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1101.04   DEFINITIONS.
   As used in this chapter and Chapter 1103:
   (a)   “Building setback line” means a line parallel to and at a fixed distance from the street, the purpose of which is to establish the minimum distance from a building to the street right-of-way line.
   (b)   “Easement” means a right or privilege of use of land as distinct from fee simple ownership.
   (c)   “Development” means the improvement of a tract or parcel of land.
   (d)   “Improvements” means any addition to the natural state of land which increases its value or utility, including buildings, street pavements with or without curbs and gutters, sidewalks, crosswalks, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers. landscaping, street lighting, public utilities, paved parking areas and other appropriate items.
      (1)   “Site improvements” means the improvements made to the land outside the exterior limits of a structure or structures.
(Ord. C60-73. Passed 8-6-73.)
      (2)   “Public improvements” means all improvements financed entirely or in part by public funds or which have been dedicated to public use by plat, easement or deed of transfer.
(Ord. C38-76. Passed 4-19-76.)
   (e)   “Lot” means a representation of a portion of the earth's surface drawn to scale.
   (f)   “Parcel” means a specific part of a larger acreage of land.
   (g)   “Plan” means a drawing showing the proportion and relation of parts of improvements to each other and their surroundings.
      (1)   “Construction Plan” means a plan which gives information required to construct improvements including plan views, sections, profiles, details, quantities, reference specifications and standard drawings.
      (2)   “Development Plan” means a plan which shows the existing ground and the proposed improvements on a tract or parcel of land in enough detail to establish the scope of the improvements, their relationship to the tract and surrounding tracts and to establish the development's compliance with, or to identify the variations from, these Codified Ordinances.
      (3)   “Grading Plan” means a plan which shows the proposed grades for the development in a manner that reflects the scope of earthwork required and the finished site grades.
      (4)   “Site Plan” means a plan which shows information concerning all the site improvements and their relationship to each other and the final shape and configuration of the site with improvements.
      (5)   “Plat” means a plan of a tract or parcel of land made by a surveyor registered in the State of Ohio showing public dedications, property lines, lot lines and such other information as is required herein.
   (h)   “Right of way” means the strip of land dedicated or otherwise acquired for use by the public for a public street.
   (i)   “Sidewalk” means a paved portion of a street lying outside the curb lines or edge of pavement of a roadway, intended for pedestrian use.
   (j)   “Street” means any avenue, boulevard, road, lane, parkway or other way for vehicular and pedestrian traffic, excluding driveways into single or two family dwellings or access to commercial or business establishments and their parking facilities. Streets shall be classified as follows:
      (1)   “Cul-de-sac” means a residential street having but one end open for motor traffic and the other end permanently terminated by a vehicular turn-around. A cul-de-sac shall not exceed 1,000 feet in length.
      (2)   “Dead-end street” means a street with only one outlet.
      (3)   “Freeway (limited access highway)” means a strip of public land devoted to rapid movement of vehicular traffic to which the abutting property owners have only a limited right of access.
      (4)   “Industrial street” means one which is intended to carry heavy vehicular traffic primarily serving light or heavy industrial establishments.
      (5)   “Local street” means a street on which the majority of the traffic originates or terminates in the abutting properties.
      (6)   “Primary arterial” means an arterial street or highway which serves as an outlet for a group of secondary collector, and local streets.
      (7)   “Private street” means a strip of privately owned land providing access to abutting properties.
      (8)   “Public street” means a strip of land providing access to abutting property as dedicated upon a plat which has been duly approved, filed and recorded in the office of the County Recorder.
      (9)   “Residential street” means one which primarily serves dwelling units.
      (10)   “Secondary street” means a street which serves as a collector for local streets.
(Ord. C-13-03. Passed 3-3-03.)
   (k)   “Street right-of-way line” means the line, sometimes referred to as the property line, between a lot and the area dedicated or otherwise acquired by the City for public street purposes, otherwise known as dedicated right of way.
   (l)   “Subdivision” means a development of land that includes any one or more of the following:
      (1)   An unimproved tract of land surveyed and divided into lots for purpose of sale;
      (2)   A division of land into two or more lots, tracts, sites or parcels, either one being less than three acres;
      (3)   The dedication of a road, street or highway for public use through any area regardless of size; or
      (4)   A resubdivision of a vacated former subdivision divided into lots, tracts, sites or parcels.
   (m)   “Tract” means a continuous expanse of land.
   (n)   “Walk-way” means a dedicated public right of way limited to pedestrian traffic.
   (nn)   “ Wet facilities” means a pond or lake designed to permanently hold water at a minimum low water depth of ten (10) feet.
   (o)   “Zoning” means City regulations and limitations, by districts, of the height, area and use of buildings, the use of lands and the density of population.
