(a)
These appendices establish the information that applications must include in order to be considered complete.
(b)
All applications must be prepared by the owner of the subject property or the property owner's agent.
(c)
The administrator may prescribe forms and requirements for completing the information required by these appendices. The forms may include:
(a)
Filing instructions (such as mail, email, and website or internet upload locations);
(2)
Number of physical copies;
(3)
Certifications;
(4)
Advisory notifications about private covenants, ex parte contacts, or other legal matters; and
(5)
Related information.
The city council will adopt the required application fees by resolution. Applications are not processed or considered filed until all required fees are paid in full.
The administrator may require applicants to file applications on digital media in lieu of or in addition to filing in physical media. The administrator will provide the format and instructions for filing an application in digital form on the application forms.
Applications for permits or land development decisions required by chapter 32.03 shall be filed upon forms prescribed by the administrator. The following information is required for each application listed below:
Applications for permits for land division decisions required by chapter 32.03 shall be filed upon forms prescribed by the administrator. Each applicant shall file with the administrator a complete application and the required supporting materials as outlined in the application packet distributed by the planning department. These materials are to be submitted on or before the required deadline date as stipulated in the application packet.
(a)
Applicability. The administrator, planning commission or city council may require applicants for zoning map amendments, conditional use permits, administrative review, or land divisions to submit technical studies that are necessary to enable the approving agency to determine that the application complies with the standards for approval. These studies include:
•
Traffic studies.
•
Engineering studies.
•
Geologic or hydrologic studies.
•
Environmental impact assessments.
•
Noise studies.
•
Market studies.
•
Economic impact reports.
•
Architectural surveys.
(b)
General requirements.
(1)
The applicant shall bear the costs of all technical studies.
(2)
Any decision of the administrator to require any a technical study or to disapprove the person or firm selected by the applicant to perform the study may be appealed to the city council.
(c)
Procedures.
(1)
Upon the submission of any technical studies and/or upon any further determination by the administrator, certain easements and related improvements such as streets, drainage, water courses, erosion control, utilities, tree preservation, open areas, or recreational amenities that are related and proportionate to the impacts of the development may be required as a condition for approval of the application.
(2)
Performance and maintenance bonds or other approved surety for the improvements shall be approved by city staff prior to the issuance of a building permit, and the improvements shall be completed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(a)
The landscape plan shall be prepared by a landscape architect registered in the State of Nevada, or other person permitted to prepare landscaping plans pursuant to NRS ch. 623A.
(b)
The landscape and irrigation plan shall be neatly drawn at a convenient commonly used engineering or architectural scale. Two blueline or blackline prints of the plan shall be furnished to the administrator.
(c)
The landscape plan shall include the following information:
(1)
Scale, north arrow, location of adjacent streets, property lines, easements, sidewalks, drives, paved areas, utilities, buildings, existing trees (including street trees), and any other natural or manmade site features influencing the use of the site;
(2)
Construction details pertinent to installation of the landscape in accordance with city standards.
(3)
A note or calculation sheet with all landscape calculations relevant to the application of this section.
(4)
A plant list giving the common and botanical names of plants to be used. This plant list shall be arranged in legend form with a key number assigned to each plant. On the plan, each plant shall be identified by a key number. The size of the plant, its spacing and the quantity to be used shall follow the legend, as the following example illustrates:
TABLE A-2 - Example Plant List
(d)
Irrigation plans (at the same scale as the landscape plans), and specifications which comply with the Uniform Plumbing Code, insure the correct irrigation coverage and include the following:
(1)
Scale, north arrow, locations of adjacent streets, property lines, easements, sidewalks, drives, paved areas, buildings, including street trees, and any other natural or man-made site features influencing the use of the site.
(2)
Identification and description of automatic irrigation components to ensure that vegetation is adequately serviced through water conserving features.
(3)
Indication of the system point of connection and size, water pressure available, and maximum demand of the system in gallons per minute.
(4)
Irrigation equipment specified must be identified by manufacturer's name and equipment identification number.
(5)
Cross connection devices installed as follows:
a.
Single-family or duplex residential model homes shall have a pressure vacuum breaker installed on the main line of the irrigation system upstream of the control valves.
b.
