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T l items on the ecklist must b plan. ss of the pro if representi r 15.88.020( d address and nd proposed 0’ or a multip ting the locat 8.020(B)1. er pins or su ctures and th posed buildin s points and B)6. et parking sp areas per 15. ocation for r per 15.88.02 and fences. d 15.88.120. ass, paving, glas ecklist Type B Projec e following ch be included on oposed site p ing a legal e (B)4 and all d telephone zoning, if ap ple thereof, a tion of the la urvey and set heir uses per ngs, per Titl physical bar paces and loa 88.020(B)3. refuse storag 0(C)2, 15.88 . gravel, etc. t site plans m hecklist must n the finished per ntity per covenants number of pplicable, pe and the date and in questi tting of prop r 15.88.120(B e 18. rriers to conf ading dock a ge per 15.88 8.150, 15.88 2 must be be d er the ion, perty B)3. fine areas, .110. 8.158, ---PAGE BREAK--- 1/24/13 3 Any screening or screening devices used to minimize or eliminate areas which tend to be per 15.88.120(D). Snow removal and storage per 15.88.140. Location of existing and proposed exterior lighting, heights of poles, and size and number of fixtures per 15.88.020(B)7 and street lights per 15.88.175. Names and widths of all adjacent streets; dimensions and location of all public and private roadways or driveways, both paved and unpaved, including all rights-of-way, pavement width, and proposed uses of rights-of-way per 15.88.150. Location and dimensions of existing and proposed curb cuts and sidewalks per 15.88.155. Geologic hazard potential, per 15.88.040. Erosion hazard per 15.88.050. Danger to life and property per 15.88.060. Floodplains per 15.88.070 Adverse effects per 15.88.080. Numbering of items on the site plan to correspond to items on this checklist. Existing and proposed contours per 15.88.020 (B)5. Building plans and elevations of the building(s) to be constructed (front, rear, side) per 15.88.020(C)1. General location of all planned and natural drainage ways per 15.88.020(B)5. And 15.88.100. Surface drainage plan for sites at 10,000 sq ft or more. Traffic study for large scale retail per 18.70.040(E). All Type B developments plans must be stamped by a Wyoming engineer and a Wyoming architect per 15.88.010(A)2. General notes to include a summary table on the site plan: a. Total land area in acres or square feet. b. Total building area in square feet. c. Total square feet of building addition. d. Percentage of land covered by structures. e. Building height(s). f. Number of stories and square footage per story of leasable space. g. Total number of parking spaces. h. Square footage of parking area(s). i. Percentage of land covered by parking. j. Square footage of all landscaped areas. k. Percentage of site covered by landscaping. ---PAGE BREAK--- 1/24/13 4 Douglas, Wyoming, Code of Ordinances - Title 15 - BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION Chapter 15.88 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND SITE REVIEWS Sections: 15.88.010 - Development plan submittal. 15.88.020 - Application. 15.88.030 - Development policies generally. 15.88.040 - Geologic hazard potential. 15.88.050 - Erosion hazard potential. 15.88.060 - Danger to life or property. 15.88.070 - Floodplains. 15.88.080 - Adverse effects. 15.88.090 - Underground utilities. 15.88.100 - Drainage. 15.88.110 - Refuse. 15.88.120 - Landscaping. 15.88.130 - Storage. 15.88.140 - Snow removal and storage. 15.88.150 - Streets, alleys and roadways. 15.88.155 - Sidewalk construction. 15.88.158 - Water. 15.88.160 - Sanitary sewer. 15.88.175 - Street lights. 15.88.180 - Surface rehabilitation. 15.88.190 - Emergency access. 15.88.010 - Development plan submittal. A. Multifamily, commercial or industrial development plans shall be submitted to the community development department in electronic format for review of any proposed multifamily, commercial or industrial development. This requirement shall also apply to a substantial expansion of an existing multifamily, commercial or industrial development. Substantial expansion shall be defined as one which is twenty-five (25) percent larger than the existing development. The developer shall meet with the community development office and other appropriate staff before submitting any plans. (See also Section 17.08.160, Townhouses and condominiums.) 1. Type A Project. A project outlined in this subsection that has a value of less than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000.00), or is less than five thousand (5,000) square feet shall be reviewed and approved administratively by city staff for compliance with this title and other city standards. The applicant may proceed with development upon receipt of an approved zoning certificate and building permit issued by the community development department. 