The purpose of the site plan is to assure detailed
compliance with applicable provisions of this chapter and to prescribe
standards for the design and construction of site improvements. Development
requiring site plan approval shall be permitted only in accordance
with all the specifications contained on an approved site plan and
shall not be undertaken until the site plan is approved and all the
required construction permits have been obtained subsequent to such
approval.
The following shall be included in the site
plan:
A. An area or vicinity map showing such information as
the names and numbers of adjoining roads, streams, bodies of water,
railroads, subdivisions, election districts or other landmarks sufficient
to clearly identify the location of the property.
[Amended 6-26-2001 by Bill No. 2001-11]
B. A boundary survey plat of the entire site at a scale
not smaller than one inch equals 50 feet, unless otherwise specified
or approved by the Planning Director, showing the following:
(1) Existing topography at two- or five-foot contour intervals.
The datum shall be stated in all cases and a reference or bench mark
described on the plat, together with the elevation. The source of
contours shall be stated on the plat, such as field run or aerial
topography, etc. Interpolation of contours from United States Geological
Survey quadrangle maps will not be accepted.
(2) Slopes in excess of 10%, and the specific identification
of all soils with a slope of 15% or greater.
(3) Existing and proposed regraded surface of the land.
(4) The location of natural features, such as streams,
major ravines and drainage patterns on the parcel to be developed.
[Amended 6-26-2001 by Bill No. 2001-11]
(5) An existing conditions map, including natural and
man-made features.
(6) The floodplain boundaries (one-hundred-year).
(7) The location and areal extent of all soils with septic
limitations, wet soils, hydric soils and soils with hydric properties
as shown on the Wicomico County Soil Survey.
C. A detailed drawing showing:
(1) The location, proposed use and height of all buildings
(delineate all existing buildings and structures).
(2) The location of all parking and loading areas with
ingress and egress drives thereto.
(3) The location of outdoor storage, if any.
(4) The location and type of recreational facilities,
if any.
(5) The location of all existing or proposed site improvements,
including roads, bulkheads, bridges, storm drains, culverts, retaining
walls, fences and stormwater management facilities, as well as any
sediment and erosion control structures. (Information on shore erosion
shall include the existing shoreline management designation as shown
on the Wicomico County Critical Area Program Maps, existing structures,
their condition and areas for proposed structural and nonstructural
controls, shown on the boundary survey plat, at a scale of at least
one inch equals 100 feet.)
(6) A description, method and location of water supply
and sewage disposal facilities.
(7) The location, size and type of all signs.
(8) The location, size and type of vehicular entrances
to the site.
(9) The location of the Critical Area District boundary,
the Buffer and other buffer areas, open space areas and forested areas.
(10)
The location of all habitat protection areas,
as described in the Wicomico County Critical Area Program, on or near
the site.
(11)
The location of all contiguous forested areas
adjacent to the site that are linked to forested areas on the development
site, i.e., hedgerows, forest patches or other wildlife corridors.
(12)
The location of agriculture fields, barren lands,
pasture, etc.
(13)
The location of tidal and nontidal wetlands
on the site.
(14)
The location of existing water-dependent facilities
on and adjacent to the site, including the number of existing slips
and moorings on the site.
(15)
The location and extent of existing and/or proposed
erosion abatement approaches.
(16)
A detailed drawing locating shore erosion abatement
techniques to be included with the site plan.
D. Computations of:
(2) Building floor area for each type of proposed use.
(3) Building ground coverage (percentage).
(5) The number and area of off-street parking and loading
spaces.
(6) The total site area in the Critical Area District.
(7) The total man-caused impervious surfaces areas, and
the percentage of the site these occupy.
(8) Separate computations of the total acres of existing
forest cover in the Buffer and in the critical area.
(9) Proposed agriculture open space areas.
(10)
Proposed forest open space areas.
(11)
The total area of the site that will be temporarily
disturbed during development, and the total area that will be permanently
disturbed. "Disturbed" is defined as any activity occurring on an
area which may result in the permanent loss of or damage to existing
natural vegetation.
E. Commercial or industrial uses must include:
(1) The specific uses proposed.
(2) The maximum number of employees for which buildings
are designed.
(3) The type of energy to be used for any manufacturing
processes.
(4) The type of wastes or by-products to be produced by
any manufacturing process.
(5) Proposed method of disposal of such wastes or by-products.
(6) The location, size and capacity of all fuel or chemical
storage facilities and any other storage facilities for hazardous
wastes.
(7) The areas proposed for bulk storage of fertilizers,
aggregate and other such materials.
(8) The location of outdoor lighting facilities.
(9) Other information as may be specified in the regulations for industrial or commercial uses in the Chapter
225, Zoning.
F. In addition to the information above, site plans shall
be accompanied by the following.
(1) A woodland management plan, including the comments
of the Bay Watershed Forester.
(2) A habitat protection plan, including the comments
of the Maryland Forest, Park and Wildlife Service, the Water Resources
Administration and other appropriate state and federal agencies.
(3) An executed cooperators agreement with the Wicomico
County Soil Conservation District or farm plan, as applicable.
(4) A stormwater management plan.
(5) A sediment and erosion control plan.
(6) A planting plan, as required.
(7) An environmental assessment report which provides
a coherent statement of how the proposed development addresses the
goals and objectives of the Wicomico County Critical Area Program.
At a minimum, the environmental assessment shall include:
(a)
A statement of existing conditions, e.g., the
amount and types of forest cover, the amount and type of wetlands,
a discussion of existing agriculture activities on the site, the soil
types, the topography, etc.
(b)
A discussion of the proposed development project,
including number and type of residential units, amount of impervious
surfaces, proposed sewer treatment and water supply, acreage devoted
to development, proposed open space and habitat protection areas.
(c)
A discussion of the proposed development's impacts
on water quality and habitat protection areas.
(d)
Documentation of all correspondence and findings.
Approval of site plans shall be for a one-year
period and shall expire at the end of that period unless building
construction has begun. Upon written request by the applicant, within
90 days of the expiration of said approval, a one-year extension may
be given by the Planning Director. Such request shall be acknowledged,
and a decision rendered thereupon, not more than 30 days after filing
of said request.