(1) Persons who meet the qualifications set forth in Section 1246.02(2) below are eligible to submit plans for expedited review under this chapter only upon their designation as land examiners by the Board of Supervisors following their recommendation to be so designated by the Advisory Plans Examiner Board (APEB) established in Section 1246.03 below.
(2) Persons who apply to become plans examiners and to use the separate procedure must meet the following qualifications:
(a) A bachelor of science degree in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture or related science or equivalent experience or a land surveyor certified pursuant to Virginia Code Section 54.1-408.
(b) Board of Supervisors' Specified Program: Successful completion of an education program conducted under the auspices of a State institution of higher education comprised of four college- level land development courses developed by the Engineers and Surveyors Institute (ESI), the Department of Building and Development (BAD), the Loudoun County Sanitation Authority (LCSA), and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The instructors in the educational program shall consist of persons in the private and public sectors who are qualified to prepare land development plans. The educational program shall include the comprehensive and detailed study of County ordinances and regulations relating to plans and how they are applied.
(c) A minimum of two years of land development engineering design experience acceptable to the Board of Supervisors.
(d) Attendance at continuing educational courses, as specified by the Board of Supervisors, including, but not limited to, courses designed to update plans examiners on amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, the Land Subdivision and Development Ordinance (LSDO), and the Facilities Standards Manual (FSM), and County Land Use and Construction Policies.
(e) Consistent preparation and submission of plans which meet all applicable ordinances and regulations.
(3) Plans reviewer specialists may be designated by the Board of Supervisors following a recommendation that such an individual be designated by the APEB established in Section 1246.03 below. Person who apply to become plans reviewer specialists must meet the following qualifications:
(a) A bachelor of arts degree in planning or a related field or equivalent experience.
(b) Board of Supervisors' Specified Program: Successful completion of an educational program conducted under the auspices of a State institution of higher education comprised of four college- level land development courses developed by the Engineers and Surveyors Institute (ESI), the Department of Building and Development (BAD), the Loudoun County Sanitation Authority (LCSA), and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The instructors in the educational program shall consist of persons in the private and public sectors who are qualified to prepare land development plans. The educational program shall include the comprehensive and detailed study of County ordinances and regulations relating to plans and how they are applied.
(c) A minimum of two years of land development engineering design experience acceptable to the Board of Supervisors.
(d) Attendance at continuing educational courses, as specified by the Board of Supervisors, including, but not limited to, courses designed to update plans examiners on amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, the Land Subdivision and Development Ordinance (LSDO), and the Facilities Standards Manual (FSM), and County Land Use and Construction Policies.
(e) Consistent preparation and submission of plans which meet all applicable ordinances and regulations.
(Ord. 00-04. Passed 4-29-00.)