(a) Informal Consultation. While the subdivision is in sketch form and prior to the preparation of the preliminary plan, the applicant shall consult with the Planning Commission so that he may know of the applicable provisions of (1) the Subdivision Regulations; (2) the Middlefield Comprehensive Plan, (3) the Village of Middlefield Design Regulations, (4) the Village of Middlefield Municipal Standards for Plan Content, and (5) the existing Zoning Ordinance.
(b) Purpose of Preliminary Plan. The preliminary plan is intended to precede and supplement the final plat of the subdivision which is to be recorded. Its purpose is to show all facts needed to enable the Planning Commission and the administrative officials of the Municipality to determine whether the layout of the land in question and the physical improvements are satisfactory from the standpoint of the public interest.
(c) Consultation with Village Administrator and Submission of Plans to Utility Companies. While the plans of a proposed subdivision are still in preliminary form, the Applicant shall consult with the Village Administrator with respect to subdivision requirements, zoning provisions, standard specifications governing public improvements and performance agreement and bond requirements. In addition to the foregoing required consultation, the Applicant shall submit the preliminary plan to all utility companies serving the subdivision or consultation and recommendation as to requirements for adequately, conveniently and safely serving the subdivision. The utility companies shall note the fact of submission of the preliminary plan, the consultation and recommendations, if any, upon the preliminary plan or an accompanying document.
(d) Engineer and Surveyor. All required engineering and surveying work must be performed by or under the supervision of a registered engineer or surveyor, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of the Engineers and Surveyors Registration Act of the Ohio Revised Code.
(e) Filing. The Applicant shall prepare and file ten copies of the preliminary plan, according to the Village's Design Regulations, Municipal Standards for Plan Content and other requirements of the Subdivision Regulations and submit the filing fee provided for in Section 1121.07, not less than fifteen working days prior to the Commission's regularly scheduled meeting date, at which it is to be considered. The preliminary plan shall be considered officially filed after it is examined by the Village Engineer and is found to be in accordance with the Village of Middlefield Design Regulations and contain all of the data as required by the Municipal Standards for Plan Content for a subdivision preliminary plan.
(f) Approval. The Planning Commission shall forward copies of the preliminary plan to such officials and agencies as may be necessary for the purpose of study and recommendation. Alter receipt of reports from such officials and agencies, the Planning Commission shall determine whether the preliminary plan shall be approved, approved with modifications or disapproved. Notice of such action shall be supplied to the applicant together with the reasons for disapproval, if the plan is disapproved.
(1) The Planning Commission shall act on the preliminary plan within forty-five days after filing unless such time is extended by agreement with the applicant or his agent.
(2) When a preliminary plan has been approved by the Planning Commission, the Chairman of the Planning Commission shall affix his signature to copies of the plan indicating preliminary plan approval. The Chairman shall return one copy to the applicant for compliance with final approval requirements. Approval of the preliminary plan by the Planning Commission shall not constitute approval of the final plan of the subdivision by the Planning Commission.
(3) Preliminary plan approval shall confer upon the applicant the rights and guarantees during a one-year period from the date of approval, that the general terms and conditions under which the preliminary plan approval was granted will not be affected by any changes and/or amendments to the Subdivision Regulations.
(g) After receiving notice of the approval of the preliminary plan and prior to the filing of the final plat,
(1) The applicant shall present to the Planning Commission detailed engineering drawings of all utility and street improvements to be constructed in the proposed subdivision as required by Municipal Standards for Plan Content and the Village of Middlefield Design Regulations. The Planning Commission shall within five days after the filing of the detailed engineering drawings, transmit copies to the Engineer for study and final recommendations. The Planning Commission, after receiving a report from the aforementioned officials, shall notify the applicant of any recommended changes or suggestions so that the applicant may prepare the final improvement plans and final plat.
(2) The applicant shall present the Municipality with the as-built detailed engineering drawings when the subdivision has been completed. The detailed engineering drawings shall meet the Municipal Standards for Plan Content for Record (as-built) drawing requirements.
(Ord. 10-114. Passed 7-1-10.)