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Requirement for Hand Drawn vs. Survey Site Plans 

Site plans can be hand drawn as long as a reviewer can clearly determine compliance with all single-family zoning regulations.  Plan reviewers are authorized to ask for further documentation to determine compliance that can include the request for a survey site plan.  

Survey Site Plans are required for the following project thresholds:

  1. New dwelling units 
  2. Resource Conservation District (RCD) Encroachment or land disturbance within 20' of RCD 
  3. Structures within 1' of setback
  4. Development that would create impervious surface within 5% of the Impervious Surface Area Ratio limits
  5. Development that will create land disturbance within 500 square foot of land disturbance thresholds
  6. If the plan reviewer cannot determine the extent to which a grade will change or how the project will interact with floodplain/RCD/Jordan rules

Site Plan Requirements

  1. Existing conditions on the entire lot
    • Existing buildings, structures, and their dimensions
    • Show all existing hard surfacing on the lot - driveway, parking, walks, patios, pool, covered decking, etc
    • Existing driveway, any fencing and retaining walls
    • Utilities, OWASA
    • Easements
    • Dimensioned separation between structures (such as between house and carport or shed) if 10' or less.

       

  2. Setback lines
    • Street setback
    • Interior setback
    • Solar setback
    • HOA setbacks if applicable
    • Easements: drainage easements, storm easements, OWASA easements

       

  3. Location and dimensions of proposed work
    • Tally of Building Area (sqft):
      • Existing (Main Building; Accessory Structures)
      • To be removed (Main Building; Accessory Structures)
      • Proposed New
      • Total (Main Building; Total for lot)
    • Provide building elevations, distinguishing between existing and proposed construction.
    • Building envelope: Building height maximum at minimum setback lines (existing, proposed); and at core/secondary height setback lines (existing, proposed)

        

  4. Land disturbance area
    • Show the sqft of the land disturbance area:
      • A land disturbance includes any activity that changes the surface of the land, such as grading, digging, cutting, scraping, compaction, or excavation of soil, placement of fill materials, paving, construction, substantial removal of vegetation, or any activity which bares soil or rock or involves the diversion or piping of any natural or man-made watercourse.

    • If your project disturbs more than 5,000 sqft of land, you will need to conduct a landscape protection plan (see #10 below)

    • Show any proposed grading

    • Show access routes for equipment and deliveries from and between street to staging, stockpiling and work areas
    • Designate areas for construction dumpster, parking, and construction entrance
    • Show any tree clearing

      

  5. Impervious Surface Area
    • Tally of Impervious Surface Area (sqft):
      • Existing; To be removed
      • Proposed New
      • Total Resulting SF and percent of site(Total ISA / NLA)
    • Show locations and dimensions of all new impervious surface area
    • (ie covered by gravel, pavement, other hard surfacing - such as driveways, patio, pool, decking, parking, walkways, retaining walls etc) indicating materials, dimensions, locations

       

  6. Contours / Slope
    • Show 2’ contours on the property

       

  7. Erosion control measures

     

    If Applicable:

  8. RCD areas, floodplains, and streams
    • Survey showing stream, top of bank, RCD buffers, floodplain, Jordan riparian buffers and any other relevant features on the site for design and review purposes.

     

  9. Drainage plan for new downspouts
  10. Landscape Protection Plan
    •  5.7.3 (1) Projects that disturb more than 5,000 square feet of land area require a Landscape Protection Plan LUMO

       

  11. Land Disturbance over 20,000 square feet
    •  Town Code 5.4.4.  Projects that disturb more than 20,000 square feet of land area are required to provide stormwater impact statement in order for the permit application to be considered.
    •  Town Code 5.4.2(b)(2) For single family/two family projects that are creating more than 20,000 square feet of land disturbance, bring the application to the Stormwater Department
    • Orange County Land Disturbing Permit (LPD) Requirements
      • Clearing and grading exceeding 20,000 square feet (roughly 1/2 acre), requires an Erosion and Sediment Control Permit (ESCP) and a Land Disturbance Permit (LDP). LDPs must be obtained before any land disturbing activity begins (including timbering, demolition, clearing, or grading, etc.).
      • The Erosion Control Plan submittal must include a Land Disturbance Permit (LDP) application. The application form consists of two parts:
        1. Applications for Erosion Control Plan Approval and Land Disturbance Permit
        2. Statement of Ownership and Financial Responsibility

         

  12. Site Plans for Pool Applications
    If you are building a pool, be sure to add the following details to your site plan:
    • Pool Type: Chlorine, Fresh Water, Salt Water
    • Filter Backwash System
    • Location of the RPZ Backflow Preventer
    • Confirmation that the pool water will not drain to the sanitary sewer
    • Confirmation that the homeowner will follow these guidelines.

Site Plan Resources

Interactive GIS Map: use this map to see your property's zoning district.  You can also see if your property is within a Special Protection Area (historic district or resource conservation district).

Zoning Lookup Tool: use this tool to search for an address, and retrieve the property's setback and impervious surface area requirements.  The Zoning Lookup Tool is for reference only. Be sure to check the legally recorded plats and the professional surveys of a property, as well as the Land Use Management Ordinance (below), to ensure accuracy. 

Dimensional Requirements Table : use this table from section 3.8 of the Land Use Management Ordinance to find the setback and dimensional requirements for your zoning district.

Design Manuals and Engineering Standards

Special Protection Areas

Historic Districts

Resource Conservation Districts

Neighborhood Conservation Districts

 

Please include:

Site Address

PIN

Date of drawing and the name and affiliation of the preparer

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Plat Reference

Zoning District

SPAs

Stipulations from any Special Use Permit or Project Zoning Compliance Permit directly affecting lot should be noted on the plan or attached as part of the submittal.

 

Required Mailings and Notices

  • HDC
  • NCD
  • Homeowner Association covenants are private agreements; the Town does not enforce them. For instance, the covenants may call for a deeper setback, or allow a lesser one. While it is wise to make sure what you want to do is in line with your covenants, and you've gotten any approval from the HOA that the covenants call for, the Town only enforces the Town's regulations and we do not require evidence that an HOA has approved a proposed development.One caveat - in Southern Village and in Meadowmont, the HOA tracks the impervious surface against an overall maximum. If they approve a different impervious surface for the lot in question, taking it away from somewhere else, we do require documentation of this