(Ord. C 60-73. Passed 8-6-73; Ord. C1-03. Passed 1-21-03; Ord. C13-03. Passed 3-3-03.)
   (p)   “Zoning Code” means Title Three of Part Eleven - Planning and Zoning Code of these Codified Ordinances.
1101.05   MINIMUM LAND DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS.
   The following standards are established as minimum requirements for the layout and design of site improvements for development of land in the City. Any deviation from these standards must be approved by the Planning Commission and Council. All development plans shall have provisions for the future development of adjoining land including such utility and street extensions as are necessary to serve the adjoining land.
   (a)   Streets shall be designed and laid out in accordance with the typical sections and standards as set forth in the Grove City Standard Drawings, as established by the City Engineer, titled “Standard Construction Drawings” the City Thoroughfare Map, and the requirements of this chapter.
      (1)   Primary and secondary streets shall have a maximum grade of five percent;
      (2)   All other streets and alleys shall have a maximum grade of eight percent;
      (3)   The minimum grade for any street at the gutter shall be four-tenths percent;
(Ord. C60-73. Passed 8-6-73; Ord. C13-03. Passed 3-3-03.)
      (4)   Streets shall be laid out so that their intersections with other streets are at least 200 feet apart. The angle of the intersection of any two streets shall vary no more than five degrees from being perpendicular or radial.
(Ord. C51-75. Passed 8-4-75; Ord. C13-03. Passed 3-3-03.)
      (5)   The names of new streets shall not duplicate names of existing dedicated streets except that new streets which are extensions of existing streets shall bear the names of such existing streets.
      (6)   When the developer desires to improve only a portion of the streets in a development, preliminary street grades and drainage facilities for the entire development shall be submitted. The developer shall not discontinue a street improvement in the middle of a block, but each proposed section shall begin and terminate at a street intersection or cross street.
      (7)   A.   Pavement and right of way minimum widths shall be as follows:
Type of Street
Face to Face Curb (feet)
Right of Way (feet)
Primary Arterial
68
100
Secondary Street
44
80
Collector Street
36
70
Residential/Local
32
60
Cul-de-sac
28
60
Private
26
n/a
Access Road & Alley
26
50
 
(Ord. C 60-73. Passed 8-6-73; Ord. C13-03. Passed 3-3-03)
         B.   Primary arterials, secondary streets, collector streets, shall be located in developments as shown on the Grove City “THOROUGHFARE MAP, City of Grove City, Ohio.” The specific location of thoroughfares in undeveloped areas may be altered with the approval of the Planning Commission from the Thoroughfare Plan's general location in order to improve the compatibility of the thoroughfare with the proposed development.
         C.   On-street parking is prohibited for all streets that do not have curbing or curb and gutter. Omission of curbing or curb and gutter requires Planning Commission approval. On-street parking is prohibited on all streets designated primary arterial and secondary street.
(Ord. C 4-74. Passed 1-21-74; Ord. C13-03. Passed 3-3-03.)
   (b)   Every residential lot shall abut on a public street. A lot shall not border more than one public street except at intersections and when one such border is on a limited access freeway. At the intersection of two streets, property line corners shall be rounded by an arc of a minimum of a ten foot radius. Side lines of lots shall be approximately at right angles with or radial to the street line. Lots shall be of adequate size and shape to accommodate the off-street parking requirements and to meet front, side and rear yard requirements of the Zoning Code.
(Ord. C60-73. Passed 8-6-73.)
   (c)   The maximum length of blocks shall not exceed 800 feet.
(Ord. C20-82. Passed 4-19-82; Ord. C13-03. Passed 3-3-03.)
   (d)   Sites as required by the City for parks, playgrounds, schools or other public use shall be reserved for a period of two years after the recording of a plat. If the site or sites have not been purchased or secured by option within two years, the developer is free to dispose of or use the reserved land.
   (e)   Sidewalks shall be a minimum of four feet on residential streets. Widths on other streets will be subject to approval of the City Engineer and the Planning Commission.
(Ord. C60-73. Passed 8-6-73.)
   (f)   All easements granted to or reserved by the City shall be at least twenty feet wide, unless a lesser easement is approved by the City Engineer.
(Ord. C51-75. Passed 8-4-75; Ord. C13-03. Passed 3-3-03.)
