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Beachwood City Zoning Code

§ 17-15.6

Preliminary Site Plan Requirements for a Major Site Plan.

[Ord. #1/6/78, A XIII, § 6; Ord. #2007-13, § 5]
Each major site plan for preliminary site plan approval shall provide, as a minimum, the following information, designed in compliance with the Design Performance Standards, and the Zoning Regulations of this chapter.
a. 
All plot plat detail requirements as set forth in subsection 17-15.5 of this Site Plan Review regulation.
b. 
Building and use plan. Size, height, location, arrangement and use of all proposed buildings, structures, and signs, including an architect's scaled elevations of the front, side and rear of any structure and sign to be erected or modified to the extent necessary to apprise the approving board of the scope of the proposed work, shall be shown. Any existing structures shall be identified either to remain or to be removed. A written description of the proposed use(s) and operation(s) of nonresidential building(s) including the number of employees or members; the proposed number of shifts to be worked and the maximum number of employees on each shift; expected truck and tractor-trailer traffic; emission of noise, glare, vibration, heat, odor, air and water pollution; safety hazards; and anticipated expansion plans incorporated in the building design. Floor plans shall be submitted. In apartment and townhouse projects, the number of dwelling units, by type, shall be shown.
c. 
Facilities plan. This plan shall show the existing and proposed locations of all drainage and stormwater run-off; open space; common property; fire, gas, electric, telephone, sewerage and water line locations; and solid waste collection and disposal methods including proposed grades, sizes, capacities, and materials to be used for facilities installed by the developer. Installations by utility companies need only show their locations on the plat. All easements acquired or required on the tract and across adjacent properties shall be shown and copies of legal documentation that support the granting of an easement by an adjoining property owner shall be included. All proposed lighting shall be shown including the direction, angle, height, and reflection of each source of light. All utilities shall be installed underground. All required state and federal approvals for environmental considerations shall be submitted prior to preliminary approval or be a condition of approval. Drainage facilities shall include facilities to comply with the stormwater run off provisions in the standards. Any development meeting the most current definitions of "major development" must comply with the Stormwater Management Rules N.J.A.C. 7:8. The method of sewage treatment and solid waste disposal shall be shown. Such plans shall be reviewed by the Board of Health, or Municipal Engineer, as applicable, with recommendations to the approving board. All public services shall be connected to an approved public utilities system.
d. 
Circulation plan. This plan shall show access streets and street names, acceleration/deceleration lanes, curbs, aisles and lanes, access points to public streets, sight triangles, traffic channelization, easements, fire lanes, driveways, number and location of parking and loading spaces/loading berths and/or docks, pedestrian walks, bikeways and all related facilities for the movement and storage of goods, vehicles and persons on the site and including lights, lighting standards, signs and driveways within the tract and within one hundred (100') feet of the tract. Sidewalks shall be shown from each entrance/exit along expected paths of pedestrian travel such as but not limited to: access to parking lots, driveways, other buildings. Plans shall be accompanied by cross-sections of new streets, aisles, lanes, driveways, sidewalks, and bikeways. Any expansion plans for the proposed use shall show feasible parking and loading expansion plans to accompany building expansion.
e. 
Natural resources plan. This plan shall show existing and proposed wooded areas, buffer areas including the intended screening devices and buffers, grading at two (2') foot contour intervals inside the tract and within fifty (50') feet of its boundaries, seeded and/or sodded areas, ground cover, retaining walls, fencing, signs, recreation areas, shrubbery, trees, and other landscaping features. These plans shall show the location and type of man-made improvements and the location, species, and caliper of plant material and trees to be located on the tract. All portions of the property not utilized by buildings or paved surfaces shall be landscaped utilizing combinations such as landscaped fencing, shrubbery, lawn area, ground cover, rock formations, contours, existing foliage, and the planting of coniferous and/or deciduous trees native to the area in order to maintain or re-establish the tone of the vegetation in the area and lessen the visual impact of the structures and paved areas. The established grades and landscaping on any site shall be planned for aesthetic, drainage, and erosion control purposes. The grading plan, drainage facilities, and landscaping shall be designed to prevent erosion and siltation as well as assuring that the capacity of any natural or man-made drainage system is sufficient to handle the water from the site and contributing upstream areas.