2. Type B Project. A project outlined in this subsection that has a value of more than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000.00) or is five thousand (5,000) square feet or larger. All plans submitted for type B developments shall include a Wyoming Engineer stamp and a Wyoming Architect stamp prior to being reviewed by city staff for compliance with this title and other city standards. City staff shall prepare a report and recommendation on the development for planning commission and city council. Public hearings on this type of project shall be held before the planning commission and city council. Not less than seven calendar days before the hearings, notice of the hearings shall be provided to the public and to property owners within one hundred forty (140) feet, excluding streets and alleys, of the location of the proposed development. Upon receipt of the report and recommendation from city staff, the planning commission and the city council shall review and approve, not approve, or approve with conditions. If the project is approved, a complete review of all plans shall be conducted by the city building official, city engineer, state fire marshal, and state electrical inspector prior to the issuance of a zoning certificate and a building permit. All type B project developers shall conduct twice on-site meetings with the city building official or said official's designee until substantial completion of the project. Additional fees shall be assessed to ---PAGE BREAK--- 1/24/13 5 offset the ongoing costs of review and management of these projects at the rate of .0025 × one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of valuation, not to exceed one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250.00). 3. Type B-LSR Project. In addition to the requirements for a type B project above, any owner(s)/developer(s) of a development involving large scale retail development as defined in Section 18.08.301 of this code shall enter into a development agreement which, in addition to any other development requirements of this code, shall contain provisions requiring: a. Conformance to the city's community development plan; b. A maintenance plan for normal repairs and upkeep of the property, including but not limited to buildings, parking lot(s) and surfacing, landscaping, signage, and litter control; c. A renewal plan for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the structure in the event of closure or relocation by the original occupant. Such plan shall: i. Afford maximum opportunity for rehabilitation or redevelopment of the structure by both private enterprise and the city, ii. Unless otherwise provided for in the development agreement, provide for the removal or reuse of the facility within twelve (12) months of closure. B. Residential Site Plans. One copy of a site development plan shall be submitted to the community development department in electronic format or on paper format no larger than eleven (11) inches by seventeen (17) inches, for review of any proposed residential development other than a multifamily development. This type of project shall be reviewed and approved administratively by city staff for compliance with this title and other city standards. The applicant may proceed with development upon receipt of an approved zoning certificate and building permit issued by the community development department. C. Building Plans. Building plans for all structures included in development plans shall be submitted in a format and number as required by the building official. (Ord. 833, 2008; Ord. 812 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 864, 10-12-2009) 15.88.020 - Application. The application, as submitted to the community development department, shall consist of a fee as set forth in the development fee schedule adopted and amended from time to time by the governing body, and one clear copy, unless otherwise indicated, of the following: A. Application Form. The development application form shall provide the following information: 1. Name, address, and telephone number of the applicant; if the applicant is a legal entity, the principal officers or partners thereof shall be similarly identified, as well as the person acting as agent for the applicant; 2. The name, address, and telephone number of the designers, architects, or engineers of the proposed development, if different from the applicant; 3. The legal description and ownership of the subject parcel; 4. Copies of easements and covenants; 5. Present use of the subject parcel; 6. An appropriately detailed summary description of the proposed development; 7. Date and signature of applicant owner. B. Site Plan Map. One copy of the site plan map for residential development; an electronic copy of the site plan map (.pdf or .dwg format) for multifamily, commercial or industrial development; drawn at an appropriate scale (preferred scale is one inch equals twenty (20) feet) and indicating the following: 1.Verification of physical location of property corner pins or survey and setting of property corners by licensed land surveyor; unless adjacent private property owners have executed a declaration of permissive use stipulating to the presumed location of the property line for side or rear yard setback purposes; 2. The proposed use of all areas, including areas that are to be used for borrow pits or where there will be any change of the natural topography; 3. The general location of structures and their proposed uses, and the areas for parking, on-site pedestrian and vehicular circulation; 4. Notation that necessary easements for utilities to serve the development and to reach adjacent property have been provided; 5. The general location of all planned and natural drainage ways; a full drainage report may be required; ---PAGE BREAK--- 1/24/13 6 6. Location of ingress and egress points and physical barriers to confine ingress and egress to such points; 7. Exterior lighting plans provide locations of parking and security lighting. C. Specifications. 