Site Plan Review Checklist

Applicants must submit the following:

  1. Ten copies of the completed application
  2. Five copies of the site plan showing all requested information
  3. Five copies of an 11" x 17" reduction of the site plan
  4. Two copies of elevations and floor plans of any proposed structures
  5. One copy of an 11" x 17" reduction of elevations and floor plans
  6. Five copies of all supportive materials
  7. Unless waived by the Planning Board, ALL plans must be prepared by a MA. Registered Professional Engineer and/or Reg. Landscape Architect and Reg. Land Surveyor for property line determinations.
  8. The Plan must contain at least the following information:
    1. Title information and Project name and address
    2. Developer and/or designer's name
    3. Date of plan and all revisions
    4. Scale, North arrow, and other reference points
    5. Locus plan at 1,000' scale showing property in relation to the Town, including zoning districts
    6. Locus map at one inch equals four hundred feet (1" = 400')
    7. Names of abutters and relation of site to abutting properties
    8. Existing and proposed topography at two-foot intervals
    9. Existing and proposed roadways, driveways, loading and parking areas, walkways and sidewalks
    10. Existing and proposed curbing type, location, and details
    11. Existing and proposed easements and right-of-way
    12. Existing and proposed street and site lighting and details
    13. Existing and proposed drainage measures and drainage computations, stamped and signed by a P.E.
    14. Provisions for water and electric services and sewage disposal, including location of connections to street service where applicable
    15. Setbacks, buffer areas, areas not to be disturbed by construction, and no cut/no build areas
    16. Method and location of refuse storage and disposal
    17. Location of fire hydrants and/or fire alarm boxes, as required
    18. Location of all structures on site, including outside dimensions of ground floor of buildings
    19. Location, type, size, and age of any underground storage tanks
  9. In addition, the site plan should show the following landscaping details, preferably on a separate sheet:
    1. Location and spacing of existing and proposed plant material
    2. Numbers, sizes, and types of plant materials
    3. Notation of plants to be removed
    4. Proposed treatment of all ground surfaces (paving, gravel, grading, turf, etc.)
    5. For new construction, a description of erosion and sedimentation control measures, including location and specifications of temporary and permanent measures and a schedule of operations indicating the starting and completion dates for each phase of construction shall accompany the plan.