(A) Sketch plats submitted to the Planning Commission, prepared in pen or pencil, shall be drawn to a convenient scale of not less than 200 feet to 1 inch and shall show the following information:
(1) Name.
(a) Name of subdivision if property is within an existing subdivision;
(b) Proposed name if not within a previously platted subdivision. The proposed name shall not duplicate the name of any plat previously recorded; and
(c) Name of property if no subdivision has been chosen. (This is commonly the name by which the property is locally known).
(2) Ownership.
(a) Name and address, including telephone number, of legal owner or agent of the property involved in the subdivision; and
(b) Name and address, including telephone number, of the professional person(s), if any, responsible for the subdivision's design, or for the design of any public improvements, and for the surveys.
(3) Location. A vicinity map at a scale of not less than 1 inch equals 1 mile showing the relationship of the proposed subdivision to surrounding locale. The scale of the vicinity map should be shown, as well as a north arrow; and
(4) Features.
(a) Total acreage in the tract to be subdivided;
(b) Location of property lines, existing easements, railroad rights-of-way, water courses, and existing buildings;
(c) Location of all existing or platted streets or other public ways within or adjacent to the tract;
(d) Names of any adjoining subdivisions;
(e) Approximate location, widths, and classification of proposed streets, including width of rights-of-way;
(f) Approximate location, dimensions, and area of all proposed or existing lots;
(g) Existing and proposed uses of land throughout the subdivision;
(h) Existing uses of land surrounding the subdivision;
(i) The approximate location and dimensions of any parcels of land proposed to be set aside for a park, playground, or other public use, or for the common use of property owners in the proposed subdivision with designation of the purpose thereof;
(j) Location of lakes, swamps, and land subject to flood, based on a 100-year frequency flood;
(k) Topography in terms of mean sea level by contours at vertical intervals of not more than 5 feet (the Planning Commission's administrative official may accept vertical intervals of not more than 10 feet or waive the requirements where existing topographic mapping is not available at 5 feet contours and the terrain of the proposed subdivision is not of major significance); and
(l) Location of city limit lines and county lines, if applicable.
(B) The subdivider may, and is encouraged to, submit a sketch plat of the entire tract he or she plans to ultimately develop, even though his or her present plans call for the actual development of only a part of the property.
(C) (1) A site evaluation of the development, including a soil survey and interpretations conducted or approved by the County Soil and Water Conservation District as described herein, may be submitted as an integral component of the sketch plat.
(2) (a) The developer of the subdivision shall apply to the Soil and Water Conservation District to do the required site evaluation and soil survey and interpretations.
(b) If the staff of the Conservation District determines that it cannot perform the site evaluation within 30 days of the application, then the developer may contract with a registered engineer, landscape architect, or professional soil conservationist to perform the site evaluation.
(c) This site evaluation must be submitted to the staff of the conservation district for approval.
(d) The staff shall review the site evaluation with 15 days of its submission.
(3) It is suggested that the subdivider obtain a site evaluation, including a soil survey and interpretations, and use it as an aid in the development of his or her sketch plat.
(Ord. 105, passed 12-29-1988) Penalty, see § 154.999