(A) All development. An application for a site development permit shall be provided by the building department. All applications for site development shall include the following:
(1) Name and address of applicant;
(2) Address and legal description of the property;
(3) Site location of the property, drawn to scale, showing:
(a) If the project is in the SFHA; and
(b) If the project is in an incorporated or unincorporated area.
(4) Description of property;
(5) Statement of purpose of the proposed activity;
(6) Anticipated dates of initiation and completion of activity;
(7) Name and mailing address of the owner of the property if different from the applicant;
(8) Plans of the proposed activity, drawn to scale, showing:
(a) Graphic or numerical scale;
(b) North arrow;
(c) Property lines and dimensions;
(d) Location and dimensions of easements;
(e) Location and names of roads in the vicinity;
(f) Location and names of waterways in the vicinity; and
(g) Location and dimension of all buildings.
(9) Topographic site plan of the property using the National Geodetic Vertical Datum, 1929. The site plan shall include:
(a) One-foot contour intervals proposed and existing;
(b) Adjacent areas necessary to determine off-site impacts to the proposed drainage plan; and
(c) If the development project does not involve regrading the site, then the elevations of the top of the foundation, the corners of the lot, and representative spots on the lot lines and within the lot may be submitted in lieu of a topographic site plan.
(10) Wetland submittal, if applicable;
(11) Copy of proposed plat or deed restrictions for all stormwater management features;
(12) Copy of the erosion and sediment control plan;
(13) Acknowledgement by the applicant that the representatives of any federal, state, or local unit of the government with regulatory authority over the project are authorized to enter upon the property to inspect the development; and
(14) Signature of the applicant or the applicant's agent if:
(a) The applicant is a corporation, the president, or other authorized officer shall sign the application form;
(b) The applicant is a partnership, each partner shall sign the application form; and
(c) The applicant is a land trust, the trust officer shall sign the name of the trustee by him or her as trust officer. A disclosure affidavit shall be filed with the application, identifying each beneficiary of the trust by name and address and defining the respective interests therein.
(B) Floodplain development application. In addition to the site development application materials in § 151.05(A), a permit application for a development project in an SFHA shall include:
(1) A copy of the designated floodway map and the FIRM map showing the location of the project and property lines to the floodplain and floodway boundaries;
(2) Any proposed change to the floodplain and/or designated floodway location; and
(3) Additional base flood elevation and floodway calculations and data that may be needed as identified in other sections of this chapter;
(C) Plats. Plats or plans for new subdivisions, mobile home parks, and planned unit developments (PUDs) shall include:
(1) A signed statement by a licensed professional engineer that the plat or plans account for changes in the drainage of surface waters in accordance with ILCS Ch. 756, Act 205, § 2;
(2) The delineation of all SFHAs which appear on the plat signed and sealed by an Illinois Registered Land Surveyor as per the requirements of Public Act 85-267; and
(3) The delineation of all wetlands which appear on the plat signed and sealed by a professional engineer.
(D) Records.
(1) The city engineer shall maintain all permit and inspection records, including copies of elevation and floodproofing certificates. Such records shall be made readily available;
(2) All stormwater management facilities shall be located and described within a deed or a plat restriction;
(3) All stormwater management facilities shall be located within easements or rights-of-way that explicitly provide for public access for maintenance of such facilities; and
(4) Perpetual operation and maintenance responsibility and emergency access shall be designated on the plat or deed. Stormwater management facilities that service a single parcel (or two parcels) of property may be excused from this requirement upon approval of the city engineer.
(Ord. O-14-03, passed 2-18-03)