All other development shall have reduced pressure backflow preventer (R.P. Device).
(6)
All locations of irrigation valves, controllers, hose bibs, quick coupler valves, sprinkler heads, and backflow preventers. Sprinkler location on plans shall also include pattern of sprays (i.e., full circle, half-circle), psi, radius of throw and gallons per minute.
(7)
Irrigation details must be used to clarify particular situations. Typical details should include backflow prevention devices, valves, irrigation heads, and irrigation controllers.
(8)
Sizes of irrigation lines. Schedule 40 P.V.C. is required for all pressure lines and under all paved areas. Piping must be installed a minimum of 12 inches underground for non-pressure irrigation lines and 18 inches underground for constant pressure irrigation lines. Adequate freeze protection shall be provided. Schedule 40 P.V.C. or equivalent sleeving under sidewalks or driveways is recommended.
(9)
Landscape irrigation shall be separately metered.
(10)
A recommended irrigation system operation schedule that includes four seasonal changes shall be required.
(e)
The administrator may require other relevant information such as, but not limited to, elevations, sections and construction details, necessary to provide an accurate description of the work to be performed.
(a)
Applicability. This section applies to sites having slope gradients of at least ten percent over at least 25 percent of the site.
(b)
Preliminary grading plan. If an area is subject to the application is adjacent to a previously approved entitlement, the applicant shall provide a preliminary grading plan showing:
(1)
Approximate street grades;
(2)
Approximate pad and floor elevations;
(3)
Approximate location and grading of major cut and fill slopes, as defined by the administrator;
(4)
Approximate location and height of retaining walls at least six feet in height; and
(5)
Slopes steeper than 33 percent (3:1) and six feet in height.
(c)
Slope analysis.
(1)
A slope analysis map with slope category breakdown shall be provided as provided below.
(2)
A slope or "cell" map shall be developed which groups small areas of similar slope together, gridded at a maximum interval to be determined by the administrator. The slope categories or groups shall be as listed below. This establishes the maximum disturbed area within each slope category over the entire site.
(3)
Specified maximum disturbed areas can be used as thresholds which can only be exceeded after demonstration that the additional grading provides a better solution. Demonstration of a better solution must address the following three design policies:
a.
The site of the proposed development shall be analyzed to identify the design constraints imposed by hydrological and geological conditions, soils, slopes and other natural topographic conditions. In order to secure a tentative approval, the project shall respect the natural constraints in the design of the development.
b.
The development shall be designed with consideration for limiting aesthetic degradation of the site, as well as erosion, sedimentation and other hazards.
c.
Buildings should be designed and placed on the site so as to visually complement each other and the natural land forms of the site. The placement of buildings on or near hilltops or ridges is to show a high degree of sensitivity to the terrain and its visual impact. Definitive plans shall be prepared that clearly demonstrate this sensitivity for project approval.
(a)
Applicability. This section applies to any development that is subject to section 32.09.130 (development on slopes, hilltops and ridges).
(b)
Additional conditional use permit application requirements. In addition to the application contents required by appendix A-4, a conditional use permit application must include:
(1)
A written description of the process and analysis used to meet the three design policies identified in subsection 32.09.130(c);
(2)
A topographic map of the development site, and areas within 300 feet of the site deemed necessary by the administrator, drawn to a standard engineering scale with a maximum control interval of five feet. The map shall indicate areas subject to inundation by the 100-year flood as well as slopes in each of the categories listed in the graded subsection above;
(3)
A site analysis identifying building constraints imposed by:
a.
Slopes;
b.
Soils,
c.
Hydrology;
d.
Surrounding uses; and
e.
Geological formations.
(4)
A conceptual development plan showing how the project adapts for the constraints identified in the site analysis, and how the visual impact of the development has been considered in the design. This plan shall be accompanied by typical site sections with vertical and horizontal scales equal;
(5)
A grading plan showing approximate street grades, approximate pad and floor elevations, approximate location and grading of all cut and fill slopes, approximate location and height of all retaining walls and slopes steeper than 33 percent (3:1) and three feet in height;
(6)
A preliminary hydrology report prepared by a Nevada registered civil engineer, addressing the five-year and 100-year return frequency storm flows;
(7)
A map depicting the limits of disturbed area and calculations of undisturbed area, differentiated from common area, if applicable;
(8)
A soils/geotechnical investigation report prepared by a qualified Nevada registered engineer or qualified Nevada engineering geologist including conclusions and recommendations regarding ripability, slope grading and stabilizing, foundation design and seismic and other geological hazards.
