<div class="chunk-title">Section 1503. - Preparation of plans.</div>
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               Site plans, or any portion thereof, involving engineering, architecture, or land surveying
               shall be prepared and certified respectively by a professional engineer, architect,
               or land surveyor duly registered by the state to practice as such.
               
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                  1503.01 <span class="ital">Site plans.</span> Site plans submitted in accordance with this section shall be drawn to a scale of
                  not more than one inch equals 40 feet.
                  
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                     a.
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                     <span class="ital">General development:</span>
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                     1.
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                     The boundary of the property by courses and distances, area, and present zoning of
                     the tract.
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                     2.
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                     The names of abutting recorded subdivisions, and owner[s] and present use of all abutting
                     property.
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                     3.
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                     Widths and names of abutting streets and alleys.
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                     4.
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                     All dimensions, both linear and angular, for locating boundaries of the tract, lots,
                     streets, alleys, public easements, and private easements.
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                     5.
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                     Date, north arrow, scale, number of sheets.
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                     6.
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                     Name and address of the owner or owners of the tract and the name of the applicant.
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                     7.
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                     All building restriction lines, highway setback lines, easements, covenants, reservations,
                     and rights-of-way.
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                     8.
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                     Existing topography with a maximum of two-foot contour intervals.
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                     9.
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                     Soil types and geology of the site.
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                     10.
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                     Name, address, signature, and registration number of the professional preparing the
                     plan.
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                     b.
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                     <span class="ital">Existing improvements:</span>
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                     1.
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                     Sidewalks, streets, alleys, and easements.
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                     2.
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                     Buildings and structures.
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                     3.
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                     Driveways, entrances, exits, parking areas, and loading spaces.
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                     4.
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                     Sanitary sewer systems.
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                     5.
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                     Water mains and fire hydrants.
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                     6.
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                     Gas, power, telecable and telephone lines.
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                     7.
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                     Recreation areas.
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                     8.
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                     Storm drainage systems to include natural and artificial watercourses.
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                     9.
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                     Limits of floodplains.
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                     c.
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                     <span class="ital">Proposed improvements:</span>
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                     1.
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                     All proposed streets and alleys and the boundaries of all other portions intended
                     to be dedicated to public use.
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                     2.
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                     Buildings and structures to include:
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                     a)
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                     Distance between buildings (to scale).
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                     b)
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                     Number of stories.
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                     c)
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                     Number of dwelling units.
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                     d)
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                     Height of buildings.
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                     3.
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                     Driveways, entrances, exits, parking areas, and loading spaces to include the number
                     of parking and loading spaces.
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                     4.
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                     Sanitary sewer systems.
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                     5.
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                     Water mains and fire hydrants.
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                     6.
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                     Gas, power, telecable, and telephone lines.
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                     7.
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                     Landscaping.
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                     8.
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                     Recreation and open space areas.
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                     9.
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                     Plans for collecting and depositing stormwater and the method of treatment of natural
                     and artificial watercourses including the delineation of any proposed limits of floodplains.
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                     10.
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                     Proposed grading schedule, including time of the year when grading will be in progress.
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                     11.
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                     Finish grading with a maximum of two-foot contour intervals.
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                     12.
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                     Location of refuse disposal facilities and type.
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                     d.
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                     <span class="ital">Required improvements:</span> In order to assure public safety, general welfare, and convenience, the agencies
                     and officials charged with the responsibility for review and recommendation of approval
                     of site plans shall require such of the following improvements as fall within their
                     respective assignments:
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                     1.
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                     Designation of pedestrian walkways.
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                     2.
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                     Construction of vehicular traffic lanes or driveways which will permit vehicular travel
                     on the site and to and from adjacent parking areas and adjacent property.
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                     3.
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                     Connection wherever possible of all walkways, travel lanes, and driveways within similar
                     facilities in adjacent developments.
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                     4.
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                     Screening, fences, walls, curbs and gutters as required by the county or by the North
                     Carolina department of transportation.
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                     5.
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                     Easements or rights-of-way for all facilities to be publicly maintained, provided
                     that each easement shall be clearly defined for the intended purpose.
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                     6.
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                     Extension or construction of service roads and access thereto on site bordering a
                     state primary highway.
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                     7.
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                     Dedication or reservation of land for streets and service roads and the construction
                     thereon.
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                     e.
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                     <span class="ital">[Compliance and site plan approval required:]</span> No street shall be accepted and maintained by the county nor shall any public utility
                     such as water, sewer, and street lighting be extended to or connected with any tract
                     of land nor shall any permit be issued for the construction of any building or other
                     improvement requiring a permit for any land for which a site plan is required by this
                     ordinance unless and until the requirements hereof have been complied with and the
                     site plan approved by the board of county commissioners.
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