The preliminary plat serves as a guide to the density, intensity, land uses, pedestrian and bicycle ways, trails, parks, open space and future lot, street and drainage patterns established for a site in the platting process. It is the intent of the preliminary plat requirement to ensure that a landowner investigates the broad effects that development of property will have on the site itself as well as on adjacent properties and public infrastructure systems. Approval of a preliminary plat shall constitute acceptance of the land-use mix, development intensity, general street patterns, drainage patterns, lot patterns, parks and open space lands and the general layout of pedestrian and bicycle trails; provided that, these may be modified in conjunction with subsequent approvals if additional information reveals development constraints that are not evident during preliminary plat review.
(Ord. 3020, passed 9-10-2013, § 4.33)