All applicants shall produce a site plan with the permit application, as described in §
360-143, showing conformance to the requirements for setbacks, yards, erosion and sediment control and, where applicable, stormwater management, public road access, water and sewer service, floodplain, parking and other criteria. Permit applications will not be sent for agency review until the site plan is submitted. The development standards in Article
XX, Development Standards, will be used in preparing site plans. In no event shall employees of Allegany County prepare or assist in the preparation of major site plans. A site plan prepared to meet the criteria or standards of another approving agency may be acceptable in lieu of the criteria listed in Article
XX, Development Standards, at the discretion of the County.
A. Minor site plans. Any application for small-scale development of less than 600 square feet, such as accessory structures, additions and similar uses which disturb less than 5,000 square feet of surface area, or requires the movement of less than 50 cubic yards of earth, which shows no appreciable impact on sediment control, stormwater or other site factors, shall be accompanied by a minor site plan signed by the applicant and prepared according to the criteria listed in §
360-143. The County, with the advice of the Soil Conservation District or other approving agency, may require the preparation of a standard or major site plan where unusual field conditions would be such that a minor plan would not be sufficient to handle sediment control or stormwater runoff.
B. Standard site plan.
(1) Any application for a single-family residential structure in an approved major subdivision, approved minor subdivision or on a lot of record, or residential accessory structure larger than 600 square feet or other permitted use which does not involve the movement of 250 or more cubic yards of earth or the disturbance of 30,000 square feet of surface area shall be accompanied by a standard site plan signed by the applicant and prepared according to criteria listed in §
360-143.
(2) This plan may be used to satisfy the requirements of Part 2, Sediment
and Erosion Control, and/or Part 3, Stormwater Management, by inclusion
of the required information found in these codes. A previously approved
subdivision plat or major site plan may be accepted in lieu of a standard
plan if all required information is shown on the plan.
(3) The County, with the advice of the Soil Conservation District or
other approving agency, may require the preparation of a major site
plan where unusual field conditions would be such that a standard
plan would not provide sufficient sediment or stormwater runoff control.
C. Major site plan.
(1) All other applications, including all planned developments, shall be accompanied by a major site plan prepared and sealed by a registered engineer licensed to practice in the State of Maryland and prepared according to the criteria listed in §
360-143. Where permitted by Maryland law, a registered professional surveyor or landscape architect licensed to practice in Maryland may prepare and seal a major plan. Any project involving work in a mapped floodplain must also be accompanied by a major site plan.
(2) The major site plan must include the measures required by Part 2,
Sediment and Erosion Control, and Part 3, Stormwater Management. The
County, with the concurrence of the Soil Conservation District, may
allow the use of standard site plan criteria in cases where such a
plan would be sufficient to control sediment and/or stormwater runoff.
All major site plans will be reviewed by the Major Site Plan
Review Committee composed of the following: the Public Works Director,
the County Engineer, the Utilities Division head, the Roads Division
head, the Environmental Health Director, the Land Development Services
Division Chief, the Planning Coordinator, the Land Use and Planning
Engineer, the District Manager of the Soil Conservation District and
a member of the Planning Commission or their designees. Major site
plans shall not be considered approved until they receive approval
from the Land Use and Planning Engineer, the County Engineer, and
the District Manager of the Soil Conservation District or their designees.