No real property within the jurisdiction of this chapter shall be subdivided and offered for sale or a plat recorded until a preliminary plat and a final plat have been reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission as having fulfilled the requirement of this chapter, and until a final plat has been approved by the Council.
(A) Procedures for presenting plats.
(1) A preliminary plat of the area to be subdivided shall be prepared sketch form and presented by the subdivider or his or her agent to the Planning Commission for review. The Planning Commission may utilize the services of technical personnel, such as engineer and land planner, to aid its review.
(2) Prior to approval of a preliminary plat, the Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing thereon at which time all persons interested in the plat shall be heard.
(3) Upon approval or conditioned approval, a final plat shall be prepared by a registered land surveyor or engineer and presented by the subdivider or his or her agent to the Planning Commission for review. The final plat may constitute only that portion of the preliminary plat, which is to be recorded and developed at the time.
(4) Upon approval of the final plat, the Planning Commission shall transmit the final plat to the Council for its review and action.
(5) If approved by the Council, the subdivider or his or her agent shall file the final plat with the City Clerk and shall record the final plat with the Yellow Medicine or Chippewa County Recorder within 30 days of final plat approval; otherwise, the approval shall be considered void.
(B) Data required on plats.
(1) The preliminary plat and final plat shall each contain the following information:
(a) Identification and description:
1. Proposed name of subdivision;
2. Location by section, town, range or by other legal description; and
3. Graphic scale (one inch equals 100 feet), north-point and date of preparation.
(b) Subdivision design features:
1. Layout and width of proposed streets and utility easements showing street names, lots, parks and other public areas; and
2. Proposed use of all parcels, and if zoning change is contemplated, proposed re-zoning.
(c) Plan of the entire area. Where a tract of land is proposed for subdivision that is a part of a larger logical subdivision unit, the Planning Commission may cause to be prepared a “Plan of the Entire Area”, the plan to be used by the Commission to aid in judging the proposed plat; and
(d) Location of all floodway and flood fringe areas. No land shall be subdivided which is held unsuitable by the Council for reason of flooding, inadequate drainage or inadequate water supply or sewage treatment facilities. All lots contained in the Floodplain District shall contain a building site and provide for access and water supply and sewage disposal facilities that comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The preliminary plat shall also contain the following:
(a) Preliminary plans for water supply, sewage disposal and drainage; and
(b) Existing conditions in tract and in surrounding area to a distance of 300 feet:
1. Boundary line of proposed subdivision, clearly indicated;
2. Total approximate acreage;
3. Platted streets, railroad right-of-way and utility easements;
4. Boundary lines and ownership of adjoining unsubdivided land;
5. Sewers, water mains, culverts or other underground facilities;
6. Permanent buildings or structures;
7. Topography, showing watercourses, marsh areas and contours at vertical intervals of no more than two feet. All elevation data shall be maintained at sea level; and
8. Other information such as soil tests, if requested by the Planning Commission to aid in its review.
(3) The final plat shall also contain the following:
(a) Final plans for water supply, sewage disposal and drainage;
(b) Data required under regulations by the applicable County Surveyor, i.e., accurate angular and linear dimensions for all lines, angles and curvatures used to describe boundaries, streets, easements and other important features;
(c) An identification system for all lots and blocks;
(d) The size (in square feet) and dimensions of all lots;
(e) Certification by surveyor or engineer certifying to accuracy of survey and plat;
(f) Notarized certification by owner, and by any mortgage holder of record, of the adoption of the plat and the dedication of streets and other public areas;
(g) If the plat contains areas within the floodplain, restrictive deed covenants shall be filed to provide that the floodplain area be left essentially in the state shown on the plat and that no improvements shall be made in the floodplain areas in violation of the floodplain provisions of the city code; and
(h) Certification by the Planning Commission and by the Council of their approval of the plats.
(2003 Code, § 10.10) (Ord. passed 2-16-1953; Ord. 77-4, passed 4-8-1977)