(A) Filing copies. The subdivider shall first prepare and file with the City Council five copies of a preliminary plan conforming in detail to the requirements set forth in this chapter.
(Prior Code, Chapter 16, Ch. 1.12, § 1.12.020)
(B) Referral - examination. The City Council shall, forthwith, refer one copy to the City Clerk and two copies to the City Engineer and City Attorney. The City Engineer and City Attorney shall carefully examine the plan as to its compliance with the laws and ordinances of the city, the existing street system, and good engineering practices and shall, at the following Council meeting, submit his or her findings to the City Council.
(Prior Code, Chapter 16, Ch. 1.12, § 1.12.030)
(C) Passing - recommendations. The City Council shall, upon receiving the City Engineer’s and City Attorney’s report, consider the report and pass upon the plan. It shall then set forth its recommendations in writing, whether of approval, modification, or disapproval. In case of modification or disapproval, it shall give its reasons therefor. The City Council shall, forthwith, return one copy of the approved preliminary plan and of its report to the subdivider.
(Prior Code, Chapter 16, Ch. 1.12, § 1.12.040)
(D) Approval - final plat preparation. Upon approval of the preliminary plan by the City Council, the subdivider may proceed with the preparation of the final plat and detailed construction drawings and specifications for the improvements required under this chapter.
(Prior Code, Chapter 16, Ch. 1.12, § 1.12.050)
(E) Information required. The preliminary plan shall be clearly and legibly drawn to a scale of one inch to 100 feet or less and shall be plainly marked “Preliminary Plan” and shall show:
(1) The proposed name of the subdivision and, if different, the title under which the subdivision is to be recorded;
(2) The name and address of the owner and the name, address, and profession of the person preparing the plat;
(3) The date, scale, and north point and a key map showing the general location of the proposed subdivision in relation to surrounding development;
(4) The legal description of the area being platted;
(5) The boundary line (accurate in scale) and the dimensions and location of the property to be platted and the location of section lines; contours of not less than five-foot intervals shall be required;
(6) The names and location of adjacent subdivisions and the names of record owners and location of adjoining parcels of unplatted land;
(7) The location of property lines, streets and alleys, easements, buildings, utilities, watercourses, tree masses, and other existing features affecting the plat;
(8) The layout, numbers, and approximate dimensions of proposed lots;
(9) The layout of all existing and proposed building lines and easements;
(10) The location, width, and dimensions of all streets, alleys, and grounds proposed to be dedicated for public use;
(11) Proposed names for all streets in the area being platted;
(12) Written and signed statements explaining how and when the subdivider proposes to provide and install all required sewers or other disposal of sanitary wastes, roads, sidewalks, and drainage structures;
(13) Written and signed statements of the appropriate officials of the availability of gas, electricity, and water to the proposed subdivision; and
(14) Any restrictions proposed to be included in the owner’s declaration of plat.
(Prior Code, Chapter 16, Ch. 1.24)
(Ord. 2 (Series 1979-1980), passed - -)