A. Application
Applications for development review shall be available from the Mexico Beach Building Department. A completed application shall be signed by all owners, the developer, or their agent of the property subject to the proposal, and notarized. Signatures by other parties will be accepted only with notarized proof of authorization by the owners. In a case of corporate ownership, the authorized signature shall be accompanied by a notation of the signer’s office in the corporation, and embossed with the corporate seal.
B. General Plan Requirements
Diagrams and elevations must be of sufficient detail and scale to depict all information necessary for a complete evaluation of the proposal. The submission of written explanations and additional documents may be necessary to satisfy development review requirements. It is the presumption of this section that all of the information set forth in the following paragraphs is necessary to satisfy the requirements of this section. However, it is recognized that each development is unique and the Planning and Zoning Board or City Council may allow less information to be submitted according to the needs of the particular case. The information required under paragraphs C.1. and C.2. below can be modified during the pre-application conference when the information is not applicable to the development.
C. Site Plan Requirements
Each site plan shall show on the drawings or in tabular form:
1. Existing Conditions
a. The location of existing property or right-of-way lines both for private and public property, streets, railroads, buildings, transmission lines, sewers, bridges, culverts, drain pipes, water mains, fire hydrants, and any public or private easements.
b. All water courses, water bodies, floodplains, wetlands, important natural features, and vegetative cover.
c. The topography of the site.
d. The approximate location of Protected Environmentally Sensitive Zones as established in Article V of this Code.
e. Existing land uses and existing zoning of the parcel and abutting parcels.
f. A depiction of the abutting property within four hundred (400) feet of the proposal showing:
(1) Area and percentage of total site area to be covered by an impervious surface.
(2) Densities of residential use; and,
(3) Traffic circulation systems.
g. The intensity or density of the proposed development.
2. Proposed Development Activities and Design
a. Generally
(1) Area and percentage of total site area to be covered by an impervious surface.
(2) Grading plans specifically including perimeter grading.
(3) Construction phase lines.
(4) A description of how the plan mitigates or avoids potential conflicts between land uses.
b. Buildings and Other Structures
(1) Building plan showing the location, dimensions, gross floor area, and proposed use of buildings.
(2) Building setback distances from property lines, abutting right-of-way center lines, and all adjacent buildings and structures.
(3) Minimum floor elevations of buildings within any 100-year floodplain.
(4) The location, dimensions, type, composition, and intended use of all other structures.
c. Potable Water and Wastewater Systems
(1) Proposed location and sizing of potable water and wastewater facilities to serve the proposed development, including required improvements or extensions of existing off-site facilities.
(2) The boundaries of proposed utility easements.
(3) Location of the nearest available public water supply and the proposed tie-in points.
(4) Exact locations of onsite and nearby existing and proposed fire hydrants.
(5) A permit is required from the Bay County Public Health Department for approval of on-site wastewater systems.
d. Streets, Parking, and Loading
(1) Points of ingress to and egress from the site including existing or planned public or private road rights-of-way.
(2) The layout of all streets and driveways with paving and drainage plans.
(3) A parking plan showing the total number and dimensions of proposed parking spaces, spaces reserved for handicapped parking, and projected on-site traffic flow.
(4) The location of any proposed garbage dumpsters.
(5) Specifications of all proposed pavement.
e. Tree Removal and Protection
(1) All protected trees to be removed and a statement of why they are to be removed.
(2) Proposed changes in the natural grade and any other development activities directly affecting trees to be retained.
(3) A statement of the measures to be taken to protect the trees to be retained.
(4) A statement of tree relocations and replacements proposed.
(5) A site plan identifying tree protection areas, structure footprint, and tree protection zones.
f. Landscaping
(1) Location and dimensions of required buffer zones and landscaped areas.
(2) Description of plant materials existing and to be planted in buffer zones and landscaped areas.
g. Stormwater Management
(1) An erosion and sedimentation control plan that describes the type and location of control measures, the stage of development at which they will be put into place or used, and maintenance provisions.
(2) Minimum floor elevations of buildings within any 100-year floodplain.
(3) A stormwater permit issued by the Northwest Florida Water Management District for developments other than a residential dwelling.
(4) Direction of water flow and areas of the site to be used for detention of the first one-half (½) inch of runoff for single-family developments.
h. Environmentally Sensitive Lands and Other Protected Natural Resources
(1) The exact sites and specifications for all proposed drainage, filling, grading, dredging, and vegetation removal activities proposed within areas containing environmentally sensitive lands or other protected natural resources.
(2) Detailed statement or other materials showing the following:
a. The percentage of the land surface of the site that is covered with natural vegetation and the percentage of natural vegetation that will be removed by development.
b. The distances between development activities and the boundaries of the environmentally sensitive lands.
c. The coastal construction control line must be surveyed and clearly identified onsite of the property proposed for development.
(3) The manner in which habitats of endangered and threatened species are protected.
i. Signs
(1) Drawings or diagrams of the plans and specifications of regulated signs, and method of their construction and attachment to the building or ground. The plans shall show all pertinent structural details and display materials in accordance with the requirements of this Code and the building and electrical codes adopted by the City. The plans shall clearly illustrate the type of sign or sign structure as defined in this Code; the design of the sign, including dimensions, colors, and materials; the aggregate sign area; the dollar value of the sign; maximum and minimum heights of the sign; and sources of illumination.
(2) For regulated ground signs, a plan, sketch, or diagram which indicates clearly:
a. The location of the sign relative to property lines, rights-of-way, streets, alleys, sidewalks, vehicular access and parking areas, and other existing ground signs on the parcel.
b. All regulated trees that will be damaged or removed for the construction and display of the sign.
(3) For regulated building signs, a plan, sketch, blueprint, blue line print or similar presentation drawn to scale which indicates clearly:
a. The location of the sign relative to property lines, rights-of-way, streets, alleys, sidewalks, vehicular access and parking areas, buildings, and structures on the parcel.
b. The number, size, type, and location of all existing signs on the same parcel, except a single business unit in a multiple occupancy complex shall not be required to delineate the signs of other business units.
c. A building elevation or other documentation indicating the building dimensions.
j. Subdivision
Proposed number, minimum area and location of lots, if development involves a subdivision of land.
k. Land Use and Dedications
(1) Location of all land to be dedicated or reserved for all public and private uses including rights-of-way, easements, special reservations, and the purposes for which the land will be held.
(2) The location and amount of area devoted to all existing and proposed land uses, including residential, commercial, accessory buildings, and open space as well as the types of activities proposed for all land uses.
(3) The total number and type of all structures including square footage and gross size. Residential units shall be categorized according to the total number of residential units per acre (gross density).
l. Wellfield Protection
Location of on-site wells, and wells within one thousand (1,000) feet of any property line.
m. Historic and Archaeological Sites
The manner in which known historic and archaeological sites on the parcel will be protected.
(Ord. 711, passed 2-5-2019)