(A) The owner or subdivider shall provide a preliminary plat of the subdivision which shall show the manner in which the proposed subdivision is coordinated with the master plan and its provisions, including school and recreational sites; shopping center; community facilities; sanitation, water supply, and drainage; and other development, existing and proposed, in the vicinity. However, no land shall be subdivided for residential use unless adequate access to the land over approved streets or thoroughfares exists or will be provided by the subdivider, or if the land is considered by the Plan Commission to be unsuitable for that use by reason of flooding or improper drainage, objectionable earth and rock formation, topography, or any other feature harmful to the health and safety of possible residents and the community as a whole.
(B) The subdivider shall provide the following:
(1) A location map, which may be prepared by indicating the data by notations on available maps, showing:
(a) The subdivision name and location.
(b) Any thoroughfares related to the subdivision.
(c) Existing elementary and high schools, parks, and playgrounds serving the area proposed to be subdivided, and other community facilities.
(2) A preliminary plat, showing:
(a) The proposed name of the subdivision.
(b) Names and addresses of the owner, subdivider, and the city planner, land planning consultant, engineer, or surveyor who prepared the plan.
(c) Streets and rights-of-way, on and adjoining the site of the proposed subdivision, showing the names (which shall not duplicate other names of streets in the community, except as designated by the Commission) and including roadway widths, approximate gradients, types and widths of pavement, curbs, sidewalks, cross-walks, tree-planting, and other pertinent data.
(d) Locations, widths, and purposes of easements.
(e) A statement concerning the location and approximate size or capacity of utilities to be installed.
(f) Layout of lots, showing dimensions and numbers.
(g) Parcels of land proposed to be dedicated or reserved for schools, parks, playgrounds, or other public, semi-public, or community purposes.
(h) Contours of vertical intervals of two feet in the general slope of the site is less than 10%, and at vertical intervals of five feet if the general slope is greater than 10%.
(i) Ground water levels stated in inches below ground surface and given at points of lowest ground surface elevation.
(j) Tract boundary lines showing dimensions, bearings, angles, and references to section, township, and range lines or corners.
(k) Building setback or front yard lines.
(l) Legend and notes.
(m) Other features or conditions which would affect the subdivision favorably or adversely.
(n) Scale, north point, and date. The preliminary plat of the subdivision shall be drawn to a scale of 50 feet to one inch, or 100 feet to one inch. However, if the resulting drawing would be over 36 inches in shortest dimension, a scale as recommended by the Commission may be used.
(3) A description of the protective covenants or private restrictions to be incorporated in the plat of the subdivision.
(C) The application shall be accompanied by a certified check or money order in the amount of $25, and that amount shall be deposited in the General Fund.
(Ord. 2285, passed 4-16-79) Penalty, see § 151.99
Statutory reference:
Preliminary plats, see IC 36-7-4-702 through 36-7-4-708