Plot Plan

* A plot plan shows the location of a house from an areal view.

 * The site plan, also known as a plot or lot plan includes:

1. Site plan scale

2. Legal description of the property
3. Property line bearings and dimensions
4. North direction
5. Existing and proposed roads
6. Driveways, patios, walks, and parking areas
7. Existing and proposed structures
8. Public or private water supply
9. Public or private sewage disposal
10. Location of utilities
11. Rain and footing drains, and storm sewers or drainage
12. Topography, including contour lines or land elevations at lot
corners, street, centerline, driveways, and floor elevations
13. Setbacks
14. Specific items on adjacent properties may be required
15. Existing and proposed trees may be required
Easement – The
right -of-way for
access to
property for the
purpose of
construction and
maintenance of
utilities.

Setback –
Imaginary
boundaries
beyond which
the structure may
not be place.
Plat – A map of
part of a city or
township showing
some specific
area, such as a
subdivision make
up of several
individual lots.

*Plot – One
construction lot
size
Topography is a
physical description
of land surface
showing variation in
elevation.

Contour lines connect

points of equal
elevation and help
show the general lay
of the land.
 *When contour lines
are not close together
they represent a
relatively flat or gentle
sloping land area.

*The vertical
distance between
contour lines is
known as
contour interval.
 In most cases the only contour-related information required
for a plot plan is:


Property corner
elevations.

Street elevation at
a driveway.

Elevation of the
finished floor levels
of the structure.

Slope may be
defined and labeled
with an arrow.
A minimum
driveway slope is ¼
inch per foot.

A single-car
driveway should be
a minimum of 10
feet wide .

A double-car
driveway should be
a minimum of 18
feet wide.

The minimum turn

radius for a
driveway should be
15 feet although 20
feet would be
preferred if space
permits.
* When a public sewer system is not available a private
septic must be installed.