   (g)   The Director of Public Service shall be responsible for enforcement of the Stormwater Design Requirements and shall not allow any development of land unless such development meets the design requirements specified in Chapter 971 and the City of Grove City's Stormwater Design Manual adopted by City Council. The Stormwater Design Manual shall be available on the City's website and hardcopies are on file with and available from the Director of Public Service and Clerk of Council. All natural open watercourses shall be protected by establishing a Stream Corridor Protection Zone as specified in the City's Stormwater Design Manual. All stormwater controls shall be designed in accordance with the design specifications provided in the City's Stormwater Design Manual. Storm drainage systems for land being developed or improved shall be designed so that the peak rate of stormwater runoff after development does not exceed the peak rate of runoff before development for all storms, from the critical storm up to a 100 year frequency-twenty-four hour storm, and does not exceed the peak rate of runoff for a one year frequency storm before development of the land for all storms, from a one year frequency-twenty-four hour storm through the critical storm. (Ord. C55-15. Passed 9-8-15.)
      (1)   The critical storm shall be determined by:
         Determining the total volume of runoff from a one year frequency-twenty-four hour storm occurring over the area before and after development.
         Determining the percent of increase in volume due to development and using this percentage and picking the critical storm from the following table:
If the percentage of increase in volume of runoff is
 
 
equal to or greater than
and less than
The critical storm for discharge limitation will be:
-
10
1 year
10
20
2 years
20
50
5 years
50
100
10 years
100
250
25 years
250
500
50 years
500
-
100 years
 
      (2)   Storage volume does not have to be provided for off-site upstream runoff. Flow from such areas will be routed through the development's drainage system at a rate determined in the same manner as the on-site system. Off-site land uses and the associated drainage systems prevailing at the time of development shall be considered as the pre-development condition for the purpose of calculating the flows to be routed through the development.
      (3)   The development's interior drainage system shall be designed per the design storm standards as outlined within the City’s Stormwater Design Manual, except that the year frequency twenty-four hour storm that is compatible with the existing drainage system shall be used when connecting directly to the existing system with the conduit flowing full with surcharge to the gutter line and the:
         Depth of flow in natural channels being no more than bank full stage, backwater effects considered.
         Depth of flow in artificial channels being no more than 0.8 bank full stage and the velocity being less than seven feet per second, unless special channel lining and erosion protection is provided.
         Flow in roadside ditches being within the right-of-way and the velocity of the design being less than six feet per second with grass swales or ten feet per second with paved ditches.
         Depth of flow in streets with curb and gutter being less than the curb height and the velocity of flow in the gutter at design depth being less than ten feet per second.
         Street drainage shall be designed per the pavement spread standards as outlined within the City’s Stormwater Design Manual. (Ord. C55-15. Passed 9-8-15.)
      (4)   The development's interior drainage system shall be designed so that it can carry the runoff from a 100 year frequency twenty-four hour storm with the conduits carrying not more than one-half their design capacity; the water running not more than eighteen inches deep at the gutter line on local streets, six inches deep at the crown on thoroughfares and six inches deep in parking stall areas of parking lots; the overland and channel flows being within easements and at least five feet horizontally and one foot vertically away from any ground level entrance to a residential, office, commercial or industrial building; and without endangering property or public safety through erosion or high velocities.
      (5)   For peak flow rate analysis, the 12-hour rainfall depths, shown on Table 3-3 from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atlas 14, Sullivant Avenue Station 33-1781, shall be used. The Midwest Climate Center Bulletin 71, Rainfall Frequency Atlas of the Midwest, shall be used as the reference document for selection of a rainfall distribution. For quantitative controls the Bulletin 71, 2nd Quartile, 0-10 square mile, 50% curve, and 12-hour duration storm shall be used. If required for water quality peak flow rate calculations, the 1st Quartile, 0-10 square mile, 50% curve, and 2-hour duration storm shall be used and the runoff curve number shall be calibrated to match or exceed the Ohio EPA water quality volume. (Ord. C55-15. Passed 9-8-15.)
      (6)   Except as modified in the Codified Ordinances, the City’s Stormwater Design Manual shall be used as the guide for designing storm drainage systems; however, storm drainage system designs that meet the intent and requirements of this subsection may be used. (Ord. C55-15. Passed 9-8-15.)
(Ord. C99-77. Passed 12-19-77; Ord. C5-78. Passed. 1-16-78; Ord. C1-03. Passed 1-21-03.)
      (7)   Any portion of the drainage system, including on-site and offsite storage facilities, that is constructed by the developer will be continuously maintained by the owner or owners subsequent in title of the affected lands unless it is officially accepted by the City for City maintenance. The developer shall cause the maintenance obligation to be inserted in the chain of title to the affected lands as a covenant running with the land in favor of the City. (Ord. C55-15. Passed 9-8-15.)
      (8)   All natural open watercourses shall be protected using the City of Grove City Stormwater Design Manual.
(Ord. C26-04. Passed 4-5-04; Ord. C55-15. Passed 9-8-15.)