(c)
Supplemental requirements. In addition to the basic requirements, an application for development of any site shall include a minimum of two copies of the following information to be submitted with the application for display to the planning commission and city council of the following:
(1)
Existing contour map with the proposed lot layouts and right-of-way lines;
(2)
Final contour map (showing proposed contour lines tied into existing contour lines) with proposed lot layouts and right-of-way lines;
(3)
Slope analysis map with slope category breakdown;
(4)
Overlay of the project depicting and distinguishing the cuts and fills (tops and toes), the undisturbed areas and the rip-rap or other mechanical slope stabilization methods proposed;
(5)
A minimum of two cross-sections through the project at a scale and at locations to be determined by the planning and community development department in a pre-submittal conference; and
(6)
Revegetation plan that demonstrates compliance with subsection 32.09.130(e) (landscaping).
(Ord. No. 2020-005, § 1(Exh. A), 3-4-2020)
Cross reference— Slopes, hilltops and ridges, § 32.09.130.
An application for a conditional use permit for a bed and breakfast facility must include the following information:
(a)
Development application, plus non-residential project data sheet.
(b)
Vicinity map, site plan, and floor plan.
(c)
Application fee.
(d)
Any other documentation deemed necessary by city staff.
An application for a conditional use permit for a time-share project may be processed concurrently with an application for a rezoning and must include the following:
(a)
Conditional use permit application form;
(b)
Preliminary site plan, building plans, building elevations, parking layout, landscaping plan, and other descriptive drawings as required;
(c)
The preliminary time-share instrument;
(d)
A preliminary maintenance and management plan;
(e)
A preliminary conversion plan, if applicable; and
(f)
Any other matters that the developer, city council or its staff deem appropriate.
(a)
The following information is required for the construction of any wireless communication towers:
(1)
A scaled site plan clearly indicating:
a.
The location, type and height of the proposed tower;
b.
On-site land uses and zoning;
c.
Adjacent land uses and zoning (including when adjacent to other municipalities);
d.
Comprehensive Master Plan classification of the site and all properties within the applicable separation distances set forth in subsection 32.07.480(d)(3)c.1.
e.
Adjacent roadways;
f.
Proposed means of access;
g.
Setbacks from property lines;
h.
Elevation drawings of the proposed tower and any other structures;
i.
Topography;
j.
Parking; and
k.
Other information deemed by the administrator to be necessary to assess compliance with this title.
(2)
Legal description of the parent tract and leased parcel.
(3)
The setback distance between the proposed tower and the nearest residential unit, platted residentially zoned properties, and unplatted residentially zoned properties.
(4)
The separation distance from other towers described in the inventory of existing sites submitted pursuant to subsection 32.07.480(d)(3)c.2. shall be shown on an updated site plan or map. The applicant shall also identify the type of construction of the existing tower(s) and the owner/operator of the existing tower(s), if known.
(5)
A landscape plan showing specific landscape materials.
(6)
Method of fencing, and finished color and, if applicable, the method of camouflage and illumination.
(7)
A description of compliance with all applicable requirements of section 32.07.480 and all applicable federal, state or local laws.
(8)
A notarized statement by the applicant as to whether construction of the tower will accommodate collocation of additional antennas for future users.
(9)
Identification of the entities providing the backhaul network for the tower(s) described in the application and other cellular sites owned or operated by the applicant in the City of Fernley.
(10)
A description of the suitability of the use of existing towers, other structures or alternative technology not requiring the use of towers or structures to provide the services to be provided through the use of the proposed new tower.
(11)
A description of the feasible location(s) of future towers or antennas within the City of Fernley based upon existing physical, engineering, technological or geographical limitations in the event the proposed tower is erected.
(b)
The information required above is in addition to any applicable information required by appendix A-4.
(Ord. No. 2020-005, § 1(Exh. A), 3-4-2020)
Cross reference— Wireless communication tower or antenna, § 32.07.480.
