Projects in the Dorchester County Critical Area: Information Required for Site Plan ReviewPursuant to Zoning Chapter 155-43.C
In addition to the general information required under Chapter 155-43.C. (1-4), all site plans for projects in the Critical Area must include the following information, where relevant. Incomplete submittals that require staff time to research maps, and/or visit a site, will be returned to the applicant, or may experience a delay in processing.
* Vicinity map
* Plan scale and north arrow
* Tax map and parcel number, the Critical Area Overlay designation, and whether the buffer is further designated as a Buffer Exemption Area.
* Number of parcel acres in the Critical Area
* Number of parcel acres regulated as State tidal wetlands.
* Available density, after subtracting State tidal wetlands from parcel acreage. Indicate any development rights used by prior subdivisions.
* Number of acres and location of existing forest and the % of site it covers
* Number of acres of forest to be cleared and the % of existing forest it represents
* Limits of disturbance and area of proposed disturbance
* State mitigation and afforestation requirements. Provide a Planting Plan identifying native plant species and quantities to be used. Tabulate mitigation costs.
* Notes regarding existing and proposed impervious surface areas, and percentage of site for each. State impervious surface limit in square feet or acres.
* Subdivision plans must provide impervious surface allocation matrix for individual lots.
* Locations and boundaries of soils types. Topography at two-foot contours.
* For new subdivisions, provide a detailed environmental site assessment report with supporting maps.
* Location of all streams, waterways, and wetlands. Delineate their buffers according to the County's Critical Area definitions. (Chapter 155-13).
* Locate the 1,000-foot Critical Area boundary and 100' tidewater and expanded buffer lines
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