A. Submission: The subdivider shall prepare a preliminary plat for submission to the Planning Commission. Four (4) copies of the preliminary plat shall be submitted to the Office of the Town Clerk-Treasurer not less than seven (7) days prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered.
B. Certification Of Design: The preliminary plat shall be accompanied by a statement signed by the registered engineer preparing the plat certifying that he has, to the best of his ability, designed the subdivision in accordance with the General Plan, with which he is completely familiar, and in accordance with this title, except where an exception is requested in writing and the reasons for which are clearly stated.
C. Contents: The preliminary plat shall be drawn at a scale of one hundred feet to one inch (1" = 100') and shall contain or be accompanied by the following information:
1. The scale, north point and date.
2. The proposed name of the subdivision.
3. The names and addresses of the owner on record, the subdivider and of the registered engineer preparing the plat.
4. A key map showing the location of the proposed subdivision referenced to existing or proposed major streets and to government section lines, and including the boundaries and number of acres of the drainage area of which the proposed subdivision is a part.
5. The names, with location of intersecting boundary lines, of the adjoining subdivisions, and the location of Town limits, if falling within or immediately adjoining the tract.
6. The land contours with vertical intervals not greater than two feet (2') referenced to a United States Geological Survey or Coast and Geodetic Survey bench mark or monument.
7. The location of existing buildings, water, and watercourses, and the location of dedicated streets at the point where they adjoin and/or are immediately adjacent to the subdivision; provided, however, that actual measured distances shall not be required.
8. The length of the boundaries of the tract, measured to the nearest foot, and the proposed location and width of streets, alleys, easements and setback lines and the approximate lot dimensions.
9. The location, approximate size and type of sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, culverts, power and natural gas lines and other surface and subsurface structures and pipelines existing within or immediately adjacent to the proposed subdivision; and the location, layout, type and proposed size of the following structures and utilities:
a. Water mains.
b. Sanitary sewer mains, submains and laterals.
c. Storm sewers, culverts and drainage structures.
d. Street improvements.
10. The location of all drainage channels and subsurface drainage structures, and the proposed method of disposing of all runoff from the proposed subdivision, and the location and size of all drainage easements relating thereto, whether they are located within or outside of the proposed plat.
11. The classification of every street within or adjacent to the subdivision in accordance with the intended use of the street based on the proposed design. This shall be done by placing the appropriate term - primary thoroughfare, secondary thoroughfare, collector, or minor street - in parenthesis, directly on each street.
D. Planning Commission Action: The Planning Commission shall approve, approve conditionally, or disapprove the plat within sixty (60) days of the date of its submission by the applicant. If the preliminary plat is disapproved or approved conditionally, the reasons for such action shall be stated in writing, a copy of which shall be signed by the Planning Commission Chair and shall be attached to one (1) copy of the plat and transmitted to the subdivider. Unless stipulation for additional time is agreed to by the subdivider, if no action be taken by the Planning Commission at the end of sixty (60) days after submission, the plat shall be deemed to have been approved. The reasons for disapproval or conditional approval shall refer specifically to those parts of the General Plan or specific regulations with which the plat does not conform. On conditionally approving a plat, the Planning Commission may require submission of a revised preliminary plat. If the plat conforms to all of the standards, or after the applicant and Planning Commission agree upon any revisions which shall be filed with the Planning Commission on a revised copy, the subdivider may proceed with the laying out of streets and roads, the preparation of utility plans and the preparation of a final plat. (2011 Code app. § 17)