(a)
These appendices establish the information that applications must include in order to be considered complete.
(b)
All applications must be prepared by the owner of the subject property or the property owner's agent.
(c)
The administrator may prescribe forms and requirements for completing the information required by these appendices. The forms may include:
(a)
Filing instructions (such as mail, email, and website or internet upload locations);
(2)
Number of physical copies;
(3)
Certifications;
(4)
Advisory notifications about private covenants, ex parte contacts, or other legal matters; and
(5)
Related information.
The city council will adopt the required application fees by resolution. Applications are not processed or considered filed until all required fees are paid in full.
The administrator may require applicants to file applications on digital media in lieu of or in addition to filing in physical media. The administrator will provide the format and instructions for filing an application in digital form on the application forms.
Applications for permits or land development decisions required by chapter 32.03 shall be filed upon forms prescribed by the administrator. The following information is required for each application listed below:
Applications for permits for land division decisions required by chapter 32.03 shall be filed upon forms prescribed by the administrator. Each applicant shall file with the administrator a complete application and the required supporting materials as outlined in the application packet distributed by the planning department. These materials are to be submitted on or before the required deadline date as stipulated in the application packet.
(a)
Applicability. The administrator, planning commission or city council may require applicants for zoning map amendments, conditional use permits, administrative review, or land divisions to submit technical studies that are necessary to enable the approving agency to determine that the application complies with the standards for approval. These studies include:
•
Traffic studies.
•
Engineering studies.
•
Geologic or hydrologic studies.
•
Environmental impact assessments.
•
Noise studies.
•
Market studies.
•
Economic impact reports.
•
Architectural surveys.
(b)
General requirements.
(1)
The applicant shall bear the costs of all technical studies.
(2)
Any decision of the administrator to require any a technical study or to disapprove the person or firm selected by the applicant to perform the study may be appealed to the city council.
(c)
Procedures.
(1)
Upon the submission of any technical studies and/or upon any further determination by the administrator, certain easements and related improvements such as streets, drainage, water courses, erosion control, utilities, tree preservation, open areas, or recreational amenities that are related and proportionate to the impacts of the development may be required as a condition for approval of the application.
(2)
Performance and maintenance bonds or other approved surety for the improvements shall be approved by city staff prior to the issuance of a building permit, and the improvements shall be completed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(a)
The landscape plan shall be prepared by a landscape architect registered in the State of Nevada, or other person permitted to prepare landscaping plans pursuant to NRS ch. 623A.
(b)
The landscape and irrigation plan shall be neatly drawn at a convenient commonly used engineering or architectural scale. Two blueline or blackline prints of the plan shall be furnished to the administrator.
(c)
The landscape plan shall include the following information:
(1)
Scale, north arrow, location of adjacent streets, property lines, easements, sidewalks, drives, paved areas, utilities, buildings, existing trees (including street trees), and any other natural or manmade site features influencing the use of the site;
(2)
Construction details pertinent to installation of the landscape in accordance with city standards.
(3)
A note or calculation sheet with all landscape calculations relevant to the application of this section.
(4)
A plant list giving the common and botanical names of plants to be used. This plant list shall be arranged in legend form with a key number assigned to each plant. On the plan, each plant shall be identified by a key number. The size of the plant, its spacing and the quantity to be used shall follow the legend, as the following example illustrates:
TABLE A-2 - Example Plant List
(d)
Irrigation plans (at the same scale as the landscape plans), and specifications which comply with the Uniform Plumbing Code, insure the correct irrigation coverage and include the following:
(1)
Scale, north arrow, locations of adjacent streets, property lines, easements, sidewalks, drives, paved areas, buildings, including street trees, and any other natural or man-made site features influencing the use of the site.
(2)
Identification and description of automatic irrigation components to ensure that vegetation is adequately serviced through water conserving features.
(3)
Indication of the system point of connection and size, water pressure available, and maximum demand of the system in gallons per minute.
(4)
Irrigation equipment specified must be identified by manufacturer's name and equipment identification number.
(5)
Cross connection devices installed as follows:
a.
Single-family or duplex residential model homes shall have a pressure vacuum breaker installed on the main line of the irrigation system upstream of the control valves.
b.
