§ 16-301. Site plan review requirements.

(a) In general.

Site plan review is required before any construction or alteration of or addition to any off-street parking facility of 5 or more parking spaces or the construction of a new loading berth.

(b) "Construction, alteration, or addition" described.

(1) Inclusions.

For purposes of this section, construction, alteration, or addition includes all paving of previously unpaved surfaces, replacement of pavement with new binder and surface courses, construction of curbing, installation of new parking lot landscaping, and similar activities.

(2) Exclusions.

Construction, alteration, or addition does not include maintenance activities such as replacement of existing landscaping, repair of existing curbing, repairs, sealing, re-striping (with no design or layout changes), or placement of surface course pavement over previously paved areas.