(A) Information required. The plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet or larger, and shall contain the following information:
(1) Title of the proposed subdivision;
(2) Names and addresses of the owner, subdivider, surveyor or engineer preparing the plat;
(3) Location of the subdivision by section, township and range or by legal description;
(4) Graphic scale, north arrow, date of preparation;
(5) The names of abutting subdivisions and boundary or property lines of adjoining subdivided or unsubdivided lands;
(6) Boundary line survey;
(7) Total acreage (acreage or square footage of individual lots in preliminary plat);
(8) Location of existing easements, streets, utilities, structures, section lines and corporate lines within and adjacent to the proposed subdivision;
(9) If a replat, the original lot and block arrangements shown in dotted or dash lines;
(10) Streets, street names, right-of-way and roadway widths;
(11) Locations of all alleys, pedestrian ways and utility easements;
(12) Layout, numbers and dimensions of all lots and blocks;
(13) Areas intended to be dedicated or reserved for public use;
(14) Minimum front and side street setback lines as required by the zoning chapter (see Chapter 153);
(15) High water and floodplain boundaries where appropriate;
(16) The location of all monuments;
(17) Notarized certification by a registered land surveyor;
(18) Certification showing that all taxes and special assessments have been paid; and
(19) A form for approval and for the signatures of the Planning Commission Chairperson, Secretary and the Mayor and City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer.
(B) Supplementary information required. In addition to the plat, the following information shall be required and filed with the preliminary plat:
(1) A topographic map at the same scale as the preliminary plat showing proposed lot lines existing and proposed topography, street centerline grades, watercourses, marshes, vegetation and other significant features;
(2) Soil absorption tests where septic tanks are proposed;
(3) A schematic utility plan for water, sanitary and storm sewers and drainage and including the proposed location, gradient and size of the proposed sewer and water lines; and
(4) A map indicating plans for the development of the entire area, if the proposed plat is a portion of a larger holding intended for subsequent development.
(C) Qualifications governing approval of a preliminary plat.
(1) The approval of a preliminary plat by the Council shall only constitute acceptance of the design as a basis for the preparation of the final plat by the owners or subdividers. Subsequent approval by appropriate officials having jurisdiction will be required of the proposals pertaining to water supplies, storm drainage, sewage disposal, sidewalks, grading, gradients and roadway widths and the surfacing of streets prior to the approval of the final plat. The subdivider shall also present evidence that the plat has been reviewed by, and meets the requirements of, those responsible for the provision of gas, electric and telephone service.
(2) No plat will be approved for a subdivision which includes any area subject to periodic flooding or which contains poor drainage capabilities which would make adequate drainage of the streets and lots impossible, unless the subdivider agrees to make improvements which will, in the opinion of the City Engineer, make the area completely safe for occupancy and provide adequate street and lot drainage.
(1989 Code, § 12.05)