§ 27-282. Submittal requirements.

(a)

The Detailed Site Plan shall be submitted to the Planning Board by the owner of the property or his authorized representative.

(b)

The Detailed Site Plan shall be prepared by an engineer, architect, landscape architect, or urban planner.

(c)

Upon filing the Plan, the applicant shall pay to the Planning Board a fee to help defray the costs related to processing the Plan. The scale of fees shall be determined by the Planning Board, except that the filing fee for a day care center for children shall not exceed the Special Exception filing fee for a day care center for children as set forth in Section 27-297(b)(1.1). A fee may be reduced by the Planning Board if it finds that payment of the full amount will cause an undue hardship upon the applicant.

(d)

If more than one (1) drawing is used, all drawings shall be at the same scale (where feasible).

(e)

A Detailed Site Plan shall include the following:

(1)

Location map, north arrow, and scale;

(2)

Boundaries of the property, using bearings and distances (in feet); and either the subdivision lot and block, or liber and folio numbers;

(3)

Zoning categories of the subject property and all adjacent properties;

(4)

Locations and types of major improvements that are within fifty (50) feet of the subject property and all land uses on adjacent properties;

(5)

An approved Natural Resource Inventory;

(6)

Street names, right-of-way and pavement widths of existing streets and interchanges within and adjacent to the site;

(7)

Existing rights-of-way and easements (such as railroad, utility, water, sewer, access, and storm drainage);

(8)

Existing site and environmental features as shown on an approved NRI;

(9)

A Type 2 Tree Conservation Plan prepared in conformance with Division 2 of Subtitle 25 and The Woodland and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Technical Manual or a Standard Letter of Exemption;

(10)

A statement of justification describing how the proposed design preserves and restores the regulated environmental features to the fullest extent possible;

(11)

An approved stormwater management concept plan;

(12)

Proposed system of internal streets including right-of-way widths;

(13)

Proposed lot lines and the dimensions (including bearings and distances, in feet) and the area of each lot;

(14)

Exact location and size of all buildings, structures, sidewalks, paved areas, parking lots (including striping) and designation of waste collection storage areas and the use of all buildings, structures, and land;

(15)

Proposed grading, using one (1) or two (2) foot contour intervals, and any spot elevations that are necessary to describe high and low points, steps, retaining wall heights, and swales;

(16)

A landscape plan prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Landscape Manual showing the exact location and description of all plants and other landscaping materials, including size (at time of planting), spacing, botanical and common names (including description of any plants that are not typical of the species), and planting method;

(17)

Exact location, size, type, and layout of all recreation facilities;

(18)

Exact location and type of such accessory facilities as paths, walks, walls, fences (including widths or height, as appropriate), entrance features, and gateway signs (in accordance with Section 27-626 of this Subtitle);

(19)

A detailed statement indicating the manner in which any land intended for public use, but not proposed to be in public ownership, will be held, owned, and maintained for the indicated purpose (including any proposed covenants or other documents);

(20)

Description of the physical appearance of proposed buildings (where specifically required), through the use of architectural elevations of facades (seen from public areas), or through other illustrative drawings, photographs, or renderings deemed appropriate by the Planning Board; and

(21)

Any other pertinent information.

(f)

The submittal requirements in (e) may be modified in accordance with Section 27-286.

(g)

A Detailed Site Plan application may amend an existing Conceptual Site Plan applicable to a proposal for development of the subject property.

(h)

A Detailed Site Plan shall be considered submitted on the date the Planning Director determines that the applicant has filed a complete Plan in accordance with the requirements of this Section.

(CB-23-1988; CB-1-1989; CB-75-1989; CB-109-1989; CB-111-1989; CB-84-1990; CB-47-1996; CB-28-2010; CB-34-2011; CB-83-2015)

Editor's note— Section 3 of CB-28-2010 provides that a development project for which all required development applications have been approved by the Planning Board, Zoning Hearing Examiner, or District Council, and appeal periods have not expired as of September 1, 2010, is grandfathered; or a development project that has an approved preliminary plan of subdivision, but has not completed subsequent processes such as final plat or site plan as of September 1, 2010, is grandfathered for that portion of the project covered by the preliminary plan.

Section 3 of CB-34-2011 provides that a development project for which all required development applications have been approved by the Planning Board, Zoning Hearing Examiner, or District Council, notwithstanding any appeal period, is grandfathered regarding the provisions of CB-28-2010 that became effective on September 1, 2010, or any subsequent revisions in conformance with the grandfathered approval; or a development project that has an approved preliminary plan of subdivision, notwithstanding any further development review requirements including record plats is grandfathered regarding the provisions of CB-28-2010 that became effective on September 1, 2010, or any subsequent revisions in conformance with the grandfathered approval for that portion of the project covered by the preliminary plan.