250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-150-05-2.16

Current through November 7, 2024

Section 250-RICR-150-05-2.16 - Appendix A - Application Site Plan Requirements

A. All site plans must be at least 8-1 /2" x 11" in size but no larger than 24" x 36". If plans larger than 8-1 /2" x 11" are utilized, one set of plans reduced to 8-1 /2" x 11" are required with the CRMC application package.

B. All site plans depicting projects submitted for review and/or approval must have all markings permanently fixed. Site plans which are pieced together with tape or contain markings of pen, pencil, crayon, markers or other items which can be changed or altered at a later date are not acceptable. Blueline or blackline prints or photocopies of originals are acceptable.

C. All site plans must contain a title block, original date of the plan and latest revision date of the plan if applicable. The title block must include the name of the person or party involved, the proposed project title if any, the principal street/road abutting the site, the tax assessor's plat and lot number(s), the city or town, the name of the preparer and the scale of the plan.

D. All site plans must be prepared by a licensed or registered professional and must contain the stamp of the professional affixed to each sheet prepared along with the date and the signature of the Professional. Only one datum for the project shall be utilized. The applicant shall also provide proof of property ownership.

E. All site plans containing more than one (1) sheet must be numbered consecutively. For all projects, site plans must depict at minimum, the following:

1. Magnetic North Arrow;

2. Entire property boundary outline and dimension;

3. Insert map showing location of site in the community;

4. A locus using USGS quadrangle map;

5. All streets and rights of way within 50 feet of the property lines of the proposed activity with fixed reference points including utility poles, house numbers, stone walls, bulkheads, buildings, edge of woods/fields, trails, parking areas, above and underground utilities, drainage structures and any other infrastructure on-site or within 50 feet of the property lines(s).

6. Fixed referenced points including, but not limited to, stone walls, buildings, structures, fences, edge of fields/woods, trails, bulkheads, access roads, and parking lots;

7. Scale of plans; with graphic scale if plans are reduced;

8. A legend which explains all markings and/or symbols.

9. Surface Water Bodies.

10. Delineation of all freshwater and coastal wetland jurisdictional areas of the DEM, Council and ACOE within 100 feet of the property lines of the project;

11. Any jurisdictional area that extends beyond the property line shall be shown for 100 feet beyond the property line.

12. Mean High Water (MHW) and Mean Low Water (MLW) at NGVD.

13. Existing and proposed utilities and drainage facilities;

F. For projects proposing dredging, the following must be included:

1. The area to be dredged with separate plans showing the existing and proposed contours of the dredging area;

2. Cross sectional views in two directions with a maximum spacing of 200' of the area to be dredged showing the existing and proposed contours of the dredging area;

3. In-water facilities, such as docks, piers, floats, etc. within 100 feet of the property line including all moorings;

4. Location of federal navigation projects, such as channels, anchorage areas, etc.;

5. Mean high and mean low water elevations;

6. The datum used to reference all grades and depths;

7. Location of aquatic resources in the area such as shellfish beds, eel grass beds, migratory pathways, habitat for finfish.

8. Location of sampling points.

G. For projects proposing dewatering, the following must be included:

1. Separate site plans that detail the existing conditions and topography at two-foot intervals and proposed site conditions and topography at two-foot intervals. All existing topography and proposed grading shall be shown 50 feet beyond the property lines;

2. The existing plans shall detail the groundwater classification of the site, zoning designations and the FEMA limits and elevations.

3. Proposed limits of disturbance of the dredge area including all sides slopes of the dewatering area, of any stock pile area, construction vehicle access/storage;

4. Existing and proposed contour lines at two foot intervals;

5. Proposed limits of disturbance;

6. Temporary and permanent erosion and sediment controls;

7. Temporary and permanent stormwater and water quality management controls and best management practices;

8. Location of all proposed dewatering basins, settling basins, and storage areas for all dredged material;

9. Cross-sectional views of the settling basins, including wall construction and volume calculations;

10. Details of the berms, overflow and outlet weirs and runoff collection systems associated with the proposed basins and all point source discharge locations. The selection and design of settling basins shall be consistent with the USACE publication entitled Engineering and Design, Confined Disposal of Dredged Material, Engineer Manual No. 1110-2-5027.

