(A) Preliminary, where filed, exception. Any person proposing to subdivide land shall file 3 copies of a preliminary sketch plan of such proposed plat with the City Attorney. The preliminary sketch plan shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $1 for each lot within the proposed subdivision, providing that the subdivision does not consist of less than 10 lots in which case a minimum filing fee of $10 shall be required. Hearing on such proposal shall be had before the Commission at its first regular meeting following the filing, provided only that notice of the consideration of such plan and the time and place of hearing shall be given to all interested persons as hereinafter provided. Plats containing 3 lots or less and not more than 1 acre may be exempted from the provisions of this section, upon application to the Commission.
(B) Notice of hearing. No hearing shall be held by the Commission until notice thereof shall have been given by the City Attorney in behalf of the Commission, by publication of notice of the hearing in the daily newspaper for at least 1 insertion, a week prior to the date of said hearing, and by mailing a notice to the person or persons who filed th preliminary plan to the address set forth in the filing papers.
(C) The preliminary plan shall show the following.
(1) The location of the present property lines and section lines and streets, buildings, water courses and other existing structures with the area to be subdivided and similar information regarding land immediately adjacent thereto.
(2) The proposed location and width of streets, alleys, lots, building and set back lines and easements.
(3) Existing sanitary and storm sewers, water drains, culverts, and other underground structures within the tract or on streets immediately abutting thereto; the location and size of the nearest water main and sewer outlet.
(4) The title under which the proposed subdivision is to be recorded and the name of the engineer, the registered land surveyor, and the subdivider of the plat.
(5) Contours referred to the city datum with 2 feet or less.
(6) The north point, scale and date.
(7) Plans or written and signed statements setting out the grads or profiles of the streets, the proposed grades and facilities for all required improvements and the subdividers proposal to the city for accomplishing their installation in accordance with § 153.150.
(D) Approval or preliminary plan.
(2) If, upon hearing, the Commission shall find that such proposed plan does not satisfy the requirements of this subchapter, it shall specify in writing in the minutes of the hearing such objections as are found to such plan and may recommend the disapproval of such proposed plan, or recommend approval conditioned upon specific changes in the proposed plan, removing such objections and further compliance with § 153.150 and § 153.151.
(3) One copy of the proposed plan, together with a copy of the findings of the Commission upon hearing, shall be filed by the Commission with the City Clerk and by the City Clerk submitted to Council as provided in § 153.147(B). One copy of the proposed plan and findings shall be retained by the Commission and 1 copy and findings shall be given the person offering the proposed plan, together with certificate of approval or disapproval of the Commission, City Engineer and Council.
(Ord. A-590, passed 9-15-1958)