   (h)   Sanitary sewers shall be designed to maintain a minimum velocity of two feet per second. The minimum pipe diameter shall be eight inches. The sewer pipe shall be designed to carry peak flows resulting from average daily flows as indicated on the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's “Sewage Flow Guides” for specific development improvements. Peak flows shall be obtained by using a diminishing conversion factor of from 3.4 for small flows to 1.8 for flows around fifty cubic feet per second as shown on the Grove City Sanitary Sewer Conversion Chart.
   (i)   The design for sewer conduit(pipe) shall conform to the requirements of the Grove City Standard Drawings, using pipe strong enough, in conjunction with the specified beddings, to withstand the trench loading and line loadings imposed now or in the known future.
(Ord. C99-77. Passed 12-19-77.)
   (j)   Waterlines shall be designed to meet the City of Columbus' design and material criteria and shall conform to their standard drawings. The minimum size waterline with fire hydrants shall be eight inches in diameter. Fire hydrants shall be spaced so that any point of an inhabited building can be reached by less than 300 feet of fire hose from the first hydrant and 500 feet of hose from the second hydrant. All fire hydrants shall conform to the Grove City Standard Drawings. In addition thereto, waterlines shall be sized and designed, and fire hydrants located so that the fire flows per structure as shown in the latest “Guide for Determination of Required Fire Flow”, Insurance Service Office, can be obtained based on sufficient water and pressure being available to the development.
   (k)   All surface areas not covered by a hard surface improvement or stone shall be seeded or sodded and sloped to drain.
      (1)   Grass areas shall have a minimum slope or grade of eight-tenths percent.
      (2)   Grass areas next to buildings shall slope away from the building at five percent for a minimum of ten feet.
      (3)   Ditches in grassed areas with a bottom slope or grade between two percent and seven percent shall be sodded.
      (4)   Ditches with a bottom slope or grade greater than seven percent shall have a paved or stone gutter as required by the City Engineer.
   (l)   All elevations and grades shall be based on sea level datum (U.S.G.S.).
(Ord. C60-73. Passed 8-6-73.)
   (m)   Street lighting shall be provided on public streets by means of lighting assemblies, mounted on aluminum poles or decorative poles so approved by the Director of Public Service. These assemblies s and underground cables shall be located three feet in back of the street curb and beyond the edge of the paved shoulder for uncurbed streets. The assembly shall be installed not less than 250 feet nor more than 350 feet apart. One assembly shall be located within 200 feet on the end of each cul-de-sac. One assembly shall be located at each street intersection. Blocks shorter than 500 feet apart shall not require an intermediate lighting assembly. (Ord. C55-15. Passed 9-8-15.)
(Ord. C10-89. Passed 2-6-89.)
1101.051   MONUMENTS.
   Monuments shall be placed at each change of direction of a subdivision, dedication or development boundary at the point of intersection of the centerlines of all streets, at the beginning and end of each street centerline curve and at the center of each cul-de-sac. Monuments in the street centerlines shall be placed upon the completion of paving. Monuments outside of the street pavement shall be placed or verified upon the completion of work in the immediate area of the monuments' location. Monuments on the street centerline shall be railroad spikes not less than six inches long or three-quarters inch by thirty inch solid iron bars with the exact point marked with a center punch or “X”. The tops of monuments on the street centerline shall be set at least one-quarter inch below the pavement surface. Monuments outside the paved area shall be three-quarter inch by thirty inch iron pipe.
(Ord. C68-77. Passed 9-19-77.)
1101.06   REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS.
   The owner of any land who desires to develop shall provide and pay the entire cost of improvements to such land as follows:
   (a)   Streets and parking areas, graded full width and paved, including drainage structures, bridges, sidewalks, curbing and other improvements as shown on the Standard Drawings;
   (b)   Sanitary sewers, including manholes, services and all appurtenances;
   (c)   Water distribution system including mains, services, valves, fire hydrants and all appurtenances;
   (d)   Storm sewers, including manholes, inlets and all the appurtenances;
   (e)   Monuments and stakes;
   (f)   Street signs designating the name of each street at each intersection within the development. Street signs shall conform to the standard established by the City;
(Ord.C 60-73. Passed 8-6-73.)
   (g)   Street lighting including poles, underground conduits and appurtenances;
(Ord. C66-74. Passed 10-21-74.)
   (h)   All other improvements shown on the plans as approved by the City.
(Ord. C60-73. Passed 8-6-73.)
   (i)   No aboveground utilities shall be permitted in any zoning district regardless of location. All service, utility and fire hydrants shall be approved by the City Engineer, Director of Public Service and appropriate Township Fire Officials, and shall comply with the City's Standard Construction Drawings.
   (j)   If, in the opinion of the owner of any subdivision, or a portion thereof, or any interested utility company, the installation of underground facilities is economically or physically infeasible, such owner or utility company shall apply to the Planning Commission for exemption of the subdivision or portion thereof from the requirements of this section when submitting both preliminary and final application forms as provided by the City. Such exemption request shall include the reasons therefor, and submittal therewith of appropriate exhibits, documents and data as may be necessary to substantiate the request. The Planning Commission shall review the request as part approval and/or denial of the preliminary or final plan.
