Submission of the preliminary plan is to provide the petitioner, the Plan Commission, and the County Council grounds on which to reach general agreement on the basic planning and engineering proposals and to provide basis for a public hearing prior to the preparation of more detailed final plans as required by this chapter.
(A) Application for approval of the preliminary plan shall include the following items:
(1) An application for rezoning to a Planned Unit Development District, Class I, in accordance with the Lake County Zoning Code, as amended.
(2) Preliminary plans of the proposed project, including:
(a) Legal description and, if land is unplatted, a plat of survey certified by a registered land surveyor showing all dimensions of the property in question. The plat of survey shall show exact length and bearing of all exterior boundaries in degrees of the project with reference to a U.S. Land Survey corner.
(b) General location map at a scale of not less than 200 feet to the inch showing:
1. The section or government subdivision of the section in which the project lies with the location of the project located thereon; and
2. Location and name of adjacent subdivisions and landowners including all existing or platted streets, alleys, public easements, railroad and utility easements, water courses, drainage ditches, and other pertinent data on the land to be developed and within 300 feet of the proposed project.
(c) Certified list of the names and addresses (as determined from the most current property tax rolls) of all owners of land immediately adjacent to, or across any street or alley, from the property in question. The certified list shall be certified by a title company, Township Tax Assessor, or County Auditor.
(d) Physical characteristics map showing:
1. Elevation of water table, percolation data, and description of soil type to a depth of five feet as obtainable from the Lake County Soils Survey Book as published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture; contour information at vertical intervals of not more than two feet with reference to U.S.G.S. datum;
2. The water elevations of adjoining lakes or streams at the date of the survey and the approximate high and low elevations of the lakes or streams. All elevations shall be referred to U.S.G.S. datum; and
3. If the manufactured home park borders a lake or stream, the distances and bearings of a meander-line established not less than 20 feet back from the ordinary high-water mark of the lake or stream.
(e) Proposed development plan including:
1. Identification block:
a. Proposed name;
b. Date, scale, "North" arrow; and
c. Name and addresses of owners, developer, planner, engineer, or surveyor preparing the plan.
2. Identification of gross land area of the project and the proposed density;
3. Proposed layout and width of all streets, sites for placement of manufactured homes, buffers, utility buildings, and other required improvements and appurtenances; and
4. Approximate location and area of property proposed to be dedicated for public use, or to be reserved for the common use of all tenants within the proposed park, including recreational area, laundry and sanitary facilities, and storage areas.
(f) Preliminary engineering plans showing:
1. Profiles and layout of the sanitary sewer system;
2. Profiles and layout of water supply and distribution; and
3. Profiles and layout of storm drainage system.
(g) Such other information as may be required by the Plan Commission staff as deemed necessary toward proper preliminary plan review.
(B) The Plan Director, upon receipt of ten copies of the preliminary plan, shall identify with the Plan Commission seal all copies of the submitted plan and shall authorize the developer or his or her agent to deliver two copies of the submitted plan. He or she shall also authorize the developer or his or her agent to deliver two copies of the plan to the County Surveyor, two copies of the plan to the County Health Officer, two copies of the plan to the Soils Conservation Service and two copies of the plan to the County Highway Department. Upon official notification that all agencies have received the plans, the Plan Director may authorize the developer to advertise for a public hearing.
(C) It shall be the responsibility of the developer or his or her agent to ascertain that all county agency reports and recommendations have been filed with the Plan Director by the tenth day of the month preceding the month of the Plan Commission meeting. Failure to have all reports submitted by the stipulated deadlines will delay Plan Commission consideration.
(D) The Plan Commission shall hold a public hearing to consider the planned unit development. At least ten days prior to the date set for hearing by the Commission, the petitioner shall publish (at his or her own cost) a notice of the time and place of the hearing in a Lake County newspaper of general circulation.
(E) Upon completion of the public hearing, the Plan Commission shall take one of the following actions:
(1) Defer action if additional study is needed; or
(2) Recommend approval or denial of the rezoning to the County Council.
(F) No permits for construction shall be granted until after final plan approval.
(G) If the planned unit development zoning is approved by the County Council, the developer may proceed to submit a final development plan to the Plan Commission.
(Prior Code, § 152.022) (Ord. 1626, passed 6-13-1995) Penalty, see § 152.999