Sec. 4-5. General exemptions.


(a) Types of projects. The following types of development projects are exempt from this chapter:
(1) Any project to be undertaken by the city;
(2) Any residential project that does not create any additional dwelling units;
(3) Any residential project that creates five (5) or fewer dwelling units;
(4) Any nonresidential project for which a final site plan has been unconditionally approved and which has received an allocation through a water contract executed before April 15, 2007; and
(5) Any residential project that has received an allocation for all its units through one or more water contracts executed before April 15, 2007. If, through a water contract executed before April 15, 2007, an allocation has been assigned to specific lots within a residential subdivision, or to a certain number of units within a multifamily structure, then that portion of the residential project that has received the allocation is exempt from this chapter.
(b) Effect on other laws. A project deemed exempt from the requirements of this chapter remains subject to all other applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to the development review and permitting requirements for development projects within the city.
(c) Planning commission requirements. A project deemed exempt from the requirements of this chapter remains subject to the authority of the planning commission. (Ord. No. G-07-6, § 1, 3-22-07; Ord. No. G-07-19, § 1, 9-6-07)