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CITY OF BRIDGEPORT
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
CHECKLIST
FOR PUBLIC HEARING APPLICATIONS
I. REQUIRED INFORMATION (except for Fee & USB
Completed & Signed Application & Checklist Form
submit an original & 16 copies of all below)
Fee
Written Statement of Development Use
Completed Site Plan
Drainage Plan
Building Floor Plans
Property Owner’s List
Cert. of Corporation/Org. of First Report
A-2 Site Survey
Building Elevations
Other Evidence/Testimonial Information
1 USB MEMORY FLASH DRIVE STICK
NOTE: Please provide 1 USB MEMORY FLASH DRIVE Stick:
The information on the memory flash drive sticks must include the application, site plans, and
all other hard copy information (landscaping, floor elevations, etc) that will be submitted. It
also must be labeled with the property address, applicant name and date of hearing.
All plans and paper work that is submitted to the zoning office must be
FOLDED
(11x17 or smaller) and Collated into 17 separate packets.
II.
Perspective Rendering
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (Optional)
Building and Site Sections
Eight 8 x10 Color or Black/White Photos of the Current Premises’ Condition
Copies of Zoning Board of Appeals, or Historic District Commission Decisions
Drainage Report
Traffic Studies
Environmental Impact Statement
Real Estate Studies
Department of Environmental Protection or Coastal Area Management reports
Aerial Photographs
III. OPTIONAL EXHIBITS (may be presented at the public hearing
Color Rendering
(16 copies not required)
Models
Material Sample
OTHER:
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CITY OF BRIDGEPORT
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
CHECKLIST FOR PUBLIC HEARING APPLICATIONS
The following requirements shall apply to all applications for public hearings before the
Bridgeport Planning & Zoning Commission and for all agenda dates on or after December 23,
2011.
The following are required components for any and all applications for a change of zone; site
plan review; motor vehicle; sub-division; special permit; or coastal site plan reviews
applications. Except for the Fee & USB, the Petitioner shall submit one (1) original and sixteen
(16) copies of all materials described below in sections I & II pertinent to the application.
The agenda closing date shall be five (5) weeks prior to the public hearing. No materials
submitted by the petitioner after the agenda closing date shall be accepted by the Clerk or by
the Commission, unless exempted under Section III below. Failure to provide any of the
components listed under Section I below may be deemed by the Commission to be grounds for
denial due to incomplete information.
I.
REQUIRED INFORMATION
A Complete and signed application form. (The application must be signed by
the current property owner)
Fee
A written statement, not to exceed one hundred (100) words, describing all
proposed uses.
The original plus sixteen (16) copies of a site plan prepared, signed and
sealed by an engineer, architect or landscape architect registered and licensed
to conduct business in the State of CT. Dated and meeting the following
requirements:
The site plan must be drawn to a scale of 100 feet or less to the inch.
Proposed and existing structures and amenities, including, but not limited
to, footprints of foundations, porches, decks, walkways, travel lanes, shall
be indicated. Dimensions to property lines from structures and overall
building dimensions shall also be shown. The dimensions of parking lot,
including isle width and length, and width of parking spaces shall be
shown.
All applicable (existing and proposed) Zone Development Standards.
Existing and proposed grades shall be shown at 2-foot intervals.
One or more benchmarks that can be used in the field to verify conditions
shall be indicated.
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A drainage plan prepared by a professional engineer, showing all provisions for
site runoff; on-site retentions; connections to city services; and any other
pertinent information, including City Engineer’s requirements.
Building floor plans (all floors above and below grade) shall be prepared by a
licensed architect, showing any and all proposed new construction or additions to
existing structures. Additions and alterations shall be clearly delineated from
existing work. Minimum scale 1/16” = 1”0.
A list of names and addresses of all property owners within 100 feet of all
property lines of the subject property shall be provided.
If the petitioner is a corporation a copy of the “Certificate of Corporation” and
“Organization and First Report” as filed with the Office of the Secretary of the
State of CT must be filed with the application.
An A-2 survey.
For applications involving a building(s), the following shall be submitted:
Preliminary architectural plans, sections, and/or elevations at 1/4” or 1/8”
= 1’ showing exterior wall elevations, roof lines, façade materials or other
features of proposed buildings or structures.
Drawings prepared by a registered architect, landscape architect or
professional engineer licensed in the State of CT, each individually sealed
and signed by the design professional, (except seals not required on
residential projects of less than 5,000 square feet total).
Any other evidence or testimonial information, which will be presented by the
petitioner at a public hearing.
Note
: All of the above information shall be submitted at the time of filing. Applications
with missing information will be deemed incomplete; will not be processed and
will be immediately returned to the applicant.
II.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Perspective renderings, either in black and white or in color, reproduced either
photographically or by diazo print, showing print, showing principal street side
view of the proposed development. Minimum size 8”x10” (for photos); Maximum
size 30”x42”. Color renderings may be presented at the public hearing provided
diazo print or photo reproduction has been submitted to the Clerk for distribution
before the agenda closing date.
Building and site section drawings to show relationship of proposed development
to existing adjacent streets and buildings.
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Not more than eight (8) 8”x10” color or black and white photographs showing
existing site conditions or surrounding area. These may be reproduced
xerographically for application filing.
Copies of any pertinent actions by the Zoning Board of Appeals or Historic District
Commission.
Drainage reports, traffic studies, environmental impact studies and/or real estate
studies.
State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) or Coastal Area
Management (CAM) reports.
Aerial photographs of subject parcel and surrounding environment.
III.
OPTIONAL EXHIBITS
The following items may be presented to the Commission at the time of the public hearing (16
copies not required)
without need for filing on or before the agenda closing date:
Color renderings (see Section II item) provided the Commission has received
through the Clerk reduced photographic reproductions, or black and white
versions of the renderings.
Models of proposed building(s).
Samples of materials and/or colors to be used in the proposed development.
Note: Staff reports or departmental correspondence (e.g. City Engineer, W.P.C.A., Fire
Marshal, Design Review Coordinator, etc.) shall be received and distributed by the Clerk of the
Commission on or before the date of the public hearing. Whether such reports or
correspondence is received before the agenda closing date shall not pose any penalty to
the Petitioner and shall be the responsibility of the staff.