Intent

The purpose of development plan review process is to ensure compliance with the comprehensive plan and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community by providing a review of plans for uses which may have significant impact on traffic, municipal services and utilities, the environment, economic development or the public health and safety. Development plan review reviews new development and substantial alteration of existing development in order to ensure a basic standard of building, site and landscape design. Development plan review shall not be used for the purpose of denying an applicant a permitted use of the property as established by the zoning code. The planning board shall serve as the review agency of applications for uses requiring a special use permit, a variance, a zoning ordinance amendment and/or a zoning map change which are subject to development plan review. The technical review committee established pursuant to Chapter 2.68.040.B. of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Newport shall assist the planning board in its review of said applications by providing advice, comment and recommendations. The technical review committee shall serve as the review agency for uses that are permitted by right which are subject to development plan review. The technical review committee shall also serve to provide advice and recommendation to the building official for principal structure demolition applications.

(Ord. No. 2018-08, § 1, 8-22-2018; Ord. No. 2024-21, § 1, 7-24-2024)