A site plan shall, at a minimum, include the following data, details, and supporting plans. All site plans shall be prepared by an Ohio registered professional civil engineer. Items required for submission include:
(A) Name of the project, boundaries, and location maps showing the site's location in the city, date, north arrow, and scale of the plan.
(B) Name and address of the owner of record, developer, and seal of the engineer who prepared the site plan.
(C) Names and addresses of all owners of record of abutting parcels and those within 200 feet of the property line.
(D) All existing lot lines, easements, and rights-of-way. Include area of subject parcel to be developed in both acres and square feet.
(E) Indicate the existing land use and current zoning classification of all abutting parcels.
(F) The location and use of all existing and proposed buildings and structures within the development including building footprints, overhangs, site coverage, building-ground contact, and area. A brief description of the use of the site shall be included with an estimate of the number of employees.
(G) All dimensions of height and floor area and showing all exterior entrances.
(H) Illustrations of internal traffic movement, ingress and egress, and the location of all present and proposed public and private drives, parking areas, driveways, sidewalks, ramps, curbs, fences, paths, landscaping, walls, and fences.
(I) Illustrated drawings identifying the location, height, intensity, and bulb type (e.g., fluorescent, sodium incandescent) of all external lighting fixtures. A photometric analysis of the proposed development site shall be submitted as part of the site plan application to determine conformance with the illumination standards set forth in § 153.176.
(J) Illustrated drawings identifying the location, height, size, materials, and design of all proposed signage.
(K) The location of all present and proposed utility systems, including sewage systems, water supply system, telephone, cable and electrical systems, storm drainage system, including existing and proposed drain lines, culverts, catch basins, headwalls, endwalls, hydrants, manholes, and drainage swales.
(L) Plans to prevent the pollution of surface or groundwater, erosion of soil both during and after construction, excessive runoff, excessive raising or lowering of the water table, and flooding of other properties, as applicable.
(M) Existing and proposed topography at a two foot contour interval. All elevations shall refer to the nearest United States Coastal and Geodetic Bench Mark. If any portion of the parcel is within the 100-year floodplain, the area will be shown and base flood elevations given.
(N) A landscape plan prepared by a landscape architect registered in the State of Ohio showing all existing natural land features, trees, forest cover and water resources, and all proposed changes to these features including size and type of plant material. Water resources will include ponds, lakes, streams, wetlands, floodplains, and drainage retention areas. The landscaping regulations found in §§ 153.190 through 153.201shall apply.
(O) Streetscape improvements. The applicant shall be required to install improvements along the public street area of the subject site that conform to the city's Streetscape Plan. These items may include pavers, sidewalks, street trees, street lighting and planters consistent with the specifications found in the Streetscape Plan.
(1) The Planning Commission may permit the applicant to make a streetscape improvement payment-in-lieu request where one or all of the required streetscape improvements are deemed to be premature relative to adjacent property development or the status of the overall streetscape construction phasing. In this event, the city shall transfer these monies to the city Streetscape Improvement Fund and hold the funds for no more than five years. The monies placed in this fund shall be used exclusively for streetscape improvements benefitting the applicant's property. If the streetscape improvements are not made within the five year period, the city shall promptly return those remaining streetscape improvement funds to the applicant.
(P) For new construction or alterations to any existing building, a table containing the following information must be included:
(1) Area of building to be used for a particular land use such as retail operation, office, storage, and the like, and maximum number of employees;
(2) Maximum seating capacity, where applicable; and
(3) Number of parking spaces existing and required for the intended use.
(Ord. 09-3306, passed 10-15-09)