Sec. 1501.00

Other

• Appeal deadline10 days

  Any person aggrieved by any decision of the city manager may, within ten days of such decision, appeal to and have a determination made by the City planning commission. Any applicant or adjoining property owner who is aggrieved by the decision of the planning commission may, within ten days of the mailing of written notice to the applicant and adjoining property owners of such decision, appeal to and have a determination made by the city council.

• Erosion and sediment control plan threshold10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  An engineered erosion and sediment control plan submitted if land disturbance is over 10,000 square feet.

• Landscape plan required

  A landscape plan.

• Maximum contour interval2 ft

  Existing topography, with a maximum of two-foot contour intervals where appropriate.

• Maximum spot elevation spacing50 ft

  Where existing ground is on a slope of less than two percent, either one-foot contours or spot elevations where necessary, but not more than 50 feet apart.

• Permit requires approved site plan

  No permit shall be issued for any structure in any area covered by the site plan that is required under the provisions of this article, except in conformity with such site plan which has been duly approved.

• Professional certification required

  Site plans, or any portion thereof, involving engineering, architecture, landscape architecture or land surveying shall be prepared and certified respectively by an engineer, architect, landscape architect or land surveyor duly authorized by the state to practice as such.

• Required improvements

  Screening, fences, walls, curbs and gutters as required; Easements of rights-of-way for all facilities to be publicly maintained; Curbs and gutters for travel lanes or driveways that provide vehicular travel to and from adjacent parking areas or adjacent property; Adequate traffic control measures; An adequate drainage system for the disposition of stormwater and natural water; Landscaping sufficient to soften the visual effect of parking lots and to provide screening between development, the street and surrounding lots.

• Site plan approval expiration1 year

  Approval of a site plan submitted under the provisions of this article shall expire one year after the date of such approval unless building permits have been obtained for construction in accordance therewith.

• Site plan required

  Site plans are required and shall be submitted for all new structures, all renovated structures and all additions to existing structures, with the following exceptions: Single-family dwellings; Two-family dwellings.

• Site plan review criteria

  Locations and design of vehicular entrances and exits in relation to streets giving access to the site and in relation to pedestrian traffic; Locations and adequacy of automobile parking areas; Adequate provisions for traffic circulation and control within the site and provision for access to adjoining property; Compliance with the requirements for setback and screening; Adequacy of drainage, water supply, fire protection and sanitary sewer facilities; Compliance with applicable established design criteria, construction standards and specifications for all improvements; Approval by the city health officer or his agents, if septic tank and other sewage disposal facilities other than public sanitary sewers are involved; Adequacy of proposed landscaping for softening the harsh visual effects of parking lots and for providing screening between development and the street and surrounding lots.

• Site plan revision process

  Any site plan may be revised in the same manner as originally approved; and any requirement of this article may be waived by the city council in specific cases where such requirement is found to be unreasonable in such cases.

• Site plan scale50 ft

  Site plans should be prepared on a scale of one-inch equals 50 feet or larger.

• Site plan submission format

  A clear, legible, blue or black line copy of the site plan shall be submitted to the zoning administrator.

• Site plan waiver for minor developments

  For relatively minor developments, requirements of this section may be waived upon recommendation of the city manager or his authorized agent.

• Violation penalty

  Any person, whether as owner, lessee, principal, agent, employee or other, who violates any of the provisions of this article or permits any such violation or fails to comply with any of the requirements hereof or who erects any building or uses any building or any land prior to the approval of an as-built site plan by the zoning administrator shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to punishment as provided by the Code of the City of Buena Vista.