1. Building blueprints and/or drawings; 2. Street, sewer or waterline specifications as required by the city engineer. D. Landscape Plan. Landscaping plans shall be submitted in the following manner: single-family residential development—landscaping plan may be included on site plan, or applicant may submit three sets of landscape plans in paper copy format, or one electronic plan in .pdf or .dwg format; multifamily, commercial or industrial development—electronic plan in .pdf or .dwg format). The landscape plans shall contain: 1. A workable scale (preferred: one inch equals ten (10) feet, or larger); 2. Property lines; 3. Dimensions; 4. Structures; 5. Irrigation systems if applicable; 6. Use of existing natural features; 7. Grading plan. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.030 - Development policies generally. The development shall meet all requirements of this title, construction, fire, life safety and any other applicable codes or ordinances adopted by the city. The governing body may require the developer to enter into a development agreement with the city. Such agreement shall include the requirements of this title, and may include additional conditions deemed appropriate by the governing body to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the community. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.040 - Geologic hazard potential. Geologic hazards shall include but not be limited to avalanches, landslides, rockfalls, mudflows, debris fans, unstable slopes, ground subsidence, faulting, expansive soil or rock and mining-related modifications or other human modifications of the natural geology which may pose some geologic hazard. No development shall occur in any area of, or affected by, a geologic hazard, without proper engineering. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.050 - Erosion hazard potential. Erosion control practices are required for slopes and, for those areas with a severe erosion potential, an erosion control plan shall be prepared and implemented. Such plans shall address all issues relevant to erosion control including but not limited to: A. Methods of minimizing surface disruption; B. Re-contouring of disturbed areas; C. Conservation of topsoil; D. Conservation of existing vegetation; E. Re-vegetation procedures; F. Control and disposition of surface discharge; G. Protection of watercourses and bodies; H. Stabilization of all disturbed areas, particularly slopes and unstable areas; I. And shall include the recommendations of a licensed professional engineer or the city engineer for structural foundations, retaining walls, road construction, and any matter involving the alteration or reduction of natural support on slopes. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.060 - Danger to life or property. No development shall increase danger to life or property from flood hazard within the town. This shall include but not be limited to prohibition of actions which might increase the size of the floodway, reduce flood channel capacity, ---PAGE BREAK--- 1/24/13 7 constrict the size or flow of the flood channel, create a significant backflow condition, increase the potential for debris in the floodway, or increase the volume or velocity of floodwaters. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.070 - Floodplains. There shall be no development in the one hundred (100) year floodplain except as allowed in Chapter 15.36 of this code. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.080 - Adverse effects. No structure should be placed in such a way so as to create a hazard, nuisance or danger to adjacent property. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.090 - Underground utilities. Within the area of the development all utility lines shall be placed underground and all surface disruptions shall be rehabilitated to the original or an improved condition. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.100 - Drainage. All developments shall provide a drainage system that is designed to deposit all runoff into either the municipal drainage system or into an acceptable natural drainage. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.110 - Refuse. All multifamily, commercial and industrial development shall provide for an enclosed or screened three sided location for the storage of refuse. Such locations shall be secure, safe and sanitary, and shall not disrupt or interfere with refuse pickup service. If the manner of storage or collection requires vehicular access, it shall be provided in such a way as not to impair vehicular movement along public roadways. The screening of refuse shall be accomplished in a style and detailing that is compatible with the architecture of the development and meets the city's trash collection procedures. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.120 - Landscaping. All developments shall have, at the minimum, their front yards landscaped. Corner lots shall have, at a minimum, front and street side yards landscaped. A. Residential Developments. With the exception of driveways, sidewalks and permitted parking areas, residential yards shall be used exclusively for the planting and growing of trees, shrubs, lawns, gardens, xeriscaping, and other ground covering or landscaping material approved by the city. All landscaping shall be completed within one year of issuance of a temporary certificate of occupancy for residential development. B. Commercial and industrial developments shall provide a mix of shrubs, trees, green space and/or acceptable xeriscape landscaping equivalent to a minimum of six percent of the square footage of the building site. All landscaping shall be completed within one year of issuance of a temporary certificate of occupancy for commercial or industrial development. C. When a parking lot and public right-of-way are contiguous, an approved landscaping area will be provided between the two D. Any commercial