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Objective Development Standards <br />City Council Draft Code Amendments <br />A-21 <br />a. Large Home: Result in a home with floor area greater than 4,000 square feet (also <br />applicable to multiple units on a single parcel in the RO district, with a cumulative <br />floor area greater than 6,000 square feet); or <br />b. Major Addition: Result in an addition that exceeds 100 percent of the existing <br />home’s floor area (i.e. more than doubles the floor area of the existing home), <br />and/or exceeds the maximum floor area ratio (FAR) established for the parcel; or <br />c. Third Story: Result in a three-story home, or enlarge a third story. <br />Floor area for single-family homes shall be calculated as per the requirements of Subsection D of Section <br />2.04.404 Residential Site Plan Review—Measure of Floor Area and General Requirements. <br />2. MINOR Residential Site Plan Review. For single-family construction projects NOT subject <br />to MAJOR Residential Site Plan Review as required in Subsection 1 above, MINOR <br />Residential Site Plan Approval is required prior to issuance of a building permit for the <br />construction of: <br />a. A new two-story home; or <br />b. An addition that creates a new second story; or <br />c. An addition to any existing second story. <br />S. Applicability: Certain Two-Family Construction Projects. Additions to existing two-family dwellings <br />as listed in Subsection B of Section 5.12.104 Applicability, if within the RS and RS-40 Districts, <br />require MAJOR Residential Plan Review pursuant to this section. <br />T. Exemptions. Non-structural alterations that do not require building permits are exempt from this <br />chapter. <br />U. Review and Approval Authority. <br />1. MAJOR Residential Site Plan Review—Large Home. For projects that meet the <br />requirements for Major Residential Site Plan Review as specified in Subsections B.1.a and <br />B.1.c above, the Board of Zoning Adjustments (BZA) shall review and either approve, <br />conditionally approve or deny a Residential Site Plan. <br />2. MAJOR Residential Site Plan Review—Major Addition or Third Story. For projects that meet <br />the requirements for Major Residential Site Plan Review as specified in Subsection B.1.b <br />or B.1.c above, a public hearing is required and the Zoning Enforcement Official (ZEO) shall <br />be the decision-maker, unless the ZEO defers action to the Site Development Sub- <br />Commission (SDSC). The ZEO or SDSC shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the <br />Residential Site Plan. <br />3. MINOR Residential Site Plan Review. For projects that meet the requirements for Minor <br />Residential Site Plan Review as specified in Subsection B.2 above, no public hearing is <br />required and the Zoning Enforcement Official (ZEO) shall be the decision-maker, unless the <br />ZEO defers action to the Site Development Sub-Commission (SDSC). The ZEO or SDSC <br />shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the Residential Site Plan. <br />70