Fill - Free fillable General Plan For Zero Lot Line Application (City of Gulfport Mississippi) PDF form

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If the property or properties listed above have more than one owner, please check this box. In the case

of multiple owners, reverse side must be completed. Each additional owner will need to complete

and sign the reverse side of this application. We can only accept applications with original signatures.

SECTIONS A. THROUGH G. MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR A COMPLETE APPLICATION.

CITY OF GULFPORT

Urban Development - Planning Division

1410 24th Avenue

Gulfport, MS 39501

(228) 868-5710

APPLICATION FOR

GENERAL SUBDIVISION PLAN

FOR ZERO LOT LINE

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST:

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OWNERSHIP AND CERTIFICATION:

I hereby certify that I have read and understand this application and that all information and attachments are true

and correct. I also certify that I agree to comply with all applicable city codes, ordinances and state laws.

Finally, I certify that I am the owner of the property involved in this request or have authorization to act as the

owner’s agent for the herein described request.

OWNER

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Printed Name Of Owner

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Mailing Address

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City State Zip code

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Home Phone Work/Cell Phone

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Email

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Signature Of Owner

AGENT

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Printed Name Of Agent

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Mailing Address

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City State Zip code

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Home Phone Work/Cell Phone

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Email

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Signature Of Agent

For Staff Use Only

Case File #:___________________

Date Received:________________

Receipt #:____________________

Received By:__________________

Zoning: ______________________

Ward: ________Flood:__________

Size:_________________________

Property Information

TAX PARCEL #

(If necessary, use separate sheet of paper)

Address of Property Involved:_______________________________________________________________

Lot(s)______________, Block(s)_______________, Subdivision___________________________________

General Location:_________________________________________________________________________

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This page must be completed if the property or properties involved have more than one owner. All

persons listed as owners to the property or properties listed on page one must complete and sign this part

of the application.

I hereby certify that I have read and understand this application and that all information and attachments

are true and correct. I also certify that I agree to comply with all applicable city codes, ordinances and

state laws. Finally, I certify that I am the owner of the property involved in this request or authorized to

act as the owner’s agent for herein described request.

NAME OF OWNER (PRINT)

ADDRESS (STREET, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE

PHONE # (H) (W)

TAX PARCEL NUMBER(S) OWNED

SIGNATURE:

NAME OF OWNER (PRINT)

ADDRESS (STREET, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE

PHONE # (H) (W)

TAX PARCEL NUMBER(S) OWNED

SIGNATURE:

NAME OF OWNER (PRINT)

ADDRESS (STREET, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE

PHONE # (H) (W)

TAX PARCEL NUMBER(S) OWNED

SIGNATURE:

(Use additional forms as needed)

IN CASES OF MULTIPLE APPLICANTS, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE PERSON WHO WILL BE ACTING AS YOUR SPOKES

PERSON/AGENT FOR YOU:

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

1. Please be advised that failure to submit a complete

application, with all supporting documents, could delay your

hearing date. The Planning Commission will not consider a

request until all information is submitted and accurate.

2. Please be advised that the application deadline dates

posted are designed to allow the staff time to review the

application and receive required comments from

coordinating agencies. The application is not considered

complete until all required information from the applicant is

available for review by the staff and coordinating agencies.

3. Please see Page 6 to determine the deadline dates for

filing your application.

 Miscellaneous data. Present tract designation

according to the records of the county chancery

clerk; the title or name under which the proposed

subdivision is to b recorded, with name and

address of the owner and the subdivider; notations

giving scale, (true) north arrow, datum,

benchmarks, date, (sic) engineer or land surveyor.

 Streets. The name, right-of-way width and

location of streets and other public ways on and

adjacent to the track; the type, width and elevation

of surfacing; any legally established centerline of

elevations; walks, curbs, gutters, culverts and

similar features; the name, right-of-way width and

location of proposed streets, with their

approximate grades and gradients, and similar

data for alleys, if any.

