(A) Preparation.
(1) The preliminary plat shall be prepared by a licensed land surveyor at a convenient scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch, may be prepared in pen or pencil and the sheets shall be numbered in sequence if more than one sheet is used and shall be of a size as is acceptable for filing in the office of the County Recorder, but shall not be larger than 24 by 36 inches.
(2) It should be noted that the map prepared for the preliminary plat may also be used for the final subdivision plat and, therefore, should be drawn on tracing cloth, or reproducible Mylar; preparation in pencil will make required changes and additions easier.
(B) Features. The preliminary plat shall show the following.
(1) The location of the property with respect to surrounding property and streets, the names of all adjoining property owners of record or the names of adjoining developments; and the names of adjoining streets;
(2) The location and dimensions of all boundary lines of the property to be expressed in feet and decimals of a foot;
(3) The location of existing streets, easements, water bodies, streams and other pertinent features such as swamps, flood plains, railroads, buildings, parks, cemeteries, drainage ditches, bridges and topography (at the same scale as the sketch plan);
(4) The location and width of all existing and proposed streets, alleys and other public ways and their rights-of-way and of easements and building set-back lines, utilities, fire hydrants and storm water facilities;
(5) The locations, dimensions, bearings and areas of all proposed or existing lots;
(6) The location and dimensions of all property proposed to be set aside for park or playground use, or other public or private reservation, with designation of the purpose thereof, and conditions, if any, of the dedication or reservation;
(7) The name and address of the owner or owners of land to be subdivided, the name and address of the subdivider if other than the owner, and the name and registration number of the land surveyor;
(8) The date of the map, approximate true north point, scale and title of the subdivision;
(9) Sufficient data acceptable to the City and/or County Engineer to determine readily the location, bearing and length of all lines, and to reproduce the lines upon the ground; also, the location of all proposed monuments;
(10) Names of the subdivision and all new streets subject to approval by the Commission;
(11) Indication of the use of any lot (single-family, two-family, multi-family, townhouse) and ail uses other than residential proposed by the subdivider;
(12) Blocks shall be consecutively numbered or lettered in alphabetical order. The blocks in numbered additions to subdivisions bearing the same name shall be numbered consecutively throughout the several additions;
(13) All lots in each block shall be consecutively numbered. Outlots shall be lettered in alphabetical order. If blocks are numbered or lettered, outlots shall be lettered in alphabetical order within each block; and
(14) All information required on the sketch plan should also be shown on the preliminary plat, and the following notation shall also be shown:
(a) Explanation of drainage easements, if any;
(b) Explanation of site easements, if any;
(c) Explanation of site reservations, if any; and
(d) Endorsement of owner, as follows:
Owner _____________________________ Date _____________
(Ord. 615, passed 2-22-1999)