For the purpose of having a subdivision reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission, the applicant shall file with the City Inspector the respective plans and application in accordance with Article
IV.
The preliminary plat shall show or be accompanied
by the following information:
A. Drafting standards.
(1) The plat shall be drawn at a scale of one inch equals
40 feet, one inch equals 50 feet or one inch equals 100 feet.
(2) Dimensions shall be in feet and decimal parts thereof
and bearings in degrees, minutes and seconds.
(3) Each street shall be numbered and shall show its relationship
to the total number of streets.
(4) Where any revision is made, or when the plat is a
revision of a previously approved plat, dotted lines shall be used
to show features or locations to be abandoned and solid lines to show
the presently proposed features.
(5) The plat shall be so prepared and bear an adequate
legend to indicate clearly which features are existing and which are
proposed.
(6) The boundary line of the subdivision shall be shown
as a solid heavy line.
B. Information to be shown, general.
(1) The name of the subdivision.
(2) The name and address of the owner.
(3) The name and address of the engineer or surveyor responsible
for the plat.
(4) The present zoning classification.
(5) The date, North point and scale.
(6) A location map for the purpose of locating the site
to be subdivided at a scale of not less than 800 feet to the inch
showing the relation of the tract to adjoining property and to all
streets and municipal boundaries existing within 1,000 feet of any
part of the property proposed to be subdivided.
(7) Computations of:
(b)
The building floor area for each type of proposed
use.
(c)
The building ground coverage (percentage).
(e)
The number and area of off-street parking and
loading spaces.
(f)
The general open space area.
C. Existing features.
(1) A complete outline survey of the property to be subdivided
showing all courses, distances and area and tie-ins to all adjacent
street intersections.
(2) The location, names and widths of streets, the location
of property lines and name of owners, the location of watercourses,
sanitary sewers and storm drains and similar features within 25 feet
of any part of the land to be subdivided.
(3) The location of all existing monuments.
(4) The location, size and ownership of all underground
utilities and any rights-of-way within the property.
(5) Topography on two-foot contours; provided, however,
that if ground slope is sufficiently steep for five-foot contours,
to show the surface configuration, the large contour interval may
be permitted. Smaller contour intervals may be required where two-foot
contours do not indicate existing surface conditions.
(6) The location of existing buildings, the outline of
all wooded areas, marshy areas and areas subject to flooding.
D. Proposed layout.
(1) The layout of streets, including names and widths.
(2) The layout and approximate dimensions of lots.
(3) A reference to any land offered for dedication for
parks, schools, widening of streets or other public uses.
(4) The average and minimum lot size.
(5) The location and size of storm drains, sanitary sewers,
culverts, watercourses and all appurtenances thereof, water mains
and fire hydrants.
(7) Rights-of-way and/or easements proposed to be created
for all drainage purposes and utilities.
(8) Tentative typical cross sections and center line profiles
for each proposed street shown on the preliminary plat. These plats
may be submitted as separate sheets.
(9) Where the preliminary plat covers only a part of the
owner's entire holding, a sketch shall be submitted on the prospective
street layout for the remainder.
(10)
The words "preliminary plat — not to be
recorded" shall be shown on the plat.
E. For proposed subdivisions located in the Critical
Area Overlay District, the following additional information will be
shown on the preliminary plat as applicable:
(1) Floodplain boundaries (one-hundred-year).
(2) The location and areal extent of all soils exhibiting
the following characteristics as determined by the soil survey:
(c)
Hydric soils and soils with hydric properties.
(d)
Highly erodible soils (soils on slope greater
than 15% or soils on slope greater than 5% with K values greater than
0.35.
(3) The location of the proposed use and height of all
buildings (delineate all existing buildings and structures).
(4) The location of all existing or proposed site improvements,
including storm drains, culverts, retaining walls, fences and stormwater
management facilities, as well as any sediment and erosion control
structures and shore erosion structures.
(5) The location of the Critical Area Overlay District
boundary, the Buffer and other Buffer areas, open space areas, forested
areas and landscaping. (The plan shall show all areas to be maintained
as landscaping and the type of plantings to be provided, and the means
by which such landscaping will be permanently maintained shall be
specified.)
(6) Delineation and documentation.
(a)
The location of tidal and nontidal wetlands
on the site. The location of all wetlands must be site delineated
by a qualified wetlands biologist. To demonstrate qualification to
perform a site delineation, a wetlands biologist should have a >S>
in biology, landscape architecture or a related field or successful
completion of the Maryland Department of National Resources (DNR)
Non-Tidal Wetland Program. In addition, he or she should have a minimum
of one year of wetland field survey experience plus a knowledge of
delineation methods and vegetation and hydric soils identification.
