(A) In subdivisions of land into building lots, dedications of streets, alleys, and public use, together with the dedication of public streets, the owner shall submit seven black or blue line white prints of the preliminary sketch plan to Council. Plats of five lots or less may be exempted from the above provisions.
(B) The preliminary plan should be drawn to a scale of not less than 100 feet to the inch, and it should indicate:
(1) The location of present property, township, county, other corporations and legally established districts, streets, water courses, topography, other features within the area to be subdivided, and similar facts regarding existing conditions of land immediately adjacent thereto;
(2) The proposed location and width of streets, alleys, crosswalks, and easements;
(3) Existing sanitary and 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 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, engineer or surveyor platting the tract;
(6) The names of owners of large tracts, or the subdivision title abutting the boundary of the proposed subdivision;
(7) Contours with intervals of two feet (more or less) referred to sea level datum as determined by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey;
(8) North point, scale and date;
(9) The zoning classification of the property to be subdivided;
(10) Plans or written and signed statements regarding the grades, widths, and type of pavements; location, size and type of sanitary sewers or other disposal facilities, gas and water mains, fire hydrants, street lighting, street trees or planted areas, parks, playgrounds, storm drainage, sidewalks or other proposed improvements.
(C) No preliminary plan of a subdivision shall be acted upon by the Council without a hearing thereon. After receipt of application for tentative approval of the preliminary plan and seven copies thereof, the Council shall fix a date for hearing. A quorum of the Council shall be required for such hearing.
(D) Notice of the time of hearing shall be mailed to the owners whose names must appear on the preliminary plan, and to the owners of land adjoining the proposed subdivision, all names to be checked with the records of the Franklin County Auditor.
(E) One copy of the approved tentative plan, signed by the Mayor, shall be retained by the Council and one signed copy shall be given to the subdivider. Approval of the tentative plan does not constitute final acceptance. Receipt of the signed copy is authorization to the subdivider to proceed as stated in §§ 153.50 through 153.55. Following approval of the preliminary and improvement plans, construction may be started, based on the amount of the bond.
(F) If the final plan conforms to the approved preliminary plan and improvements are constructed in accordance with the approved plan, or satisfactory bond submitted assuring the construction, the final plat shall be approved by the Council.
(G) Persons presenting subdivision layouts and the required improvements for same, under control of any Federal Agency, shall submit such plans and show proof of intention to carry out the completed subdivision and required improvements, in accordance with the standard specifications of the Village.
(Ord. 448, passed 11-16-53; Am. Ord. 699, passed 2-15-65)