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Zoning Checklist

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This checklist will be used to review your submittal. The following information is required for all rezoning, Special Use Permits requiring a site plan, or site plan submissions. For additional requirements for day care centers or restaurants with a private club, please refer to the appropriate pages.

This information is found in an Adobe Acrobat Zoning Exhibit Checklist document you can download here.

For your convenience, you can download the technical site plan and Special Use Permit site plan signature blocks by themselves in Microsoft Word format (the link is at the bottom of the page). Then you can "cut-and-paste" them into your site plan.

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Format (all exhibits)

A.	North arrow.
B.	A notation of the scale, which must be an engineering scale.
C.	A bar or graphic scale.
D.	A location map with the subject site clearly indicated.
E.	A legend for any graphic symbols used.
F.	Date of preparation and subsequent revisions.
G.	The exhibit must be drawn at a scale at which all details of the drawing are legible after the drawing has been reduced to an 8.5 X 11 inch format.
H.	Projects in excess of 100 acres should be shown on more than one sheet. On projects requiring more than one blueline sheet, and on phased projects, an overall master plan is required. The master plan must be on a 24" x 36" blueline sheet an 8.5" x 11" PMTand an 11" x 17" PMT.

Title Block (all exhibits)

A.	The name of the proposed project.
B.	Name, address and telephone number of the property owner.
C.	Name, address and telephone number of the developer.
D.	Name, company, company address and telephone number of the engineer/architect who prepared the exhibit.
E.	City file number for the case (assigned by city staff).
F.	Date of preparation and subsequent revisions.

Site Information (all exhibits)

A.	Property description, including:
	1.	acreage of the tract;
	2.	graphic boundary of the tract, and;
	3.	bearings and distances around the perimeter of the tract.
	4.	metes-and-bounds description of the property (if it has not been platted) or lot, block and subdivision name (if it has been platted).
B.	Location and width of all existing and proposed internal streets, alleys, rights-of-way and easements.
C.	Adjacent subdivisions, showing alleys, streets, adjacent lot lines and subdivision names. If the adjacent property is unplatted, show property lines and current owner(s), and note "not platted."
D.	Both sides of all existing and proposed perimeter streets (including medians) and freeway ramp configurations, if applicable.
E.	Floodplains, floodways, stream courses or other water features.
F.	Proposed lot lines.
G.	Approximate distance to the nearest street intersection, if the subject property only fronts one street.
H.	County and or school district boundary lines crossing the property.
I.	Current zoning and land use of the subject property.
J.	Traffic impact analysis, if deemed necessary by the City of Carrollton Transportation Department.
K.	Proposed zoning of the subject property.
L.	Where multiple tracts are being proposed for rezoning, each tract should be labeled by a numberical or alphabetical designation (i.e. "Tract A").
M.	Table identifying the acreage of each tract. (Where applicable, acreages designated for right-of-way, parks and open space, etc. should be identified on the table.)
N.	Boundary lines of each tract.
O.	Approximate dimensions of each tract.

Additional Information for Zoning Exhibits with Site Plans

A.	All existing and proposed curblines, with dimensions, as required by the City of Carrollton Transportation Department.
B.	Location and width of all existing driveways on both sides of the street.
C.	Exact location and dimensions of proposed entrances and exits of the site, with exact curb return dimensions.
D.	Exact location and dimensions of proposed deceleration and/or acceleration lanes, as may be required by the City of Carrollton Transportation Department.
E.	Approximate location of sidewalks on all streets.
G.	Building setback lines.
H.	Screening Information:
	1.	Height and material(s) of screening device.
	2.	Standard screening note.
I.	Landscaping Information:
	1.	Location of landscaping (shown on plan by various shadings).
	2.	Square footage of landscaped areas and percentage of landscaped area provided, and percent required.
	3.	General category of plant material (i.e. "ground cover," "tree," etc.)
J.	Parking information:
	1.	Parking layout, including location of fire lanes.
	2.	Parking spaces, numbered and dimensioned.
	3.	Dimensioned aisles.
	4.	Required stacking spaces labeled.
	5.	A summary tabulation of proposed, assumed and existing uses, with the required and provided parking spaces for each use.
K.	Building Information:
	1.	Square footage of building.
	2.	Exterior dimensions of buildings.
	3.	Dimensions from buildings to other buildings on the same lot, and/or to property lines.
	4.	Height and number of stories of buildings.
	5.	Proposed use of building.
	6.	Rendering of "typical" building elevation (for any multi-family or attached dwelling development).
L.	The "hundred block" address designation for all existing and proposed streets.

Supplementary Checklist for Day Care Centers

Note: see Article XXI of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.
A.	Show required automobile parking spaces for the designated student drop-off point.
B.	Show and calculate the square footage of site area, playground area and floor plan.
C.	The maximum number of children and ages of children to be accommodated at the facility.
D.	Hours of operation of the facility.
E.	Identify height, location and materials of all fencing, including internal fencing around the playground.
F.	Identify the main door or entrance to the facility.
G.	Interior floor plan of the structure, dimensioned and labeled.

Supplementary Checklist for Restaurants with Private Clubs

A.	Interior floor plan of the structure, dimensioned and labeled. Show and calculate the square footage and percentage of the food preparation and storage area, and dining area.
B.	Identify the main door or entrance to the facility.
C.	Rendering of the front building elevation (new construction only)

Alcohol Awareness Program

(Section 10-21, Carrollton Code of Ordinances)
Every business and establishment selling or providing alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption shall create and implement an alcohol awareness program.
A.	The alcohol awareness program shall, at a minimum, contain the following elements:
	1.	Instruction, of every employee that prepares or serves alcoholic beverages, of the laws of this city and state regarding the sale, consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages.
	2.	An ongoing training process to promote continued awareness of alcohol-related matters, including the effect alcohol has on the human body.
	3.	A method of verifying age of purchases and consumers of alcoholic beverages and a prohibition of serving alcoholic beverages to minors.
	4.	A method of verifying membership in the club.
	5.	A method of identifying intoxicated persons and a prohibition of serving alcoholic beverages to obviously intoxicated persons.
	6.	A prohibition of sales promotions involving serving alcoholic beverages without charge.
	7.	A method of providing disciplinary action against employees who violate the program.
	8.	A method of advising patrons that the establishment has an alcohol awareness program and who to contact for additional information.
B.	The owner or operator of every business and establishment serving alcoholic beverages shall deliver a copy of its alcoholic awareness program to the Chief of Police by January 1st of each calendar year. (Ordinance No. 1290, July 15, 1986)

Signature Blocks

Appropriate signature blocks are required on all approved technical site plans and Special Use Permit site plans. Although the correct language is included in the Zoning Exhibit Checklist document (downloadable at the top of this page), for your convenience you can download these two signature blocks in Microsoft Word format here.

You can download the technical site plan and Special Use Permit site plan signature blocks form.