When you need plan approval before building or changing use

(a) Plan approval shall be required prior to the construction or installation of any new structure or development or any addition to an existing structure or development in all districts except in the RS, RA, FA, A and IA districts, and except for the construction of one single-family dwelling and any accessory buildings per lot, unless required elsewhere in this chapter. (b) Plan approval shall be required in all districts prior to the change of the following uses in existing buildings: (1) Residential to commercial use; (2) Warehouse and manufacturing to retail use. (c) Plan approval shall be required in all applicable districts prior to the construction or establishment of the following improvements and uses: (1) Meeting facilities, as permitted under section 25-4-17. (2) Public uses, structures and buildings, as permitted under section 25-4-11. (3) Telecommunication antennas and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12. (4) Temporary real estate offices and model homes, as permitted under section (5) Utility substations, as authorized under section 25-4-11. (6) Special events, as defined in section 25-1-5. (d) Plan approval shall be required in the RA and FA district prior to the construction or installation of any new structure or development, or of any addition to an existing structure or development which is to be used for minor agricultural products processing. (e) Plan approval shall be required in the A district prior to the development of any trailer park or major agricultural products processing facility. The director shall determine whether an agricultural products processing facility shall be considered major or minor at the time of building permit review, or earlier at the applicant’s request. 25-39 SUPP. 19 (1-2026) (f) Plan approval may be required as a condition of approval of any use permit, variance, or other action relating to a specific use, in which case the use or development so conditioned may not be established until plan approval has been secured. (g) Plan approval shall be required for the establishment of any agricultural tourism activity, as permitted under section 25-4-15(b). (h) Plan approval shall be required prior to the construction or installation of any new structure or development, any enlargement of an existing structure or development, or alterations to the exterior appearance of any existing structure or development in any special district established under this chapter for which design guidelines and/or standards have been adopted and as prescribed by the applicable special district requirements, excluding any special district having adopted design guidelines and/or standards established under this chapter prior to adoption of this sub-section. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 2; am 2007, ord 07-56, sec 3; am 2008, ord 08-155, sec 3; am 2009, ord 09-16, sec 2; am 2012, ord 12- 124, sec 3; am 2015, ord 15-45, sec 2; am 2025, ord 25-66, sec 6.)25-2-71