Sketch plan application procedure for primary approval.
(A) Application requirements. In order to begin the subdivision process, the applicant shall file an application for review of sketch plan and certificate with the Administrator, and be entitled to a sign a receipt for same. This application shall:
(1) Be made on forms available at the Office of the Area Plan Commission and signed by the owner (or the designated individual with limited power of attorney);
(2) Include indications of all contiguous holdings of the owner including land in the same ownership, with an indication of the portion which is proposed to be subdivided, accompanied by affidavit of ownership, which shall include the dates the respective holdings of land were acquired, together with the book and page of each conveyance to the present owner as recorded in the County Recorder’s Office. The affidavit shall advise as to the legal owner of the property, the contract owner of the property, option of the property, and the date on which the contract of sale was executed. If any corporations are involved, the Administrator may request a complete list of all directors, and a listing of stockholders if less than ten in number;
(3) Be presented to the Administrator in duplicate;
(4) Be accompanied by a minimum of three copies of the sketch plan;
(5) Be submitted with the appropriate filing fee:
(a) Application and petitions filed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee;
(b) Pursuant to statute, the plan commission shall establish a schedule of reasonable fees to defray the administrative costs connected with:
1. Processing and hearing administrative appeals and petitions for rezoning, special exceptions, special uses, contingent uses, and variances;
2. Issuing permits; and
3. Other official action under the Indiana Code’s planning and zoning laws;
(c) The fee schedule shall be established at the first meeting each year of the Area Plan Commission. In the event the fee schedule is not reviewed by the Area Plan Commission at the first meeting of the year, the existing fee schedule shall remain in full force and effect until modified by the Area Plan Commission; and
(d) The fee schedule shall be posted in the Area Plan Commission office in an area of public access;
(6) Include an address and telephone number of an agent located within the territory of the Area Plan Commission who shall be authorized to receive all notices required by this chapter; and
(7) Include a listing signed by the checkpoint agencies indicating that they have received a copy of the proposed sketch plan or a certification that it has been sent.
(B) Checkpoint submission. In order to fulfill this last application requirement, a copy of the proposed plan shall be submitted to each of the agencies appropriate to the plan’s location so that their comment may be made to the Administrator. The checkpoint agencies appropriate to each participating jurisdiction in which a plat may be located are listed in Figure 3-1. The Administrator shall request that all officials and all agencies to which a request for review has been made submit a written report to him or her within 15 days after receipt of the request. No response from any agency shall be interpreted as meaning “no objection”.
(C) Classification of subdivision. After an application for sketch plan approval has been submitted and at the time of sketch plan review the Administrator shall classify the proposed subdivision as either major or minor as defined in this chapter. The required procedures and approvals for major subdivisions are described in § 152.032; corresponding information concerning the minor subdivision approval process is provided in § 152.033.
(Ord. 13-8, passed 5-16-13)