11. Location of any pier or dock proposed for transfer or off-loading of dredged material from scows to land and their position relative to the dredge site and the proposed dewatering location including certification by a professional that such facilities are adequate for the proposed purpose;

12. All access roads to be utilized by trucks for offloading, transferring or removing dredged material to the dewatering location(s) and final disposal location(s);

13. Certification by a Professional Engineer that all adjacent structures (within 25 feet of the limit of disturbance) have the capacity to withstand the proposed dredging/dewatering operations and that the stability has been investigated and will not be effected;

14. Location of all wells within 1750 feet.

H. For projects proposing in-water disposal of dredged material, the following must be included:

1. Site plans of the disposal area showing existing bottom contours and those that will result from disposal activities, including the geographic extent of filling, mean high and low water marks, and the datum used to establish all grades;

2. Cross sectional plans of the area where disposal will take place (unless disposal is to the CAD). Plans must show existing and proposed contours.

3. Show access points to disposal location.

4. Indicate natural resources in and around the disposal location (i.e. eelgrass, shellfish etc.).

I. For projects proposing land disposal or beneficial use of dredged materials, the following must be included:

1. Location of the disposal/beneficial use area including area 100 feet beyond the proposed limits of disposal/reuse;

2. Separate plans detailing the existing and proposed conditions including contours of two-foot intervals. This is not required for landfill disposal but is required for all types of land disposal/beneficial use;

3. Cross sections of the land disposal/reuse in two directions at 200' maximum spacing;

4. Describe the method of placement of dredge material at the site including access points and any disturbance placement may cause.

5. Existing and proposed contours of the disposal/beneficial use area;

6. Groundwater classification of the disposal/beneficial use area;

7. The edge and elevation of any flood plain and the limit of any floodway (on the project datum);

8. The location of all wells within 1750 feet;

9. Zoning approval from municipality;

10. Temporary and permanent erosion and sediment controls;

11. Temporary and permanent stormwater and water quality management controls and best management practices;

12. Show all dewatering and stockpile locations.

J. For projects proposing beach nourishment, the following must be included.

1. Location of the beach nourishment use area including area 100 feet beyond the proposed limits of disposal/reuse;

2. Separate plans detailing the existing conditions and proposed nourishment locations including contours of two-foot intervals.

3. Locations of any sensitive habitat near the proposed beach nourishment site (including SAV, rock lobster habitat, coastal wetlands, etc.).

K. For projects involving freshwater wetlands, the following must be included:

1. The edge of any sw marsh; bog; pond; emergent, submergent, shrub, or forested wetland; or any special aquatic site;

2. The edge of any river, stream, intermittent stream, area subject to flooding and/or storm flowage;

3. The edge of any fifty-foot (50') perimeter wetland;

4. The edge of any one hundred foot (100') or two hundred foot (200') riverbank wetland;

5. The edge and elevation of any flood plain and the limit of any floodway; Note: The Department may grant an exception to this requirement when pre-determined 100-year flood elevations are not available from published sources including previous engineering studies, and a registered professional engineer provides clear and convincing documented evidence that the project site is above any probable 100-year flood elevation;

6. The name of any surface or flowing water body or any other wetland where applicable;

7. Where changes to existing grades are proposed, the plan shall show both existing and proposed contour line elevations at maximum intervals of two (2') feet. Where no changes to grades are proposed, include a notation which so indicates;

8. Profiles and/or cross sections drawn to scale;

9. Proposed limits of all vegetative clearing and surface or subsurface disturbance;

10. Temporary and permanent erosion and sediment controls;

11. Temporary and permanent stormwater, flood protection and/or water quality management controls, and best management practices;

12. Proposed measures to conduct, contain or otherwise control the movements of surface water, groundwater, or stormwater flows; and the ultimate destination of such flows;

13. Construction activities either above or below the earth's surface which may affect any wetland including the height of planned buildings.

L. For rehandling facility projects, the following must be included:

1. The location of all wells within 1750 feet;

2. All existing and proposed infrastructure, including roadways; surface and subsurface utilities; sewer and sanitary lines, water quality structures;

3. All existing and proposed site drainage facilities, both above surface and subsurface;

4. Proposed locations of loading and unloading areas;

5. Proposed location of processing, tipping, sorting, and treatment areas;

6. Cross sections of proposed storage basins, berms;

7. Cross sections and/or details for any proposed structure;

8. Proposed sedimentation and erosion controls;

9. Proposed weighing facilities (if any);

10. On-site traffic patterns;

11. Proposed landscaping.

250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-150-05-2.16