After meeting informally with the Planning Coordinator, and prior to making any street improvement or installing any utility, the subdivider shall prepare a preliminary plat. The preliminary plat gives the subdivider Planning Commission approval of the preliminary street and lot layout and allows for the subdivider to move forward with detailed engineering plans. The preliminary plat shall be developed in accordance with the following:
(a) Form. The preliminary plat shall be drawn at a scale of not less 1 inch = 100 feet, and shall be on one or more sheets, each measuring 24 inches by 36 inches in size.
(b) Contents. The basic information required for the preliminary plat shall be plotted on a topographic map or on a separate map and shall include:
(1) Existing conditions.
A. The applicant's legally sufficient proof of standing to proceed on the subject property.
B. The bearing and distances of boundary lines.
C. The location, width and purpose of easements and blocks.
D. The name, right-of-way width and location of every street on or adjacent to the tract, the type, width and elevation of surfacing thereof, and any legally established centerline elevations, sidewalks, curves, gutters, culverts, etc.
E. Streams, drainage ditches, ponds, or other water bodies; along with other boundaries of floodways and floodplains.
F. The location and dimensions of all existing buildings, designated landmarks and structures, signs located on the property.
G. If required by the Planning Commission, photographs of the site shall be provided, with a key indicating camera location, direction of views and key numbers of photographs.
H. Zoning and existing land use on and adjacent to the tract.
I. Highways or other major improvements planned by public authorities for future construction on or near the tract.
J. An area map showing the location of the tract within the City.
K. The present tract designation according to the official records of the County, and the title under which the proposed subdivision is to be recorded, with the names and addressees of the owners and developers, and notations stating acreage, scale, north arrow, datum, bench marks and the source of boundary survey information.
(2) Supplemental information.
A. A statement of the proposed use of lots, giving the type and number of dwelling units.
B. For multi-family, cluster and nonresidential uses, the location, dimensions and approximate grade of the proposed parking and loading areas, alleys, sidewalks, streets and points of vehicular ingress to and egress from the development and the tentative lot arrangement.
C. General phasing of the development, indicating construction and development of any common open space and recreation facilities.
D. In a letter accompanying the request for approval of the preliminary plat the subdivider shall indicate the type of sewage disposal.
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01; Ord. 139-06. Passed 1-8-07; Ord. 80- 12. Passed 9-10-12.)