§ 20-5. Required Site Plan Information.  


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  • 20-5-1. Fees. All applications for administrative site plans, minor site plans and full site plans shall be accompanied by an appropriate review fee. Such fees shall be determined by the Board of Supervisors.

    20-5-2. Administrative Site Plans. The following items shall be included with all Administrative Site Plan application submissions in order to have them accepted for review:

    a.

    Four (4) copies of a plan, which may be a non-engineered hand drawn sketch, with a sheet size not exceeding 11" x 17" indicating:

    1)

    Project name, lot owner and developer's name and address, and tax map and parcel number.

    2)

    Date of the plan and north arrow.

    3)

    Present zoning of the project lot.

    4)

    Acreage of the lot.

    5)

    Location, height and setback from property lines of all existing and proposed buildings and structures on the lot.

    6)

    Location of all existing and proposed wells and sanitary disposal systems.

    7)

    Location of all existing and proposed points of access to the lot, and all travelways.

    8)

    Location of all existing and proposed parking lots on the lot and number of parking spaces.

    9)

    Location of all streams and other bodies of water on the lot.

    10)

    Street rights-of-way; including name.

    11)

    Identification of any grave, object or structure marking a place of burial on the site and if none, a statement to that effect.

    20-5-3. Minor Site Plans. The following items shall be included with all Minor Site Plan application submissions in order to have them accepted for review:

    a.

    Culpeper County Minor Site Plan Application form.

    b.

    A digital copy of the site plan in pdf file format.

    c.

    Ten (10) copies of a minor site plan, prepared by a licensed surveyor, engineer, or architect, at a scale of no less than 1 inch = 100 feet, with a sheet size not exceeding 24″ × 36″ indicating all of those requirements set forth in Section 20-5-4c(1)—(25).

    20-5-4. Full Site Plans. The following items shall be included with all Full Site Plan application submissions in order to have them accepted for review:

    a.

    Culpeper County Full Site Plan Application form.

    b.

    A digital copy of the site plan in pdf file format.

    c.

    Twenty (20) copies of a site plan, at a scale of no less than 1 inch = 50 feet, with a sheet size not exceeding 24″ × 36″ and, if prepared on more than one (1) sheet, match lines shall clearly indicate where the sheets join and a sheet key shall be provided, and indicating:

    1)

    Location of the site shown on a vicinity map at a scale of not less than one inch equals two thousand feet (1" = 2000') and such information as the names and numbers of adjoining streets, streams and bodies of water, railroads, subdivisions and towns or other landmarks sufficient to clearly identify the location of the property.

    2)

    Name and address of the owner and developer, the Magisterial District, County, State, north point, date and scale of drawing, number of sheets and tax map reference. In addition, a blank space, three (3) inches wide and five (5) inches high, shall be reserved for the use of the Approving Authority.

    3)

    A boundary survey of the site, with an error of closure within the limit of one (1) in twenty thousand (20,000), related to the North American Datum, Virginia North Zone of 1983 (NAD 83). Two (2) adjacent corners or two points on every plan sheet shall be referenced to the NAD 83 with coordinate values shown in feet. Plans may be related to true north or meridian of record for properties located more than 1.24 miles from one or both of the two (2) nearest NAD 83 monuments, with distance measured along a straight line from each monument to the closest point on the property boundary.

    4)

    Certificate signed by the surveyor or engineer setting forth the source of title of the owner of the site and the place of record of the last instrument in the chain of title.

    5)

    Existing topography with a maximum contour interval of two (2) feet, except that, where existing ground is on a slope of less than two (2) percent, one (1) foot contour or spot elevations shall be provided where necessary, but not more than fifty (50) feet apart in both directions.

    6)

    Horizontal dimensions shown on the site plan shall be shown in feet and decimal fractions of a foot accurate to the closest one-hundredth of a foot (.00). All bearings in degrees, minutes and seconds shall be shown to a minimum accuracy of ten (10) seconds.

    7)

    All existing and proposed streets and easements, their names, widths and street route numbers; existing and proposed utilities; watercourses and their names; owners, zoning and present use of all adjoining properties.

    8)

    All off-street parking, related driveways and other points of access, loading spaces and walkways, indicating type of surfacing, size, angle of stalls, width of aisles and a specific schedule showing the number of parking spaces required by the provisions of Article 10 for each use and the total number of spaces provided.

    9)

    A map identifying the classification of soil types at a scale of not less than one inch equals two hundred feet (1" = 200'), based upon soils information identified by a professional, hired by the owner/developer, authorized by the State to provide such information.

    10)

    Proposed finished grading by contours, supplemented where necessary by spot elevations.

    11)

    The proposed location, general use, number of floors, height and gross floor area for each building, to include outside display and storage areas; the proposed floor area ratio; the number, size and type of dwelling units; and the amount of required and provided open space.

    12)

    Location, type, size and height of any fencing and retaining walls.

    13)

    Location of existing and proposed solid waste and recycling storage containers, if any.

    14)

    A stormwater management plan as required in accordance with Chapter 11A of the Culpeper County Code.

    15)

    All existing and proposed water and sanitary sewer facilities, indicating all pipe sizes, types and grades and where connection is to be made to the County or other utility system.

    16)

    All setback requirements, including front, side and rear yards, and buffer requirements imposed under this Ordinance.

    17)

    Location and height of all light poles, including parking lot and walkway light poles, illustrations of each style of freestanding lighting fixture that demonstrate that such fixture is either a full cut-off or directionally shielded lighting fixture, as required by Article 32 and a statement by the owner/developer certifying that all outdoor lighting provisions of Article 32 shall be met.

    For outdoor recreation/sports facility playing fields/courts, service stations, restaurants, fast food restaurants, quick service food stores, retail establishments, service station/mini-marts and vehicle sale, rental and ancillary service establishments, a photometric plan shall be submitted as required by Article 32.

    18)

    Identification of any grave, object or structure marking a place of burial on the site and if none, a statement to that effect.

    19)

    For all sites, a statement by the owner/developer certifying that all wetlands permits required by law shall be obtained prior to commencing land-disturbing activities in any areas requiring such permits.

    20)

    A landscape plan, in accordance with Article 33 of this Ordinance, drawn to scale, to include any plantings required as a development condition of an approved rezoning, special permit or variance.

    21)

    Provisions for the adequate control of erosion and sedimentation, indicating the proposed temporary and permanent control practices and measures that will be implemented during all phases of clearing, grading and construction in accordance with Chapter 8 of the Culpeper County Code.

    22)

    The location of any stream valleys and floodplains.

    23)

    Sufficient information to show how the physical improvements associated with the proposed development interrelate with existing or proposed developments of record on adjacent properties (e.g., interparcel access, contiguous open space or tree save areas, etc.).

    24)

    Such additional information as may be required by other County departments and agencies, or the Zoning Administrator.

    25)

    Any other information as may be required by the provisions of this Ordinance, Subdivision Ordinance and/or The Code.

    (Ord. of 1-7-2014(3))

(Ord. of 1-7-2014(3))