(A) A person desiring the approval of a plat or replat of land for a major subdivision shall submit to the Plan Commission a written application for approval, the completed primary checklist and fees hereinafter provided. The plat shall include, but not be limited, to, the provisions listed below. The primary plat shall be presented to the Plan Commission. The Plan Commission may request additional information.
(B) Major subdivision checklist:
(1) Name of subdivision and legal boundary description;
(2) Location map of subdivision, north point and scale;
(3) Boundaries of the tract with accurate dimensions and bearings, as determined by an accurate survey in the field which has been balanced and closed, as well as physically located by monumentation;
(4) Location and description of all monuments with references by distance and bearings to both one-fourth section corners as set out herein;
(5) Length of lot lines, minimum width, depth and area of all lots;
(6) All lots numbered or lettered and all roads and streets with approved names;
(7) Public way widths, maximum grades, approximate curves and coordination of subdivision public ways with current and planned public ways within the subdivision;
(8) Streets and alleys adjacent to the new subdivision with their names;
(9) Building setback and front yard lines and side yard lines for corner lots;
(10) Thoroughfare set back lines, if applicable;
(11) Contours shown at vertical intervals of two and one-half feet if the general slope of the site is less than 2%, and at the vertical intervals of five feet if the general slope is greater than 2%, as taken from available county, state or federal maps;
(12) One hundred-year flood contour line from the FIRM map, or statement that all areas are outside floodplain;
(13) Easements for water, sewer and other municipal services, if applicable;
(14) Legally established function district, if applicable;
(15) Name of developer and/or owner and land surveyor;
(16) Zoning classification of subject property;
(17) Names and addresses of abutting property owners;
(18) Any existing buildings and their placement on the lots;
(19) Location of all underground mines or surface strip mining activity or a statement that no underground or surface strip mining activity has occurred within the subdivision boundary;
(20) Parcels of land to be reserved for schools, parks, playgrounds or other public purposes;
(21) Location of all property that is dedicated for public use and all property that may be reserved by covenant for the common use of the property owners in the subdivision;
(22) Detailed erosion control, sediment control and storm water management plan;
(23) Drainage easements designated with statement that no buildings, structures, fences, shrubs or trees be placed in easements; and
(24) Ten copies of proposed plat.
(C) The subdivider may be permitted to revise the primary plat to conform to agreed upon recommendations of the Plan Commission prior to the hearing before the Plan Commission if the Plan Commission is given sufficient time for review before the public hearing.
(D) The primary plat shall be submitted to the Plan Commission in the form of an original tracing using black drawing ink on tracing cloth or Mylar. “Stick-on” lettering or sheets are not acceptable. The plats may be prepared on paper using “stick-on” from which a permanent Mylar is made. Ammonia process Mylars are not acceptable. The standard size tracings shall be 24 inches by 36 inches using a scale of one inch equals 50 feet. Larger scales up to one inch equals 100 feet may be used to accommodate large plat areas with the approval of the Plan Commission. For small plat areas, tracings may be prepared on 18 inches by 24 inches sheets using one inch equals 50 feet.
(Ord. 1997-18, § 131.07, passed 8-27-1997) Penalty, see § 154.99