(A) The owner or subdivider shall provide a preliminary plan of the subdivision which shall show the manner in which the proposed subdivision is coordinated with the Comprehensive Master Development Plan and its provisions; specifically, with relation to the requirements of the major street or highway plan, school and recreational sites, shopping centers, community facilities, sanitation, water supply and drainage and other developments existing and proposed, in the vicinity.
(B) However, no land shall be subdivided for residential use unless adequate access to the land over improved streets or thoroughfares exists or will be provided by the subdivider, or if the land is considered by the Commission to be unsuitable for the use by reason of flooding or improper drainage, objectionable earth and rock formation, topography or any other feature harmful to the health and safety of possible residents and the community as a whole.
(C) The subdivider shall provide the following:
(1) Location map (which may be prepared by indicating the data by notations on available maps showing:
(a) Subdivision name and location;
(b) Any thoroughfares related to the subdivision;
(c) Existing elementary and high schools, parks and playgrounds, serving the area proposed to be subdivided and other community facilities; and
(d) Title, scale, north point and date.
(2) A preliminary plat showing:
(a) Proposed name of the subdivision;
(b) Names and addresses of the owner, owners or land surveyor;
(c) Streets and rights-of-way, on and adjoining the site of the proposed subdivision showing the names (which shall not duplicate other names of streets in the community, unless in the case of an extension of an existing street) and including roadway widths, approximate gradients, types and widths of pavement, curbs, sidewalks, crosswalks, tree planting and other pertinent data;
(d) Easements; locations, widths and purposes;
(e) Statement concerning the location and approximate size or capacity of utilities to be installed;
(f) Layout of lots, showing dimensions and numbers;
(g) Parcels of land proposed to be dedicated or reserved for schools, parks, playgrounds or other public, semipublic or community purposes;
(h) Contours at vertical intervals of 2 feet if the general slope of the site is less than 10% and at vertical intervals of 5 feet if the general slope is greater than 10%;
(i) Tract boundary lines showing dimensions, bearings, angles and references to section, township and range lines or corners;
(j) Building setback or front yard lines;
(k) Legend and notes;
(l) Other features or conditions which would affect the subdivision favorably or adversely; and
(m) Scale, north point and date. (See division (E) below)
(3) A description of the protective covenants or private restrictions to be incorporated in the plat of the subdivision.
(D) The application shall be accompanied by a certified check or money order in the amount of $10 plus $1 for each lot in the proposed subdivision with a minimum total charge of $25 to cover the cost of checking and verifying the proposed plat, and the amount shall be deposited in the general fund.
(E) The preliminary plat of the subdivision shall be drawn to a scale of 50 feet to 1 inch or 100 feet to 1 inch, provided, that if the resulting drawing would be over 36 inches in shortest dimension, a scale as recommended by the Commission may be used.
(1982 Code, § 154.06) (Ord. 19-1964, passed - -)