Site Development Plan Checklist For Subdivision 022814 Final
Site Development Plan Checklist For Subdivision 022814 Final
This checklist is used by the Planning Department to verify the completeness of site development plans
submitted for review by the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) and Development Review Board
(DRB). Because development proposals vary in type and scale, there may be submittal requirements that
are not specified here and Planning Staff may require additional information. Nonetheless, it is the
applicants responsibility to provide a complete submittal.
Site development plans should generally be composed of the following plan sheets. The Applicant shall
include and check off all items shown on the site plan or write in n/a if not applicable.
In cases where sites are not governed by design regulations other than those in the Zoning Code, and
where an applicant is requesting delegation of future phases of development or future site development
plans for building permit to the DRB or other approval body, design standards shall be provided and
approved by the EPC to guide future development. The Design Standards should be written so that
they can be enforced by the DRB and/or Code Enforcement and should reference compliance with
applicable plans and regulations. Since Zoning Code design requirements are considered minimal, the
proposed Design Standards should go above and beyond what is already required by the Zoning Code.
At a minimum, the design standards should address the following elements of design.
Site Design
Overall layout of site and buildings, relationship to adjacent buildings and sites
Building placement, orientation, and setbacks
Pedestrian and vehicular circulation and connectivity (internal and external)
Parking location and design (parking should not dominate the street frontage; shared
parking/cross parking is strongly encouraged)
Public outdoor spaces including pedestrian amenities, shading, etc. (aggregate outdoor space is
strongly encouraged)
Screening/buffering techniques
Design and purpose of all walls and wall openings
Design and purpose of all lighting
How to address topographic challenges/opportunities
Sustainable techniques such as permeable paving and other green features
Street Realm
Transit, bicycle, pedestrian amenities
Landscape buffers, sidewalks and other amenities in the public r-o-w
Street trees subject to the Street Tree Ordinance
Landscaping
Overall landscape theme including plant palette and general location, height, and purpose of
plants and trees
Water conservation techniques
Building Design
Context
Architectural theme or style
Maximum building height, scale, massing, materials, colors, and articulation
Signage
Signage Plan indicating the general dimensions, location, colors, lighting and materials of all
proposed signage.