A person desiring primary approval of a plat of a subdivision, not a minor subdivision as heretofore defined, of any land lying within the territorial jurisdiction area of the Commission shall submit a written application therefore to the Planning and Zoning Board. Each application for a primary plan shall be accompanied by a certified check or money order payable to the Clerk-Treasurer in the amount of $100 per lot in a minor subdivision, the sum of $125 per lot for each subdivision from five to ten lots, $175 per lot in each lot in the subdivision from 11 to 25 lots but not to exceed $1,000, $200 per lot in all residential subdivision in excess of 25 lots within the proposed residential subdivision not to exceed $1,500 to cover the costs of checking and verifying the primary plan, and such amount shall be deposited in the General Fund of the town. All commercial or industrial subdivisions shall pay a fee of $2,500 upon application. Should any new construction or subdivision development fall within the provision of 327 I.A.C. 15-13 (Rule 13) relevant to storm water runoff, each petition for primary approval shall, in addition to the following, contain a construction plan and an additional fee of $500 per application for compliance with Rule 13. Such application shall be accompanied by the following information and plans:
(A) (1) A location map showing:
(a) Subdivision name and location;
(b) All streets related to the subdivision;
(c) Elementary and high schools;
(d) Parks and playgrounds;
(e) Other community features; and
(f) Title, scale, north point and date.
(2) The location map need not be a special drawing. The date may be shown by notation on available city or county maps.
(B) A site map showing:
(1) (a) Topographical data in one of the following forms, which shall be determined by the Department during preliminary consideration of the plan.
(b) A contour map with contours at vertical intervals of one foot if the general slope of the site is less than 5% at vertical intervals of two feet if the general slope of the site is less than 10% and at vertical intervals of five feet if the general slope is greater than 10%.
(2) Tract boundary lines, showing dimensions, bearings, angles, and references to section, township and range lines or corners;
(3) Streets and rights-of-way, adjoining the site, including dedicated widths, roadway widths, approximate gradients, types and widths of pavements, curbs, sidewalks, tree planting and other pertinent data;
(4) Easements, locations, widths and purposes;
(5) Utilities; including existing and proposed sanitary and storm sewer systems, legally constituted court drains or regulated drains and all other drainage facilities; water lines; gas mains; electric utilities and other facilities. Size and capacity of each should be shown and the location of or distance to each utility indicated;
(6) Zoning of the site and adjoining property;
(7) Existing or proposed platting of adjacent land;
(8) Other conditions on the tract: water courses, marshes, rock outcrop, wooded areas, isolated preservable trees one foot or more in diameter, houses, barns, shacks, and other significant features;
(9) Other conditions on adjacent land:
(a) Approximate direction and gradient of ground slope, including any embankments or retaining walls;
(b) Character and location of buildings, railroads, power lines, towers, and other nearby non-residential land uses or adverse influences;
(c) Approximate area of off-site watershed drainage into the tract or tracts; and
(d) For adjacent platted land refer to subdivision plat by name, recording date and number, and show approximate percent buildup, typical lot size and dwelling type.
(10) Proposed public improvements; highways or other major improvements planned by public authorities or the applicant for future construction on or near the tract; and
(11) Title and certifications; name of tract or development, location, scale, north arrow, datum, benchmarks, certification of registered surveyor, date of survey.
(C) A primary plan of the subdivision, drawn to the scale of 50 feet to one-inch, provided, however, that of the resulting drawing would be over 24" x 36". The primary plan shall show:
(1) Proposed name of the subdivision;
(2) Names and addresses of owner and subdivider and the town planner, land planning consultant, engineer or surveyor, who prepared the plan;
(3) Street pattern, showing the names (which shall not duplicate other names of streets in the town) and widths of right-of-way of streets, and widths of cross-walks, sidewalks, easements, or alleys;
(4) Layout of lots, showing approximate dimensions and numbers;
(5) Parcels of land proposed to be dedicated or reserved for schools, parks, playgrounds or other public, semi-public or community purposes;
(6) Building setback or front yard lines;
(7) Key plan, legend and notes; and
(8) Scale, north point and date.
(D) Preliminary streets, storm drainage and utility plans:
(1) Drainage analysis to be shown on a reproducible preliminary plan with area and runoff information including off-site. Off-site drainage areas to be shown on reproducible topographical maps. Outlet for system with indication of available capacity and treatment to be identified;
(2) Storm drainage system with plan, analysis and computations by a professional engineer or registered land surveyor; provided however, that the registered land surveyor may only provide said system for and within the subdivision; and
(3) Spot elevations and slope ratios for any heavy grading.
(E) Information as to any agreements which have been entered into with the owners of other property within the neighborhood in which the proposed subdivider is located, as to general plans for the entire neighborhood.
(Ord. 07-01, adopted 5-5-2007, updated 5- -2009, § 3.104)