Article 22, Sec. 22-1

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• Boundary survey error of closure

  A boundary survey of the tract or site plan limit, with an error of closure within the limit of one in 10,000

• Professional certification required

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

• Chesapeake Bay Preservation compliance

  Site plans shall comply with the requirements of Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance.

• Contour interval within clearing limits2 ft

  Existing topography with a maximum of two-foot contour intervals within the limits of clearing

• Contour interval for remainder of tract5 ft

  a maximum of five-foot contour intervals for the remainder of the tract

• Extension period12 months

  The county planner may grant a single one-year extension upon written request of the applicant.

• Final plan validity period6 months

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

• Preliminary plan validity period12 months

  An approved preliminary site plan shall become null and void if the final site plan is not submitted to the county planner within one year from the date of approval of the preliminary plan.

• RPA boundary delineation required

  The county planner shall not approve a final plan unless the plan delineates the RPA boundary and the required buffer areas and is accompanied by all necessary wetland permits and maintenance agreements.

• Number of site plan copies3 copies

  Three copies of the site plan shall be filed with the county planner.

• Site plan print size

  The size of each print shall be 24 by 36 inches.

• Site plan required for disturbance greater than2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Any use and development of land for commercial, industrial, or multifamily purposes requiring a building permit and which involves a land area disturbance greater than 2,500 square feet shall require a site plan

• Site plan scale50 ft per inch

  Site plans shall be prepared to a scale of one inch equals 50 feet or larger.

• Tree inventory minimum diameter6 in

  The location of all existing trees on the site six inches or greater in diameter at breast height (DBH).

• Vicinity map scale2,000 ft per inch

  Location of tract or parcel by a vicinity map at a scale of not less than one inch equals 2,000 feet