Preliminary Plat-Submittal Guide
Office of Planning & Zoning Revised 2017/10
Preliminary Plat - Submittal Guide Page 2 of 2
ENVIRONMENTAL
___1. Preliminary grading plans including perimeter grading.
___2. Landscape legend and plan.
___3. Description of plant materials existing and to be planted in buffer zones and landscape areas.
___4. All distances and dimensions (landscape).
___5. Detailed irrigation plan or notation that system will be installed as per Chapter IX.
___6. Preliminary environmental assessment.
___7. Description of current ground covers and land use, as defined by the FLUCS and imperviousness by sub-basin.
___8. Wekiva River Protection Area as defined in Chapter 369, Part III Florida Statutes, requires an environmental
survey to assess the impacts of development on ground and surface water quality, quantity, and hydrology,
native vegetation and wildlife species, designated species, wetlands, and associated uplands before granting
approval of any proposed development.
___9. Green Swamp Area of Critical State Concern requires an environmental survey.
___10. If the project site contains trees, site improvements overlaid on an aerial photograph.
DRIVEWAYS, INGRESS/EGRESS
___1. Layout of all streets/driveways with paving and drainage plans showing existing and proposed elevations and
grades of all public and private paved areas.
___2. Parking and loading plan showing the total number and dimensions of spaces, proposed ingress and egress, and
projected on-site traffic flow.
___3. Typical cross section and specifications of all proposed pavement, drainage sections and calculated quantities.
___4. Delineate ingress/egress areas for facilities maintenance.
___5. A Traffic Impact Study (TIS) will generally not be required for projects, meeting the following conditions: The
proposed development meets the “De Minimus” criteria specified by LDR chapter 5.01.03 (A & B) - Exemptions
for Development with “De Minimus” Impact, and that the development site is on a roadway currently operating at
V/C (vehicles/capacity) ratio below 0.5.
For development sites that do not meet the “De Minimus” criteria but generate less than 25 net new vehicular trips based
upon weekday A.M. peak-hour, weekday P.M. peak- hour and or weekend peak-hour trips; a Request of Exemption
Letter must be submitted. The minimum data required for this letter is described in Lake Sumter MPO Traffic Impact
Study Methodology Guidelines. A traffic impact study will be required as outlined in the MPO Manual for all other
development sites. Be advised, a signed Affidavit of Concurrency Deferral will not relieve the applicant from providing
appropriate traffic data.
Please contact Lake County Public Works Department at 352-253-6000 with any questions regarding requirement.
HYDROGEOLOGIC
___1. ___ Jurisdictional Wetland,
___ Mean High Water Line, or
___ Ordinary High Water Line, and
___ Base Flood Elevation
___2. Hydrological boundaries, including all areas flowing to the proposed project.
___3. Topographical information with elevations to verify the location of all ridges and streams at one (1) foot contour
levels.
___4. Stormwater management features to be shown a minimum of 1,000 feet downstream of proposed development
unless ultimate outfall system is a lesser distance.
___5. High water data or critical floor elevations on existing structures upstream of, within and downstream of the
project.
___6. Notes indicating sources of high water data and critical flood elevations.
___7. Notes pertaining to existing standing water, areas of heavy seepage, springs, wetlands, streams and
hydrologically sensitive areas.
___8. Subdivision layouts with horizontal and vertical controls.
ADDITIONAL DATA
Additional standards apply to the Wekiva River Protection Area and the Green Swamp Area of Critical State Concern
pursuant to Chapters VII of the Land Development Regulations, as amended and the Lake County Comprehensive Plan
as amended.
