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Contents14-59 Site Plan And/Or Conceptual Grading Plan Requirements

14-59 Site Plan And/Or Conceptual Grading Plan Requirements

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  1. (1) ACC chapter 14-IV requires an approved site plan for the activities listed below unless excepted as described in ACC 14-88. Exceptions include:
    1. (a) Erecting any building or structure.
    2. (b) Enlarging or altering any building or structure.
    3. (c) Disturbing land (altering the grade of any land so as to change the contours in excess of two feet).
    4. (d) Construction of any streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, retaining walls, drain or sewer, or off-street parking lots.
    5. (e) Changing or diverting the flow of stormwater or natural watercourses.
  2. (2) If the site plan is inadequate in detail for stormwater management, a separate drainage plan will be required. A licensed civil engineer may be required to design stormwater systems and plans. These plans shall contain, at a minimum, the following items or information (in addition to basic information, such as owner name and address, date, scale, north indication, etc., other information is required aside from drainage requirements; these requirements are listed in ACC 14-95):
    1. (a) Total land area.
    2. (b) Existing and proposed topography of existing land and impervious land and impervious areas shown in five-foot intervals (two-foot intervals may be required).
    3. (c) Elevations of all existing and proposed streets, alleys, utilities, sanitary and stormwater sewers, and existing buildings and structures.
    4. (d) All existing and proposed impervious areas.
    5. (e) Natural or artificial watercourses.
    6. (f) Limits of floodplains (if applicable).
    7. (g) Existing and proposed slopes, terraces, or retaining walls.
    8. (h) All existing and proposed stormwater drainage structures or features.
    9. (i) All stormwater structures/features anywhere upstream and downstream of the site.
    10. (j) Erosion and siltation control plans.
    11. (k) Drainage calculations when required.
    12. (l) Drainage easements when required.
  3. (3) If the proposed grading is for purposes of other than actual building construction, a conceptual grading plan may be submitted. This plan will contain all of the above requirements with the exception of any buildings or paving details.
  4. (4) If the proposed work is for grading only, this should be indicated on the conceptual plan. A permit will be issued for grading only. Any future or additional work to include building construction, paving, etc., will require that a site plan be submitted and approved and the necessary permits obtained.