CHAPTER 1131
Plats and Data

1131.01   Sketch plan.

1131.02   Plats and data for conditional approval of preliminary plan.

1131.03   Plats and data for final approval of subdivision plat.

CROSS REFERENCES

         Plat and contents - see Ohio R.C. 711.01 et seq.

         Vacating plats - see Ohio R.C. 711.17 et seq.

         Statement of information - see P. & Z. 1127.03

1131.01 SKETCH PLAN.

   (a)    General. The sketch plan shall include a description of the boundary in relation to the nearest existing public highways and other pertinent information relative to location, environment and available services.

   (b)    Drawing. The plan may be freehand in sketch form and in pencil, but it shall show the proposed layout of street, lots and other features in relation to existing conditions. Sufficient topographic data must be presented for the Planning Commission staff to consider and evaluate the proposed sketch plan. (Ord. 64-222. Passed 9-15-64.)

1131.02 PLATS AND DATA FOR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY PLAN.

   (a)    Residential. The preliminary plan must be drawn to a scale of not less than 100 feet to the inch, and must indicate:

      (1)    The location of present property, township, county, other corporation and legally established districts, streets, water courses, topography, other features within the area to be subdivided, and similar facts regarding conditions of land immediately adjacent thereto.

      (2)    The proposed location and width of streets, alleys, lots, crosswalks and easements, setback lines, reserves, dedications, drainage, utilities and any proposed use other than single-family homes.

      (3)    Existing sanitary, storm sewers, water mains, culverts and other underground structures within the tract and adjacent thereto.

      (4)    The general location and size of the nearest water main and sanitary or storm sewer or outlet.

      (5)    The title under which the proposed subdivision is to be recorded, appropriate evidence of ownership of tract to be subdivided, the names of the subdivider and surveyor platting the tract.

      (6)    The names of owners of large tracts, or the subdivision title abutting the boundary of the proposed subdivision.

      (7)    North point, scale and date, and key map showing the location of the area in relation to existing known points, surrounding areas, adjacent allotments, existing streets, etc.

      (8)    The zoning classification of the property to be subdivided, if zoned.

      (9)    Plans or written and signed statements regarding street trees or planted areas, parks and playgrounds where applicable.

      (10)    Topographic information must accompany the preliminary plan on a separate sheet or on the drawing itself. The elevations must be based on sea-level datum as determined by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey or City datum. Where land slopes less than approximately two percent (2%), spot elevations must be shown at all changes in direction of the boundary survey and at all breaks in grade, along all drainage channels or swales and at selected points. If the land slopes more than approximately two percent (2%), contours must be shown with an interval of not more than five feet if the ground slope is regular and such five foot contours are sufficient for planning purposes, otherwise contours at an interval of not more than two feet may be required because of irregular land or need for more detailed data for preparing plans and construction drawings.

   (b)    Commercial and Industrial.. Subdividers or developers of shopping centers and other commercial as well as industrial uses must comply with the same requirements as residential developers with the exception of subsection (a)(9) hereof. Plans or written and signed statements regarding street trees or planted areas and buffer strips may be required where applicable.

   (c)    Other Land Uses. Any other land use which may either alter the existing street or road pattern or materially change or disrupt the existing flow of traffic shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission and a plat may be required if the Commission is of the opinion such a plat should be recorded. (Ord. 64-222. Passed 9-15-64.)

   (d)    Private Streets. If the private streets are a part of the plat, then the developer or persons seeking approval of such plat shall, prior to such approval, provide and submit to the Commission copies of protective covenants, easements and documents to be recorded, providing for the ownership, maintenance, repair and financing of the private streets. Reference to these protective covenants shall be included in all deeds conveying the lots and lands described within the subdivision plat.

   The maintenance and repair of private streets shall not be the responsibility of the public. (Ord. 83-143. Passed 5-17-83.)

1131.03 PLATS AND DATA FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISION PLAT.

   (a)    Residential. The subdivision plat must be drawn to a scale of not less than 100 feet to the inch and preferably fifty feet to the inch where possible. In plats of unusual size the Planning Commission may permit a variation in scale. If more than two sheets are required an index sheet of the same dimensions must be filed showing the entire subdivision on one sheet, with all areas shown on other sheets indicated thereon.

   Drawings should be held to a minimum of eighteen inches by twenty-four inches and a maximum of twenty-four inches by thirty-six inches outside dimensions, and must be drawn in India (permanent) ink on tracing cloth.

   The final plat must show:

      (1)    The boundary lines of the area being subdivided with accurate distance and bearings; including, section, township, corporation and county lines.

      (2)    The property lines of all proposed streets and alleys with their widths, names and bearings.

      (3)    The accurate boundary lines of all grounds for public use, and the acreage of same.

      (4)    The line of departure of one street from another.

      (5)    All common boundary corners of all adjoining lands and adjacent streets and alleys with their widths and names.

      (6)    All lot lines with as many bearings as necessary to describe each line, and identification system of lots, blocks and other areas and all setback lines.

      (7)    Easements for public use, services or utilities with their dimensions.

      (8)    All dimensions, linear and angular, boundary locations, lots, streets, alleys, easements and areas for public or private use expressed in decimals of a foot; total length of roads in subdivision from terminals of centerlines; the number of acres allocated to streets; and the acreage of each reserve, park, playground and other public area.

      (9)    Radii, arcs and chords, points of tangency, control angles for all curvilinear streets, and radii for all rounded corners.

      (10)    The name of the subdivision and description of property subdivided, showing its location and extent, points of compass, scale of plan, dedication of streets and other public open spaces, name of owners and subdivider together with appropriate evidence of ownership of the subdivision.

      (11)    Certification by a surveyor, licensed or registered in the State to the effect that the plan represents a survey made by him in which the traverse of the exterior boundaries of the tract and of each block when computed from field measurements of the ground is closed within a limit of error of one foot to 10,000 feet of the perimeter before balancing the survey, and that all required survey monuments are correctly shown thereon and that those which are necessary for construction of improvements are in place on the site with any remaining survey monuments to be properly placed upon completion of construction.

      (12)    Proper acknowledgement of owners and consent by mortgagee of the plat and restrictions shall also be shown.

   (b)    Commercial and Industrial. Subdividers and developers of commercial and industrial areas must comply with the same requirements as those of residential developments.

   (c)    Other Land Uses. Any other land use which may either alter the existing street or road pattern or materially change or disrupt the existing road or street pattern or materially change or disrupt the existing flow of traffic shall be reviewed by the Commission and a plat may be required if the Commission is of the opinion such a plat should be recorded.

(Ord. 64-222. Passed 9-15-64.)