or industrial site contiguous to, or facing, residential uses shall have its parking lots, loading docks, or similar uses screened from those uses by landscaping, landscaped berms, privacy fencing, or other approved method. E. All plant material proposed in multifamily, industrial or commercial development plans shall be specified according to the American Standard for Nursery Stock. Additional information beyond the minimum requirements ---PAGE BREAK--- 1/24/13 8 stated therein which provides a more definitive indication of size, quality, shape, conformation, condition, and/or method of transplanting is encouraged. (See also Douglas Municipal Code Chapter 12.20, Trees and Shrubs) (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 874, 2-22-2010) 15.88.130 - Storage. A. Residential. Storage in residential areas shall be limited to those items which are clearly incidental to residential functions and uses, and shall specifically exclude any commercial or industrially related storage. B. Screening. All types of storage must be screened in an approved manner. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.140 - Snow removal and storage. All circulation areas and parking areas shall be so designed and located so as to facilitate the removal and storage of snow. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.150 - Streets, alleys and roadways. All developments shall be served by properly sized and constructed public roadways. A. The minimum rights-of-way widths are as follows: 1. Arterial, one hundred (100) feet; 2. Collectors, eighty (80) feet; 3. Local, fifty (50) feet; 4. Wider right-of-way may be required by topography, grade separations, residential densities and commercial development, or for other such functional considerations. B. Pavement Width. The minimum width of paved surface, inclusive of curb and gutter, where on-street parking is allowed, shall be: 1. Arterial, seventy-two (72) feet; 2. Collector, sixty (60) feet; 3. Local, forty-four (44) feet; or 4. Local, in residential zones provided subdivision design includes platted alleys, thirty-eight (38) feet. C. Pavement width where on-street parking is prohibited: 1. Arterial, sixty (60) feet; 2. Collector, forty-eight (48) feet; 3. Local, twenty-four (24) feet. E. Curb and Gutter. To preserve the rural character of neighborhoods in rural residential, agricultural and residential estate districts, curb and gutter will not be required; provided, no on-street parking is allowed; and provided, a drainage study verifies that drainage needs can be met without installation of curb and gutter. No open ditches are allowed which would require city maintenance. F. Alleys. The minimum width of graveled or paved alleys used for secondary access to property shall be twenty (20) feet in width. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.155 - Sidewalk construction. A. Sidewalks shall be installed in all developed neighborhoods except as noted in subsection B of this section. Concrete sidewalks shall be a minimum of four feet in width. Sidewalks may be attached to curb and gutter or offset by a minimum four foot parkway. B. In order to preserve the rural character of agricultural, rural residential and residential estate districts, sidewalks will not be required unless pedestrian access is necessary to flow through such district into a commercial or other residential neighborhood. C. Sidewalks in the central business district shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet in width. D. Developers are required to construct curb, gutter and sidewalks to standard city specifications, including approved curb profile, curb cut requirements, concrete depth and mix specifications, and Wyoming Barrier Free Standards. ---PAGE BREAK--- 1/24/13 9 (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.158 - Water. Water systems must be installed to each individual building site per city specification. Private wells are allowed for irrigation purposes only and only if not cross-connected to the city water system. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.160 - Sanitary sewer. All developments shall be served by adequately sized and constructed sewer systems. Private disposal systems are prohibited, unless approved by the governing body and the county sanitarian under the provisions of Chapter 13.32 of the Douglas Municipal Code, Private Wastewater Disposal. No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional permit requirements that may be imposed by the county sanitarian or the county board of health. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.175 - Street lights. A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, metal street lights are required in all districts. (See also Section 17.08.050 B. Agriculture, rural residential and residential estate zones may utilize wooden street lights to preserve the rural character of the neighborhood. C. Street lights shall be installed according to recommended lighting plan of the local electric service provider. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.180 - Surface rehabilitation. All surface disruptions associated with the installation of utilities shall be returned to the natural or a naturally appearing grade, shall be properly treated for the surface discharge of water, and shall be re-vegetated. Paved and other similar surfaces shall be returned to their prior conditions. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008) 15.88.190 - Emergency access. All developments shall provide adequate access for emergency vehicles and personnel. (Ord. 812 (part), 2008)