Town of Mount Pleasant
Old Village Historic District Submittal Check List
New Construction, Additions, Alterations, and Accessory Structures
March 9, 2015
The information in this checklist is the minimum standard for submittals to the Old Village Historic
District Commission for plan review. Submittals with missing or incomplete information will not be
placed on the OVHDC agenda and applicants will have to make a new submittal for a future
meeting. This checklist is primarily for submittals involving New Construction, Additions,
Alterations, and Accessory Structures. Submittal requirements for all other application types can be
determined during required Pre-Application Meeting with staff. The pre-application meeting with
staff should be completed at least one week prior to the submittal deadline.
NAME OF PROJECT or ADDRESS _________________________________________
APPLICANT’S NAME __________________________________________________
ARCHITECT or CONTRACTOR’S NAME
PHONE
EMAIL
PRIMARY CONTACT ___________________________________________________
PHONE _______________ EMAIL _______________________________________
DATE _________________
PRE-APPLICATION REVIEW DATE WITH STAFF: ______________________
APPLICATION FORM, all submittals online at www.tompsc.com
APPLICATION FEE, paid online at time of submittal
WRITTEN REQUEST AND PROJECT HISTORY
WRITTEN REQUEST: Thorough written description of proposed work citing applicable
guidelines
PROJECT HISTORY: List the date(s) of ALL other Town approvals for this project, if
applicable, to this project to include: Planning Commission, Town Council, Board of Zoning
Adjustments, or Construction Board of Adjustment.
SUBMITTAL PLANS: Plans are submitted online as a single, multi-page PDF sheet size not to exceed 12 x 18
ALL PAGES OF ALL PLANS
1. PROJECT NAME AND/OR ADDRESS in Title Block
2. SUBMITTAL TYPE (Conceptual Comment, Final) in Title Block
3. DATE OF MEETING in Title Block
4. NORTH ARROW and GRAPHIC AND WRITTEN SCALE
COVER SHEET
1. LOCATION MAP
2. TAX MAP SERIES (TMS) Number(s)
3.
STREET ADDRESS (if vacant, have address assigned by Planning Department prior to submittal)
4. ZONING DISTRICT
5. ZONING REQUIREMENTS:
(a) Setbacks
(b) Conditions
6. NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE, AND E-MAIL ADDRESS OF:
(a) Primary Contact. All correspondence shall go through Primary Contact via email
(b) Applicant: Current Property Owner or Purchaser
(c) Architect
(d) Landscape Architect, if applicable
7. LOT AREA
8. BUILDING AREA RATIO
9. IMPERVIOUS LOT COVERAGE
10. FLOOD ZONE DESIGNATION AND ELEVATION OF EXISTING GRADE
11. SHEET INDEX
ORIGINAL SURVEY—Copy of original survey used for base maps and designs
SITE PLAN
1. BOUNDARY DATA AND REFERENCE
2. SETBACK LINES required by zoning district and proposed if encroachments are requested
3. EXISTING AND PROPOSED EASEMENTS
4. BUILDING DIMENSIONS
5. BUILDING SIZE (sq. feet: each floor and total)
6. PARKING
(a) Total Spaces, minimum two on-site spaces required, 9’ x 18’ minimum dimensions
7. ADJOINING STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY, show edge of street
8. BUILDINGS ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES (footprint or photographs)
9. TREE SURVEY with Site Plan Overlay, signature and seal of registered engineer or surveyor
10. TREE PROTECTION (chart form) on tree survey and site plan overlay sheet
A. Tree Protection Zone. This is defined as the area centered around the tree, the radius of
which is equal to ½ foot for each inch of DBH measurement.
11. LOCATION OF TREES:
A. 16” dbh or greater (On all plans)
B. To be REMOVED marked with X
C. HISTORIC TREES (32” or greater dbh)
12. HARDSCAPE ITEMS
A. Driveways, parking areas, walkways, patios, retaining walls, fences, etc., note pervious or
impervious on plans
ARCHITECTURAL PLANS
1. ELEVATIONS. Elevations of all sides of buildings shall be presented. Elevations shall accurately represent a view of all sides
of the building. Floor elevations must be delineated and existing and proposed grade levels must be shown. Label all exterior
materials and note all materials and manufacturers in notes field of plans.
2. HEIGHT. Overall building height of each structure. Height shall be measured vertically
from the highest point on a structure, to the ground level of the grade where the walls or
other structural elements intersect the ground.
3. FLOOR PLANS. Floor plans shall be presented depicting the layout of spaces for all levels of the proposed structure. Floor
plans should be at the same scale as the elevations.
4. MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL UNITS. Show all exterior
A. HVAC equipment
B. Electric meters
C. Transformers
D. Liquid Gas tanks
E. Building mounted electrical panels
F. All Building mounted light fixtures
G. Screening method
5. DETAILS.
A. Window and door details (cut-sheets)
B. Exterior Trim
C. Fascia and soffit
D. Exterior walls and/or fences, mechanical screens
E. Porch railings
F. Roof mounted mechanical unit screens.
G. Fence and Gate detail (living/green fences require landscape planting plan with size, species, and location)
H. Other details as needed for clarity for construction.
I. Manufacturer’s catalog cut sheet of windows and other materials as required (on same size
paper as rest of submittal package.)
6. EXTERIOR MATERIALS listed in NOTES field on elevation plans or keyed to elevations.
7. MATERIALS SHEET listing all exterior materials, hardscape materials, manufacturer,
manufacturer product name, photograph, and paint colors.