(a) Requirements.
(1) The owner shall prepare a preliminary plat and profiles of all streets in pencil on paper to keep the cost at a minimum.
(2) The scale of the plat shall be not less than one inch equals 100 feet. The profiles, which may be prepared on standard cross-section paper, shall have a horizontal scale of one inch equals fifty feet and a vertical scale of one inch equals five feet.
(3) The preliminary plat, which shall be plotted on a topographic map, shall show the boundary outline of the land to be allotted, the location and names of boundary streets or streets terminating at such boundaries, and the proposed arrangement of streets and sublots with approximate dimensions. The topographic map shall have contour intervals of not more than two feet, with one foot contour intervals shown where required to accurately portray the existing topography. Proposed revisions in grade shall also be shown by contours, adjusted to the proposed grade of streets, houses and yards. The preliminary plat shall also show all existing watercourses, culverts, storm and sanitary sewers, water mains and all existing features pertinent to the plotting of the allotment.
(4) The preliminary profiles shall show the existing elevations on the center line at intervals of fifty feet and at intermediate points where there is a sharp break in grade. A proposed center line profile shall be shown, with vertical curves at each change of grade in excess of 0.3 of one percent.
(b) Procedure.
(1) The owner shall first submit two ozalid prints of the preliminary plat and profiles to the City Engineer who will check the plat against all requirements herein listed. (See Sections 1242.03(b) and 1242.09.) His or her topographical preconstruction (of buildings and public improvements) final grading plan, which has been approved by the City Engineer, shall also be submitted for the approval of the City Planning Commission and Council.
(2) The City Engineer shall then forward the prints of the preliminary plat and profiles together with his or her comments and recommendations to the Commission.
(3) The Commission shall set a date for consideration of the plat and shall notify the owner of such a time and place so that he or she may attend.
(4) The Commission shall, by record vote, determine to approve or disapprove the plat as submitted or as modified to meet its suggestions.
(5) If the vote of the Commission is to approve the preliminary plat, it shall send the plat to Council with a written report of its action. If the vote of the Commission is to disapprove, its action is final unless the owner elects to appeal the adverse report to Council within twenty days after the decision of the Commission. Such order may be reversed only by the concurrence of five members of Council in accordance with Article XVI, Section 3, of the City Charter.
(6) If the report of the Commission is favorable, Council may, by record vote, approve or disapprove the plat by majority vote. If the vote of the Commission is to disapprove the plat, Council can only approve the plat by concurrence of five of its members. All actions by both the Commission and Council shall be made a matter of their minutes of the meeting.
(7) If Council approves the preliminary plat, the owner may proceed with the final plat which shall include all modifications as suggested by the Commission. The Secretary of the Commission shall retain one print of the plat and profiles showing all changes and modifications as proposed by the Commission. This print shall be used to check the final plat when it is submitted.
(8) The owner shall have the privilege of submitting the preliminary plat and profiles at the same time that he or she submits the final plat to the Commission and Council.
(Ord. 1964-150. Passed 6-16-65.)