Creating a Residential Site Plan Checklist

A residential site plan is a scaled drawing of a property as seen from above and is required for most residential permits including a new single-family home, duplex, ADU, shed, deck, patio cover, or addition. View an example.

The following elements should be included on the site plan:

Scale and Size

☐ Either an architectural scale (1/16” = 1’ or engineers scale (1” = 10’, 1” = 20’)
☐ Minimum size of 11” x 17”
☐ Leave a three-inch blank space in upper right corner for the City approval stamp

Identify Property Features

☐ Property lines and dimensions
☐ Easements (size, type, and dimensions)
☐ Driveway (show width, length, distance to property lines and pavement type)
☐ Right-of-way including alley (width, center line dimensions)
☐ Street name (indicate public or private)
☐ Sidewalk and planter strip (width)
☐ North arrow
☐ Physical attributes and buffers (wetlands, streams, slopes, etc.) if applicable

Identify Existing and Proposed Structures and Features

☐ Dimension, footprint, and roofline of structures (include any cantilevers and eaves)
☐ Setback from closest point of structure to property lines, edge of all easements and buffers (wetlands, streams, slopes, etc.)
☐ Trees (species, size of existing and proposed. Indicate if to be retained or removed)
☐ Retaining wall(s) (location and height)
☐ Physical attributes and buffers (wetlands, streams, slopes, etc.)

Identify Services and Systems

☐ Water line and meter location
☐ Sewer lines and laterals or septic tanks and drain field (approval is required from Clark County Public Health prior to building permit approval)
☐ On-site stormwater management for roof and driveway runoff (infiltration trench, to storm lateral, storm facility, etc.)
☐ Erosion control measures