(Ord. C10-89. Passed 2-6-89.)
   (k)   Mailboxes as approved by the Planning Commission for each parcel or lot.
(Ord. C50-89. Passed 7-17-89.)
1101.07   SUBMISSION PROCEDURES.
   The following procedures shall be followed from the time that land to be developed is properly zoned for the proposed development to the completion of all improvements. All plans and documents required herein shall be prepared and submitted at no cost to the City.
   (a)   An owner wishing to develop land shall submit twenty (20) copies of a Development Plan, and such other information as the owner desires, to the Planning Commission a minimum of thirty (30) days prior to the date of the Commission's meeting. The owner may present additional plans, renderings or other supportive material to the Commission at the meeting. The owner may also submit a Preliminary Plan for comment prior to submitting a Development Plan; however, the comments and discussions rendered by City Officials concerning the Preliminary Plan shall in no way be binding upon the City when the owner submits the Development Plan for final approval and these comments and discussions rendered should not be relied upon by the owner, when submitting for approval a Development Plan.
(Ord. C60-73. Passed 8-6-73; Ord. C67-94. Passed 10-3-94; Ord. C65-97. Passed 11-17-97; Ord. C55-15. Passed 9-8-15.)
   (b)   The Commission shall examine and take action on the Development Plan within forty- five days after it has been filed. Upon approval or disapproval by the Commission, the Development Plan, together with the Commission's recommendations, shall be forwarded to Council for its approval or denial. The decision of Council shall be final and shall be considered a legislative act. The approval of a Development Plan shall be effective for a maximum period of twelve months. If Construction Plans, Grading Plans and specifications have not been submitted to the Building Department within the twelve months, the approval of the Planning Commission and Council shall be null and void. If a Building Permit has not been issued within eighteen months of the legislative approval of the Development Plan, such approval shall be null and void. (Ord. C16-85. Passed 3-18-85; Ord. C4-98. Passed 2-2-98.)
   (c)   Upon approval of the Development Plan, a plat shall be submitted for land being subdivided. The plat shall be submitted and processed in the manner required for the Development Plan. After approval by Council, the owner may elect to construct certain portions or all of the public improvements prior to filing and recording of the plat. Such an election by the owner does not relieve the owner of the requirement to provide public improvements in accordance with Chapters 1101 and 1103 of the Codified Ordinances. At such time as the owner desires to file and record the plat with the County Recorder, the owner shall guarantee the construction of the public improvements in accordance with Section 1101.10(g).
   (d)   Following the approval of the Development Plan, the owner shall submit a completed application and the required number of copies of Construction Plans and Grading Plans to the Development Department, along with an itemized construction cost estimate for the proposed improvements and the prescribed engineering plan review fee as established in the Fee Recovery Policy for Use of Consulting Architects and Engineers.(Ord. C38-76. Passed 4-19-76; Ord. C24-10. Passed 6-7-10.)
   (e)   The City's Consulting Engineer shall review the plans and subject to his satisfaction, they shall be approved or returned with comments. The cost of this review shall be paid for by the developer in accordance with the prescribed architectural and engineering plan review fee as established in the Fee Recovery Policy for Use of Consulting Architects and Engineers. (Ord. C24-10. Passed 6-7-10.)
   (f)   Upon approval of the Construction and Grading Plans, four sets of Construction Plans and two copies of the Grading Plans shall be given to the Engineer, a developer's agreement in such form and such terms as are required by the Engineer and Director of Law, shall be signed and all appropriate fees, bond and deposits shall be made, executed and deposited with the City.
   (g)   Construction shall not begin on the development unit forty-eight hours after completion of all requirements listed in subsections (a) to (f) hereof, shall be performed and completed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1103.
   (h)   When the proper City officials have affixed their signatures to a set of tracings, such tracings become the property of and will remain in the custody of the City, except that the developer will be required to correct the plans to conform to the “as built” conditions. Public improvements will not be accepted by the City until the “as built” tracings are delivered to the Engineer together with two prints thereof.
   (i)   In order to be heard by the Planning Commission, a fee of $150 for a Preliminary Development Plan, $300 for a Development Plan, or $50 for a Plat, payable to the City for deposit in the General Fund, shall accompany the application or petition. In addition to the application or petition fee, the prescribed review fees as established in the Fee Recovery Policy for Use of Consulting Architects and Engineers shall also accompany the application or petition, payable to the City for deposit in a deposit trust account. These fees are for the purpose of defraying the costs of plan review, legal, legislation, notices, official publications required by the City and any other incurred costs and shall not be refundable even if the application is disapproved by the Planning Commission or Council.
