§ 14.1. Application requirements.

From time to time, zoning decisions as defined by O.C.G.A. § 36-66-3 may be proposed by the City of Riverdale. Rezonings of property and conditional uses may also be initiated by a party other than the city. Unless initiated by the city council, the owner of a majority interest in the property affected or their authorized representative shall initiate all such applications.

The following procedures shall be followed when a zoning decision or a conditional use is proposed by a party other than the city.

1.

Any person or persons desiring to submit an application requesting a change in zoning district or a conditional use permit shall file such application with a plat of the affected property and payment of the appropriate non-refundable fee, with the community development and general services department.

The application shall include a statement of development of property (i.e., land use, setbacks, buffers, building height, access parking and loading) and other supporting documentation as may be required by the community development and general services department.

2.

An application shall be filed and required fees paid no later than the deadline as established by the community development and general services department prior to the scheduled planning commission meeting, at which time the request will be heard.

3.

A written justification for the request, submitted in letter form, shall accompany the application.

4.

Names and addresses of adjoining property owners shall be provided as part of the application.

5.

A correct legal description of the property shall accompany the application.

6.

A legible sketch of the property shall accompany the application. Such plat shall include the following information, but not limited to other necessary information that may be required by the community development and general services department.

(a)

A correct scale and north arrow, land lot and district, acreage and bearings and distances of all property boundaries.

(b)

The proposed land use as it would appear should the application be approved to include the following: sketch plan drawing to scale indicating footprint of building and layout of parking/loading spaces and points of ingress/egress.

(c)

The present zoning classification of all adjacent parcels and proposed zoning classification and/or special use of the subject parcel.

(d)

The location and extent of required buffer areas, depicting extent of natural vegetation and type and location of additional vegetation if required.

(e)

Location of intermediate (100-year) regional floodplain and all structures within the 100-year floodplain.

7.

An application shall not be withdrawn by the applicant after the legal advertising has been published.

8.

Application for rezoning or conditional use may be made by (1) the owner; (2) a lessee holding under the owner, with a minimum of five years remaining on his lease at the time said application is made; or (3) the owner's agent, or his attorney in fact or at law, provided that if any person other than the owner makes said application, he shall sign an affidavit setting forth his current position with relationship to the owner, provide the city with the current accurate address of the owner and furnish any other documents that may be required so as to ensure the owner receives notice of the application. An additional fee shall be paid by the petitioner(s) sufficient for the City to furnish notice to the owner, by registered mail, of the application having been made and no hearing shall be had on the application within 15 days from the mailing of notice to the owner of the property. A conditional use permit is non-transferable and specific to the individual or entity in whose name it is issued.

(Ord. of 4-28-2008; Ord. No. 07-2010, § 2, 5-24-10)