(A) The owner or subdivider shall provide a preliminary plan for the subdivision which shall show the manner in which the proposed subdivision is coordinated with the pattern of existing land uses; specifically with relation to the requirements of the thoroughfares; school and recreational sites; shopping centers; community facilities; sanitation, water supply and drainage, and other developments, existing and proposed, in the vicinity. However, no land shall be subdivided for residential use unless adequate access to the land over improved streets or thoroughfares exists or will be provided by the subdivider, or if such land is considered by the Plan Commission to be unsuitable for such use by reason of flooding or improper drainage, objectionable earth and rock formation, topography, or any other feature harmful to the health and safety of possible residents and the community as a whole.
(B) The subdivider shall provide the following:
(1) Location map (which may be prepared by indicating the data by notations on available maps) showing:
(a) Subdivision name and location.
(b) Any thoroughfares related to the subdivision.
(c) Existing elementary and high schools, parks, and playgrounds serving the area proposed to be subdivided, and other community facilities.
(d) Title, scale, north point, and date.
(2) A preliminary plat showing:
(a) Proposed name of the subdivision.
(b) Names and addresses of the owner, subdivider and the city planner, land planning consultant, engineer, or surveyor, who prepared the plan.
(c) Streets and right-of-way, on and adjoining the site of the proposed subdivision, showing the names (which shall not duplicate other names of streets in the community, except as designated by the Plan Commission) and including roadway widths, approximate gradients, types and widths of pavement, curbs, sidewalks, crosswalks, and tree planting.
(d) Easements. Locations, widths, and purposes.
(e) Statement concerning the location and approximate size or capacity of utilities to be installed.
(f) Layout of lots, showing dimensions and numbers.
(g) Parcels of land proposed to be dedicated or reserved for schools, parks, playgrounds, or other public, semi-public, or community purposes.
(h) Contours at vertical intervals of two feet if the general slope of the site is less than 10% and at vertical intervals of five feet if the general slope is greater than 10%.
(i) Ground water levels stated in inches below ground surface and given at points of lowest ground elevation.
(j) Tract boundary lines showing dimensions, bearings, angles, and references to section, township, and range lines or corners.
(k) Building lines.
(l) Legend and notes.
(m) Other features or conditions which would affect the subdivision favorably or adversely.
(n) Scale (The preliminary plat of the subdivision shall be drawn to a scale of 50 feet to one inch, or 100 feet to one inch; provided however, that if the resulting drawing would be over 36 inches in shortest dimension, a scale as recommended by the Plan Commission may be used), north point and date.
(3) A description of the protective covenants or private restrictions to be incorporated in the plat of the subdivision.
(C) The application shall be accompanied by a certified check or money order in the amount of $10 plus $.25 for each lot in the proposed subdivision with a minimum total charge of $15 to cover the cost of checking and verifying the proposed plat, and such amount shall be deposited in the general fund of the town.
(Ord. passed 3-9-70) Penalty, see § 10.99