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Beachwood City Zoning Code

§ 17-15.5

Preliminary Site Plan Detail Requirements For a Minor Site Plan.

[Ord. #1/6/78, A XIII, § 5; Ord. #2007-13, § 4]
a. 
A minor site plan, i.e. a development or building alteration requiring less than ten (10) parking spaces, containing less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) new or additional square feet of floor area, and not having more lot coverage than as permitted in the zone bulk schedule, shall provide the following minimum plat details in order to be considered for classification and approval:
1. 
A scale of not less than twenty (20') feet to the inch. All distances shall be in feet and decimals of a foot, and all bearings shall be given to the nearest ten (10) seconds. The error of closure shall not exceed one (1) to ten thousand (10,000).
2. 
The names of all owners of record of all adjacent properties within a distance of two hundred (200') feet and the blocks and parcel numbers of such properties.
3. 
The zone wherein the tract is located and boundaries of such zone. Such features shall be shown on a separate map or as a key map. This key map should encompass a five hundred (500') foot radius.
4. 
Existing and proposed boundaries of the property, building, or setback lines, and lines of existing streets, lots, reservations, easements and areas dedicated to public use.
5. 
A copy of any existing or proposed covenants or deed restrictions that are intended to cover all or any part of the tract, their location, size and nature.
6. 
Location and dimension of existing and proposed buildings which shall remain and all other structures such as walls, fences, culverts, bridges, roadways, etc., with spot elevations of such structures. The outline of structures that are to be removed shall be indicated by a dashed line and those that shall remain shall be shaded.
7. 
Location of all existing and proposed storm drainage facilities including all inlets and utility lines, whether publicly or privately owned, with pipe sizes, type, grades, and direction of flow; in conformance with the standard specifications of the Municipality.
8. 
Existing contours with maximum intervals of two (2') feet where slopes are less than five (5%) percent and five (5') feet when five (5%) percent or more, referred to a datum as provided by N.J. G.C.S. Datum or by the Municipal Engineer to be indicated by a dashed line. Where any changes in contours are proposed, finished grades should be shown as solid lines.
9. 
Location of existing rock outcrops, high points, watercourses, depressions, ponds, marshes, wooded areas, single trees not in wood area with a diameter of six (6") inches or more as measured three (3') feet above the base of the trunk and other significant existing features, including previous flood elevations of watercourses, pond and marsh areas as determined by survey.
10. 
Title of development, north point, scale, name and address of record owner; professional engineer, architect, land planner or surveyor preparing the Site Development Plan, New Jersey license number, date of preparation, and all revisions. If application is a corporation, the names and addresses of all corporate officers must be identified.
11. 
A survey prepared by a licensed surveyor of the State of New Jersey shall accompany the site plan and shall show the boundaries of the parcel and the limits of all proposed streets, recreation areas, and other property to be dedicated to public use. The applicant shall submit such other exhibits of an architectural or planning nature as may be reasonably required by the Planning Board, or as required by any ordinance now in existence or any ordinance hereinafter enacted.
12. 
All proposed streets with: (a) profiles indicating grading; and (b) cross-sections showing width of roadways, location and width of sidewalk and curbs, according to the standards and specifications of the Municipality.
13. 
The proposed use or uses of land and buildings and proposed location and dimensions of buildings, including proposed grades at all corners of the building(s).
14. 
The location, type, and size of all means of vehicular ingress and egress both existing and proposed to public streets, showing size and location of driveways, curb cuts and sidewalks, and the location and width of all driveways on adjacent property within fifty (50') feet of the proposed site.
15. 
The location and design of any off-street parking areas or loading areas, showing size and location of bays and spaces, aisles and barriers and the total number of parking spaces and loading bays to be provided.
16. 
The location and size, grade and type of all proposed water lines, valves and hydrants and for all sewer lines or alternative means of water supply or sewage disposal and treatment in conformance with the applicable standards of the State of New Jersey.
17. 
The proposed location, direction of illumination, power and time of proposed outdoor lighting in conformance with the applicable standards as may be applied by the Planning Board in conjunction with the supplying utility companies.
18. 
The proposed screening and landscaping, including a planting plan.
19. 
Proposed signs, fences, buffer areas which shall be provided for the purpose of isolating the activities conducted on the tract, if any.
20. 
A written description of all proposed operations or activities in sufficient detail to indicate their effects in producing traffic, noise, glare, air or water pollution, fire or safety hazards.
21. 
Such other information or data as may be required by the Planning Board in order to determine that the details of the site plan are in accord with the standards of this chapter and all other ordinances of the Municipality, and, further that the building or use will not offend the public interest.
22. 
The Tax Map block and lot number, and sheet number of the lot or lots involved.
23. 
The location, size, nature and acreage (to the nearest tenth) of the entire lot or lots in question, and any contiguous lots owned by the applicant or in which the applicant has a direct or indirect interest.
24. 
The location and elevation of the high water mark of any water body located on or abutting the site in question, and the direction of flow of any stream on or abutting the site, and a cross-section of the stream as built.
25. 
An appropriate place for the approving signature of the Chairman and secretary of the approving board and the date of signature of approval and when required for County site plan review, an appropriate place for the approving signatures of the County Planning Board Secretary, and Planning Director.
26. 
The location, method of storage, method of disposal of solid waste materials and provision for screening of same.
27. 
For any development meeting the most current definition of "major development" must comply with the Stormwater Management rules N.J.A.C. 7:8.