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Land Development code, Ordinance 88-3
Subdivision application checklist and proceduresARTICLE II - SUBDIVISION PLAT APPROVAL PROCEDURES
All applications shall be submitted to Land Development. No application will be accepted unless all fees have been paid and all exhibits and plans, as required below, have been supplied. A determination of acceptance or rejection of the application shall be made within three (3) working days of filing. Applications to be approved by the Development Review Committee (DRC) will be considered in accordance with a schedule adopted by the DRC. A notice of the time, date and place of the meeting will be sent to the applicant.
All developers seeking subdivision approval shall first submit a Sketch Plan Review (SKP) application unless the developer elects to skip the SKP and proceed initially to the Overall Development Plan (ODP) stage. If the SKP review is omitted, the DRC shall consider the extent to which the flood prone area shall be developed in accordance with Section 203 t the ODP review stage.
Sketch Plan Procedures
I. For an SKP, submit an application and fifteen (15) copies of the following exhibits: Note: Seven (7) additional copy of the Plan is required if the project is within the City of DeBary.
A Sketch Plan shall be drawn to a scale no smaller than 1" = 200'.
(1) Vicinity map at a scale no smaller than 1" = 2,000' with sufficient information to locate the property in the field.
(2) Total acreage and project density.
(3) Flood prone area (if applicable).
(4) Water bodies or courses.
(5) Swamp or wetland areas as defined herein.
(6) Specific soil types and their limitations for planned use. Soil information is to be taken from the most recent Soil Survey of Volusia County, Florida. The soil types and boundaries shall be delineated on the plan.
(7) Graphically depict on plan, predominant plant communities and identify types by common name and location.
(8) Parcel number according to Volusia County Property Appraiser's Office.
(9) Topography of the site at not more than five (5) foot vertical contour intervals based on mean sea level data furnished by a professional engineer or surveyor. The topographical survey shall be consistent with current land development.
(10) Tentative layout of street system, lot patterns, drainage systems, approximate subdivision boundaries and existing zoning.
(11) Areas that may be reserved for parks or recreation sites, conservation easements, or natural open space areas.
(12) Streets adjacent to the tract including rights-of-way and pavement widths, and driveways on both sides of adjacent streets within 300' of proposed development.
(13) Lots and blocks of adjacent recorded plats, giving plat book and page number along with names of such plats.
(14) Current zoning and existing uses of subject property and of adjacent and surrounding properties.
(15) Proposed location of water and wastewater treatment facilities.
(16) Name of sewer and potable water suppliers.
(17) All existing on-site or adjacent easements including, drainage, electricity, gas, water, wastewater, or other pipeline or utility easements.
(18) The legal description of the property proposed for platting.
(19) Any other appropriate information thought necessary by the prospective applicant to make a schematic presentation.
(20) Identify known wildlife corridors for Federal and State endangered species, threatened species or species of special concern.
(21) Identify known plants and animals which inhabit the site that are listed as Federal and State endangered species, threatened species or species of special concern.
(22) Identify known historic or archaeological sites.
(23) Non-Concurrency Affidavit.
An SKP shall be considered and approved by the DRC at a scheduled meeting. The applicant or his representative must be present at the meeting. Written comments and recommendations concerning level of development in any flood prone areas and other issues concerning the SKP will be given to the applicant at or before the meeting, as available. If the applicant is aggrieved by the DRC's flood prone determination, an appeal from only the flood prone determination may be made to the County Council by filing a Notice of Appeal with Land Development. All other issues relating to the SKP are advisory only for the purpose of assisting the developer in preparing subsequent applications and are not subject to appeal.
For the purposes of Concurrency Testing, an SKP is also defined as a Preliminary Development Order pursuant to Article XIV of the Land Development Code. The developer must submit a Non-Concurrency Affidavit to defer any Concurrency determination until a subsequent Development Order application.
The DRC may approve, approve with conditions, continue or deny the SKP application. A revised application may be submitted in order to resolve any conditions of the DRC's determination. After approval of the SKP, the developer may file an Overall Development Plan Development Order (ODP) application. The ODP application must be consistent with the approved SKP Development Order.
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