An area general plan may, or if required shall, be prepared and submitted by the subdivider for approval by the planning commission, prior to the submission of the initial preliminary plat. The planning commission shall determine that either of the following conditions exists to warrant a requirement of preparation and submission of an area general plan:
A. The parcel initially proposed for platting constitutes a portion of a larger tract of land owned, or under option to purchase by the subdivider.
B. The parcel initially proposed for platting constitutes a portion of a larger land area, the development of which will be complicated by unusual problems of drainage, street layout, utility services, land usage, or land ownership pattern.
The area general plan shall show property boundaries, existing easements, land characteristics including wetlands, drainage, floodprone areas as identified on flood prone area maps of the flood insurance agency, wooded areas and major topographic features, development characteristics, streets, existing building, sewer lines, water lines and pipelines. Also to be shown in the area general plan are the proposed general pattern traffic flows of streets, proposed land use in the area or other public areas. The area general plan shall be prepared to a proper scale of one inch equals one hundred feet (1" = 100') or larger, and to proper accuracy.
The planning commission shall review the area general plan at a regular meeting for compliance with these regulations and applicable municipal development plans, or parts thereof. Commission action shall take the form of approval or denial within thirty (30) days following the complete submittal of the area general plan and such action shall be indicated on the area general plan. (Ord. 287, 11-8-1982)