The field delineation should be shown on the site plan.
(b)
Survey documentation will be forwarded by the
applicant to the Non-Tidal Wetlands Division of the Water Resources
Administration of the Department of Natural Resources. The Division
will have 30 days in which to comment on the applicant's delineation.
Unless the Water Resources Administration recommends otherwise within
30 days, the City will accept the applicant's delineation. The applicant
must provide documentation to the City of the submission to the state
and any response received.
(7) The location of existing water-dependent facilities
on and adjacent to the site, including the number of existing slips
and moorings on the site.
(8) The location and extent of existing and/or proposed
erosion abatement approaches.
(9) The location of plant and wildlife habitats, as defined
in the City of Crisfield Critical Area Program.
(10)
The known location of the habitat of any threatened
or endangered species or species in need of conservation on or adjacent
to the site or within 1/4 mile of the site in the case of bald eagle
habitats.
(11)
The location of anadromous fish spawning streams
on or adjacent to the site.
(12)
A detailed drawing locating shore erosion abatement
techniques to be included with the site plan.
(13)
Computations of:
(a)
The total area in the Critical Area Overlay
District (O).
(b)
The total man-caused impervious surfaces areas
and percentage of the site.
(c)
The total number of lots in the Critical Area.
(d)
The total man-caused impervious surface areas
and percentage of the site.
F. 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
process.
(4) The type or waters or by-products to be produced by
any manufacturing process.
(5) The proposed method of disposal of such wastes or
by-products.
(6) The location of outdoor lighting facilities.
(7) Other information as may be specified in the regulations
for industrial or commercial uses in the Crisfield Zoning Ordinance.
G. An environmental assessment report which provides
a coherent statement of how the proposed development addresses the
goals and objectives of the City of Crisfield Critical Area Program.
At a minimum, the environment assessment shall include:
(1) 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, soil types, topography,
etc.
(2) A discussion of the proposed development project,
including the number and type of residential units, the amount of
impervious surfaces, proposed sewer treatment and water supply, the
acreage devoted to development, proposed open space and habitat protection
areas.
(3) A discussion of the proposed development's impacts
on water quality.
(4) Documentation of all correspondence and findings.
H. In addition to the information above, the preliminary
site plan shall be accompanied by the following when the subdivision
or development is proposed in the critical area, as required:
(1) A planting plan for reforested and afforested areas
of the Forest Management Plan with the comments of the Bay Forester.
(2) A habitat protection plan, including the comments
of the Maryland Forest, Park and Wildlife Service and the Maryland
Heritage Program.
(3) A preliminary stormwater management plan.
(4) A preliminary sediment and erosion control plan.
(5) A shore erosion protection plan with complete specification
for proposed shore erosion work.
The minor subdivision plat shall show or be
accompanied by the following information:
A. Drafting standards.
(1) The plat shall be drawn at a scale of one inch equals
50 feet or one inch equals 100 feet.
(2) The plat shall be a clear and legible white paper
print.
(3) Dimensions shall be in feet and decimal parts thereof
and bearings in degrees, minutes and seconds.
(4) The boundary line of the subdivision shall be shown
as a solid heavy line.
(5) Minor subdivision plats shall be on sheets either
18 inches by 22 inches or 36 inches by 44 inches and all lettering
shall be so drawn as to be legible if the plat should be reduced to
half size.
B. Information to be shown.
(1) General.
(a)
The name of the subdivision.
(b)
The name and address of the owner.
(c)
The name and address of the engineer or surveyor.
(d)
The zoning classification and requirements.
(e)
The date, North point and scale.
(f)
A location map for the purpose of locating the
site at a scale of not less than 800 feet to the inch.
(g)
State Department of Health certification.
(2) Information to be shown if the minor subdivision is
in the Critical Area Overlay District:
(a)
Tidal and nontidal wetlands.
(c)
Areas of steep slopes 15% or greater, highly
erodible hydric and other soils with development constraints.
(d)
Buffer areas and exempted Buffer areas, where
applicable.
(e)
Natural resource protection areas, including
habitat protection areas, forests and developed woodlands on or in
the vicinity of the proposed subdivision.
(f)
The Critical Area Overlay District boundary
and the applicable land use management classifications (i.e., IDA,
LDA or RCA).
(g)
Computation of the amount of acres in the Critical
Area Overlay District.
(h)
The location and extent of existing and/or proposed
erosion abatement approaches.
C. Existing features.
(1) Complete outline survey of the property to be subdivided,
showing all courses, distances and area and tie-ins to all adjacent
street intersections.
(2) The location, names and widths of streets, the location
of property lines and names of owners, the location of watercourses,
sanitary sewers, storm drains and similar features within 400 feet
of any part of the land to be subdivided.