Downtown Form-Based Code

DFD 204. Certificate of Conformity

An application for approval of a Certificate of Conformity, demonstrating conformity with the provisions contained in this Code and the Regulating Plan shall be submitted to the Director.  In lieu of a full Certificate of Conformity approval, a phased Certificate of Conformity may be requested.  The purpose of a phased approval is to allow a preliminary approval of site details and concept architecture.  With a phased approval, a full Certificate of Conformity must be approved prior to submitting plans for construction.  Deviations from the Form Based Code may be requested with a full or phased Certificate of Conformity.

1. A.
   Certificate of Conformity Application Requirements
   The application for a Certificate of Conformity shall include:

   1. 1.
      A brief narrative describing the Development Proposal;
   2. 2.
      Five (5) sets of completed plans for the Development Proposal at a scale sufficient to read [Site Plans at 1”= 50’, Building Plans and Elevations at 1”= 20’, Details as necessary to demonstrate form-based code (“FBC”) conformity at 1”=4’ to 1”=10’] prepared by a Registered Professional Engineer, Registered Land Surveyor, Architect, or Landscape Architect, as appropriate, and including the following information, which shall be submitted on the following sheets:

      1. i.
         Location and dimensions of all proposed buildings and other construction;
      2. ii.
         Internal roadways, streets and/or Street-Spaces, Alleys, common access easements, and accessways to adjacent public roadways;
      3. iii.
         Any built or proposed improvements within 200 feet of the site, including streets, drives, buildings, and drainage structures.

1. a.
   Location and dimensions of all parking areas,
2. b.
   Utility Strategy,
3. c.
   Architectural drawings of all proposed building Facades.  For a phased approval, concept architecture may be submitted with the initial application. Concept elevations shall contain sufficient detail to indicate the size, number of stories, scale and architectural style of the structure.

3. 3.
   A completed Form-Based District Review Checklist, the form of which shall be developed, maintained, and made available by the Director, demonstrating conformity with the provisions of the FBC; and
4. 4.
   Any other documents and/or materials required by the Director to determine conformity with the FBC.

2. B.
   Certificate of Conformity Review

   1. 1.
      A pre-application conference with a member of the professional planning staff of the Department of Planning and Development Services is required prior to the submission of any application for a Certificate of Conformity as outlined in Section 18.140.030. The applicant shall provide a schematic site plan and schematic drawings of all Facades at a scale of 1”=100’ (or 1”= 50’) for consideration by the staff. The discussions and any conclusions based thereon at such a pre-application conference are not binding on any party thereto.
   2. 2.
      The Director of Planning and Development Service may administratively provide for submission and review deadlines for materials and studies required in support of any application for a Certificate of Conformity. The need for technical studies shall be at the Director’s discretion as outlined in Section 18.140.040.
   3. 3.
      Applicant’s shall be notified no later than seven (7) business days following the submittal deadline if additional materials and studies will be required in order for review of their application to commence.
   4. 4.
      After the effective date of the Code, no property which has been zoned under the Code may be developed or redeveloped without approval of a Certificate of Conformity from the Director of Planning and Development Services.

Effective on: 1/1/1901