(A) The preliminary plat shall be prepared by a licensed land surveyor or professional engineer (PE) at a convenient scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch, the sheets shall be numbered in sequence if more than one sheet is used and shall be of such size as is acceptable for filing in the office of the County Recorder, but shall not be larger than 24 by 36 inches.
(B) The following items shall be included on the preliminary plat.
(1) Boundaries and lots.
(a) Proposed boundary lines of subdivision with the bearings and distances.
(b) Proposed and existing lots of subdivision with bearings and distances of property lines and the area of the lot(s).
1. Blocks shall be consecutively numbered or lettered in alphabetical order. The blocks in numbered additions to subdivisions bearing the same name shall be numbered or lettered consecutively throughout the several additions.
2. All lots in each block shall be consecutively numbered. Outlots shall be lettered in alphabetical order.
(c) Proposed boundary lines of any common land in the subdivision with the bearings and distances. The use of the lot must also be listed.
(d) Building setback lines from any ROW.
(e) Location listing of adjacent owners or any adjacent developments. Any future sections or phases of the proposed subdivision shall be shown on the plat. The sections or phases should be listed as future consideration.
(f) Any future sections or phases of the proposed subdivision shall be shown on the plat. The sections or phases should be listed as future consideration.
(2) Easements.
(a) Location and width of any existing or proposed easements on site.
(b) Location and width of any existing or proposed easements adjacent to site.
(c) Location and width of any adjacent or on-site railroad ROW.
(d) Location and width of any existing or proposed utility rights-of-way with explanation of use.
(3) Natural features.
(a) Location of any watercourses or waterbodies.
(b) Location of any existing wooded acre(s).
(4) Other pertinent features.
(a) Swamps.
(b) Floodplains.
1. Delineate the floodway and floodway fringe on the preliminary and final plat.
2. Reference the benchmarks and elevations on the preliminary only.
(c) Parks.
(d) Burial grounds.
(e) Cemeteries.
(5) Technical, location and sizes of existing:
(a) Sewers.
(b) Water mains.
(c) Culverts.
(d) Utility poles.
(e) Fire hydrants.
(f) Stormwater facilities.
(g) Preliminary proposals for connection with existing water supply and sanitary sewage systems.
(h) Topography.
(6) Drainage.
(a) Preliminary provision for collecting and discharging surface water drainage.
(b) Notation of:
1. Drainage easements;
2. Site easements;
3. Site reservations;
4. Erosion and sediment control areas.
(7) Structures.
(a) Location of any underground structures on the tract and adjacent to the tract.
(b) Location of any permanent buildings.
(8) Rights-of-way.
(a) Location, width, and names of existing platted streets or other public ways within the tract or adjacent to the tract.
(b) Location, width, and names of proposed streets or rights-of-way, rights-of-way and curve data.
(9) Miscellaneous.
(a) Vicinity map.
(b) Name, address, and registration number of surveyor or PE.
(c) Date of plat.
(d) North arrow.
(e) Graphic scale.
(f) Subdivision name.
(g) Name and address of land owner.
(h) Metes and bounds description.
(i) Owner endorsement.
(j) Signature and date.
(k) Other information as needed for plat.
(10) Supporting documents.
(a) The last instrument conveying title to each parcel of property involved in the proposed subdivision with the name of the grantor, grantee, date, and any recorded land record reference.
(b) A complete copy of any existing covenants on the property.
(c) A designation of the purpose and condition of any land within the tract dedicated or reserved.
(d) Closure data and printout for subdivision boundaries and lots.
(Ord. passed - - ; Am. Ord. 19-2005, passed 7-5-2005)