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(A) The subdivider may make application for, and the Council may grant, a waiver of some or all of the requirements provided for herein for small residential, commercial and industrial subdivisions where the following conditions exist:
(1) The subdivision contains no more than four lots, which total area of the lots shall not exceed one-half acre each, and conform to existing zoning ordinances;
(2) All lots of the proposed subdivisions shall be platted on existing streets;
(3) Surfaces of all streets serving the subdivision meet, or exceed, street surface standards of the city;
(4) Public water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer system facilities are available to all lots in the subdivision;
(5) The development of the subdivision will not increase erosion or flooding potential; and
(6) The subdivider demonstrates to the Council that the development is in conformity with the potential development of abutting property.
(B) A subdivider requesting a waiver hereunder shall submit the request in writing to the Council prior to the submission of a preliminary plat. The request for a waiver shall include a list of all requirements for which a waiver is sought by reference to code numbers and descriptive headings.
(Prior Code, § 13)
Any provision herein from time to time may be amended, supplemented, changed, modified or repealed by the City Council according to law; provided, however, that, the amendments, supplements, changes, modifications or repealed provisions shall not become effective until after study and report and recommendations of the Planning Commission.
(Prior Code, § 14)
PROCEDURES
(A) (1) A preapplication meeting between the applicant or his, her or its representative, the Planning Commission, Building Official and other city departments will be required prior to the submission of an application for approval of a preliminary plat. No application for preliminary plat will be accepted by the Building Official until after the preapplication meeting. Preapplication meetings should be scheduled through the City Clerk’s office.
(2) The purpose of the preapplication meeting is to review policies, procedures and forms required by the city and to discuss the applicant’s request.
(B) The application shall provide the following minimum information as part of a conceptual review sketch plan:
(1) The proposed layout of streets, lots and utilities in relation to existing streets, utilities, topography and other conditions; and
(2) A general location map showing the proposed subdivision and its relationship to existing abutting subdivisions and community facilities in the area, such as streets, alleys, schools, parks, commercial areas and other data supplementing the subdivision plan which outline or describe all of the proposed development as it relates to existing conditions.
(Prior Code, § 6.1)
The subdivider shall submit to the City Clerk nine copies of the preliminary plat and supplemental material specified, with written application for conditional approval, at least 15 days prior to the regular meeting of the Planning Commission at which the request will be heard.
(Prior Code, § 6.2)
Preliminary plats shall be a scale of one inch to 100 feet (or one inch equals 200 feet if 75% of the lots are one acre or larger) and shall be prepared with the following information:
(A) Name, location, acreage, owner and designer of subdivision with legal description as shown by land records;
(B) Present zoning;
(C) Date, north point and graphic scale;
(D) Location of property lines, roads, existing utilities with size of lines and other underground installations and easement;
(E) Names of adjoining properties or subdivisions;
(F) Proposed utility system, including water, sewer and paving;
(G) Dimensions, lot lines, except that in industrial type subdivisions, lot lines may be excluded;
(H) Location of proposed drainage;
(I) Contours at five-foot intervals at one inch equals 200 feet scale;
(J) Proposed improvements and grading concepts;
(K) Location of existing buildings;
(L) Proposed easements, dedications and reservations of land required; and
(M) Approval block for Planning Commission and City Council action.
(Prior Code, § 6.4)
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