All other development shall have reduced pressure backflow preventer (R.P. Device).
(6)
All locations of irrigation valves, controllers, hose bibs, quick coupler valves, sprinkler heads, and backflow preventers. Sprinkler location on plans shall also include pattern of sprays (i.e., full circle, half-circle), psi, radius of throw and gallons per minute.
(7)
Irrigation details must be used to clarify particular situations. Typical details should include backflow prevention devices, valves, irrigation heads, and irrigation controllers.
(8)
Sizes of irrigation lines. Schedule 40 P.V.C. is required for all pressure lines and under all paved areas. Piping must be installed a minimum of 12 inches underground for non-pressure irrigation lines and 18 inches underground for constant pressure irrigation lines. Adequate freeze protection shall be provided. Schedule 40 P.V.C. or equivalent sleeving under sidewalks or driveways is recommended.
(9)
Landscape irrigation shall be separately metered.
(10)
A recommended irrigation system operation schedule that includes four seasonal changes shall be required.
(e)
The administrator may require other relevant information such as, but not limited to, elevations, sections and construction details, necessary to provide an accurate description of the work to be performed.
(a)
Applicability. This section applies to sites having slope gradients of at least ten percent over at least 25 percent of the site.
(b)
Preliminary grading plan. If an area is subject to the application is adjacent to a previously approved entitlement, the applicant shall provide a preliminary grading plan showing:
(1)
Approximate street grades;
(2)
Approximate pad and floor elevations;
(3)
Approximate location and grading of major cut and fill slopes, as defined by the administrator;
(4)
Approximate location and height of retaining walls at least six feet in height; and
(5)
Slopes steeper than 33 percent (3:1) and six feet in height.
(c)
Slope analysis.
(1)
A slope analysis map with slope category breakdown shall be provided as provided below.
(2)
A slope or "cell" map shall be developed which groups small areas of similar slope together, gridded at a maximum interval to be determined by the administrator. The slope categories or groups shall be as listed below. This establishes the maximum disturbed area within each slope category over the entire site.
(3)
Specified maximum disturbed areas can be used as thresholds which can only be exceeded after demonstration that the additional grading provides a better solution. Demonstration of a better solution must address the following three design policies:
a.
The site of the proposed development shall be analyzed to identify the design constraints imposed by hydrological and geological conditions, soils, slopes and other natural topographic conditions. In order to secure a tentative approval, the project shall respect the natural constraints in the design of the development.
b.
The development shall be designed with consideration for limiting aesthetic degradation of the site, as well as erosion, sedimentation and other hazards.
c.
Buildings should be designed and placed on the site so as to visually complement each other and the natural land forms of the site. The placement of buildings on or near hilltops or ridges is to show a high degree of sensitivity to the terrain and its visual impact. Definitive plans shall be prepared that clearly demonstrate this sensitivity for project approval.
(a)
Applicability. This section applies to any development that is subject to section 32.09.130 (development on slopes, hilltops and ridges).
(b)
Additional conditional use permit application requirements. In addition to the application contents required by appendix A-4, a conditional use permit application must include:
(1)
A written description of the process and analysis used to meet the three design policies identified in subsection 32.09.130(c);
(2)
A topographic map of the development site, and areas within 300 feet of the site deemed necessary by the administrator, drawn to a standard engineering scale with a maximum control interval of five feet. The map shall indicate areas subject to inundation by the 100-year flood as well as slopes in each of the categories listed in the graded subsection above;
(3)
A site analysis identifying building constraints imposed by:
a.
Slopes;
b.
Soils,
c.
Hydrology;
d.
Surrounding uses; and
e.
Geological formations.
(4)
A conceptual development plan showing how the project adapts for the constraints identified in the site analysis, and how the visual impact of the development has been considered in the design. This plan shall be accompanied by typical site sections with vertical and horizontal scales equal;
(5)
A grading plan showing approximate street grades, approximate pad and floor elevations, approximate location and grading of all cut and fill slopes, approximate location and height of all retaining walls and slopes steeper than 33 percent (3:1) and three feet in height;
(6)
A preliminary hydrology report prepared by a Nevada registered civil engineer, addressing the five-year and 100-year return frequency storm flows;
(7)
A map depicting the limits of disturbed area and calculations of undisturbed area, differentiated from common area, if applicable;
(8)
A soils/geotechnical investigation report prepared by a qualified Nevada registered engineer or qualified Nevada engineering geologist including conclusions and recommendations regarding ripability, slope grading and stabilizing, foundation design and seismic and other geological hazards.
