(a) Conference Required. Each subdivider of land or his surveyor or registered professional engineer shall confer with the Director of Public Service before preparing a preliminary subdivision plat in order to become thoroughly familiar with the subdivision requirements and those of the official plan affecting the territory in which the proposed subdivision lies.
(b) Procedure. A preliminary plat shall be submitted for all subdivisions located within the jurisdiction described in Section 1161.01 (Jurisdiction) which are intended or required to be recorded by means of a plat. The preliminary plat shall be based on a boundary survey prepared by a registered surveyor, and shall contain all of the items listed in Section 1169.02(c) (Contents).
(1) Five (5) copies of the preliminary plat shall be submitted to the Director of Public Service two (2) weeks prior to the regular Planning Commission meeting at which action is sought. A copy shall also be submitted to the County Engineer for all subdivisions within the jurisdiction described in Section 1161.01 (Jurisdiction) but beyond the corporate limits of the City.
(2) The applicant shall accompany the application for preliminary plat approval with a fee to cover the expenses of the City in reviewing such plats. Such fee shall be paid to the Finance Director, and shall be in such an amount as shall be directed by ordinance of Council.
(3) The Planning Commission shall approve or disapprove the preliminary plat within thirty (30) calendar days after its submission to it by the Director of Public Service.
(4) One (1) print with the signature of the Secretary of Planning Commission shall be returned to the applicant when the preliminary plat is approved. Conditional approval, subject to changes marked on the print, may be granted by the Planning Commission.
(5) Approval of the preliminary plat by the Planning Commission shall constitute authority for the subdivider to proceed with the preparation of the final plat and with the installation of streets, utilities and other improvements according to the standards established by these Subdivision Regulations.
(6) Tentative approval shall be effective for a maximum period of twelve (12) months unless, upon application of the subdivider, the Planning Commission grants an extension. If the final plat has not been approved and recorded within this time limit, the preliminary plat must again be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval.
(c) Contents. The preliminary plat shall contain:
(1) Identification and Description.
(A) Proposed name of the subdivision.
(B) Location by township, section, town and range, or by other legal description.
(C) Names and addresses of developer and surveyor who made the plat.
(D) Scale of plat, one (1) inch = one hundred (100) feet.
(E) Date.
(F) North arrow.
(2) Delineation of Existing Conditions.
(A) Boundary line of proposed subdivision indicated by solid heavy line and the total approximate acreage encompassed thereby.
(B) Location, widths and names of all existing or prior platted streets or other public ways, railroad and utility right-of-ways, parks and other public open spaces, permanent structures, and section and corporation lines, within or adjacent to the tract.
(C) Existing sewers, water mains, culverts or other underground facilities within the tract, indicating pipe size, grades and location, as obtained from public records.
(D) Existing zoning of proposed subdivision and adjacent tracts in zoned areas.
(E) The names and adjacent boundaries of all adjoining subdivisions and the names of recorded owners of adjoining parcels of unsubdivided land.
(F) Contours at five-foot (5') intervals, as obtained from U.S.G.S. maps.
(3) Delineation of Proposed Conditions,
(A) Layout of streets, their names and widths and also the widths of alleys, crosswalk ways and easements.
(B) Layout, numbers and dimensions of lots.
(C) Parcels of land intended to be dedicated or temporarily reserved for public use or set aside for use of property owners in the subdivision.
(D) Building setback lines, showing dimensions.
(E) Sketch plans or written statements regarding the grades and typical cross-sections of proposed streets, the facilities for storm water drainage and any other proposed improvements within the subdivision.
(4) Key Map: A print of the appropriate tax map or its equivalent, at a scale of not less than one (1) inch = four hundred (400) feet, with the boundaries of the proposed subdivision indicated thereon, and covering the area within a half (½) mile radius thereof.