Q:\FORMS\SID LETTERS (BLANK)\Sid105 Check list for Landscaping.doc
Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Permitting & Plan Review Department
Permit Plan Review Pre-Submittal Check List
New Landscape Improvements
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PROJECT NAME:
LOCATION:
CONSULTANT:
PROJECT #:
DATE RECEIVED:
CONTACT PERSON:
PHONE No.: ( ) _______________
RECEIVED BY (MCDOT):
Tel # (602) 506-8609 FAX # (602) 506-4009
PRIOR TO PLAN SUBMITTAL, CONSULTANT SHOULD VERIFY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN
INCLUDED ON THE PLANS. INCLUDE THIS CHECKLIST WITH THE PLAN SUBMITTAL
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CHECK LIST OF REQUIRED INFORMATION
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COVER SHEET
PROJECT NAME AND ADDRESS
SITE LOCATION MAP
ENGINEER’S CONTACT INFORMATION: name, address, phone number, email address
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING NOTE: LOCATION FOR AS-BUILT INDEXING
TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION, ¼ SECTION
CURRENT MCDOT GENERAL NOTES: Include the latest version on cover or detail sheet.
http://www.mcdot.maricopa.gov/technical/eng-manuals/permits/SID-103_General-Notes-ROW-Permits.pdf
CURRENT MCDOT LANDSCAPE NOTES: Include the latest version on cover or detail sheet. See reverse
side for Landscape Notes.
LEGEND (if necessary)
ROADWAY CLASSIFICATION: Show on cover or detail sheet. (Requirements contained in MCDOT
Roadway Design Manual.)
DESIGN SPEED (or POSTED SPEED): Show on cover or detail sheet.
Design Speed = _________ or Posted Speed = __________
AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC (ADT): Current ADT (_________) Unknown (______)
Projected ADT & Year (_________) Unknown (______)
Current ADT’s can be found at: http://www.mcdot.maricopa.gov/technical/counts/home.htm
CLEAR ZONE DISTANCE: Show on cover or detail sheet. (Requirements contained in MCDOT Roadway
Design Manual.)
PLAN SHEETS
TYPICAL SECTION: Show on cover or detail sheet. (Include all dimensions and cross-slopes.)
JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES: Show city limits, Existing right-of-way, and any New or Proposed
Right-of-way.
NORTH DIRECTION ARROW & ENGINEER’S SCALE
EXISTING UTILITIES: Show all existing utilities (above and below ground). Also include any
relocations required or new installations.
EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS: Show the existing roadway features beyond the limits of this project for a
distance that is sufficient to address striping and signing compatibility.
(Include any driveways at either end or across from this project.)
SIGHT TRIANGLES: Verify that sight triangles are clear of obstructions as required in MCDOT Roadway
Design Manual. (Include intersections and driveways.)
TRAFFIC CONTROL: Indicate any special traffic control needs anticipated during construction.
(Particularly road or lane closures and/or detours.)
STREET NAMES LABELED
Q:\FORMS\SID LETTERS (BLANK)\Sid105 Check list for Landscaping.doc
MCDOT LANDSCAPE NOTES
1) All landscaping in County right-of-way shall conform to Chapter Nine (9) of the latest
Roadway Design Manual.
2) Landscape is not allowed to encroach into the roadway or driveway entrances. Landscape
with this potential will be relocated or removal by Owner/Developer expense.
3) Landscape inside sight triangles must not exceed 24 inches in height from top of curb line
when mature.
4) Landscape that overhangs off-site sidewalks must be maintained (by developer) so
That a seven (7) foot high clearance is provided at all times.
5) Landscape and irrigation systems in right-of-way shall be maintained and paid for by
developer. This includes water use.
6) All underground landscape equipment and main irrigation lines within five (5) feet of back-
of-curb, back-of-walk, or within fifteen (15) feet of edge-of-pavement must have thirty-six
(36) inch minimum depth of cover.
7) Prior to moving or destroying protected native plant species, the Contractor shall file a
formal Notice of Intent with the Arizona Department of Agriculture (602) 542-6408.
8) Landscape in County right-of-way shall only use plants listed in the Low Water
Use/Drought Tolerant Plant List for the Phoenix Active Management area published by the
Arizona Department of Water Resources.
9) Trees, large shrubs and cacti whose trunk diameter at maturity will exceed four (4) inches
shall not be planted within the clear zone (ten (10) foot minimum from face of curb). Refer
to Section 5.25 for information on clear zone width.
10) If provisions are made for future irrigation, six (6) inch diameter schedule 40 PVC sleeves
shall be installed under streets, drives and impervious surfaces. The sleeves shall extend
beyond the impervious surface to a length equal to the depth at which the sleeves are placed.
11) All landscaping shall not impact sight visibility of any existing or proposed street signs.