§ 23.2-35. Development of significant impact.  


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  • a)

    Applicability . A development of significant impact (DSI) as regulated in this section is a commercial, office, or industrial development of forty-five thousand (45,000) or more gross square feet of enclosed building area, including renovations of existing structures when a change to a more intensive use is anticipated, or a residential development of fifty (50) or more dwelling units, including renovations of existing structures when a change to a more intensive use is anticipated.

    b)

    Review. A proposed DSI and any amendments to an approved DSI shall be reviewed and approved in accordance with the procedures and requirements for a conditional use permit (see section 23.2-29), except that the city commission shall be the decision maker and not the planning and zoning board or the historic resources preservation board. The planning and zoning board or the historic resources preservation board, as applicable, shall conduct a public hearing and make a recommendation to the city commission regarding the DSI application. The public hearing shall be noticed by publication, posting and courtesy mailing pursuant to section 23.2-15. A proposed DSI shall be subject to the development regulations of the zoning district in which it is located as well as to any applicable provisions of these LDRs.