(Ord. C60-73. Passed 8-6-73; Ord. C49-01. Passed 8-6-01; Ord. C24-10. Passed 6-7-10.)
1101.08   PLAN CONTENT.
   The following items shall be included in the plans and agreements submitted to the City. These items establish the minimum required to adequately describe a development.
   (a)   A Development Plan shall include:
      (1)   Proposed name of the development and its location;
      (2)   Names and addresses of owners and developers;
      (3)   Date, north arrow and plan scale. Scale shall be one inch equals 100 feet or larger scale;
      (4)   Boundary lines of the proposed development and the total approximate acreage encompassed therein;
      (5)   Locations, widths and names of all existing public streets or other public ways, railroad and utility rights of way or easements, parks and other public open spaces, permanent structures and section and corporation lines within or adjacent to the tract;
      (6)   Existing sewers, water mains, culverts and other underground facilities within the tract, adjacent to the tract or that will be used in developing the tract, indicating pipe sizes, grades and locations;
      (7)   The adjoining lines of adjacent tracts, parcels or lots;
      (8)   Existing zoning restrictions;
      (9)   Existing ground configuration, drainage channels, wooded areas, watercourses and other significant physical features;
      (10)   Layout of proposed streets, including their names and rights of way, easements, sewers, waterlines, culverts and other major improvements;
      (11)   Layout, numbering and dimensions of lots if more than one;
      (12)   Layout, location and dimensions of proposed structures, not required for subdivision;
      (13)   Parcels of land intended to be dedicated or temporarily reserved for public use or reserved by deed covenant with the condition proposed for such covenant, and for the dedications;
      (14)   Building setback lines with dimensions;
      (15)   Tentative street grades and sewer size and slope;
      (16)   Driveway plan in conformance with Chapter 1105 entitled “Driveway Plan Approval”;
(Ord. C79-87. Passed 9-8-87.)
      (17)   Color rendering of building(s), complete with a listing of all colors, including Pantone 1999-2000 Reference Numbers or if Pantone is not available, the manufacturer's reference/serial number with sample, and materials, with samples, to be used.
      (18)   If a Homeowner’s Association is to be established for the requested development, the following shall be required.
         A.   Plan shall show the entry sign(s) to the subdivision and it shall denote “A Private Homeowner’s Association”;
         B.   A notation on the plan shall stipulate that:
            1.   A copy of the deed restrictions shall be posted in all model homes;
            2.   The builder shall keep on file a signed deed restriction disclosure statement from each new home buyer.
(Ord. C39-00. Passed 5-15-00; Ord. C06-06. Passed 3-6-06.)
   (b)   A plat shall include:
      (1)   The boundary of the development, based on an accurate transverse with dimensions in feet and hundredths of feet, and bearings in degrees, minutes and seconds;
      (2)   The municipal, township, county, section or adjacent property lines accurately tied to the lines of the subdivision by distances and bearings;
      (3)   The radii, central angles, points of curvature, tangent bearings and lengths of all chord dimensions;
      (4)   All lot lines with accurate dimensions in feet and hundredths of feet, and bearings in degrees, minutes and seconds;
(Ord. C60-73. Passed 8-6-73.)
      (5)   All lot numbers indicated on the plat must match the lot number on the approved development plan;
(Ord. C61-03. Passed 7-21-03.)
      (6)   An accurate location of all monuments and of all iron pins to be set on street right of way lines at street intersections and at the beginning and end of curves.
(Ord. C68-77. Passed 9-19-77.)
      (7)   The exact location, width and name of all existing streets, easements and public lands;
      (8)   The name and location of the development;
      (9)   The names of owners;
      (10)   The date, north arrow and scale of plat. The scale shall be one inch equals fifty feet or a larger scale;
      (11)   The names and deed book references of adjacent property owners;
      (12)   An accurate boundary data of any areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use, with the purposes indicated thereon, and of any area to be reserved by deed covenant for the common use of all property owners;
      (13)   A certificate by a registered land surveyor that the premises covered by the plat have been surveyed, that the plat is correct and that the monuments shown on the plat will be set in accordance with Section 1101.051.
(Ord. C68-77. Passed 9-19-77.)
      (14)   A notarized certification by the owner or owners of their adoption of the plat and the dedication of the streets and other public areas to public use as is shown on the plat;
      (15)   Proper form for the approval of the Planning Commission with space for signatures;
      (16)   A space for approval signatures of the City Engineer, Director of Public Service and Mayor;
      (17)   A proper form for approval and acceptance by Council, with space for ordinance number and also space for the signature and certification of the Clerk of Council;
      (18)   The space for notation of transfer by the County Auditor and recording by the County Recorder.
