(A) The plat shall be drawn at a scale of 100 feet to one inch on a sheet not less than 17 inches by 21 inches or more than 30 inches by 36 inches in size except that when the drawing at that scale requires more than a sheet 30 inches by 36 inches in size, the plat may be drawn at a scale of 200 feet to one inch.
(B) The plat shall include a vicinity key map at an appropriate scale showing the layout of the proposed subdivision and all existing subdivision, street, and tract lines of acreage parcels of land immediately adjoining the proposed subdivision and between it and the nearest existing thoroughfares. It shall also show how streets and alleys in the proposed subdivision may connect with existing and proposed streets and alleys in the neighboring subdivisions or undeveloped property to produce the most advantageous development of the entire neighboring area.
(C) The plat shall contain the following information:
(1) Description:
(a) Proposed name of the subdivision;
(b) Location, with a complete legal description;
(c) Name and address of the subdivider;
(d) Name, address, and seal of the registered professional engineer or licensed land surveyor preparing the plat; and
(e) Scale of the plat, including graphic scale, north point, and date.
(2) Existing conditions:
(a) Boundary line of proposed subdivision indicated by solid heavy line;
(b) Location, width, and names of all existing or prior platted streets or other public ways, railroad and utility rights-of-way, parks and other public open spaces, permanent buildings or structures, and section and municipal corporation lines, within or adjacent to the tract;
(c) In case of replat, all descriptive lines of the original plat being vacated shall be shown by dotted lines in their proper position in relation to the new arrangement of the plat, with the new plat being clearly shown in solid lines so as to avoid ambiguity or confusion;
(d) Existing drainage ditches, sewers, water mains, culverts, or other underground facilities within the tract, indicating pipe sizes, grades, and exact location, as obtained from public records;
(e) Boundary lines of adjacent unsubdivided and subdivided land, showing owners names;
(f) Existing zoning of proposed subdivision and adjacent tracts;
(g) Contours based on a fixed and easily recognized datum, at not more than five feet nor less than one foot vertical intervals as required by the Commission; and
(h) Location and results of soil percolation tests if individual sewage disposal systems are proposed.
(3) Proposed conditions:
(a) Layout of streets, their names and widths and also widths of alleys, crosswalks, and easements. The names of the streets shall conform as far as practicable to the names of corresponding streets existing in the vicinity of the subdivision;
(b) Layout, dimensions, and numbers of lots;
(c) Parcels of land to be dedicated or reserved for public use or set aside for use of property owners in the subdivision; and
(d) Building setback lines, showing dimensions.
(Prior Code, § 68-84)