(a) Any person seeking approval of residential, industrial, commercial, office, and industrial purposes, including land development proposals for non-agricultural uses and public infrastructure uses, including transportation and utilities within the Village, shall design, develop, and submit to the Village Engineer for review and approval of a Site Development Plan prepared by a professional engineer licensed by the State of Ohio as detailed below.
(b) Site Development Plan Requirements.
(1) Site plan map that shows the location of existing features and proposed improvements on the site including:
A. Total area of the site and the area of the site that is expected to be disturbed (e.g., grubbing, cleaning, excavation, filling or grading, including off-site borrow areas).
B. Area of land not to be disturbed shall be shown.
C. Surface water locations, including known springs, wetlands, streams, lakes, water wells, etc., on or within 100 feet of the site, including the boundaries of stream channels and first subsequent named receiving water(s). If applicable, identify the point of discharge to a small municipal separate storm sewer system and the location where the MS4 ultimately discharges to a stream, lake, or wetland. The location and name of the immediate receiving stream or surface water(s) and the first subsequent receiving water(s) and the aerial extent and description of wetlands or other special aquatic sites at or near the site which will be disturbed or which will receive discharges from undisturbed areas of the project.
D. The general directions of surface water flow and 100-year floodway and floodplain when applicable.
E. All existing and proposed improvements, including but not limited to buildings, retaining walls, sidewalks, streets, parking lots, driveways, utilities and stormwater basins, drainage impoundments, channels and outlets, etc.
(2) A description of the nature and type of the earth disturbing/construction activity (e.g. residential, commercial, highway, etc.).
(3) A photocopy of the appropriate soil survey sheet found in the USDA Soil Survey of Cuyahoga County with location of site identified.
(4) An estimate of the impervious area and percent imperviousness created by the earth disturbing activity.
A. Methods to minimize the exposure of building materials and products, construction wastes, trash, landscape materials, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, detergents, and sanitary waste to precipitation, stormwater runoff, and snow melt.
B. Measures to prevent and respond to chemical spills and leaks, also possibly referencing other spill prevention plans.
C. Methods to minimize the discharge of pollutants from equipment and vehicle washing, wheel wash water, and other wash waters. No detergents may be used. Wash waters shall be treated in a sediment basin or alternative control that provides equivalent treatment prior to discharge.
(c) Site Development Plan Submission, Review and Action.
(1) An applicant's submission of a Site Development Plan to the Village Engineer shall initiate the review process.
(2) Upon receipt of a Site Development Plan, the Village Engineer shall review the Site Development Plan. Review of the Site Development Plan shall be completed within thirty calendar days of the Site Development Plan's submission.
(3) After completion of review of the applicant's Site Development Plan, the Village Engineer shall either:
A. Approve the Site Development Plan;
B. Conditionally approve the Site Development Plan pending additional information and/or the incorporation of required changes; or
C. Reject the Site Development Plan and require the applicant to submit a revised Site Development Plan that addresses the items identified by the Village Engineer.
(Ord. 2014-119. Passed 2-11-15; Ord. 2017-31. Passed 5-10-17.)