In addition to all other requirements of the Building and Zoning Code and ordinances or statutes of the City, the County and the State, and before a building permit is issued by the Building Commissioner for a building, a person who owns, leases or is in possession or control of any property who desires to construct a new building or structure, or to remodel or reconstruct an existing building or structure wherein the existing grade of the lot or building is proposed to be changed, or a person seeking to change the grade of any property by more than four inches, shall, in addition to obtaining all other permits required by the City, County and State, submit to the Building Commissioner an application for a permit, the required deposit and three copies of the site plan of the property, prepared by a registered civil engineer or a registered surveyor, showing where such proposed construction or reconstruction is or shall be situated and showing, as applicable, the following:
(a) The existing elevation of the centerline of the street;
(b) The existing elevation of the top of the nearest street curb, if any;
(c) The existing elevation of the top of the nearest portion of the sidewalk, if any;
(d) The existing elevation at each corner of the lot;
(e) The first or main floor elevation and the location of adjacent buildings within twenty-five feet of all property lines;
(f) The elevations of the existing grade and proposed finished grade of the lot on a suitable contour interval (flat terrain - one foot; hilly terrain - two foot);
(g) The proposed elevation of the first or main floor of the building, garage and the finished ground grade at the building corners;
(h) The foundation and/or slab elevation;
(i) The bearings and lot dimensions, the lot and block number or lot and tract number, all easements of record, an arrow showing the north direction and the street name;
(j) A reference bench mark established on some permanent object in the near vicinity which shall remain undisturbed during construction and available for elevation checks. The bench mark may be assumed to be 100 feet where a City bench mark is not available;
(k) The location, elevation and size of all existing and proposed on-site sanitary systems, sanitary sewers, water lines and storm sewers in or adjacent to the lot;
(l) Dimensions of proposed or existing buildings, set back, side and rear yard dimensions;
(m) Size and invert elevations of driveway culverts, if any;
(n) The existing conditions of the road ditch, if any, in front of the property at twenty- five foot intervals;
(o) For residential developments, the location and dimensions of a garage, even though the construction of a garage is not included in the application;
(p) The location and dimensions of proposed driveways and sidewalks;
(q) For nonresidential developments, location and dimensions of parking areas, spaces, aisles and the location on proposed building of main doors and any overhead door openings;
(r) The proposed elevation and location of yard drains;
(s) A certification by a registered surveyor that the property has been surveyed and iron pins set at all lot corners and angle points and a tie to the nearest intersecting street;
(t) Any other information that the Building Commissioner may require, such as details, computations, stress diagrams and other data necessary to describe the construction and basis for calculations; and
(u) Any other information that may be required by the City Engineer to assure that the proposed building elevations and site grading are compatible with adjacent property and that positive drainage is achieved.
(Ord. 1986-57. Passed 11-24-86.)