For the purposes of this ordinance, the following terms shall be used in the presentation of requests for approval of subdivisions of land. Each term represents the graphic layout of the area to be subdivided.
A. Advisory plat. A sketch preparatory to the Primary Plat (or Secondary Plat in the case of a minor subdivision) to enable the subdivider to save time and expense in reaching general agreement with the Plan Commission as to the form of the plat and objectives of these regulations.
B. Primary subdivision plat. The primary drawing, or drawings, described in these regulations, indicating the proposed manner, or layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Plan Commission for approval.
C. Secondary subdivision plat. The map of a subdivision to be recorded with the County Recorder after approval by the Plan Commission, and any accompanying materials as described in these regulations.
D. Master primary plat. That portion of a Primary Plat submitted in connection with a multi-phase or phased subdivision application which provides the information and graphics meeting the requirements of this ordinance for the purposes of implementing an integrated development scheme for all phases of the proposed subdivision.
In all cases the Applicant shall certify the information is an approximation or accurate (needed for Secondary Approval) presentation. A public hearing shall be held in the case of a Primary Plat approval meeting of the Plan Commission; a public hearing is not required for Secondary Plat approval, said approval can be delegated to the Plan Commission Staff for final approval subject to compliance with conditions specified by the Plan Commission at the public hearing on the Primary Plat (Note: For all intents and purposes the approval of the Primary Plat with conditions is semi-final approval of the Secondary Plat unless there is a major change in the Primary Plat, said major change shall necessitate a new public hearing). Plans submitted to the Plan Commission shall be drawn to a convenient scale of not more than 100 feet to an inch.
(1980 Code, Ch. 154, § 2.05) (Ord. 2001-4, passed 3-27-2001)