SUBMISSION DRAWING CHECK LIST

SITE PLAN

Lot/ERF no, cadastral description

North point
access to the site, driveways and name of the street
Adjacent properties and structures.
dimensions of clearances between proposed building and the boundaries (setting out
dimensions)
F.A.R.- schedule of areas annotated (proposed and permitted)
Building Lines: front , sides and rear
Parking
Boundary lines or fence/wall of the property with dimensions.
Indicate existing municipal servitudes: water, storm water and sewage
Proposed storm water and sewage layout
Existing Water bodies: streams, lakes, ponds, marshes and wetlands.
Existing contours of the site
Corner beacons of the site
Manhole locations
Position and size of water meter
Swimming pool: pool filter pump position, safety fence and gate position

ROOF PLANS

Finishes: roof tile or sheet

Gutters, ridges and valleys
Layout, fully dimensioned
Ridge cap
Roof pitch

FLOORPLANS

North point
Label the floor plan (i.e. ground floor plan, basement plan, first floor plan etc.)
All rooms labelled and square meter areas designated
Assign numbers/codes to all doors and windows opening of the building
Section lines shown
Structural column grid (if applicable)
Proposed work fully dimensioned
floor finishes
General building and construction notes
Stairs and landings, up and down arrows, number of treads with minimum widths indicated.
Indicate balustrade and notes
Location of all plumbing fixtures and fittings

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SECTIONS

Complete dimension cross section of the entire building

Wall and floor slabs indicated and hatched
Indicate the levels of the floors
Roof pitch
Indicate the natural ground level (NGL) and finished ground level (FGL)
Foundations & sizes shown
Floor construction clarified
Ceiling to floor heights shown
Roof construction to be clarified
Sections related to section lines
Drainage section & details provided
Balustrade heights clarified
Boundary / garden wall heights clarified
Retaining wall section
Drainage sections
Driveway section

ELEVATIONS

All relevant elevations provided

Finishes to elevations provided
Elevations all related to North
Indicate window and door openings
Numbers/codes to all doors and windows
Vent and external drainage indicated on elevations
Levels and dimensions
Flashing notes, where the roof abuts the wall
Indicate building and boundary lines
General notes

WINDOW AND DOOR SCHEDULES

Elevations and Dimensions in relation to finished floor level

Door/Window numbers or codes
Location and quantity of the doors/windows
Frame finishes
Glazing type, thickness or infill finishes
Ironmongery
Construction or material notes

OTHER ITEMS

Title blocks correspond on all copies of plans

Owners name & telephone number provided on plans

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 Author=s name & address reflected on plans
Surveyor Generals diagram

ADDITIONAL DRAWINGS
ELECTRICAL PLANS

Floor plans showing the location of all electrical metering equipment, fixtures and other
mechanical equipment.
Legend showing electrical equipment

PLUMBING LAYOUT

Existing and proposed water lines with pipe sizes.

Proposed water reticulation layout
Pipe type and size.
Fire hydrant locations (if applicable)
Storm water layout
Standard soak pit details

FIRE PLAN

Positions for fire hose reels and canisters

Indicate the radial distance and extent of the fire hose reel
Fire escape staircases indicated and highlighted
Direction of fire escapes

CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

Boundary and retaining wall details

post-and-beam connections
strip sections
roof details and structural frame layouts
full bore details
Swimming pool details
Stairways
Balconies, decks and guard railings connections, balustrades, materials, spacing, and heights.
Fireplace or chimney details