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During this period,the Airport Manager will also refer the application to the Federal Aviation Administration for their review and comment. Once the proposal has been reviewed,written comments will be forwarded to the Community Development Department. If the comments verify that the application is consistentwith the Special Purpose Plan and relevant Development Title requirements,the applicant may apply for a building permit. If the written comments identify issues that merit further discussion,the Community Development Department will convene the SMADRC to meet with the applicant and resolve the issues. The SMADRC will be reviewing project applications to determine whether or not they are substantially consistentwith the Special Purpose Plan Design Guidelines and Development Standards. The Special Purpose Plan contains"Guidelines,"which are indicated by the use of the verb"should,"and describes in general terms the ways in which the goals and objectives of the Plan may be realized. The Special Purpose Plan also contains"Standards,"which are indicated by the use of the verb"shall"and must be complied with. The Standards state in more specific terms, such as maximum building heights,the ways to.achieve the goals and objectives of the Plan. An application may be found to be consistentwith the Special Purpose Plan although it does not strictly comply with each and every Guideline, provided the goals and objectives of the Plan are met and all Standards are adhered to. If it is determined that the proposed development project is inconsistent with the Special Purpose Plan,the Community Development Department will deny the application and inform the applicant in writing of the specific inconsistencies. If the applicant wants to proceed with the project,there are three available options: 1. Correct the inconsistencies and resubmit the application to the Community Development Department; 2. Apply for an amendment to the Special Purpose Plan; or 3. Appeal the denial to the Planning Commission and, ultimately,to the Board of Supervisors. The Special Purpose Plan intends to provide flexibility within the project site to respond to market demand while maintaining a cohesive and complementary land use arrangement. It is anticipated that most of the applications for underlying projects will be consistentwith the Special Purpose Plan and will therefore be processed with the streamlined procedures. There may be instances where minor adjustments to the locations and intensities of uses are made. When such adjustments,either individually or cumulatively with other adjustments,result in an overall increase in intensity of land uses or traffic peak-hour increases,a Special Purpose Plan amendment will be required. The reason for this is that the environmental review for the project looked at a certain intensity of overall use of the Airport property. As long as the total floor area and intensity of development on an overall Airport-wide level is within the assumptions used for the environmental review, no amendments would be necessary. Design Guidelines and Standards Chapters III and IV of the Special Purpose Plan contain Goals, Guidelines,and Standards for the design of the built environment for the Airport project. Chapter III, Project Wide Guidelines, contains provisions intending to create an efficient,safe business community with a strong sense of place. One important objective of this chapter is to ensure harmony in the character,form, and aesthetics of site development for the entire Airport project. Chapter III contains design guidelines and standards for the following elements of the overall Airport project: street setbacks, building orientation,site coverage, individual parcel access and entry, pedestrian entry courts, parking, service/storage/loading,refuse collection, and utilities/mechanicallelectricalequipment. Chapter III also includes provisions for the establishment of bike lanes, pedestrian sidewalks,and multi-use paths to encourage walking and bicycling as both a means of recreation and viable transportation throughout the Airport project. San Joaquin County TA-00-9, PP-00-21San Joaquin County Community Development Page 12