Preliminary plan review is voluntary and not mandatory. Preliminary sketches of proposed site and development plans may be submitted for review prior to final site plan submittal. The purpose of this procedure is to allow discussion between the applicant and the village, and to better inform the applicant of the acceptability of the proposed plan prior to incurring extensive engineering and other costs that might be necessary for final site plan approval. These plans shall include the following:
(A) Legal description of the property;
(B) Small-scale sketch of properties, streets, and use of land within 300 feet of the area;
(C) A generalized map showing any existing or proposed arrangement of:
(1) Streets;
(2) Lots;
(3) Access points;
(4) Other transportation arrangements;
(5) Buffer strips screening;
(6) Natural characteristics, including, but not limited to: open space; stands of trees; brooks; ponds; floodplains; hills; dune classifications; dune crests; and similar natural assets;
(7) Signs, location, and lighting; and
(8) Buildings.
(D) A narrative describing:
(1) The overall objectives of the proposed development;
(2) Number of acres or square feet allocated to each proposed use and gross area in buildings, structures, parking, public, and/or private streets and drives and open spaces;
(3) Dwelling densities by type;
(4) Proposed method of providing sewer and water service, as well as other public and private utilities;
(5) Proposed method of providing storm drainage; and
(6) Proposed method of re-vegetating open or exposed ground areas, both preexisting and newly created, to a stable condition.
(E) In addition to the above, the applicant shall submit the site plan review fee in accordance with the established fee schedule to cover the normally- and specially-incurred expenses of the review.
(Prior Code, § 154.258) (Ord. 48, passed 6-21-2005)