Ord #189 - Amending Surveys and Site Plans When Required And Review Process

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j1) Certified Site plan. A certified site plan shall be required for all new principal buildinas, buildinq additions to principal buildinqs, and aradinq or fillinq activities requirinq permits in Section 78-1286 of this code shall be accompanied by a certificate of survey or site plan drawn to scale prepared bv a person reqistered by the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Enqineerinq, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, and Interior Desiqn, unless exempted bv the Citv Enqineer. A certified site plan shall conform to the requirements of the Citv. (2) Site Plan. A site plan shall accompany all required permits for buildinq, structure, and land disturbance activities. The site plan shall include information as required bv the citv, and must provide information necessary to ensure the project conforms to citv codes and ordinances including hardcover, qradinq, and landscapina requirements. a. The City Administrator mav require a certified site plan where the proiect scope, location, or potential impact warrant. (c) Foundation survey repuired. A foundation survey shall be submitted to the city for review and approval, unless exempted by the building official, upon completion of the foundation work for all �rincipal buildings and all additions to principal buildings. The foundation survey, prepared by a Minnesota Registered Land Surveyor, shall certify the lot dimensions; front, side, rear, lakeshore, and wetland setbacks; and foundation elevation. A foundation survey must be submitted before proceeding with framing or further construction. In lieu of a survey a letter prepared by a Minnesota Registered Land Surveyor containing the same information as a foundation survey may be submitted. (d)As-builf survey repuired. An as-built survey, prepared by a Minnesota Registered Land Surveyor, shall be submitted to the city for review and approval upon the completion of all principal buildings and all additions to principal buildings, unless exempted by the building official. The as-built survey shall certify the final topography of the site; verify drainage patterns; and provide hardcover calculations for lots in the Shoreland Overlay District. An as-built survey must be approved before the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. �"� SECTION 3. Section 78-143 shall be amended by adding and deleting text to read as follows: Sec. 78-143. - Review process. Site plan reviews for permitted or accessory structures shall be reviewed in accordance with the following: (1) ' . � CitvAdministrator. The City Administrator or desiqnee shall make a decision on site plans reviews to construct a buildinq or enlarqe the footprint of a buildinq, change the use of a building or parcel of land; to modify the interior or exterior of a building or site or land feature in any manner that results in a different site design or intensity of use, including the requirement for additional parking . The City Administrator or desiqnee shall have the authority to refer a�adff�e site plan review to the city council for decision.