(A) Approval. After meeting informally with the City Council, the subdivider shall prepare a preliminary plat prior to the making of any street improvements or prior to the installation of any utilities. Generally:
(1) Two copies of the preliminary plats and the required supplemental material shall be filed with the Auditor who shall transmit them to the City Council. Such filing shall take place at least ten days prior to the meeting of the City Council when it is to be considered;
(2) Following a hearing and due consideration of the preliminary plat, the City Council shall approve, disapprove, or modify the plat and shall impose those requirements or grant those variances in conformance with this chapter deemed necessary and appropriate by the City Council for final approval. The action of the Council, together with all modifications, requirements, variances and reasons thereof, shall be noted on all copies of the preliminary plat application. One copy shall be returned to the subdivider and one copy retained by the Auditor;
(3) Approval of the preliminary plat by the City Council shall not constitute acceptance of the final plat. The approval of the preliminary plat shall lapse unless a final plat, based thereon, is submitted within two years from the date of such approval. An extension of time may be applied for by the subdivider and granted by the Council.
(Prior Code, § 16-10-11)
(B) Preliminary plat information. The preliminary plat shall meet the standards of design as set forth in later statutes, and shall show the following information.
(1) Names of subdivision, names and addresses of the owners, and engineer or surveyor, and the owners of adjacent property;
(2) Date, north point and scale. Scale shall not be less than one inch equals 100 feet;
(3) Location of property lines, roads, existing utilities with size of lines, and other underground installations;
(4) Acreage of land to be subdivided;
(5) Proposed utility system;
(6) Contours at an interval of not greater than five feet; also, the locations of water courses, bridges, wooded areas, and such other topographic features as may be pertinent to the subdivision;
(7) Lot lines, lot numbers and minimum building setback lines;
(8) Location of proposed culverts and other drainage provisions;
(9) Proposed improvements and grading;
(10) Proposed easements, dedications and reservations of land to be considered for sale or dedication to public use;
(11) Names of new streets.
(Prior Code, § 16-10-12)
(C) Copies of proposed deed restrictions, if any, shall be attached to the preliminary plat.
(Prior Code, § 16-10-12)
(D) Plat review fee. A fee shall be levied for the examination and approval or disapproval of every plat reviewed by the Council. At the time preliminary plats are filed with the Auditor, the subdivider shall pay to the Auditor the amount of $10 for each plat and $1 for each lot shown on each plat.
(Prior Code, § 16-10-13)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL Chapter 11-3, Chapter 11-4