Prior to submitting a sketch plan, applicants
for larger developments are encouraged to informally discuss their
proposal with the Zoning Officer and/or other appropriate city staff.
Prior to the submission of a preliminary plan,
applicants are very strongly encouraged to submit a sketch plan. A
sketch plan review often allows an applicant to save substantial time
and engineering costs, because many concerns about layout and issues
concerning city ordinances can be resolved prior to detailed engineering.
This can often reduce the need for future redesign at a more detailed
stage, thereby saving the applicant significant money and time. When
submitted, sketch plans shall include the following information:
A. Submission requirement. If submitted, eight print
copies of the sketch plan and the accompanying application should
be submitted to the city staff at least seven days prior to a regular
Planning Commission meeting.
B. Drawing requirements. A sketch plan shall be drafted
to approximate scale [scales of less than one inch equals 100 feet
are to be avoided, scales of one inch equals 50 feet are encouraged]
and is recommended to include the following as applicable:
(1) Approximate boundary line of the development.
(2) Approximate locations of significant physical features
(such as areas of steep slopes, quarries, creeks and major drainage
channels).
(3) Proposed lot and street layout with approximate areas
of lots [such as two acres].
(4) Site data including:
(a)
Approximate acreage of the entire tract.
(b)
Number of lots and types of dwelling units (if
residential).
(c)
Zoning District and major applicable lot area
and setback requirements.
(5) Approximate north point and scale and a tentative
name of the project (may be the developer's name).
(6) Approximate proposed locations of any nonresidential
buildings (if known) and statement of the general proposed types of
any nonresidential uses.
(7) A map showing the general location of the project
in relation to nearby streets (may be a photocopy of USGS or city
base map or a commercial map).
(8) Approximate location of any area within the one-hundred-year
floodplain (from Federal Insurance Administration Map).
(9) General provisions for stormwater management, such
as tentative approximate locations of any stormwater detention basins
and any major stormwater drainage channels.
(10)
Note stating the general methods of providing
water and sewer service (such as "public water and public sewage service
involving extension of existing lines along Smith Street").
(11)
Names of any adjacent nonresidential uses and
any zoning district boundaries in the area.
(12)
Name and address of person responsible for the
preparation of the plan and the date of completion of the plans and
any subsequent revision dates.
(13)
Approximate general locations of any possible
wetlands (may be hydric soil locations from the County Soil Survey).
(14)
Statement of the proposed uses of the land (if
known).
(15)
Areas of existing woods, with approximate locations
of any individual trees with a trunk diameter at 4.5 feet above the
surrounding ground level noted.