§ 150.35  APPLICATION.
   (A)   The current owner of record or subdivider shall file an application for preliminary plan approval of a major subdivision with the staff at least 30 calendar days before the desired date of the public hearing. The application shall be accompanied by a certified check or money order in the amount consistent with the current fee schedule.
   (B)   Written application on a form approved by the staff must be filed along with two copies of all maps and data showing the following information, plus one copy for each operating authority within the proposed subdivision:
      (1)   Location map showing:
         (a)   Subdivision name and location;
         (b)   Any thoroughfares related to the subdivision;
         (c)   Existing schools, parks and playgrounds serving the area proposed to be subdivided, and other community facilities; and
         (d)   Title, scale and north arrow.
      (2)   Names and addresses of the current owner(s) of record and subdivider(s); and the consultant, engineer or surveyor who prepared the preliminary plan;
      (3)   All driveways, streets, alleys and rights-of-way on and adjoining the site of the proposed subdivision; showing the names and including right-of-way widths, approximate gradients, types and widths of pavement, curbs, sidewalks, crosswalks, tree planting, and any limitations on the public or private use;
      (4)   Accurate locations and dimensions of easements for utilities and other purposes, and any limitations on the semi-public or community use;
      (5)   Main streams, ditches and/or any other potentially affected waterway;
      (6)   Parcels of land proposed to be dedicated or reserved for schools, parks, playgrounds or other public, semi-public or community use, with accurate dimensions;
      (7)   Contours at vertical intervals shall be one foot when slopes are less than 4% and shall be two feet when the slope exceeds 4%;
      (8)   Layout of lots with accurate lot numbers;
      (9)   The location and accurate dimensions of all tract boundaries, lot lines, corners and monuments with references to appropriate land system boundaries or corners (i.e., donation, survey, section, township, range and the like);
      (10)   Accurate legal description of the subdivision boundary;
      (11)   All boundary survey information shall comply with the minimum standards for competent practice of land surveying as outlined in 865 I.A.C. 1-12;
      (12)   A reference to a previously recorded survey of the tract(s) containing the subdivision as required under 865 I.A.C. 1-12;
      (13)   An approved drainage plan according to the appropriate city or county drainage ordinance;
      (14)   Plans and specifications for any improvements to be installed as required under this chapter; with type, location and approximate size or capacity clearly indicated;
      (15)   Setback lines and dimensions;
      (16)   Certification from the KCHD indicating that the desired lot size is adequate for any on-site sewage disposal system that may serve each proposed tract(s) which does not have an existing on-site sewage disposal system, or approval from the appropriate operating authority that each proposed tract(s) which does not have an existing on-site sewage disposal system will be allowed to connect to an existing sanitary sewer system;
      (17)   Certification from the KCHD indicating whether any existing septic system was permitted by the KCHD and certifying that the details of any permit issued are adequate for any proposed modifications;
      (18)   Certification from a contractor licensed by the KCHD that any existing septic system is located completely on the proposed tract or, in the alternative, a sketch submitted as part of the process to obtain an existing permit which clearly demonstrates the existing system is located entirely on the proposed tract;
      (19)   Existing zoning district classifications and boundaries of incorporated cities or towns;
      (20)   Other features which may or may not affect the subdivision favorably or adversely;
      (21)   Name, date and signature of current owner(s) of record and subdivider(s);
      (22)   Name, date, seal and signature of registered land surveyor (and engineer if applicable);
      (23)   Scale, north arrow and date; and
      (24)   A description of the protective covenants or private restrictions to be incorporated in the plat of the subdivision.
(Ord. 2006-14, passed 4-3-2006; Ord. 2012-10, passed 7-2-2012)