(a) Form. The preliminary Plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn. The size of the map shall be on one (1) or more sheets twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inches. All subdivisions shall be drawn at a scale of one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet unless otherwise requested by the Planning Commission.
(b) Coverage. The preliminary Plat shall include all land intended for ultimate development even though only a portion of the tract is to be initially recorded at such scale as to show all land on a single sheet not to exceed twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inches.
(c) Plat Preparation; Contents. A preliminary Plat shall be submitted for all subdivisions located within the jurisdiction which are intended to be recorded by means of a Plat. The preliminary Plat shall be based on a boundary survey prepared by a registered surveyor and shall conform to and contain all of the items listed in the following requirements:
(1) Identification and description.
A. Proposed name of the subdivision.
B. Location by township, section, town, and range, or by other legal description.
C. Names and addresses of the developer/subdivider and surveyor who prepared the Plat.
D. Evidence of subdivider ownership of the land to be subdivided.
E. Scale of Plat, one inch equals one hundred (100) feet.
F. Date.
G. North point.
(2) Plat delineation of existing conditions.
A. Boundary line of proposed subdivision indicated by solid heavy line and the total approximate acreage encompassed thereby.
B. Location, widths, and names of all existing or prior platted streets or other public ways, railroad and utility rights of way, parks and other public open spaces, permanent buildings and structures, and section and corporation lines, within or adjacent to the tract.
C. Existing sewers, water mains, culverts or other underground facilities within the tract, indicating pipe size, grades and location, as obtained from public records, or as located in the field.
D. Existing zoning of proposed subdivision and adjacent tracts, in zoned areas.
E. The names and adjacent boundaries of all adjoining subdivisions and the names of recorded owners of adjoining parcels of unsubdivided land.
F. Contours at five-foot intervals, as obtained from U.S.G.S. maps or from the Cincinnati Area Geographic Information System (C.A.G.I.S.) Mapping.
G. The results of accepted soil percolation tests and the location of test holes when a private or collective disposal system is proposed.
H. Information with respect to the elevation of the maximum ground water table in cases where it is less than ten (10) feet from the ground surface.
I. Flood hazard areas, wetlands, flood plain management areas, detention basins, active landslide areas, unstable soils (per U.S. Soil Conservation Service Survey), and unstable geology (per U.S. Geological Survey).
J. Information regarding historic and/or archaeologically sensitive structures and sites located within or adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
(3) Plat delineation of proposed conditions.
A. Layout of proposed streets, their names and widths, and also the widths of alleys, cross-walkways, and easements.
B. Layout, numbers, and dimensions of lots.
C. Parcels of land intended to be dedicated or temporarily reserved for public use or set aside for use of property owners in the subdivision.
D. Building setback lines, showing dimensions.
E. A cross section of each proposed street showing the width of pavement, the location and width of sidewalks, and the size of utility mains.
F. The location of all proposed sanitary sewers or method of sewage disposal in lieu of sewers.
G. A plan of the proposed water distribution system.
H. A drainage plan showing proposed storm sewers, manholes, catch basins, water courses, culverts, and other underground structures within the tract and immediately adjacent thereto. The drainage plan shall show the method to be used for the adequate disposal of all storm sewer water, including drainage outlets, and all other such data as may be required.
I. A key map consisting of a print of the approximate tax map or its equivalent, at a scale of not less than one inch (1") equals four hundred (400) feet, with the boundaries of the proposed subdivision indicated thereon and covering a one half (1/2) mile radius thereof.
(4) Commercial and industrial requirements. The following items shall be shown on a preliminary plan of a subdivision intended for commercial or industrial use:
A. All of the items required by subsection (c)(1) through (c)(3).
B. A statement indicating the number of buildings and the type of operation proposed in each building and on the premises.
C. The location, width, and approximate grade of proposed alleys and pedestrian walks.