Site Plans shall meet the following requirements:
(a) All Site Plan drawings shall be prepared by a professional engineer or architect and shall bear their professional seal, unless it is determined by the Service Director or his/her designee, that due to the simplicity of the project, a professional seal is not required at this stage of the project development. The Service Director or his/her designee may also waive any submission requirement by determining that such information is not needed or relevant to making a determination regarding compliance with requirements of this Zoning Ordinance.
(b) The cover letter shall indicate the applicant name, address, and phone number; the owner name, address, and telephone number; and provide an overview of the project being proposed.
(c) Site Plan drawings should include the following information:
(1) Name, address, telephone number and State of Ohio registration number of the registered surveyor, city planner, landscape architect or professional engineer who prepared the Site Plan;
(2) Name, address and telephone number of the owner/developer;
(3) Proposed name of the site, original lot or section number, sub-lot number, street address;
(4) Proposed use of structure or site;
(5) North arrow, legend, date prepared, and scale.
(6) Scale. Site Plan drawings shall be drawn to a scale so that all features required to be shown on the plans are readily discernible, preferably one inch equals twenty feet (1" = 20'), but no smaller than one inch equals fifty feet (1"=50').
(7) Vicinity Map. The map shall show the relationship of the proposed development site to existing community facilities which serve or influence it. The vicinity map may be on the same sheet as the preliminary plan drawing. The vicinity map shall be at a scale of 1" = 400' and must illustrate major intersecting streets, water features and political boundaries.
(8) Architectural drawings shall include floor plans and exterior elevations for existing and proposed buildings with proposed design guidelines that express common architectural themes in buildings, and other improvements. If exterior elevations are not available, reasonable graphic representations may be submitted.
(9) Existing features on maps should be clearly distinguished from proposed features.
(10) Format. Site plan drawings shall be submitted in a hard copy format on 11" x 17" or 24" x 36" paper (plan sizes greater than 24" x 36" in size shall not be excepted), or in an electronic media format acceptable to the Zoning Administrator.
(11) Legal features: A property boundary line survey, as surveyed by a registered surveyor, showing bearings and distances including the geometric layout of the site showing complete dimensions of existing and proposed buildings, roads, drives, parking areas, utilities, landscaping and other site elements with adequate detail and dimensions to allow construction without the need to scale from the plan to determine the designer's intended location property lines, easements (and their purpose), and street right-of-way lines in the vicinity or adjacent to the subject property. Indicate street centerline stationing and pavement edges and walks for adjacent road(s). Bearing and distance dimensions shall be shown on property lines and to property corners. Property pins or other approved markers shall be set and shown at all property corners and property line stakes shall be set and shown where, due to topography, length of line or obstructions, the location of the property line cannot be determined by sighting from property corner to property corner.
(12) Zoning of the property, including zoning district lines where applicable, and lot size and front, rear, and side yard setback requirements;
(13) Location of all public and private above ground and underground utilities on the site including but not limited to; natural gas, electric, cable TV, telephone, steam, water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer.
(14) Proposed location of accessory structures, buildings, and uses including, but not limited to, all flagpoles, light poles, bulkheads, docks, storage sheds, transformers, air conditioners, generators, and similar equipment, and the method of screening where applicable;
(15) Existing and proposed topographical features. Ground elevations shall be shown as contour lines with no larger than five-foot contour intervals if ground slope is in excess of four percent in any area and two-foot intervals if ground slope is less than four percent. The location of areas with existing slopes in excess of twelve percent (12%) shall be designated as such. Existing grades 50 feet beyond the site property lines may also be deemed necessary.
(16) Location and elevations of existing watercourses and water bodies, including natural and/or man-made surface drainage ways, flood plains, and wetlands;
(17) When a Storm Water Pollution Control Plan (SWP3) is required in accordance with Ohio EPA regulations, a copy of such plan shall be submitted with the Site Plan.
(18) Landscaping Plan detailing the location and specifications for all significant existing, and proposed perimeter and internal landscaping or construction of other devices (such as walls, fences, etc.) to comply with the landscaping, buffering, and shading requirements of this Zoning Ordinance (See Chapter 1160).
(19) All existing and proposed on-site uses, structures, buildings, decks, porches, storage sheds, dumpsters, fences and walls, landscape beds, power lines and poles, telecommunication towers, flagpoles, bulkheads, docks, transformers, air conditioners, generators and such similar equipment.
(20) Dimensions of each structure footprint as well as any roof or floor overhangs or wall or window projections; the distances all buildings and freestanding signs are set back from property lines, streets, or street right-of-way lines; and the method of applicable screening.
(21) Location and type of existing trees on the site with a diameter of eight inches (8") or more at four and one-half feet (4-1/2') feet above grade. Included with the location of the tree should be the associated "drip line;"
(22) The total square footage of all existing and proposed impervious area on the site;
(23) The Site Plan shall show the locations and dimensions of all proposed streets and sidewalks, pedestrian connections, thoroughfares, roadways, service roads, driveways and parking areas.
(25) Refuse storage and pick-up facilities shall be indicated on the Site Plan illustrating the steps taken provide to an adequate visual barrier from locations both on- and off-site.
(26) Location, size, and characteristics of all loading and unloading areas.
(27) A Utilities Plan shall show the location, purpose, and dimensions of all existing (dashed lines) and proposed (continuous lines) utility easements, lines, service laterals, and other facilities, including, but not limited to water, sewer, electric power lines and poles, natural gas, telephone, cable television, and telecommunications/data transfer facilities.
(28) Lighting Plan. Location of existing and/or proposed exterior lighting locations and poles, with area of illumination and type of fixtures illustrated, demonstrating compliance with applicable Zoning Standards.
(29) An implementation plan providing specific dates for the expected completion of all building construction, site work and landscape installation.