Oxford County Design Guidelines - 3 - Drawing Standards

Oct 29, 2026

Oxford County Design Guidelines section 3 sets requirements for Engineering Drawings and CAD deliverables, covering the composition of drawing packages, required drawing scales and paper sizes, and minimum legibility and annotation practices. The section specifies Autodesk-based drafting expectations (DWG, AutoCAD/Civil 3D support versions 2018+), required display of drawing scales, dimensions, construction notes, and metric geodetic datum elevations. It also defines standards for plan/profile alignment, north arrow orientation, lettering style, line weights for existing versus proposed works, and mandatory professional engineer seal, signature, and dated stamp.

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3 Drawing Standards

3.1 General Requirements

3.2 Site Plan and Key Plans

3.3 Plan and Profile Drawings-General

3.4 Roads

3.5 Storm and Sanitary Sewers

3.6 Water

3.7 Street Lighting and Traffic Control Signals

3.8 Signage and Pavement Markings

3.9 Detail Sheet and Cross-Sections

3.10 As-Built Submissions

Oxford County Design Guidelines | 3 | Engineering Drawings and CAD Standards TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Drawing Standards ............................................................................................................. 1 3.1 General Requirements................................................................................................ 1 3.2 Site Plan and Key Plans ............................................................................................. 2 3.3 Plan and Profile Drawings-General ........................................................................... 3 3.4 Roads ......................................................................................................................... 4 3.5 Storm and Sanitary Sewers ........................................................................................ 5 3.6 Water .......................................................................................................................... 6 3.7 Street Lighting and Traffic Control Signals .................................................................. 7 3.8 Signage and Pavement Markings ............................................................................... 7 3.9 Detail Sheet and Cross-Sections ................................................................................ 8 3.10 As-Built Submissions .................................................................................................. 8 LIST OF FIGURES 3.01 Title Sheet Template 3.02 Plan & Profile Sheet Template 3.03 PHM-125 Drawing Template 3 DRAWING STANDARDS 3.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS a) A complete set of drawings shall consist of separate drawings of some or all of the following: • Title Page • Site plan • Plan and profile for roads, drainage and storm sewers • Plan and profile for sanitary sewers and watermains • Plan and profile for sanitary and storm sewers for common trench designs • Plan of proposed street lighting, hydro, telephone, cablevision and gas • Plan of proposed signage and pavement markings • Additional plans showing any special detail and cross-sections (i.e. removals, grading, temporary watermain plan, etc. ) b) Full sized drawings to be ANSI D 22” x 34” (559mm x864mm) . Reduced drawings are to be 11” x 17” (279mm x 432mm) . c) The County of Oxford contract drawings and AutoCAD standards are based on the current versions of the industry standard software by Autodesk: AutoCAD and Civil 3D Design. All drawings submitted to the County of Oxford must be in DWG format using Autodesk AutoCAD support versions 2018 or higher . d) Drawings scales and dimensions shall be shown on all drawings. e) The drawings shall be neat and legible with adequate clearance margins between the drawing information and the title block border. Notes and text shall locate and describe the proposed work in sufficient detail to facilitate construction. Limits of construction and match lines shall be clearly marked on the drawing. f) Plan and profile drawings shall be drawn with the profile on the bottom of the drawing sheet lined up under the plan if possible. Center line stations, utilities, inverts, material and grade information shall be located across the bottom of the profile. g) North arrow shall be oriented in the two northerly quadrants, if possible. h) Lettering shall be to Leroy metric heights and widths. Vertical upper case lettering is preferred. Lettering shall be unobstructed by linework and other drawing information. Conflicts between linework, symbols, dimensioning or text shall be removed. i) Construction notes shall be located around the perimeter of the drawing, tagged to the drawing feature. j) All elevations shown on the drawings shall be metric geodetic datum. The source and location of the datum shall be clearly noted on each drawing. k) The drawing title block shall be the County of Oxford Standard Title Block and shall include the project name

FAQs

What drawings must be included in a complete set for this section?

A complete set may include title page, site plan, plan and profile for roads and drainage and storm sewers, plan and profile for sanitary sewers and watermains, common trench plan/profile sets, proposed utility plans, proposed signage and pavement markings, and any special detail and cross-sections required.

Which CAD software and file format are required for drawings submitted to the County of Oxford?

Drawings must be submitted in DWG format using Autodesk AutoCAD support versions 2018 or higher. The contract drawings and AutoCAD standards are based on current industry standard Autodesk software including AutoCAD and Civil 3D Design.

What presentation rules apply to lettering, elevations, and line work?

Lettering should use Leroy metric heights and widths with vertical upper case lettering preferred, and must be unobstructed by other drawing information. All elevations must use a metric geodetic datum clearly noted on each drawing. Existing elements must use grey line work while constructed/proposed works retain thicker line density for clarity.

Oct 29, 2026

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