(c)
Supplemental requirements. In addition to the basic requirements, an application for development of any site shall include a minimum of two copies of the following information to be submitted with the application for display to the planning commission and city council of the following:
(1)
Existing contour map with the proposed lot layouts and right-of-way lines;
(2)
Final contour map (showing proposed contour lines tied into existing contour lines) with proposed lot layouts and right-of-way lines;
(3)
Slope analysis map with slope category breakdown;
(4)
Overlay of the project depicting and distinguishing the cuts and fills (tops and toes), the undisturbed areas and the rip-rap or other mechanical slope stabilization methods proposed;
(5)
A minimum of two cross-sections through the project at a scale and at locations to be determined by the planning and community development department in a pre-submittal conference; and
(6)
Revegetation plan that demonstrates compliance with subsection 32.09.130(e) (landscaping).
(Ord. No. 2020-005, § 1(Exh. A), 3-4-2020)
Cross reference— Slopes, hilltops and ridges, § 32.09.130.
An application for a conditional use permit for a bed and breakfast facility must include the following information:
(a)
Development application, plus non-residential project data sheet.
(b)
Vicinity map, site plan, and floor plan.
(c)
Application fee.
(d)
Any other documentation deemed necessary by city staff.
An application for a conditional use permit for a time-share project may be processed concurrently with an application for a rezoning and must include the following:
(a)
Conditional use permit application form;
(b)
Preliminary site plan, building plans, building elevations, parking layout, landscaping plan, and other descriptive drawings as required;
(c)
The preliminary time-share instrument;
(d)
A preliminary maintenance and management plan;
(e)
A preliminary conversion plan, if applicable; and
(f)
Any other matters that the developer, city council or its staff deem appropriate.
(a)
The following information is required for the construction of any wireless communication towers:
(1)
A scaled site plan clearly indicating:
a.
The location, type and height of the proposed tower;
b.
On-site land uses and zoning;
c.
Adjacent land uses and zoning (including when adjacent to other municipalities);
d.
Comprehensive Master Plan classification of the site and all properties within the applicable separation distances set forth in subsection 32.07.480(d)(3)c.1.
e.
Adjacent roadways;
f.
Proposed means of access;
g.
Setbacks from property lines;
h.
Elevation drawings of the proposed tower and any other structures;
i.
Topography;
j.
Parking; and
k.
Other information deemed by the administrator to be necessary to assess compliance with this title.
(2)
Legal description of the parent tract and leased parcel.
(3)
The setback distance between the proposed tower and the nearest residential unit, platted residentially zoned properties, and unplatted residentially zoned properties.
(4)
The separation distance from other towers described in the inventory of existing sites submitted pursuant to subsection 32.07.480(d)(3)c.2. shall be shown on an updated site plan or map. The applicant shall also identify the type of construction of the existing tower(s) and the owner/operator of the existing tower(s), if known.
(5)
A landscape plan showing specific landscape materials.
(6)
Method of fencing, and finished color and, if applicable, the method of camouflage and illumination.
(7)
A description of compliance with all applicable requirements of section 32.07.480 and all applicable federal, state or local laws.
(8)
A notarized statement by the applicant as to whether construction of the tower will accommodate collocation of additional antennas for future users.
(9)
Identification of the entities providing the backhaul network for the tower(s) described in the application and other cellular sites owned or operated by the applicant in the City of Fernley.
(10)
A description of the suitability of the use of existing towers, other structures or alternative technology not requiring the use of towers or structures to provide the services to be provided through the use of the proposed new tower.
(11)
A description of the feasible location(s) of future towers or antennas within the City of Fernley based upon existing physical, engineering, technological or geographical limitations in the event the proposed tower is erected.
(b)
The information required above is in addition to any applicable information required by appendix A-4.
(Ord. No. 2020-005, § 1(Exh. A), 3-4-2020)
Cross reference— Wireless communication tower or antenna, § 32.07.480.