§ 153.248 PRELIMINARY PLAT SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.

   Applications for preliminary plat approval shall contain all of the following information:

   (A)   General submission requirements.

      (1)   Information required for a Type III review. See § 153.208.

      (2)   Public facilities and services impact study. The impact study shall quantify and assess the effect of the development on public facilities and services. The city shall advise as to the scope of the study, which shall address, at a minimum: the transportation system, including required improvements for vehicles and pedestrians; the drainage system; the parks system (for subdivisions and planned unit developments of 20 or more dwelling units); the water system; and the sewer system. For each system and type of impact, the study shall propose improvements necessary to meet city standards under adopted ordinances and facility master plans.

      (3)   Traffic impact analysis. As may be required by the city or other roadway authority.

   (B)   Preliminary plat information. In addition to the general information described in division (A) above, the preliminary plat application shall consist of drawings and supplementary written material (i.e., on forms and/or in a written narrative) adequate to provide the following information, in quantities determined by City Planning Official.

      (1)   General information. The following general information is required:

         (a)   Name of subdivision (partitions are named by year and file number). This name shall not duplicate the name of another land division in the county (check with County Surveyor);

         (b)   Date, north arrow and scale of drawing;

         (c)   Location of the development sufficient to define its location in the city, boundaries and a legal description of the site;

         (d)   Zoning of parcel to be divided, including any overlay zones;

         (e)   A title block including the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the owners of the subject property and, as applicable, the name of the engineer and surveyor and the date of the survey; and

         (f)   Identification of the drawing as a preliminary plat.

      (2)   Existing conditions. Except where the City Planning Official deems certain information is not relevant, applications for preliminary plat approval shall contain all of the following information on existing conditions of the site:

         (a)   Location, name and present width of all streets, alleys and rights-of-way on and abutting the site;

         (b)   Width, location and purpose of all existing easements of record on and abutting the site;

         (c)   Location and identity of all utilities on and abutting the site: If water mains and sewers are not on or abutting the site, indicate the direction and distance to the nearest one and show how utilities will be brought to standards;

         (d)   Ground elevations shown by contour lines at two-foot vertical interval: Such ground elevations shall be related to some established benchmark or other datum approved by the County Surveyor; the Planning Commission may waive this standard for partitions when grades, on average, are less than 6%;

         (e)   The location and elevation of the closest benchmark(s) within or adjacent to the site (i.e., for surveying purposes);

         (f)   The base flood elevation, per FEMA flood insurance rate maps, as applicable;

         (g)   North arrow and scale; and

         (h)   Other information as deemed necessary by the City Planning Official for review of the application. The city may require studies or exhibits prepared by qualified professionals to address specific site features and code requirements.

      (3)   Proposed development. Except where the City Planning Official deems certain information is not relevant, applications for preliminary plat approval shall contain all of the following information on the proposed development:

         (a)   Proposed lots, streets, tracts, open space and park land (if any); location, names, right-of-way dimensions, approximate radius of street curves; and approximate finished street centerline grades. All streets and tracts that are being held for private use and all reservations and restrictions relating to such private tracts shall be identified;

         (b)   Easements: location, width and purpose of all proposed easements;

         (c)   Lots and private tracts (e.g., private open space, common area or street): approximate dimensions, area calculation (e.g., in square feet) and identification numbers for all proposed lots and tracts;

         (d)   Proposed uses of the property, including all areas proposed to be dedicated as public right-of-way or reserved as open space for the purpose of surface water management, recreation or other use;

         (e)   Proposed public street improvements, pursuant to §§ 153.185 through 153.194;

         (f)   On slopes exceeding an average grade of 10%, as determined by the City Engineer, the preliminary location of development on lots (e.g., building envelopes), demonstrating that future development can meet minimum required setbacks and applicable engineering design standards;

         (g)   Preliminary design for extending city water and sewer service to each lot, per §§ 153.185 through 153.194;

         (h)   Proposed method of stormwater drainage and treatment, if required, pursuant to §§ 153.185 through 153.194;

         (i)   The approximate location and identity of other utilities, including the locations of street lighting fixtures, as applicable;

         (j)   Evidence of compliance with applicable overlay zones, including, but not limited to, the city’s floodplain overlay; and

         (k)   Evidence of contact with the applicable road authority for proposed new street connections.

(Ord. 1267, passed 1-3-2012)