      (19)   A reproduced cloth print of the plat, as recorded, shall be furnished to the Engineer within thirty days after recording and prior to the beginning of the construction of any streets and utilities.
(Ord. C60-73. Passed 8-6-73.)
      (20)   For plats that are tied to an approved development text, all notes indicating restrictions are to be shown on the plat. (C61-03. Passed 7-21-03.)
   (c)   Construction Plans shall be prepared for all sanitary sewers, water mains, pavements, sidewalks and storm sewers which are proposed for construction. Construction Plans shall also include an erosion and sedimentation control plan consistent with the requirements of the “Authorization for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activity under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System” (also known as the ‘NPDES Construction Permit’), as promulgated and updated by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
(Ord. C26-04. Passed 5-5-04.)
      (1)   All plans shall be made on tracing cloth sizes 24 inches by 36 inches, with a one-inch border on the left and a one-half inch border around the balance of the sheet. The proposed work shall be shown in both plan and profile, and in sufficient detail to clearly show all work to be done. In general, the scale shall be one inch equals fifty feet horizontal and one inch equals five feet or one inch equals ten feet vertical, except where necessary to show details or special work. Plans shall contain general notes and a summary of estimated quantities. All drawings shall be made in ink and a title block shall be included in the lower right hand corner of each sheet except on the title sheet. Spaces shall be provided on the first sheet for the approval signatures of the City Engineer, Director of Public Services, Director of Public Safety, Administrative Assistant and Mayor. On drawings for water lines, an additional space shall be provided for the signature of the Director of Public Service of the City of Columbus.
      (2)   The general notes shall include a reference to the specifications required in Chapter 1103.
      (3)   Supplemental specifications may be submitted as separate documents on eight and one-half by eleven inch typewritten paper or may be added onto the tracings.
      (4)   The first sheet for all plans shall include location map, development title, required signature spaces, standard drawing lists and index when required.
(Ord. C60-73. Passed 8-6-73; Ord. C69-77. Passed 9-19-77.)
      (5)   Construction plans shall also include an erosion and sedimentation control plan consistent with the requirements of the “Authorization for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activity under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System” (also known as the 'NPDES Construction Permit'), as promulgated and updated by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
(Ord. C19-03. Passed 4-7-03.)
   (d)   A Grading Plan shall be prepared for all development covered under this regulation. The Grading Plan may be combined with other plans, if such a combination is neat and the information easily read. The Grading Plan shall show:
      (1)   The development title, sheet scale, north arrow and location map, unless it is made a part of Construction Plans. The scale shall be one inch equals fifty feet or a larger scale;
      (2)   The floor elevations for first floor and all floors below grade of proposal structures;
      (3)   The proposed elevations, slopes and grade of the site improvements;
(Ord. C 60-73. Passed 8-6-73.)
      (4)   The finished grade of a residential lot, at any point, shall not exceed the maximum elevation of the top of the curb measured at the lot curb line more than three feet.
      (5)   The slope of driveways serving single-family residences shall maintain a slope of not less than three percent (3%) and no greater than ten percent (10%).
(Ord. C22-88. Passed 4-18-88.)
1101.09   DEVELOPMENT FEES.
   (a)   Recreation Development Fees. In addition to the fees and deposits required by other sections of the Codified Ordinances, a recreation development fee shall be paid by the developer in accordance with the following schedule:
      (1)   For each single-family dwelling constructed in:
         2004 - $200      2005 and thereafter - $550
      (2)   For each unit in a multifamily dwelling constructed in:
         2004 - $200      2005 and thereafter - $550
(Ord. C109-89. Passed 12-18-89.)
      (3)   For each office, commercial or industrial development: two hundred dollars ($200) per acre of the development plus two cents ($.02) per square foot for all buildings within the development. The minimum fee for each office, commercial or industrial development shall be two hundred dollars ($200).
      (4)   No fee shall be imposed for any alteration, addition or modification to an existing dwelling, except that at such time as an existing office, commercial or industrial building is altered, enlarged or modified to provide additional floor area, the foot fees as established in subsection (a)(3) hereof shall be collected for additional floor area.
      (5)   At such time as an existing dwelling is changed to office, commercial or industrial use, the fees as described in subsection (a)(3) hereof shall be paid.
(Ord. C37-81. Passed 8-3-81.)
      (6)   The fees so collected shall be deposited in a Recreation Development Fund for use in helping to construct, erect, purchase or otherwise obtain or upgrade parks and recreational facilities.
(Ord. C60-73. Passed 8-6-73.)
   (b)   Public Sites/Open Space Requirements.
