(A) Submittal requirements. Copies of the preliminary plat, the number to be determined by the Planning Director, shall be submitted, with a reproducible copy, to the Planning Director. The preliminary plat shall consist of a drawing or drawings and supporting material and information a prescribed by these regulations.
(1) Preliminary plat. The preliminary plat drawing shall be prepared at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet or larger for subdivisions where the majority of the lots are less than five acres in size. The scale may be reduced to one inch equals 200 feet for subdivisions in which the minimum lot size is five acres or more. The face of the drawing shall contain the following information:
(a) The name of the subdivision. The name shall not duplicate or too closely resemble the name of any subdivision previously filed in the city.
(b) Date of preparation, scale, and north arrow. The top of each sheet shall represent north wherever possible.
(c) A vicinity map drawn at a scale of one inch equals 1,000 feet or one inch equals 2,000 feet, showing the location of the proposed subdivision in the city and its relationship to surrounding development.
(d) The names, addresses, and phone numbers of the developer or subdivider, and the individual or firm responsible for the preparation of the preliminary plat.
(e) A legal description of the subdivision boundary.
(f) The boundary lines of the subdivision in a heavy, solid line and referenced to section or quarter section lines.
(g) A description of all monuments, both found and set, which mark the boundary of the subdivision, and a description of all control monuments used in the survey.
(h) Existing contours at a maximum interval of one foot unless waived by the Planning Director.
(i) General location and extent of any significant natural features such as streams, or drainage ways.
(j) Floodplains as delineated on maps available form the Maricopa County Flood Control District Office.
(k) Location, dimensions, and names of existing roads, streets, alleys, railroad rights-of-way and structures withing 200 feet immediately adjacent to the property showing how they relate to the proposed subdivision layout.
(l) Location, size, and grades of existing sanitary and storm sewers and location and size of water mains, gas lines, pipelines, or other underground utilities or installations within the proposed subdivision and within 200 feet immediately adjacent thereto.
(m) Location and dimensions of all easements of record.
(n) Existing zoning and land use of the proposed subdivision and immediately adjacent areas.
(o) Location and width of proposed streets, alleys, pedestrian ways and easements, with proposed names for streets.
(p) Layout, numbers, and approximate dimensions of proposed lots and blocks.
(q) Location of proposed fire hydrants, light standards, stop signs, traffic signals, and gang mailboxes.
(r) Location, dimension and size in acres of all sites proposed to be used for commercial, industrial, multi-family residential, public or quasi-public use, with the use noted.
(s) A summary of the total number of acres, number of lots, acreage of commercial or industrial areas, acreage of open space, amount of land in rights-of-way and other descriptive material useful in reviewing the proposed subdivision.
(2) Supporting material. The following information and material shall be a part of any preliminary plat submittal and shall accompany the preliminary plat drawing:
(a) Payment of the total amount of the preliminary plat fee.
(b) A statement explaining the proposed design and function of the water, sewage, paving, sidewalk, stormwater collection and retention systems, including preliminary drainage calculations and storm drainage systems, their compatibility with existing systems and the timing and/or phasing of installation. Approximate size and location of the above may be required on the plat, as determined by the City Engineer.
(c) A statement describing the development and maintenance responsibility for any private streets, ways, or open spaces.
(d) The recommendations of a qualified professional engineer regarding soil suitability, erosion control, sedimentation and flooding problems.
(e) A description of the phasing and scheduling of phase for the development, if the final plat is to be submitted in separate phases.
(f) A petition for annexation to the city and if the and to be subdivided is contiguous to, and outside, either by itself or a s a part of a larger tract, the boundaries of the city.
(g) An application for appropriate zoning for the subdivided area if the area is to be annexed or if the existing zoning district does not allow the type of use proposed.
(h) The names and addresses of all owner of subdivided lots and unplatted land contiguous to or within 200 feet of the boundary of the proposed subdivision.
(i) Letters of certification and/or signed copies of the proposed preliminary plat from appropriate agencies and utility companies approving the proposed preliminary plat and confirming availability of services.
(B) Review process.
(1) After receipt of the preliminary plat and all required supporting material, the Planning Director shall schedule the plat for consideration at the next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission which occurs after 21 days from the date on which the plat was submitted.
(2) The Planning Director will review the preliminary plat, summarize the agency comments, add his or her written comments and recommendations and present the material and recommendations to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its consideration.
(3) At least seven days prior to the date of the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at which the plat is to be considered, the Planning Director shall, from information provided by the subdivider as a part of his or her preliminary plat submittal, notify the owners of subdivided lots and owners of unplatted land within 200 feet of the boundaries of the proposed subdivision of the time and date of the meeting.
(4) The subdivider, or duly authorized representative, shall attend the Commission meeting at which his or her proposal is scheduled for consideration.
(5) At the Commission meeting the subdivider and all other interested or affected parties shall be allowed to offer comments. Upon the Commission’s approval or disapproval of the preliminary plat, it shall notify the subdivider and City Council of its decision. If conditions are attached to its approval, the subdivider and City Council shall be informed of the conditions. No preliminary plat may be continued (tabled) for more than two consecutive meetings.
(6) Approval of the preliminary plat by the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be effective for one year from the date of approval. The subdivider may apply in writing for, and the Planning and Zoning Commission may for cause shown, grant up to a six-month extension. If a final plat has not been submitted within this specified period on all or a portion of the land area included in the preliminary plat, a preliminary plat must again be submitted for approval. In a phased development, any land area for which a preliminary plat has been approved and for which a final plat has not been submitted within 24 months from the date of the approval of the preliminary plat, shall not be allowed to proceed with final platting until a new preliminary pat is submitted and approved.
(Prior Code, § 15-3-2) (Ord. O88-06-007, passed 10-13-1988)
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