Requirements for Plan Sheets

The Plan sheets shall accurately depict existing features that apply, such as:
  • State roads and interstates (name and number)
  • Municipal roads (name)
  • Toll roads (name)
  • Private raods
  • Travel lanes with traffic direction arrows
  • Clear zones
  • Distance from proposed installation to the right of way line
  • Right of way width
  • Department Rights-of-Way and other rights-of-way and property lines
  • Sidewalks and accessibility ramps
  • Bike trails/lanes/paths
  • All existing visible features, street furniture, and structures within the Department Rights-of-Way
  • Property addresses for parcels abutting the Department Rights-of-Way
  • Area zoning boundaries and an indication of the zone type, if any (e.g., residential, mixed-use, commercial, industrial)
  • Premises outlines with address numbers, if applicable
  • Existing underground utilities if available from the municipal GIS source(s)
  • Visible underground utility appurtenances (e.g., valves, fire hydrants)
  • Annotation to identify the surface type (e.g., pavement, grass, bituminous)
  • Hydrology/flood plains
  • Stormwater management and culverts
  • North arrow indication
  • Recorded easements
  • Limits/boundary of construction
  • Notes to identify the method of construction (if not explained on a standards sheet)
  • Reference to any applicable detail illustrations on the plan sheet or a separate standards sheet
  • Any structure proposed to be installed or replaced
  • A color photo of the proposed Broadband Installation location (with approximate placement identified) taken during a field survey conducted within 60 days of the date of the application submittal; internet street-view photos are not acceptable, and the size of the photo shall be no less than 3 x 4 inches when printed on an 11 x 17-inch sheet
Plan sheets may have aerial imagery as the base layer. The Applicant's Professional Engineer shall confirm that the aerial imagery is suitable to depict current conditions as related to the application. If a plan sheet with aerial imagery is used, an additional plan sheet of the same perspective, orientation, scale, and detail will be required without the imagery.
Plan sheets shall include the dimensions of all setbacks, offsets, and road widths related to the proposed Broadband Installation. Dimensioning should include but not be limited to:
  • Road and Department Right-of-Way widths
  • Distance from existing and proposed underground facilities to the Department Right-of-Way and edge of pavement
  • Distance from hydrology and flood plains to proposed facilities
  • Clear zone width and offset to proposed facilities
  • Widths of sidewalks, accessibility ramps, bike trails, bike lanes, and bike paths
  • Setback to premises
  • Length of Node Transport Facilities
Plan sheet features shall be drawn to scale except for symbols. Symbols are only to be used to preserve clarity (i.e., an existing 8-inch water line does not need to be drawn to scale). The main plan sheet scale must be in the range from 1:30 (inch: foot) to 1:50. Detailed illustrations can be added to show greater clarity using a larger scale (e.g., 1:10 or 1:5).