(A) An application for drainage plan approval should be obtained from and filed with the County Plan Commission’s office. The application must be accompanied by five copies of the preliminary drainage plan, topographic and soils maps, as well as the other maps and descriptive materials that are a part of the informational requirements of this chapter. Upon receipt of the application for drainage plan approval, the County Plan Director and County Surveyor will review the proposed drainage plans to determine whether they have been prepared in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
(1) If the County Plan Director and County Surveyor finds that the application has been submitted with the correct informational requirements and has been prepared in accordance with the terms of this chapter, the Plan Director shall advise the applicant in writing.
(2) If the County Plan Director or County Surveyor finds that the application has not been submitted with the correct informational requirements or has not been prepared in accordance with the terms of this chapter, he or she shall advise the applicant in writing of the items of nonconformance.
(B) The Plan Commission Office shall, upon the filing of an application for drainage plan approval, review the final plat along with the accompanying data and determine whether or not the drainage plan meets all of the minimum requirements and standards of this chapter. The Plan Commission Office shall then take one of the following actions on the application within 30 days after its submission or a mutually agreed extension.
(1) Conditional approval. If the Plan Commission office determines that upon the satisfactory completion of one or more specified conditions consistent with the requirements, standards and specifications of this chapter, the Plan Commission may give conditional approval to the drainage plan.
(2) Approval. The Plan Commission office shall give drainage plan approval only after it has determined the drainage plan meets the requirements of this chapter and that sufficient financial guarantees have been submitted in accordance with this chapter.
(3) Disapproval. Should the Plan Commission office disapprove the drainage plan, written notice of such action, together with reasons therefor, shall be transmitted to the applicant. Such action shall also be entered on the official records of the Commission. If disapproved, the applicant may at any time reapply for drainage plan approval.
(4) Refer to County Plan Director or County Surveyor. Should the Plan Commission have a question about a specific technical aspect of the drainage plan, the Plan Commission may refer a question to the County Surveyor or Plan Director for a finding.
(C) Upon approval of the final drainage plan, the Plan Director and County Surveyor shall affix their signatures to the original tracing of the final drainage plan. Final approval of the drainage plan by the Plan Commission office shall not be construed as an acceptance of any street dedication or approval of any building permit which requires the approval of other state or local agencies which has jurisdiction. No building permits or improvement location permits will be issued by the County Plan Commission or other co-adopting localities for any developments that are regulated by this chapter unless they receive a copy of the drainage plan signed by the Plan Commission office, or a waiver signed by the County Plan Director, as well as the County Surveyor.
(Ord. 2011-03, passed 4-4-2011)