A. Preparation And Submission To Planning Commission:
1. The subdivider shall prepare a preliminary plat for submission to the planning commission. Four (4) copies of the preliminary plat shall be submitted to the office of the city clerk not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered.
2. It shall also be the responsibility of the subdivider to notify, by certified mail at their last known addresses, all owners of property abutting the proposed subdivision, of the intent to subdivide, the legal description of the property being subdivided, and the place, date and time of the planning commission meeting at which the preliminary plat will be considered. A copy of the letter of notification and all receipts of notification to surrounding property owners shall be provided by the subdivider to the city clerk prior to the meeting at which the preliminary plat is to be considered by the planning commission.
3. Each plat submitted for preliminary approval shall be placed on the agenda of the planning commission only after payment of fees, as specified in section 13-2-2 if this title, has been made and all the other appropriate requirements of this title have been fulfilled. However, a plat not meeting all of the requirements may be submitted, provided the subdivider presents with the plat a written request for specific exceptions and enumerates in detail the reasons therefor.
B. Certification Of Design: The preliminary plat shall be accompanied by a statement signed by the registered engineer preparing the plat that he has, to the best of his ability, designed the subdivision in accordance with the ordinances and regulations governing the subdivision of land, except where an exception is requested in writing and the reasons for which are clearly stated.
C. Contents Of Plat: The preliminary plat shall be drawn at a scale of one hundred feet to one inch (1" = 100') and shall contain or be accompanied by the following information:
1. The scale, north point and date.
2. The proposed name of the subdivision.
3. The names and addresses of the owners of record, the subdivider and the registered engineer preparing the plat.
4. A key map showing the location of the proposed subdivision referenced to existing or proposed major streets and to government section lines, and including the boundaries and number of acres of the drainage area of which the proposed subdivision is a part.
5. The names, with locations of intersecting boundary lines of adjoining subdivisions, and the location of city limits, if falling within or immediately adjoining the tract.
6. The land contours with vertical intervals not greater than two feet (2') referenced to a United States geological study or coast and geodetic survey bench mark or monument.
7. The locations of existing buildings, water, and watercourses, and the locations of dedicated streets at the point where they adjoin or are immediately adjacent to the subdivision; provided, however, that the actual measured distances shall not be required.
8. The length of the boundaries of the tract, measured to the nearest foot, and the proposed locations and widths of streets, alleys, easements and setback lines and the approximate lot dimensions.
9. The location, size and type of sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, culverts, power and natural gas lines and other surface and subsurface structures and pipelines existing within or immediately adjacent to the proposed subdivision, and the location, layout, type and proposed size of the following structures and utilities:
a. Water mains.
b. Sanitary sewer mains, submains and laterals.
c. Storm sewers, culvert and drainage structures.
d. Street improvements.
10. Location of the tract by legal description, giving acreage.
11. Names and addresses of owners of unsubdivided property abutting the proposed subdivision.
12. Proposed layout, including lot lines with rough dimensions, lot numbers, block numbers, street and alley lines with proposed street names, right of way and easement widths, sites reserved for parks, playgrounds, schools, etc., sites for nonresidential, nonpublic uses and building lines with dimensions.
13. The location of all drainage channels and subsurface drainage structures and the proposed method of disposing of all runoff from the proposed subdivision, and the location and size of all drainage easements relating thereto, whether they are located within or outside of the proposed plat. On all watercourses leaving the tract, the direction of flow shall be indicated, and for all watercourses entering the tract, the drainage area above the point of entry into the subdivision shall be given in acres.
14. The classification of every street within or adjacent to the subdivision in accordance with the intended use of the street based on the proposed design. This shall be done by placing the appropriate term (expressway, primary thoroughfare, secondary thoroughfare, collector or minor) directly on each street.
15. Existing and proposed covenants and restrictions which affect the area.
D. Planning Commission Action: The planning commission shall approve, approve conditionally or disapprove the plat within sixty (60) days of the date of its admission by the applicant. If the preliminary plat is disapproved or approved conditionally, the reasons for such action shall be stated in writing, a copy of which shall be signed by the planning commission chairman and shall be attached to one copy of the plat and transmitted to the subdivider. Unless stipulation for additional time is agreed to by the subdivider, if no action is taken by the planning commission at the end of sixty (60) days after submission, the plat shall be deemed to have been approved. The reasons for disapproval or conditional approval shall refer specifically to those parts of the subdivision regulations with which the plat does not conform. Upon conditionally approving a plat, the planning commission may require submission of a revised preliminary plat. If the plat conforms to all of the standards, or after the applicant and planning commission agree upon any revision which shall be filed with the planning commission on a revised copy, the preliminary plat shall be forwarded to the city council for its review.
E. City Council Action: The city council shall approve, approve conditionally or disapprove the plat within ninety (90) days of the date of its submission by the applicant. If the preliminary plat is disapproved or approved conditionally, the reasons for such action shall be stated in writing, a copy of which shall be attached to one copy of the plat and transmitted to the subdivider. Unless stipulation for additional time is agreed to by the subdivider, if no action is taken by the city council at the end of ninety (90) days after submission, the plat shall be deemed to have been approved. The reasons for disapproval or conditional approval shall refer specifically to those parts of the subdivision regulations with which the plat does not conform. On conditionally approving a plat, the city council may require submission of a revised preliminary plat. If the plat conforms to all of the standards, or after the applicant and city council agree upon any revision which shall be filed with the city council on a revised copy, the subdivider may proceed with the laying out of streets and roads, the preparation of utility plans and the preparation of a final plat. (Ord. 65, 1-21-1980)