(A) Application procedure and requirements for sketch plat. Prior to subdividing land, an owner of the land, or his representative, may file an application with the Zoning Administrator for approval of a sketch plat. The application shall be on forms provided by the Planning Department and shall include the following:
(1) A signed affidavit stating the legal owner(s) of the property, including all beneficiaries, if the property is in a land trust, and a copy of any contractual agreements between the applicant and the owner; and
(2) A minimum of five copies of the sketch plat as described in division (C) of this section.
(B) Classification. Upon submission of the sketch plat and application, the Planning Department shall determine, as per the definitions in § 153.08, whether the proposed subdivision shall be classified a residential subdivision, a commercial subdivision, or an industrial subdivision; and therefore meet the requirements of such.
(C) Content requirements of the sketch plat. Sketch plats submitted to the Zoning Administrator for sketch plat approval shall be drawn to a standard engineering scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch (1" = 100'), and shall include the following information:
(1) The proposed name of the subdivision, or the name of the property owner if no subdivision name has been chosen;
(2) The name, address and telephone number of the legal or beneficial interest owner or agent of the property, and a copy of the last instrument conveying title to each parcel of property involved in the proposed subdivision;
(3) A list of any existing legal rights-of-way and easements affecting the property;
(4) Any existing covenants on the property;
(5) Names, addresses and telephone numbers of any professional engineers or surveyors responsible for any aspect of the design or layout of the proposed subdivision;
(6) Written description of the property, including location by lot, section, township, range and county; date; and names of adjoining property owners within 250 feet of any perimeter boundary of the proposed subdivision;
(7) Graphic presentation of location of property lines; existing easements; rights-of-way; wooded areas or trees eight inches or more in diameter measured four feet above ground level; location, width, and names of all platted streets or other public ways, both existing or proposed, within or immediately adjacent to the property;
(8) Graphic presentation of location of existing and proposed sewers or alternative methods of providing for sanitary waste treatment and disposal; water mains or alternative methods of providing water supply; culverts and other underground structures within or immediately adjacent to the property; and preliminary provisions for collecting and discharging surface water drainage;
(9) Graphic presentation of the approximate location, dimensions and areas of all existing and proposed lots, including all parcels of land proposed to be set aside for park or other public use; written description of the proposed use of each lot;
(10) Existing and approximate proposed topography of the property, in not greater than ten foot increments; and a study of the proposed topography and how the flow of storm water will be changed as a result of the proposed changes in topography;
(11) If the sketch plat only covers a portion of the contiguous property holdings of the applicant, the applicant shall include a sketch of the entire contiguous property holdings, including the proposed subdivision area with the proposed street and drainage systems, and an indication of the probable future street and drainage systems of the remainder of the property. This sketch must be made with a scale of not more than 200 feet to the inch (1" = 200'), if feasible, or an appropriate scale to fit the sketch on a sheet of reasonable size.
(D) Review and approval of sketch plat. Following submission of the sketch plat and application, the Planning Department shall review the sketch plat to assure compliance with these and other applicable ordinances and regulations of the city and/or other governing bodies. The Planning Department shall work with the applicant to make required changes or additions to the sketch plat as needed. Following satisfactory approval of the sketch plat by the Planning Department, the applicant shall be authorized to prepare and submit a preliminary plat. Any conditions on the sketch plat which could not be resolved without a variance or otherwise approved by the City Council, shall be noted on the preliminary plat for appropriate action.
(Ord. O-93-01, passed 1-25-93)