Plans shall be stamped and certified by an appropriate registered professional, such as an architect, landscape architect, land surveyor and/or engineer. A checklist of all of the items listed in this section, Subsections A through E, shall be included with the application, with each item marked either "Applicable, see site plan, sheet(s) No. ____" or "Not applicable, request for waiver submitted." The site plan shall provide the following information, as applicable (all lines, boundaries, setbacks, etc., must be labeled and must show precise dimensions and directions and all lots, districts, footprints, etc., must show precise areas, in acres and in square feet):
(a)
The plan shall show all of the following general
site characteristics on or related to the site:
[1]
The locus at a scale of one inch equals 1,000
feet for a minimum radius of 1/2 mile centered on the site.
[2]
On each plan sheet, a legend identifying any
representative symbols used on said plan sheet.
[3]
Lot lines and boundaries of the site, with permanent
bounds, and abutters with their property lines indicated.
[4]
Existing and proposed easements.
[5]
Existing and proposed internal and adjacent
private and public rights-of-way, edges of pavement and other surface
and subsurface features within said rights-of-way.
[6]
Zoning districts (including the Floodplain,
Aquifer Protection and Watershed Protection Districts).
[7]
Existing and proposed topography at two-foot
intervals, referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum, with
the location and elevation of the permanent benchmark, plus at least
two additional permanent benchmarks on the site.
[8]
Areas intended for use as open space.
[9]
Wetlands and wetland buffers, as defined in
MGL c. 131, § 40.
[10]
Watercourses and water bodies, including ponds,
streams, brooks and ditches.
[11]
Special site features, including stone walls,
fences, historic structures, ledge outcroppings, large trees, etc.
(b)
The plan shall show all of the following site
improvements on or related to the site:
[1]
The outline or footprint of existing and proposed
structures.
[2]
Elevations of the front, sides and rear of existing
and proposed structures, with maximum heights indicated.
[3]
Floor plans of existing and proposed structures,
with an indication of the use or uses intended for each floor in question
and an indication of the net floor area for each use.
[4]
Setbacks for existing and proposed structures
and parking and loading facilities.
[5]
Existing and proposed signs.
[6]
Areas intended for outdoor storage, indicating
whether fenced or enclosed.
[7]
Underground storage containers for fuel or other
chemical storage, including type and capacity of each container.
[8]
Existing and proposed sidewalks, walkways, driveways
and accesses to the site.
[9]
Existing and proposed parking and loading facilities,
including any proposed landscaped areas within the perimeter of a
parking facility. Parking spaces must be identified as either standard
size, compact size or handicap and shown on the plan. The plan must
show at least one parking space of each type provided. Areas proposed
for reserve parking shall be identified.
[10]
Materials to be used in the construction of
impermeable surfaces shall be noted on the plan, with specifications
for construction consistent with those set forth in the Subdivision
Regulations of the Planning Board.
(c)
The plan shall show all of the following site
utilities on or related to the site:
[1]
Stormwater drainage facilities by type, including
construction materials of pipes, culverts, catch basins and other
system components. Sufficient information relating to the placement
of drainage system components (rim and invert elevations, pipe slopes
and amount of cover) shall be provided to evaluate the system. Any
proposed drainage ponds shall be depicted.
[2]
Devices to control erosion and sedimentation
during and after construction.
[3]
Water service facilities by type. If on-site
wells are to be used, their proposed location and distance from structures
and sewage disposal systems must be shown. If public water is to be
used, the water main serving the site must be identified, sized and
its location shown.
[4]
Fire hydrants on the site or off the site but
within 500 feet of the principal structure on the site. If there is
no hydrant within 500 feet of the principal structure on the site,
the applicant shall indicate how fire protection is to be provided
for the site. The location of proposed fire alarm boxes or other warning
system and fire lanes shall be provided.
[6]
Solid waste disposal facilities by type.
[7]
Proposed and existing on-site sewage disposal
systems, including required reserve areas, and the locations of water
mains with respect to said systems. If a sewage treatment plant is
proposed, its location and those of water mains must be shown.
(d)
The plan shall show typical details, profiles
and/or cross sections, with slopes, dimensions, curves, etc., as applicable,
of all of the following construction features on or related to the
site:
[1]
Rights-of-way, catch basins, manholes, headwalls,
sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking and loading areas, subdrains,
waterways, leaching basins, drainage ponds, etc.
[2]
Tree wells, tree plantings and specialty planting
areas.
[3]
Each type of parking space.
[4]
Outdoor structures, including lighting fixtures,
signs, etc.
[5]
Erosion, sedimentation and other construction
and pollution control devices.
(e)
The plan shall show all of the following landscaping
details on or related to the site:
[1]
Buffer areas, with plantings detailed by common
name of species, height (at planting), spread (at maturity) and quantity
to be planted.
[2]
The perimeter of existing wooded areas, with
those wooded areas to be preserved indicated.
[3]
Tabulations of building coverages, open spaces,
wooded areas, etc.
