§ 156.037 PRIMARY APPROVAL.

   (A)   General. All subdivisions of land meeting the definition of “subdivision minor” in § 156.006 may be submitted to the Plat Committee or Commission for primary approval as specified in this section.

   (B)   Required submission materials. All requests for primary approval of a minor subdivision shall be submitted with the items listed in this section.

      (1)   Filing fee. Each minor subdivision submitted for review shall be accompanied by the required filing fee as established by the Commission.

      (2)   Preliminary plat. An original drawing prepared in accordance with the survey and drafting standards set forth in §§ 156.175 through 156.178 and copies (with the number to be specified by the Department) showing the following:

         (a)   Legal description of the subdivision;

         (b)   Bar scale (the scale shall be 50 feet to the inch or larger, unless the property involved in the subdivision is of a size or shape which requires a smaller scale to fit on the required sheet size, in which case another scale approved by the Department may be used);

         (c)   Lot numbers, dimensions and sizes in square feet or acres;

         (d)   Boundary lines of floodway and floodway fringe areas on each lot as scaled from the flood plain district maps of current adoption by the county, appropriately labeled;

         (e)   If there is a parent tract remainder which qualifies as an agricultural subdivision under the terms of this chapter, the land shall be shown on the drawing. The agricultural land may be shown based upon an existing deed description;

         (f)   Any easements (existing or proposed, including but not limited to utility easements, drainage easements, access easements and the like), legal drains and easements to be vacated by the subdivision with notations regarding the vacation;

         (g)   Rights-of-way as established by the thoroughfare plan;

         (h)   Area location map;

         (i)   All applicable certificates and notations as shown in §§ 156.150 through 156.161; and

         (j)   For subdivisions containing land with a slope of 10% or greater as determined by the soil survey of the county, the topography as shown on the U.S.G.S. quad sheets. The topography may be shown on a separate print, but it shall be shown at a scale no smaller than one inch equals 300 feet.

      (3)   Supporting material. The following supporting material shall be submitted with the preliminary plat:

         (a)   One application on forms specified by the Department;

         (b)   A list specifically citing any requirements of this chapter for which modifications are requested;

         (c)   The names and addresses of all interested parties as defined by this chapter, keyed to a map;

         (d)   A map showing all significant topographical and other physical features, including water bodies, existing buildings, alleys, streets or other information which will aid in the location of the property for site visits;

         (e)   Evidence that a sewerage permit can be obtained from the County Health Department or evidence that other acceptable sewer and/or water service is available to all building lots in the subdivision;

         (f)   Documentation sufficient to show that all applicable design standards of this chapter are met by the proposed subdivision;

         (g)   Erosion control plan, if necessary to comply with the design standards of this chapter (see §§ 156.090 through 156.099);

         (h)   Drainage report, if necessary to comply with the design standards of this chapter (see §§ 156.090 through 156.099);

         (i)   If there is a parent tract remainder, a drawing showing the property involved in the petition and the remainder. The drawing should include average and percentage dimensions on the AG remainder;

         (j)   Any covenants or other restrictions which will run with the land included in the subdivision;

         (k)   Land suitability summary (see § 156.091), containing the following information:

            1.   For lots which will be served by individual subsurface disposal systems, the number of acres or square feet of contiguous land containing slopes of less than 10% and the minimum land area required by the regulations of the State Department of Health for a filter field on the lot;

            2.   For lots which contain water bodies, the number of acres or square feet of contiguous land area on the lot, the minimum lot size for the zone district in which the lot is located, and a calculation of 75% of the minimum lot size for the zone district in which the lot is located;

            3.   For lots which will be served by individual subsurface disposal systems, the number of acres or square feet of land containing soils having slight or moderate limitations for septic systems, a calculation as to the size of an individual subsurface disposal system which will be sufficient to accommodate the wastewater generated by the uses permitted on the property and the number of acres or square feet of land containing soils indicated by the soil survey of the county to have severe limitations for septic systems; and

            4.   The number of acres or square feet of land which is located in a floodway, a floodway fringe, a Zone A District (with each type of flood hazard area calculated separately) and the amount of land which is not located in a flood hazard area.

         (j)   If any lot in a minor subdivision is to receive its access from a state highway, evidence that a driveway permit can be issued by the State Department of Transportation shall be submitted.

   (C)   Length of approval. Primary approval of a minor subdivision shall be valid for 120 days, unless an extension is granted by the Plat Committee or Commission. If secondary approval is not granted before the expiration of 120 days, the primary approval shall be null and void.

(Prior Code, § 8-35) (Ord. 1986-7, passed 10-21-1986; Ord. 1987-01,passed 1-26-1987; Ord. 1994-02, passed 1-24-1994; Ord. 03, 1998, passed 2-23-1998)