(A) General Requirements. An applicant for development plan review, both preliminary and final shall file with the Zoning Administrator the following along with the application fee.
(1) A letter of submittal from the property owner or an agent authorized in writing by the property owner shall accompany the development plan which contains the applicant’s phone number and mailing address;
(2) The development plan documents shall include a complete legal description of the property and a general location sketch showing nearby section lines and/or residential and major roadways;
(3) All development plans shall have the title “Development Plan Review” and include the site address; date of submittal and the submitter’s name and address, and shall bear the seal and signature of a professional civil engineer/surveyor registered to practice in the state of Ohio. The site plan shall indicate the scale of the drawing and shall use an engineer’s scale. The scale of the site shall not exceed one inch to 40 feet. The site plan shall have the north arrow pointing toward the top of the drawing. The location map and site plan orientation shall be the same;
(4) The documents shall be ten blue-line or black-line prints of the site plan on paper no smaller than 24 inches by 36 inches; and
(5) The development plan documents shall include a color aerial photograph of the site to be developed from a publicly obtainable source such as Google maps, Google earth, map.live.com and the like of sufficient size and resolution to clearly illustrate property details, attributes and all abutting streets and roadways.
(B) Requirements for Preliminary Development Plan. An application for preliminary development plan review shall include a plan for the entire area of the proposed project and shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator. The preliminary development plan shall include:
(1) The location of all existing structures and access points;
(2) The general location of existing buildings, parking areas and access drives on parcels within 200 feet of the site;
(3) The general location of all proposed construction including buildings, structures, accessory buildings and structures, parking areas, and access points;
(4) The location of existing and proposed topography, major vegetation features, and wooded areas;
(5) The general layout of the proposed internal road system, indicating the proposed vehicular right-of-way of all proposed public streets and pedestrian circulation;
(6) The general location of common open space; and
(7) A summary table showing total acres of the proposed development, the number of acres devoted to each type of land use including streets and open space, and the number of proposed dwelling units by type.
(C) Requirements for Final Development Plan Review. A final development plan shall indicate, among other things, the exact location of buildings, landscaping, parking areas, access drives, signs, and outdoor storage areas as well as the following:
(1) The zoning classification(s) and existing uses of the property and all abutting property, the approximate location of buildings and driveway locations, opposite to and adjacent to the property;
(2) The dimensions indicating the area of the property, the dimensions of the existing and planned buildings to be constructed and any buildings to be removed or other alterations to occur to the property;
(3) The distance of existing and proposed structure(s) to all right-of-way lines and distances of the structure(s) to the front, side and rear property lines;
(4) The name for all adjacent roadways and rights-of-way and pavement widths measured from the centerline of the roadway;
(5) The locations, height and material of all existing and proposed fencing and/or walls on the property;
(6) The location, height, lighting, type and dimensions of existing or proposed signs on the property;
(7) The width(s) and location(s) of existing or proposed sidewalks, if any, and drive approach aprons. The drive approach width(s) shall be indicated where the apron meets the roadway pavement and shall be dimensioned at the throat;
(8) All ditches, creeks and other natural features that may affect the development of the property. When appropriate, two-foot contours and the 100-year high water elevation shall be shown on the site plan. Information on this requirement may be obtained from the Fulton County or Lucas County Engineer’s office;
(9) The existing and proposed method of storm water drainage and/or areas to be used for storm water detention;
(10) Existing and proposed sanitary and storm sewers, water mains and the location(s) of fire hydrants if present. In the event these improvements are not proposed, the development plan shall indicate the location of proposed or existing wells and sewage systems both on-site and on abutting parcels;
(11) The location of existing or proposed off-street parking spaces and drive aisles with complete dimensions, the number and size of the proposed parking stalls including handicap spaces and the type of pavement composition of the parking area (asphalt or concrete) and if the off-street parking area is located next to an existing parking area or on another parcel, the method of circulation, if any, between the two areas;
(12) The location of proposed plant material, mulch beds and other landscape improvements such as, but not limited to, berms, fences and the like, plant schedules with botanical and common plant names, quantity of plants to be installed, plant size at installation and on-center planting dimensions where applicable, and all existing plant material to be removed or retained and all new landscaping materials to be installed;
(13) A development plan with a proposed drive-through window operation shall indicate where the vehicles will be lined up and how many vehicles can be stored at one time while waiting to use the order board and drive-through window, as required in § 150.335(E);
(14) Exterior building elevation(s) for all building walls visible from all abutting streets and highways;
(15) The submittal of a traffic impact study and or access management plan, if required, pursuant to § 150.297, Access to Individual Parcels;
(16) Architectural Drawings. For buildings in the Business and Industrial Districts and the Airport Highway Corridor Overlay District, detailed architectural drawings for all proposed principal and accessory buildings including floor plans and elevations of the front, rear and two (2) sides of the building, together with additional views or cross sections, as necessary, to completely depict the exterior appearance of the structure.
(a) All elevations shall be drawn to the same scale, and be drawn at a reasonable scale to enable the Planning Commission to adequately review the information submitted.
(b) Each elevation shall show the accurate location of windows, doors, portals and other architectural features and all materials and finishes.
(c) Samples of colors and building materials, colored renderings, and photographs of the site shall accompany the elevations as necessary to convey the appearance of the structure.
(17) The plans and drawings shall be created by and bear the seal and signature of a professional architect and/or a professional engineer registered to practice in the state of Ohio.
(D) Waiver of Submittal Requirements. The Zoning Administrator may waive any of the submittal requirements in this Section if, in his or her opinion, and based on recognized planning or engineering principles, they are unnecessary to determine compliance with appropriate Code provisions. Such waiver shall not be construed to authorize the reduction or waiver of any of the zoning standards, regulations, or other requirements of the Zoning Code.
(Ord. 2023-03, passed 2-27-2023)