Fee Simple: A form of land ownership that includes all property rights, including the right to develop land. Final Plat (Mylar): A final map of all of a portion of a subdivision or site plan that is present to the property review authorities for final approval. After approval, the Final Plat is recorded with the Licking County Recorder. Final Plat (Process): The process to ensure that all conditions, engineering plans, and other requirements have been completed or fulfilled and that required improvements have been installed, or guarantees properly posted for their completion. Finished Grade or Finished Elevation: The grade or elevation of the ground surface conforming to the site-grading plan. Flood or Flooding: A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland or tidal waters, or the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff or surface waters from any source. Flood, Base: A flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year, also known as the 100-year flood. Flood Fringe: The portion of the floodplain, which lies on either side of the floodway. Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM): An official map on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated the areas of special flood hazard. Flood Insurance Study: The official report in which the has provided flood profiles, floodway boundaries, and the water surface elevations of the base flood. Flood Plain or Flood-Prone Area: Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source. A identifies some, but not all, of a community’s floodplains as the Special Flood Hazard Areas. Floodway: The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot. Frontage Road: A public or private drive, which generally parallels a public street between the right-of-way and the front building setback line. The frontage road provides access to private properties while separating them from the arterial street. (See also ) Full Median Opening: An opening in a restrictive median that allows all turning movements from the roadway and the intersecting road or access connection. Functional Area (Intersection): That area beyond the physical intersection of two roadway facilities that comprises decision and maneuver distance, plus any required
6. Agricultural, horticulture, silviculture or pasture uses, provided that best management practices are used to minimize environmental impacts; 7. Nonstructural stormwater management practices; 8. Easements for drainage, access, and underground utility lines; (Easements can lie in the open space but the easements in and of themselves do not constitute open space.) 9. Other conservation-oriented uses compatible with the purposes of these Regulations. Conditionally Permitted Areas: The following areas are permitted to be included in the required area of open space if made part of a greater active open space (Examples include but are not limited to: Paths, Overlooks, Gazebos). 1. Retention ponds or basins; 2. Slopes greater than 20% for an area larger than 5,000 sq. ft. 3. Wetlands that meet the definition used by the Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to the Clean Water Act; 4. Stream bank buffers; (See Sec. g) 5. Any identified or determined 100-year Flood Hazard Areas, if pervious paths are constructed within as pre-approved by the Planner. (See ) Size, and Topography: The land shall be of such minimum dimensions and maximum slope as to be functionally usable for recreational purposes. Location: The land to be dedicated or provided shall be convenient to the dwelling units it is intended to serve. Due to the potential for noise generation, however, the land shall also be sited with sensitivity to surrounding development. Access: Public and maintenance access to the land shall be provided from adjoining street frontage. Preservation of Natural Beauty: Scenic natural features such as trees, plant life, watercourses, topography, and views, and any historic or archeological locations shall be considered and preserved in the provision of open space, parks, and recreational areas. Open Space Ownership – The type of ownership of land dedicated or provided for open space purposes shall be selected by the owner, subdivider, or developer, subject to the approval of the Planner. Type of ownership may include, but is not limited to, the following: The local government, subject to acceptance by the governing board of the local government. public jurisdictions or agencies, subject to their acceptance. Quasi-public organizations, subject to their acceptance. Homeowner, condominium, or cooperative associations or organizations (See Appendix V); Shared, undivided interest by all property owners in the subdivision.
No proposed subdivision/development shall be approved, except in compliance with the standards and criteria set forth in this Article. The owner/developer shall comply with any and all State and Federal regulations and must obtain any required State and Federal permits. Section 6.05 Exceptions for Public Improvements No sediment control plan shall be required for public road, highway, other transportation, or drainage improvement, or maintenance thereof, undertaken by a government agency or entity if such agency or entity plans to follow a statement of sediment control policy. Government agencies are not exempt from a NPDES Phase II permit, O.E.P.A. permits, or any other permits from appropriate authorities. Section 6.06 Standards and Criteria In addition to compliance with any and all State and Federal regulations, strict compliance with the following standards and criteria shall be required of in all proposed subdivisions/developments: 1. All base mapping and topographic information shall be prepared from field survey methods or other approved sources of information. This information shall be used for design of infrastructure. Use of Licking County GIS Topographic information is prohibited. Sheet and Rill Erosion- To control pollution of public waters by soil sediment from accelerated sheet and rill erosion on development areas, the owner/developer shall: Apply and maintain a level of conservation practices that will minimize any on and off site erosion. Follow standards and guidelines found in the handbook, Rainwater and Land Development, and amendments thereto and any standards and criteria recommended by the LCSWCD. methods to control sediment pollution may be used provided these methods are acceptable to the Planner, VE, LCSWCD, and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA). Assume full build-out of all upstream areas at the highest housing density allowed by the Village. Concentrated Water Erosion- To control pollution of public waters by soil sediment from accelerated erosion in drainage ways and grassed waterways and in streams and ditches disturbed or
APPENDIX XXIV - PERMISSIBLE VELOCITIES TABLE OF PERMISSIBLE VELOCITIES FOR FLOWING WATER Cover Range2 (Percent) Permissible Velocity1 (Ft. Per Second) Kentucky Bluegrass or Tall Fescue or Smooth Brome 0-5 5-10 Over 10 4 4 3 Mixtures or Reed Canary 0-52 5-10 4 3 Red Top or Red Fescue 3 0-5 2.5 1 Any design exceeding the above velocities or having a critical flow shall be designed using rock or other suitable erosion resistant material. 2 Do not use slopes steeper than 10 percent except for vegetated side slopes in combination with a stone, concrete, or highly resistant vegetative center section. 3 Do not use on slopes steeper than 5 percent except for vegetated side slopes in combination with a stone, concrete, or highly resistant vegetative center section.
APPENDIX XXVII - INDEX ADT Definition 16 Appeals 169 Buffering Landscape 104 Perennial 100 Perennial & Intermittent 99 Construction Plans 59 Cul-de-Sac 72, 87 Development Review General 65 Driveway Spacing 43, 145 Extension Final Plat 64 Preliminary Plan 58 Street 88 Final Plat 60 Flood Plain Definition 24 Final Plat 63 General 99 Minor Lot Split 44, 99 Preliminary Plan 57 Subdivision 99 Landscaping 113 Plan 94 Local Residential Streets General 75 Major Arterial Streets Access Management 146 General 83 Major Collector Streets Access Management 148 General 79 Marginal Access Roads General 85 Arterial Streets Access Management 147 General 81 Minor Collector Streets Access Management 150 General 77 Minor Land Division Access Management 150 Adjacent Property Transfer 47 Between 5-20 Acres 95 Over 20 Acres 96 Process 46 Under 5 Acres 95 Notification Development Sign 52 Final Plat 61 Preliminary Plan 55 Open Space Amount to be Dedicated 106 Conditionally Permitted Fee-in-Lieu 105 General 105 Management Plan 108 Permitted Uses 106 Penalties 166 Pre-Construction Conference 60 Preliminary Plan 52 Private Streets Access Management 162 Condo, Multi-Fam, Commercial 110 Replat 66 Right-of-Way Dedication 145 Requirements 70 Roundabout 87 Sidewalks 93 Sketch Plan 49 Streets Access Management 144 Classification 71 General 68 Lighting 114 Naming 90, 118 Private 110, 162 118 Special 88 Variance Application 209 Plat 61 Preliminary Plan 55 Variances General 167 Wetlands Preliminary Plan 51