12-2-4: SUBMITTAL OF SUBDIVISION APPLICATION:

   A.   Intent: The documents submitted are intended to provide the approving authority with sufficient information and data to assure compliance with all municipal codes and specifications and ensure that the proposed development meets the design and improvement standards contained in this title.

   B.   Waiver May Be Permitted: Documents to be submitted are listed and described in this section. In specific cases and for documented reasons, the city engineer may waive the submission of a particular document. All documents must be submitted, unless waived in writing, before an application is accepted and processed.

   C.   Minor Subdivision: An application for a minor subdivision or subdivision shall include the following:

      1.   An application form, provided by the planning and building department, filled out completely and signed by the developer.

      2.   The names and addresses of the owners of real property within three hundred feet (300') of the exterior boundaries of the proposed subdivision.

      3.   Plans of the proposed minor subdivision or subdivision. The number of copies will be determined by the city engineer. In addition to the plans, six (6) reduced copies, eleven inches by seventeen inches (11" x 17") in dimension, shall be provided.

      4.   Plans submitted shall include the elements listed in table 1, "Subdivision Plan Elements", of this section.

      5.   Preliminary construction plans shall be submitted for all required improvements, including sanitary sewer, water supply, stormwater collection and disposal, streets, sidewalks and any other elements determined to be necessary during preliminary site plan review. Preliminary construction plans shall be prepared by a civil engineer licensed in the state. Listed elements may be waived, or additional items added by the city engineer at the preliminary site plan review. The waiving or the addition of elements to the plans shall be in writing and made a part of the site plan review report. A list of elements to be included on preliminary construction plans is found in table 2, "Preliminary Construction Plan Elements", of this section.

   TABLE 1. SUBDIVISION PLAN ELEMENTS

Elements Required	Subdivision	Minor Subdivision
1. Name of subdivision, name and address of the developer	X	X
2. A vicinity map	X
3. Existing/proposed zoning	X	X
4. North arrow and scale	X	X
5. Metes and bounds description with dimensions of the site	X	X
6. Acreage of the tract to the nearest tenth of an acre	X	X
7. Show location of existing structures and setbacks from proposed lot lines	X	X
8. Location, width and names of all existing or platted streets or other public ways within or immediately adjacent to the tract	X	X
9. Location, sizes, elevations and slopes of existing sewers, water mains, culverts and other underground structures within the tract and adjacent thereto	X	X
10. All adjacent streets, including swales, curb and sidewalk	X	X
11. Location and size of proposed water and sewer lines	X
12. Location of existing and proposed streetlights	X	X
13. All proposed streets. Show width, curb, swales and sidewalks	X
14. Location, dimensions and area of all parcels of land to be set aside for parks, open space or other public use, or for the use of property owners in the proposed subdivision	X	X
15. Location and typical size of proposed lots	X	X
16. Any existing or proposed easements and right of way dedications	X	X
17. Development phases, or stages, if the project will be done over several years	X
18. Existing vegetation (trees and significant vegetation)	X	X
19. Streams, watercourses, natural drainage patterns, wetlands or floodplains	X	X
20. Proposed street names	X
21. Topography shall be shown at an appropriate contour interval. Slopes of over 5 percent shall be shown in 5 foot intervals	X
22. Data table showing number of lots, density in lots per acre, and average lot size	X	X

 

   TABLE 2. PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION PLAN ELEMENTS

Items Required	Subdivision	Minor Subdivision
1. Proposed utility infrastructure plans, including sanitary sewer, water and stormwater management	X
2. Soil erosion and sediment control plan if required by the city engineer	X if required	X if required
3. Street and paving cross sections. Indicate slopes in excess of 5 percent	X	X if required
4. Proposed street names	X
5. Streetlighting plans	X	X if required
6. Site identification signs, traffic control signs and directional signs	X	X
7. Pedestrian circulation plans	X	X
8. Right of way landscape plan and details	X	X
9. Traffic studies, if required by the city engineer	X if required
10. Areas of cuts or fills of more than 4 feet	X	X

 

   (2003 Code § 12-03-04)