 Lots and blocks. Lot lines, lot numbers and block

letters, tabulation stating gross and net acreage of

the subdivision, acreage of existing and proposed

public areas within the tract, number of residential

lots, typical lot size and lineal feet of proposed

streets.

For Zero Lot Line:

Minimum lot area shall be:

Each dwelling unit, 2,800 sq. ft.

Minimum lot width:

Twenty eight (28) feet

Corner lots shall be determined based on the

minimum requirement as set forth in Sec IV (D)

(3) and (6) as set forth below:

(3) Corner building site: In any district, a

corner building site having to its rear a building

site facing toward the intersection or side street

shall have provide on the intersecting or side street

side of the corner building site a side yard having

a width equal at least to the depth of the front yard

required for a structure on the building site to the

rear of the corner building site; provided,

however, that this regulation shall not be applied

to reduce the buildable width of the corner

building site to less than thirty (30) feet.

(6) Major street right-of-way: Front yard depth,

and in the case of a corner building site side yard

width shall be measured from the future street

right-of-way of a major street established on the

Plan for Circulation (Major Street Plan), a part of

the Master Plan for the City of Gulfport.

(See Page 4)

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

A. Page one of this application, completed and signed.

B. Proof of ownership (Copy of deed or affidavit)

C. If applicable, notarized proof of authority to act as

agent for owner (board resolution, etc.)

D. The City of Gulfport Planning Division Staff will notify,

by letter, property owners adjacent to the requested

action identified in this application using the Land Roll

database from the County Tax Office. If you would like

to have additional persons or property owners notified,

please provide a list of additional persons to be

notified.

E. Specification requirements.

The general plan will be submitted in six black line

copies in a sheet size no larger than 18 by 24 inches and

one copy no larger than 11 by 17 inches. Where

necessary, the plan may be on several sheets

accompanied by an index sheet showing the entire

subdivision. Two electronic versions of the general plan

shall also be provided with the application in the form of

an AutoCad .DWG file or .DXF 16-bit file.

The general plan shall contain the following information:

 Location map. A diagram showing the location of

the proposed subdivision.

 Survey data. The boundary line of the subdivision

with length and bearing of lines; section and

corporation lines; contours at intervals of one (1)

foot, based on a datum plan approved by the city

engineer; where contours will not provide adequate

information for drainage determinations, spot

elevations in sufficient number to show drainage

conditions shall be given.

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 Nonresidential sites. Sites to be reserved or dedicated

for parks, recreation areas, schools or other public

uses; sites, if any for multi-family dwellings, shopping

centers, churches, industry or other non-public uses

exclusive of single-family dwellings.

 Utilities. The location, size and invert elevation of

sanitary and storm sewers; the location an size of

water mains; the location of gas lines, fire hydrants,

approximate locations of utility poles and streetlights;

if water mains are not on or adjacent to the tract, the

direction and distance to, and the size of, the nearest

ones, showing invert elevation of sewers; the location

of proposed utilities, if not shown elsewhere.

 Easements. The location, width and purpose of

existing and proposed easements.

 Building setback lines for zero lot line. Minimum

building setback lines.

Minimum front yard setback:

The same as required for each zoning district except

where the development contains units located on

both sides of a street constructed by developer to the

city’s specifications. In this case, the minimum

front yard setback shall be ten (10) feet.

Minimum side yard setback:

Zero lot line developments there shall be no

minimum side yard required on one side and

fourteen (14) feet on the opposite side. However, for

corner lots the minimum side yard requirements

established by the district regulations.

Minimum rear yard setback: See Section III. Yards

required for zero lot line houses. Shall comply with

the yard requirements established by the district

regulations.

 Maximum height: The maximum height measured

from the foundation to the lower floor of the lower

floor of the uppermost habitable level shall not exceed

twenty (20) feet in R-1, R-2 and R-O districts. In all

other zoning districts the maximum height is

established in Section III, District Regulations.

