For the purpose of having a subdivision reviewed and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, the applicant shall file with the Code Enforcement Officer the respective plans and applications 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 sheet shall be numbered and shall show its relationship
to the total number of sheets.
(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.
(2) Name and address of the owner.
(3) Name and address of the engineer or surveyor responsible
for the plat.
(4) Present zoning classification.
(5) 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) Building floor area for each type of proposed use.
(c) Building ground coverage (percentage).
(e) Number and area of off-street parking and loading spaces.
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 and storm drains and similar features within 25 feet of any part of
the land to be subdivided.
(3) Location of all existing monuments.
(4) 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 larger contour interval may be permitted. Smaller contour
intervals may be required where two-foot contours do not indicate existing
surface conditions.
(6) Location of existing buildings and 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) 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.
E. The words "Preliminary Plat - Not To Be Recorded" shall
be shown on the plat.
F. 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 flood).
(2) The location and area 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) 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 BS in biology, landscape architecture or a related
field or successful completion of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Nontidal 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.
(a) Survey documentation will be forwarded by the applicant
to the Nontidal 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 Town will accept the
applicant's delineation.
(b) The applicant must provide documentation to the Town
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 Chapter
61, Chesapeake Bay 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 habitat.
(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) Total area in the Critical Area Overlay District (O);
(b) Total human-caused impervious surface areas and percentage
of the site; and
(c) Total number of lots in the critical area.
G. 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 of 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 Chapter
163, Zoning.
H. An environmental assessment report which provides a coherent statement of how the proposed development addresses the goals and objectives of Chapter
61, Chesapeake Bay 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.
I. 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.
(2) Name and address of the owner.
(3) Name and address of the engineer or surveyor.
(4) Zoning classification and requirements.
(5) Date, North point and scale.
(6) A location map for the purpose of locating the site at
a scale of not less than 800 feet to the inch.
(7) State Department of Health certification.
C. Information to be shown if the minor subdivision is in
the Critical Area Overlay District:
(1) Tidal and nontidal wetlands.
(3) Areas of steep slopes, 15% or greater, and highly erodible
hydric and other soils with development constraints.
(4) Buffer areas and exempted buffer areas, where applicable.
(5) Natural resource protection areas, including habitat
protection areas, forests and developed woodlands on or in the vicinity of
the proposed subdivision.
(6) The Critical Area Overlay District boundary and the applicable
land use management classifications (i.e., IDA, LDA or RCA).
(7) Computation of the amount of acres in the Critical Area
Overlay District.
(8) The location and extent of existing and/or proposed erosion
abatement approaches.
D. 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 and the location of watercourses, sanitary
sewers, storm drains and similar features within 400 feet of any part of the
land to be subdivided.