Sec. 22-276

Other

• Site plan approval void after5 years

  An approved site plan shall become null and void if no significant work is done or development is made on the site within five years after final site plan approval.

• Maximum contour interval2 feet

  Existing and finished topography with a maximum of two-foot contour intervals with spot elevations where necessary.

• Decision deadline60 days

  He shall notify the applicant of his decision to approve or disapprove the site plan within 60 days of the date of submission of the plan, if practicable.

• Notice before street/storm sewer work24 hours

  The owner shall notify the director of planning 24 hours prior to the beginning of all street or storm sewer work shown to be constructed on the approved site plan.

• Maximum off-site contour interval5 feet

  Plans depicting any off-site drainage area shall show off-site topography with a maximum of five-foot contour intervals.

• Site plan preparer qualifications

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

• Uses requiring site plan approval

  The following uses require a site plan when they require a building permit or involve a land area greater than 2,500 square feet: (1) Nonresidential uses... (2) Any land use or development in multifamily residential, mobile home park, business, and industrial districts. (3) Any nonresidential land use permitted by right in any district. (4) Any land use or development for which a conditional use permit or special exception is required. (5) Planned unit developments.

• Notice to adjacent property owners21 days

  The director of planning or his agent shall send written notice of site plan submission to adjacent property owners by registered, certified or first class mail as soon after site plan submission as practicable, but in no event less than 21 days prior to approval or disapproval of the site plan.

• Scale for sheets showing buildings100 feet per inch

  Scale shall be one inch equals 100 feet or larger, for all plan sheets showing buildings or building lots

• Scale for projects 200 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. or more200 feet per inch

  For projects containing 200 acres, or more, the scale shall not be more than 200 feet to one inch.

• Scale for sheets without buildings600 feet per inch

  at least one inch equals 600 feet on plan sheets showing no buildings or building lots

• Maximum sheet size24 inches

  Sheet size shall not exceed 24" × 32".

• Number of plan copies12 copies

  12 copies of all applicable plans