12-5 SITE PLAN REVIEW SECTION: General site plan content

1. Except for single lot detached single- family and two-family/twin home dwellings for a building permit, all other applications shall submit a site plan that complies with this section. The application form, fees, two copies of a site plan and other supporting material as required by the city shall be submitted to the planning division. The planning division, upon receipt of the application, shall determine whether the application is complete and ready for review based on the stated requirements for submittal and requests for exceptions to the submittal requirements. If the submitted material is determined to be incomplete, all review of the submittal will be delayed until the planning division receives the necessary material to make the submittal complete. 2. Two copies of a site plan, drawn to a scale of 20 feet to the inch or such other scale as the zoning administrator shall deem appropriate, shall be submitted along with any permit application and shall contain the following information: 1. the applicant’s name, address, telephone number and interest in the property; 2. the owner’s name, address and telephone number, if different than the applicant; 3. the street address and parcel number or legal description of the subject property; 4. the zoning district; 5. a vicinity map with north point, and scale; 6. the title of the project and the names addresses and telephone numbers of the architect, landscape architect, planner, and engineer on the project if applicable; (g) the boundaries of the subject property, all existing property lines, setback lines, existing streets, buildings, water courses, water ways or lakes, wetlands, and other existing physical features on the project; (h) the finished grade for the entire site shall be shown as well as the first-floor elevation of all buildings. Additionally, on all site plans the following information must be provided: 1. significant topographical or physical features of the site, including existing trees; 2. the elevation of the curb if existing or proposed in front of each lot; and 3. elevations of the top and toe of slope, slope ratio of fill, and limits of fill, including access; 1. the location and size of sanitary and storm systems, water, gas, telephone, electric and other utility lines, culverts and other underground structures in or affecting the project, including existing and proposed facilities and easements for these facilities, and in the case of city-owned utilities, such information may be obtained from the appropriate city department; 10. the location, and dimensions of: 2. proposed streets; 3. access to the project and the distance from: 1. those on adjoining properties within 150 feet; 2. the property lines; and 3. if a corner lot, all street intersections that abut the property; 3. alleys; 4. loading areas; 5. parking lots to include ADA accessible spaces including numbers and dimensions of parking and loading spaces; 6. outdoor lighting systems; 7. sidewalks, curbs and gutters and all curb cuts; 8. gasoline or diesel pumps and islands if located on the site; and 9. points for the connections to major utilities; 11. the location of all proposed buildings and structures, accessory and principal, showing: 1. the number of stories and height; 2. the distance from all property lines and other existing or proposed structures; 3. type of use that will be located in the structure; 4. the percent of building coverage of the lot; and 5. the total square footage of the floor area by proposed use of each building; 12. the location, height, type and material of all fences and walls; 13. if the development includes signs, the location, character, size, height and orientation of proposed signs, as proposed to be erected and elevations of buildings showing signs to be placed on exterior walls; 14. adequate measures to prevent pollution of surface or ground water, to minimize erosion and sedimentation, and to prevent changes in ground water levels, increased runoff and potential for flooding, drainage designed so that runoff shall not be increased, ground water recharge is maximized, and neighboring properties will not be adversely affected; 15. when the public road frontage has existing curbs or is required to install curbs as part of the development improvements, street trees shall be required to be installed in the parkway; 16. on-site lighting showing compliance with the Erda Land Use Ordinance; 17. the location of dumpsters or other outdoor trash receptacles; 18. the location and dimensions of proposed recreation areas, open spaces and other required amenities and improvements; 19. a tabulation of the total number of acres in the project and the percentage and acreage thereof proposed to be allocated to off- street parking, open space, parks, and other reservations; 20. a tabulation of the total number of dwelling units in the project and the overall project density in the dwelling units per gross acre for residential projects; and 21. a signature panel for zoning administrator approval. (3) The zoning administrator may waive any of the above listed requirements upon making a determination that such requirements are unnecessary due to the scope and nature of the proposed development.