Any subdivider desiring to lay out for the purpose of sale or recordation any subdivision of land in the city shall file with the planning official not less than twelve (12) copies of a tentative map of the proposed subdivision. Such tentative map shall have been prepared by a licensed surveyor or civil engineer and shall contain the following data and information, except the soils report required by the provisions of subsection S of this section:
A. The tract number under which the subdivision map is to be recorded;
B. The date of survey, date of the map, and north point with the base of bearing;
C. A sufficient legal description of the land to define the boundaries of the proposed division of land;
D. A key map indicating the location of the proposed division of land in relation to the surrounding area;
E. The name and address of the record owner, the subdivider, and the civil engineer or licensed surveyor under whose direction the map was prepared, including the registration number of the engineer or surveyor, and the name and address of the person to whom notices of the approval or disapproval of the map and other notices are to be sent;
F. The scale of the map, which shall not exceed one inch equals one hundred feet (1" = 100') on a sheet size not to exceed twenty four inches by thirty six inches (24" x 36");
G. The approximate lot layout, the approximate dimensions of each lot and of each building site, and the number assigned to each lot;
H. The location and size of all existing utilities on or adjacent to the proposed subdivision;
I. The existing topography of the land proposed to be divided using contour intervals of not more than five feet (5'), and of not more than two feet (2') where the grade of the land is less than five percent (5%). The contour lines shall refer to city datum furnished by the city engineer. The contours of adjacent land shall also be shown whenever the surface features of such land affect the design and/or improvement of the proposed division;
J. The approximate location and outline to scale of each building or structure on the property proposed for division. Buildings or structures on adjacent property shall also be shown if such buildings or structures affect the design of the proposed subdivision. Each building shown shall be identified by a house number or other identifying feature, including a notation on each building or structure to be retained;
K. The approximate location of each area covered by trees, with a statement of the nature of the cover and the kind and approximate location of all trees standing within the boundaries of the proposed subdivision and the adjacent public rights of way;
L. The approximate location of all areas subject to inundation or storm water overflow, the location, width, and direction of flow of each watercourse, and the method for handling all storm water;
M. Each street shown by its actual street name or by a temporary name or letter for the purposes of identification until the proper name of such street is determined;
N. The location, width, approximate grade, and curb radii of all existing and proposed streets within and adjacent to the proposed subdivision;
O. The radius and beginning and ending of each curve, with customary curve data, and the degrees in each angle and the angle of intersecting streets or highways if such angle deviates from a right angle by more than four degrees (4°);
P. The width, purpose, and approximate location of all existing and proposed easements or rights of way, whether public or private within and adjacent to the proposed subdivision;
Q. The approximate finished grading of each lot, the elevation of proposed building pads, and the locations of the top and toe of cut and fill slopes;
R. The name of any geologist or soils engineer whose services were required in the preparation of the design of the tentative map and the date of the soils report;
S. A geologic soils report prepared by a civil engineer who is registered by the state, based upon adequate test borings or excavations, unless the building and safety division shall determine that, due to the knowledge such division has as to the soil qualities of the soil of such subdivision or lot, no preliminary analysis is necessary. If the preliminary soils report indicates the presence of critically expansive soils or other soil problems which, if not corrected, would lead to structural defects, the person filing the tentative map shall submit a soils investigation of each lot in the subdivision, prepared by a civil engineer who is registered in the state, which shall recommend corrective action which is likely to prevent structural damage to each dwelling proposed to be constructed on the expansive soil. The building and safety division shall approve the soils investigation if such division determines that the recommended action is likely to prevent structural damage to each dwelling to be constructed and shall require that the approved recommended action be incorporated in the construction of each dwelling as a condition to the building permit. Appeals from such determinations shall be to the planning commission.
If the building official finds that a written geological report is necessary to determine whether the property to be divided is subject to an existing or potential geological hazard, the person filing the tentative map shall submit such a report to the planning division. The report shall be prepared by a registered engineering geologist; and
T. At its option, the planning commission may require all proposed dedications or offers of dedication to be made by deed.
The planning official may waive any of the requirements of this section whenever he finds that the type of subdivision is such that compliance is unnecessary or that other circumstances justify the waiver. The planning official may require such drawings, data, and other information as deemed necessary. (1962 Code § 10-902; amd. Ord. 75-O-1561, eff. 3-4-1975)