A preliminary site plan allows the City to review basic and critical elements of proposed site design and intensity of development without the time and expense required of an applicant to produce final details, dimensions and engineering that goes into a final site plan.

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010)

Whenever a preliminary site plan is required by this Article, or chosen as an optional precursor to a final site plan, the preliminary plan shall comply with the provisions of this Section.

Preliminary site plans are specifically authorized for approval of industrial uses adjacent to residential zoning, pursuant to Section 18-1524.5(F) and Section 18-1525.5(E); landscaping waivers, pursuant to Section 18-1533.22; Planned Unit Development master plans pursuant to Section 18-1529.3; review of site plans in the, P, OS and PRES Zoning Districts, as specifically provided in this Article; and, conditional uses pursuant to Section 18-1531.

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010)

All preliminary site plans shall conform to the following provisions, unless the Zoning Director determines that certain items are unnecessary.

(A)

SHEET SIZE. All required information shall be presented on sheets no larger than twenty-four (24) by thirty-six (36) inches, unless the Zoning Director determines that another sheet size would more aptly be suited.

(B)

MULTIPLE SHEETS. Drawings may be presented on one (1) or more sheets to clearly show the information needed. If a drawing is prepared on more than one (1) sheet, match lines shall clearly and accurately indicate where the sheets join. All sheets shall be consecutively numbered, and must show the particular number of that sheet and the total number of sheets included.

(C)

DIMENSIONS. All dimensions shall be accurate to the nearest foot. Where exact proposed placement or dimensions of various site improvements has not yet been determined, ranges (ex: 10—15 feet), or minimums or maximums may be used (ex: building placement minimum fifty (50) feet from lot line).

(D)

NORTH ARROW. All drawings shall have a north arrow.

(E)

SCALE. Plans shall be prepared at a scale of one inch equals fifty feet (1″ = 50′) or larger, provided that the Zoning Director may approve a smaller scale for large projects. All drawings shall show the scale (graphically and numerically) at which they are drawn.

(F)

DATE. All drawings shall show the date they were drawn.

(G)

REVISIONS. A revision record shall be incorporated into each plan sheet and each revision shall be notated and dated for tracking and plan identification purposes.

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010)

An application for preliminary site plan approval shall consist of a City application form accompanied by all items identified thereon for submittal, including the specified number of site plan sets and the required administrative fee established by Resolution of City Council, as may be amended from time to time. No review shall be made of the preliminary site plan until the fee is paid to the City of Pinellas Park. All preliminary site plans shall contain the following.

(A)

GENERAL INFORMATION.

1.

Project Identification. Project name, County, State, Section, Township, Range, and a location map at a scale not less than one inch equals two-thousand feet (1″ = 2,000′), and indicating State Plane Coordinates, if available.

2.

Contacts. Name and contact information (phone number, facsimile number, email address, and physical address) of the developer, agent, and person(s) who prepared each plan sheet.

3.

Certification Required. All plans involving the services of an architect, landscape architect, engineer, or licensed Professional Surveyor and Mapper shall be certified by the individual responsible for said portion of the site plan and shall bear the seal, registration number and name and address of said individual. Plan shall be prepared and certified only by those professionals licensed by the State of Florida to prepare and certify such plans.

(B)

SURVEY OF EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS. A fully-dimensioned, certified boundary survey of the tract, prepared by a licensed Florida Surveyor and Mapper within one (1) year of application submittal, containing the following information:

1.

Location and type of boundary evidence related to the State Plane Coordinate System, if available.

2.

Accurate legal description of the property.

3.

Computation of the total acreage of the tract to the nearest hundredth of an acre, with accompanying square-footage.

4.

Name, location and width of all existing street rights-of-way, all reservations and easements, and watercourses.

5.

The delineation of all flood-prone areas as delineated by the FEMA 100-year Flood Plain, including flood zone(s).

6.

Clearly show and delineate all environmentally sensitive areas, indicating square footage and percentage of site, and the source of the delineation.

7.

Existing lot lines, with dimensions and bearings.

8.

Location and width of driveways and sidewalks within rights-of-way, including swales or parkways, curbs, medians, lanes for acceleration, deceleration, and left turns, and adjacent curb cuts.

9.

Location, dimensions, size and height of all buildings and structures, including signs, indicating whether such shall remain or be removed.

10.

All existing walkways and vehicular use areas, indicating type of surfacing, stall size, angle and width.

11.

Existing tree survey including species, diameter at breast height, (DBH), canopy spread, clear wood height, and condition of all trees over four and one-half (4½″) diameter, indicating which trees will be relocated or removed.

12.

Zoning, and present use of all adjoining property and buildings within fifty (50) feet of site plan boundary.

(C)

PROPOSED SITE DESIGN. Location and dimensions for all of the features and improvements required to be shown in Subsection (B), above that will remain, and all proposed improvements and site modifications, including the following. All proposed dimensions may be approximate if so indicated on the plan.

1.

Proposed buildings and other structures including distance to property lines.

2.

The location of any proposed outdoor storage area(s), including any required screening; outdoor seating; and any outdoor display area(s).

3.

Proposed street right-of-way (location and width).

4.

Proposed reservations and easements (including purpose and width).

5.

Proposed sidewalks or pedestrian ways within rights-of-way.

6.

Proposed driveway locations and widths, acceleration, deceleration and left turn lanes, and median cuts.

7.

Proposed means of stormwater retention and drainage plan indicating the means by which stormwater will be retained. Whether catch basins will be utilized, and if so, where the basins will outfall and proposed connections to the existing drainage system. Rim and invert elevations are not required, and calculations for runoff detention and pipe sizing are not required.

8.

Proposed vehicular use areas, including the number of parking, loading and stacking spaces, with dimensions provided between landscape islands, and aisle width dimensions.

9.

Proposed location of overhead doors (commercial/industrial).

10.

Proposed location of solid waste dumpsters.

11.

Proposed landscaping, including:

(a)

Location and width of landscape buffers, any proposed use of berms, proposed street tree and buffer yard species and spacing. See Section 18-1533.16 for minimum buffer yard requirements.

(D)

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION.

1.

Land Use Plan Map and Official Zoning Map designations for the site. If the site is split by more than one designation, the dividing line(s) shall be shown.

2.

Minimum zoning district setbacks (stated or graphically shown).

3.

Proposed use(s) and gross floor area for each use (existing and proposed).

4.

Proposed number of dwelling units (including size of units and number of bedrooms), existing and proposed.

5.

Proposed gross and net density for residential development.

6.

Proposed number of floors and height of all buildings.

7.

Proposed gross floor area and floor area ratio (F.A.R.) for all nonresidential buildings.

8.

Proposed building coverage (square footage and percent of site).

9.

Parking and loading spaces calculation (including minimum required, existing, and proposed).

10.

Proposed percentage of impervious lot coverage and open space (existing and proposed), using net lot area for the calculations.)

11.

Proposed development schedule (written and graphic description of phasing).

12.

For multi-building projects, all buildings must be numbered.

13.

Such other information as may be reasonably be deemed necessary by the Zoning Director.

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010)

Review and approval of a preliminary site plan shall follow the same procedure as required for a final site plan under Section 18-1541.6, "Review and Approval Procedure".

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010)

Where a conceptual plan is approved concurrently with a conditional use, PUD, or other approval, the conceptual plan shall remain valid for as long as the companion approval is valid. If no expiration is otherwise provided, and final site plan approval is required, the conceptual plan shall expire one (1) year from the date of approval unless the City has approved a final site plan implementing the conceptual plan.

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010)