Town of Foster
Town of Foster Zoning Ordinance
§ 38-389

Site plan/building design standards for multifamily dwellings

  • (a) A site plan for a multifamily unit shall be prepared by a registered architect or engineer, and shall show the following, together with appropriate dimensions:

    • (1) Proposed name of the development, name of developer and owner;

    • (2) Lot layout by legal descriptions;

    • (3) Names and addresses of applicant and designer of the plan;

    • (4) Scale of plan:

      • a. Overall site plan: One inch = 100 feet; and

      • b. Immediate development area: One inch = 20 feet;

    • (5) Topographic map shall show existing ground contours over the area proposed for development as follows: minimum of five feet contour intervals and spot elevations at appropriate locations to substantiate design features;

    • (6) Boundary line of development indicated by a solid line and the total acreage encompassed thereby; names of abutting property owners indicated;

    • (7) Location, widths and names of all existing or prior platted roads, railroad and utility rights-of-way, parks and other public open spaces, permanent buildings and structures, houses or permanent easements, and town boundary lines within 1,000 feet of the development;

    • (8) Existing sewers, wells, water mains, drainage culverts and other underground facilities within the tract, indicating pipe sizes, grades, manholes and location;

    • (9) Location, arrangement and dimensions of automobile parking spaces, width of aisles, width of bays and angle of parking;

    • (10) Location and dimensions of vehicular drives, entrances and exits, acceleration and deceleration lanes; location and dimensions of pedestrian entrances, exits, walks and walkways;

    • (11) Storm drainage system and sanitary sewerage disposal systems, as approved;

    • (12) Location, height and materials of walls, fences, and screen plantings;

    • (13) Lighting (exterior);

    • (14) Ground cover, finished grades, slopes, banks and ditches;

    • (15) Location and general exterior dimensions of principal and accessory buildings and signs;

    • (16) The stages, if any, to be followed in the construction of the development; and

    • (17) The developer shall submit architectural floor plans and elevations of the principal buildings for review of their general designs and selection of exterior materials for the intended use and compatibility with the site and surrounding established uses.

(Ord. of 6-23-1994, art. IX, § 4)