      (1)   Upon the submission of a proposed residential development there shall be dedicated on said plan, areas dedicated to the city for public purposes, or reserved for park, playground, recreational, educational or open space. Said dedication shall be exclusive of public right-of-way and any street, road, highway, sidewalk, entrance feature areas, landscape areas without recreational amenities (i.e. buffer landscaping adjacent to right- of-way) and areas within the 100-year floodplain. The dedicated land can include passive recreational areas including bike paths, certain commercial recreational areas, tree stands or dedicated green space and storm water retention areas (not detention or dry basins) that meet the city’s pond design criteria and are incorporated into the overall development plan for aesthetic purposes. In the event that a storm-water retention area is proposed to be dedicated to satisfy the provisions of this section the same shall not constitute more than 15% of the area dedication required by this provision. In addition, areas containing overhead utilities and/or easements may be used to meet the land requirement only if approved by Planning Commission and City Council.
      (2)   The foregoing is intended as examples of appropriate public site/open space dedication and not as an exclusive list. Appropriate public site/open space dedication shall be determined as set forth below:
         A.   The goal of the city is to provide 20 acres of appropriate open space/public land or other recreational areas for every 1,000 residents.
         B.   The land dedication requirement of this section shall be computed as follows for single-family developments:
            1.   Determine the number of proposed single-family dwelling units;
            2.   Multiply the number of proposed units times the “average single-family household size” as established by the most current U.S. Census Summary of Occupancy and Housing Characteristics for Grove City. The current figure according to the 2000 census data is 2.73 occupants per household;
            3.   Divide the figure determined in subsection (B)(2) hereof by 1,000 (people); and
            4.   Multiply the figure determined in subsection (B)(3) hereof by 20 (acres/1,000 people). This figure represents the amount of acreage that must be dedicated to satisfy the public sites/open space requirements of this section for single-family developments.
         C.   The land dedication requirement of this section shall be computed as follows for all other residential developments:
            1.   Determine the number of proposed dwelling units;
            2.   Multiply the number of proposed units times the “average multi-family household size” as established by the most current U.S. Census Summary of Occupancy and Housing Characteristics for Grove City. The current figure according to the 2000 census data is 2.29 occupants per household;
            3.   Divide the figure determined in subsection (C)(2) hereof by 1,000 (people); and
            4.   Multiply the figure determined in subsection (C)(3) hereof by 20 (acres/1,000 people). This figure represents the amount of acreage that must be dedicated to satisfy the public sites/open space requirement of this section for other than single-family developments.
         D.   For developments that include both single-family and non-single-family residential units, the respective calculations shall be made for the entire site.
      (3)   The proposed dedicated land, together with the restriction imposed on the same, must be deemed to be appropriate by the Planning Commission and City Council before the development plan and/or plat is approved. The Planning Commission and City Council shall determine the dedicated land to be appropriate only if the proposed dedicated land can be used to accomplish the goals of this section and the provisions of subsection (1) and (2) hereof. When making a determination of whether the proposed dedicated land is appropriate, the Planning Commission and City Council shall consider the comments received through the administrative review process. Other information and comments that the Planning Commission and City Council deems appropriate may be used in determining the appropriateness of the land to be dedicated.
      (4)   To the extent that the required land dedication established by this section is not sufficient either because no land is dedicated or the land that is proposed for dedication is determined not to be appropriate due to size, configuration, location or type, by the Planning Commission and City Council, then a monitory payment shall be made. All payments made pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the Recreation Development Fund.
      (5)   Calculation of the monitory payment in lieu of land shall be made as follows and paid prior to the approval of the record plat:
         A.   Determine the total amount of acreage required pursuant to subsections (2)B., (2)C. and (2)D. hereof;
         B.   Subtract the total amount of acreage approved as appropriate by the Commission and City Council, pursuant to subsection (3) hereof;
         C.   Multiply the amount of acreage determined above by $30,000 which represents the average cost of an acre of developed park land; and
      (6)   All public sites/open space shall be deemed final by dedication through an approved plat or dedication ordinance by Council.
      (7)   Deviations from the foregoing requirements regarding either the Land Contribution or the Park Fee may be granted for “good cause”. Nothing herein shall be interpreted as requiring the grant of any deviations. “Good cause” shall be limited to situations where the applicant is providing significant infrastructure improvements that benefit areas outside the proposed development area or contributing land directly to the school district for school purposes.
   (c)    Urban Forestry Fees. In addition to the fees and deposits required by the Codified Ordinances, an urban forestry fee shall be paid by the builder in accordance with the following schedule:
      (1)   For all newly developed single family residential lots: $400 per lot.
      (2)   The fees so collected shall be deposited in the Community Environment Fund for the exclusive use of purchasing, planting, replacement and maintenance of trees and administration of the urban forestry program.
(Ord. C18-99. Passed 7-6-99. Ord. C94-04. Passed 10-18-04.)
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