§ 16.3. Application for map or text amendment (rezoning application).

An application for amendment must be filed with the city clerk no later than 45 days prior to the date on which the application will be heard by the mayor and council and all fees shall be paid at the time of filing. An application for amendment must contain the following information:

(1)

A survey of the property prepared by a licensed surveyor showing existing and proposed structures and uses, access drives, easements, utilities, buffers, and existing zoning;

(2)

Current zoning of the subject property and a description of suitability for development under existing and proposed zoning and a description of all existing uses and structures;

(3)

A statement of intent explaining in detail the requested change, the proposed use, and any special or unusual parts of the request;

(4)

The duration of vacancy or non-use if the property is unused at the time the application is submitted;

(5)

Any other supporting documentation reasonably required by the Union Point city clerk to assist the mayor and council in rendering a decision, including a site plan drawn to scale showing the proposed use, including at a minimum information on proposed improvements, including parking and traffic circulation, areas of required landscaping, stormwater, detention structures, amenities, buildings, and buffers;

(6)

For any applications for commercial or industrial uses, the site plan shall also identify the square footage of structures, the square footage of landscaped area, the maximum height of any structure, the square footage of parking and drive areas, and the proposed number of parking spaces, landscaping and buffers, and stormwater retention structures;

(7)

For any application for single-family residential uses, the site plan shall also identify the number of residential dwelling units, the height of any structure, the square footage of landscaped area, the square footage of structures, and the proposed number of parking spaces;

(8)

For any application for multi-family residential uses, the site plan shall identify the details in the foregoing paragraph plus shall also identify the location of amenities and buffer areas;

(9)

A list of adjoining property owners as shown on the tax rolls, and current zoning of the adjoining properties, and description of all existing uses of adjoining properties;

(10)

A statement explaining why the subject property is not suitable for development under existing zoning, as well as an explanation of the hardship which will result if the amendment is not granted;

(11)

Any relevant additional information the applicant or the city clerk reasonably believes to be pertinent;

(12)

Additionally, the applicant, if other than the City of Union Point, must pay the standard application fee, as determined by the Union Point City Council, to cover the administrative and advertising costs of the application and sign a statement certifying he/she or the owner represented by the applicant has at least a 51 percent ownership interest in the property;

(13)

Incomplete applications will not be processed.

(Ord. of 9-19-2005(2), § 3; Amend. of 4-10-2007, § 3)

Editor's note

Amend. of 4-10-2007, § 3, changed the title of § 16.3 from application for amendment (rezoning application) to application for map or text amendment (rezoning application).