Site Plan

Last updated October 11, 2024
By Emma Howland

PROPERTIES

• Associated Level: Main Floor (T.O. Sheathing)
• Orientation: True North
• View Scale: As large as will fit on a sheet (up to ¼” = 1’-0”)
• Cut Plane: High enough to not cut toposurface, Bottom and view depth = unlimited, top= unlimited
  • Create a Plan Region encompassing the building and set cut plane to 4′ to capture first floor windows and doors
• Set drawing to raster printing (so that transparency will print correctly)
• Phase Filter: Project Completion, Phase: New Construction

• View Template: Site Plan – Land Use
  • Toposurface: transparency at 100%, label contours
  • Patios (these will likely be above cut plane, so may need to use linework)
  • Driveways, walkways, rockeries, existing decks, and other physical site features

Labels

• House Label: ex, “Existing House”, “House Addition”, “New 2 Story Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit” (Title Text, center alignment)
• Topography contour label
• Slope direction arrows
• Heavy Dashed line around Extents of work- label “Heavy Dashed line indicates….”
• Trees (existing to remain/ to be removed)
• Accessory buildings/ sheds
• outline roof overhangs with Detail Lines (overhead/ existing overhead) and label
• Utility Lines – Sewer Line/ Water Line/ Power Lines & Condiuts)

Dimensions

• Setbacks (Site Dimension (arrows)) add text to the side or below (Depending on length) “Side Yard”, “Rear Yard”, “Front Yard”
• Building Dimensions (Site dimensions)- overalls + dimension to property line, jogs in building
• Right of Way (Dimension beyond crop)

Tags

• Property Lines

Hidden

• Interior walls/doors/ furniture/stairs, etc.