(a) Master Site Plan Requirements.
(1) Master Site Plans. Prior to or concurrently with the approval of any new or expanded use for which a Level V Approval is required in the Public and Community Facilities “PF” Zone District, a Development Permit for a Master Site Plan shall be subject to approval by the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission. Master Site Plans for public agency facilities, including special districts and public utilities, shall be approved by the Planning Commission. Such approval shall be accompanied by a finding of General Plan consistency pursuant to Section 65402 of the California Government Code.
(2) Master Site Plan Elements. The Master Site Plan shall include all proposed immediate and future phases of construction and shall include provisions for adequate access and public services for each phase. Applications for new or expanded public utility facilities shall include present and future service area boundaries related to the facility. Service needs projections related to the General Plan land use allocations and the Urban Services Line, and the phases of facility construction necessary to serve each phase of service area expansion shall be included in the application. Within the Coastal Zone, utility and special district Master Site Plans shall include system capacity reserved for priority coastal uses pursuant to Section 17.02.070.
(3) Environmental Review. The adoption or amendment of a Master Site Plan is a “project” within the meaning of the County Environmental Impact Guidelines and is subject to environmental review.
(4) Development Permit Approval. Site and facility Development Permits, when applied for pursuant to an approved Master Site Plan Development Permit may be processed as a Level III Approval or according to an over-the-counter staff review specified by the conditions of the Master Site Plan approval. (Ord. 3344, 11/23/82; 3432, 8/23/83)