provisions of this section and in accordance with the following procedures:

(a)

An S-P-1 site plan district shall be granted by the city council only upon the written request of the owner or his representative and a recommendation of planning and zoning commission. No variances to other city ordinances, codes or regulations will be permitted, unless the ordinance, code or regulation being varied specifically sets forth a process to seek a variance through the site plan rezoning process. The S-P-1 will allow variances to regulations of this ordinance only.

(b)

An application for an S-P-1 site plan district shall be filed with the city department of community development for technical evaluation and processing for recommendation to the city planning and zoning commission and shall be accompanied by a site plan (the number of copies of the site plan to be determined by the Director of Planning and Inspection or designee), showing the requested use or uses and the intended development of all the property on which a change in zoning is requested, showing the following information:

(1)

Date, scale, north point, name of owner, and name of person preparing the site plan.

(2)

Location of existing boundary lines and dimensions of the tract.

(3)

Location, dimensions and size of all proposed buildings, structures and land improvements.

(4)

Designate proposed specific land use for all building areas.

(5)

Clear designation of areas reserved for off-street parking and for off-street loading; type of surface material to meet minimum standards of the City of Irving; the ratio of parking spaces to square feet of floor space or number of spaces provided for each dwelling unit.

(6)

Location and size of points of ingress and egress to public.

(7)

Dimension from property line to centerline of existing watercourses, drainage features and floodway easement.

(8)

Location and size of existing and proposed streets and alleys with location of all street intersections adjacent to the area of request indicated by dimension and bearing from a corner of the property being rezoned.

(9)

Location, type and height of existing and proposed fences or screening walls.

(10)

Landscaping plan shall be required where such treatment is essential to proper arrangement of development. Requirement of a landscape plan will be determined when the site plan is reviewed by the city staff, at which time the details of the plan will be determined. The planning commission or city council may require the landscaping plan.

(11)

Location and type of fences, signs, lighting, luminaries, and exterior auditory speakers will be indicated on site plan when they are at variance to city standards.

(12)

Area map indicating the neighborhood in which the property is located.

(13)

Location, type and size of all easements shall be indicated on the site plan, along with the volume and page number where the easement is recorded with Dallas County Deed Records.

(14)

Each applicant applying for an S-P-1 district use shall submit the number of copies of the site plan as required by the Director of Community Development or designee, including any electronic digital copies, for submission to the planning and zoning commission and the city council for their review.

(c)

The city planning and zoning commission shall hold a public hearing as required by this ordinance and state law; make its report and recommendation to the city council and shall recommend such conditions and restrictions as necessary to secure and protect the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.

(d)

In granting or denying an application for an S-P-1 zoning district, the city council shall take into consideration the following factors:

(1)

Safety of the motoring public and of pedestrians using the facility and the area immediately surrounding the site.

(2)

Safety from fire hazards, and measures of fire control.

(3)

Protection of adjacent property from flood or water damage.

(4)

Noise producing elements; and glare of vehicular and stationary lights and effect of such lights on established character of the neighborhood.

(5)

Location, lighting, and type of signs; and relation of signs to traffic control and adverse effect on adjacent properties.

(6)

Street size and adequacy of pavement width for traffic reasonably expected to be generated by the proposed use around the site and in the immediate neighborhood.

(7)

Adequacy of parking, as determined by requirements of this ordinance for off-street parking facilities; location on ingress/egress points for parking and off-street loading spaces; and protection of public health by surfacing on all parking areas to control dust.

(8)

Such other measures as will secure and protect public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.

(e)

Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and other applicable ordinances of the city.

(f)

All improvements to the land and all buildings and construction on the land shall be in accordance with the site plan approved by the city council.

(g)

On the Official Zoning Map an S-P-1 site plan zoning district shall be the designation S-P-1 followed by the ordinance number in parenthesis, rezoning the property to a site plan 1 zoning district.

(h)

Any use not prohibited by this ordinance or other ordinances of the city may be authorized in an S-P-1 district. The city council may impose any condition or restriction upon the use of the property rezoned, as may be necessary to secure and protect the public health, safety, morals and general welfare and to protect adjoining property and the value thereof. Such conditions and restrictions shall not be construed as conditions precedent to the granting of the site plan 1 (S-P-1) zoning district use, but shall be construed as conditions precedent to the granting of a building permit and/or certificate of occupancy.

(i)

Applicants for site plan (S-P-1) zoning must present the site plan and the required number of copies, with revisions as requested by the city staff, within six (6) months from the date of filing of the case or the case will be administratively closed. No refund of the filing fee will be made.

(Ord. No. 2569, § 7, 8-30-73; Ord. No. 3018, § 2, 10-13-77; Ord. No. 7626, § 1, 3-23-00)