Sec. 8-1. - Standards to evaluate plans for economic development projects.

Whenever a developer formally presents to the mayor or the mayor's office of economic development a plan for the development of a specific parcel of land within the city, the standards for review and the possible maximum evaluation points for each standard shall be as set forth below.

The provisions of this article shall be applicable to all development projects within the city. The mayor or his designee shall apply the standards set forth in evaluating plans for development of any specific parcel of land within the city, which shall include any such plans as of June 15, 1997 as well as any such future development project plans.

The standards are as follows:

(1)

Project location .....10

(2)

Ownership of land to be developed, site control .....10

(3)

Project feasibility .....35

(4)

Compatibility with city neighborhood goals; employment, nondisruption of neighborhood or loss of housing and displacement, tax base, parking, housing or commerce .....15

(5)

Capacity to develop, design, construct, manage and finance plan .....15

(6)

Conceptual plan .....10

(7)

Cost and time frame .....10

(8)

Net revenue to city .....10

(9)

Longterm gain to city neighborhood .....10

(10)

Users .....10

(11)

City or state firm .....10

(12)

Agreement to meet city hiring minority set-aside goals .....10

(13)

Amount of entry level low skilled jobs .....10

(14)

Neighborhood involvement in project .....  10

Total possible points     175

(Code 1968, § 51-1; Ord. No. 97-083(sub 2), § 1, 11-20-97)

Sec. 8-2. - Negotiation with developer.

The mayor or his designee shall negotiate with any developer who formally submits plans for an economic development project within the city as provided in section 8-1 and whose plans receive a rating of 40 points or better on Standards Nos. 2, 3, and 5 and 80 points or better overall from the mayor or his designee.

(Code 1968, § 51-2; Ord. No. 97-083(sub 2), § 1, 11-20-97)

Sec. 8-3. - Reporting.

The mayor or his designee shall provide the council with timely periodic reports on all economic development projects submitted, as provided in section 8-1. The president and members of city council shall each receive a copy of the section 8-1 evaluations prior to any section 8-2 negotiations with developers. The mayor or his designee shall apply the standards of section 8-1 to certain specific on-going projects and present to council, on or before February 15, 1998, a written report regarding the application of the requirements of section 8-1 to the following specific projects: Christina Riverwalk Park; Expo Center; Retail Outlet Center; Amtrak Station Improvements; Kalmar Nyckel; First USA/Beneficial National Bank Project; University of Delaware; Drexel University; Sellers Supermarket; Downtown Education District; Cineplex Entertainment Complex; Judicial Center Site Analysis; and the Medical Arts Complex.

(Code 1968, § 51-3; Ord. No. 97-083(sub 2), § 1, 11-20-97)

Sec. 8-4. - Neighborhood planning council and neighborhood associations review of major city-financed and city-subsidized residential construction projects.

The neighborhood planning councils and neighborhood associations are hereby authorized to review, at the construction document and specification stages prior to issuance of city building permits, major city-financed and city-subsidized residential construction projects as set forth herein:

(1)

Applicability: the provisions of this section shall be applicable to all residential construction projects, including single-family and multi-family, owner-occupied or rental housing ("housing construction projects"), with construction costs of more than $250,000.00 that involve city funding, or city-created entity (housing development corporation) funding whether to be built by the city, or for which city subsidies or city financial assistance have been or will be provided in the form of cash, discounts or other in-kind contributions of materials, services or equipment.

(2)

Scope of review: A period of time of not more than 14 days duration shall be provided for the neighborhood planning council, or neighborhood association, for the area within which the subject housing construction project is located, to examine and comment upon forthwith to the developer and to the commissioner of licenses and inspections, or his designee, about final construction plans and specifications, either as the same have been submitted by the building permit applicant, or as modified by the department of licenses and inspections, prior to anticipated issuance of such building permit. Following the expiration of the said 14 day period such building permit may be issued.

(3)

Review of modifications: there shall be a period of time for review for not more than 14 days, similar to that period provided in subsection (2) above, for the neighborhood planning council, or neighborhood association, for the area within which the subject housing construction project is located, to examine and comment about, prior to the department of licenses and inspections' approval of, any modification, substantially affecting the height, bulk, floor area, footprint, siting, designing or function or the intensity of the use earlier reviewed. Following the expiration of the said 14 day period, the modification may be approved.

(Ord. No. 99-117(sub 1), § 1, 12-2-99)

Secs. 8-5—8-35. - Reserved.