 Maximum lot coverage. A zero lot line dwelling

including accessory structures shall not occupy more

than seventy (75) percent of the lot area.

 Adjoining land. The approximate direction and

gradient of the ground slope, including any levees or

embankments; the character and location of buildings,

railroads, power lines, towers and other nearby

residential land uses or adverse influences; and names

of recorded subdivision plats of adjoining platted land

by record name, date and number and the names of

record owners of adjoining unsubdivided land.

 Other existing conditions. The locations of

watercourses, marshes, wooded areas, insolated

preservable trees one (1) foot or more in

diameter, buildings or structures and other

significant features on the tract.

 Proposed public improvements. Highway or

other major public improvements planned by

public authorities for future construction on or

near the tract.

 Flood zone designations. The location of all

flood zone designations as shown on the latest

Flood Insurance Rate Map.

 Street names. Street names must be provided on

the General Plan and shall be coordinated with

the City’s E-911 representative. Street names

shall conform to E-911 policies.

 Parking spaces. Minimum off-street parking

spaces shall be as required in section IV, except

where a zero lot line is less than eighteen (18)

feet in width the required parking spaces may be

designed so as to allow vehicles to be parked in a

vertical line and each space shall be at least eight

(8) feet wide and eighteen (18) feet long.

 Zero lot line dwellings shall be constructed

against the lot line on one side of a lot and no

windows, doors or other openings shall be

permitted on this side. Where adjacent zero lot

line dwellings are not constructed against a

common lot line, the building for a perpetual

wall maintenance easement of five (5) in width

along the adjacent lot and parallel with such

wall.

Modifications Requested: Identify any variations from

the subdivision regulations and state what is preventing

you from meeting the standards or requirements of the

regulations.

F. Attendant items: The general subdivision plan shall

be accompanied by the following items:

 Protective covenants. A draft of the protective

covenants whereby the subdivider proposed to

regulate land use in the subdivision and

otherwise protect the proposed development.

 Engineering plans. Profiles showing existing

ground surface and proposed street grades,

including extensions for a reasonable distance

beyond the limits of the proposed subdivision;

typical cross sections of the proposed grading,

roadway and sidewalk; and preliminary plan of

sanitary and storm water sewers with grades and

sizes indicated. All elevations shall be based on

a datum plan that is mean gulf level.

(See Page 5)

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Cash or check payable to the City of Gulfport in the

amount of $175.00 plus $5.00 for each lot.

 Subsurface conditions report. A report on the

location and results of tests made to ascertain

subsurface soil and groundwater conditions;

depth groundwater, unless tests pits are dry at a depth

of five (5) feet; location and results of soil percolation

tests if individual sewerage disposal systems are

proposed.

G. Cash or check made payable to the City of Gulfport

in the amount of $175.00 plus $5.00 per lot.

STORM WATER REQUIREMENTS

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality requires the issuance of Storm Water

Permits in accordance with the provisions of the Mississippi Water Pollution Control Law

(Section 49-17-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972).

There are currently two types of permits: 1) Small Construction Activities that Disturb

One (1) Acre to Less than Five (5) Acres; and 2) Large Construction General Permit five

(5) acres or more).

If you are not familiar with these requirements, our office has available the referenced

permit packages. Our office does not issue the permit. We do require that any individual ,

partnership, company, corporation, etc., that is requesting the issuance of a building permit,

tree permit, or any type of action from our Planning Commission or Zoning Board of Appeal

and Adjustment, which has been identified and applies to the Mississippi Water Pollution

Control Law, be provided with and acknowledge receipt of the Small Construction General

Permit Packet or Large Construction General Permit Packet, before final action can be taken

by this Department.

If you need additional information on these permits, please contact Mississippi Department

of Environment Quality (MDEQ) at (601) 961-5171 or www.deq.state.ms.us.

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