Upon receipt of an application for primary approval of a plat of subdivision, the Plan Commission Staff shall review the application for technical conformity with the standards set forth in this chapter. Within thirty (30) days after the receipt of an application, the Plan Commission Staff shall announce the date for a hearing before the Commission and provide notice in accordance with divisions (C) (1) (a) through (e) below.
1. After the Plan Commission Staff has announced a date for a hearing before the Commission, the applicant shall:
a. For all applications for approval of a plat of a subdivision, the applicant shall notify all abutting and adjoining legal land owners whose property is located within two hundred and fifty (250) feet of the subject property by certified mail with return receipts at least ten (10) days before the date of hearing. A copy of the notice published in the newspaper shall be adequate for the personal notice. The return receipts and an affidavit of services shall be filed with the secretary before the hearing.
b. The Zoning Administrator may vary the requirements for personal notification (other than the required time period) if in his judgment a departure from the rules above is justified and the intent of those rules is observed.
2. The subdivider shall provide a plat of a subdivision showing the following:
a. Proposed name of the subdivision.
b. Names and addresses of the owner and the applicant. If the applicant(s) are not the owners, written consent from the owners to the applicant(s) authorizing the filing and granting of the application.
c. Streets and rights-of-way, on and adjoining the site of the subdivision, showing the names, which shall meet with the approval of the Commission, and including roadway widths, approximate gradients, types and widths of pavement, curbs, walks, crosswalks, sidewalks, tree planting and other pertinent data.
d. Accurate boundary lines of the parent tract and all proposed lots, with dimensions and angles which provide a survey of the tract, closing with an error of not more than one (1) foot in five thousand (5,000) feet.
e. Accurate distances and directions to the nearest established street corners or official monuments. Reference corners shall be accurately described on the plat.
f. Accurate locations of all existing and recorded streets intersecting the boundaries of the tract.
g. Street lines with accurate dimensions in feet and hundredths of feet, with angles to street, alley and lot lines.
h. Layout of lots, showing dimensions, lot numbers, and the area in square feet of each lot.
i. Accurate locations of easements for utilities and any limitations on such easements, showing widths, purposes of easements, and existing easements.
j. Accurate dimensions for any property to be dedicated or reserved for public, semi-public, private, or community use.
k. Location and size of storm and sanitary sewers, water distribution system, and street lighting.
l. Contours at vertical intervals of two (2) feet if the general slope of the site is less than ten percent (10%) and at vertical intervals of five (5) feet if the general slope is ten percent (10%) or greater.
m. Building setback lines and dimensions.
n. Location, type, material and size of all monuments and lot markers.
o. Verification of open space/parkland in the subdivision at one (1) acre of open space per forty-five (45) acres of property in subdivision (one (1) acre minimum).
p. North point, scale and date.
q. Restrictions of all types which will run with the land and become covenants in the deeds for lots.
r. Certificate for primary approval by the Commission, to be signed by the President of the Commission.
s. Certificate for secondary approval by the Commission, to be signed by the President of the Commission or delegated official.
t. Certification by a registered land surveyor and registered professional engineer.
u. Certification of dedication of streets and other public property.
v. Accurate location of proposed sidewalks.
w. Drainage improvements with calculations supporting the design of the drainage system.
x. A description of the composition and operation of the owner's association required by Section 2.10.
y. The delineation of the phases, if any, of the development, indicating the lots and improvements to be included in each phase.
3. The subdivider shall submit the following Engineering Plans and Specifications and other required information with the application:
a. Profiles typical cross-sections and specifications for proposed street improvements.
b. Profiles, locations, and other explanatory data concerning the installation of sanitary and storm sewerage systems and water distributions system.
c. A description of the portion of the overall plat of the subdivision intended to be filed for record, including a program for the progressive development of the entire area contained in the overall plat.
d. A statement of the estimated amount of money sufficient to complete the improvements and installations by the subdivider and attested to by a registered land surveyor or a registered professional engineer.
4. The subdivider shall submit the following supplementary information with the application:
a. Statement of the proposed use of lots, stating type of residential buildings with number of proposed dwelling units, type of business or industry, so as to reveal the effect of the development on traffic, fire hazards, or congestion of population.
b. Evidence of an adequate source of water supply.
c. A National Cooperative Soil Survey Map from the Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District showing the soil limitations based upon the intended usage of the development land.
d. A statement concerning the method of controlling erosion before, during, and following construction, such as temporary seeding, siltration basins, mechanical erosion devices, and other similar means that meet the respective county soil and water conservation guidelines for urban development.
e. If flood plain is involved, a statement from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water, concerning construction in floodway, including flood plain high water marks, and the like.
f. Show other features or conditions, which would affect the subdivision favorably or adversely.
5. The subdivider shall include a location map with the application which may be prepared by indicating the data by notations on available maps and showing:
a. Subdivision name and location.
b. Any thoroughfares related to the subdivision.
c. Existing elementary and high schools, parks and playgrounds available for serving the area proposed to be subdivided, and other community facilities.
d. Title, scale, north point and date.
6. The staff shall review the proposed subdivision in order to assure that:
a. Such proposals minimize flood damage;
b. Public utilities and facilities are constructed so as to minimize flood damage;
c. Adequate drainage is provided; and
d. Require base flood elevation data for subdivision proposals greater than 50 lots or 5 acres.
7. The original drawing of the plat of the subdivision shall be drawn to a scale of fifty (50) feet to one (1) inch, provided that if the resulting drawing is thirty-six (36) inches in shortest dimension, a scale of one hundred (100) feet to one (1) inch may be used. Three (3) black or blue-line prints shall be submitted, or in order to conform to modern drafting and reproduction methods three (3) black-line prints or blue-line prints, and a Mylar film reproducible print shall be submitted. Also, a reduced plat on Mylar film with dimensions of fourteen (14) inches by seventeen (17) inches shall be submitted for filing purposes.