Whenever a property owner or developer desires to subdivide land into building lots, to dedicate streets, alleys or land for public use or to reserve streets for private use, the owner or developer shall submit ten copies of a preliminary plat and plan, preferably black and white prints, to the city. The plat shall be drawn to a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch.
(A) It need not be a final, detailed plat and plan, but shall contain the following:
(1) The location of present property and section lines, streets, buildings, water courses, wetlands and other existing features within the area to be subdivided;
(2) The proposed location and width of streets, lots, building and set back lines and easements;
(3) The title under which the proposed subdivision is to be recorded and the name of the subdivider platting the tract;
(4) The names of all adjoining subdivisions or a description of unplatted areas and the layout of their streets;
(5) Existing and proposed contour intervals of not more than two feet;
(6) North point, scale and date;
(7) The location of existing and proposed utilities within the tract or immediately adjacent thereto. The term
UTILITIES shall include sanitary sewers, storm sewers, water, electricity, gases, telephone, street lights and drainage. The location and size of the nearest water main and sewer or outlet shall be indicated;
(8) Information as to whether curb and gutter, sidewalks, boulevards and boulevard trees will be installed or planted. The location and type of any such planned improvements shall be shown;
(9) Location and type of erosion and sedimentation control measures proposed along with an erosion and sedimentation control plan as required in the Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance of the City Code set forth in Chapter 154;
(10) Results of a preliminary soils analysis prepared by a competent individual to determine building suitability, including erodibility, slope and infiltration capacity as required by the city’s Local Surface Water Management Plan.
(B) Plats containing three lots or less are exempted from the provisions of this section.
(Ord. passed 7-21-99)