A preliminary working drawing hereinafter referred to in this chapter as “drawing”, containing all the information required by these Subdivision Regulations shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for processing. The drawing shall be prepared by a registered surveyor or civil engineer.
(a) The drawing shall not be accepted for processing unless the following data is contained therein.
(1) Identification noted as follows:
A. The title "Preliminary Drawings".
B. Proposed name of the subdivision.
C. Location by township, section, town and range, or by other legal description.
D. Names and addresses of developers and registered surveyor or civil engineer who designed the subdivision.
E. Scale of drawing (one inch = 100 feet preferred).
F. Date, north point.
G. Approximate acreage.
H. Key location shall be shown on the preliminary drawing.
(2) Delineation shall include, but is not limited to the following:
A. Boundary line of the proposed subdivision indicated by a dashed heavy line.
B. Location, widths and names of all existing or prior platted streets or other public ways, railroad and utility rights of way and easements, parks and other public open spaces, permanent buildings and structures, and section and corporation lines, within or adjacent to the tract.
C. Existing sewers, water mains, culverts or other underground facilities and open drainage ditches in and within close proximity to the tract, indicating size, depth, direction of flow and location.
D. Boundary lines of all tracts of unsubdivided and subdivided land, abutting to the proposed plat, showing owners of tracts greater than one acre.
E. The plans shall include both existing and proposed spot elevations at a maximum spacing of a one hundred (100) foot grid as measured in the field.
F. Existing zoning of proposed subdivision and abutting tracts in zoned areas.
G. Layout of proposed streets, their proposed names and widths, and also the widths of proposed alleys, crosswalk ways and easements. Proposed street names shall be checked with the Real Estate Transfer Department of the County Auditor's office to avoid duplications.
H. Layout numbers and dimensions of lots or parcels with appropriate designations.
I. Suggested locations of proposed water lines, sanitary sewer lines, storm sewer lines and sidewalks shall be indicated by drawings.
J. Sanitary treatment plant, wells and septic tank locations are to be shown.
K. Where septic tanks are proposed, results of soil percolation tests are to be indicated and keyed to the results submitted.
L. Diagram of proposed drainage development, including streets and lots, with indication of their outlet into existing facilities, and proposed elevations of drains at critical points.
M. In critical areas, high water levels are to be indicated, and areas subject to flooding shown.
N. Screen planting plan, if any.
O. Proposed building setback lines, showing dimensions.
(b) The drawing shall be analyzed by the Planning Commission for conformance with these Subdivision Regulations. If the drawing does not conform with these Regulations, the developer and surveyor or engineer, shall be notified so that the drawing may be revised.
(c) If the subdivision lot areas or uses do not conform with the existing zoning classification, a petition to rezone such area must be submitted by the property owner end acted upon by the Planning Commission prior to initial consideration of a drawing.
(d) If the drawing meets the requirements set forth above, it shall be sent to the appropriate City and public agencies for their review and recommendations.
(e) When the recommendation of the City and public agencies are received they are reviewed, and if the drawing is not acceptable to any City and public agency, the developer and surveyor or engineer is notified so that the drawing may be revised. If the drawing is acceptable and/or subject to certain modifications, the drawing is presented to the Planning Commission for consideration for approval or disapproval.
(f) The Planning Commission shall disapprove the drawing if it does not contain the necessary information, is not in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations, or if the proposed improvements are not approved by the appropriate City and public agencies.
(g) Prior to approval of the drawing, the Planning Commission may introduce such changes, or revisions, to the drawing as are deemed necessary to the interests and needs of the community provided such changes are not in violation of the within rules and regulations. The Planning Commission may then approve the drawing once it has received the approvals or recommendations for modifications of the City and public agencies. Any changes required by the Planning Commission as a condition of approval and agreed to by the subdivider, or his representative, shall be marked in red on the approved drawing. The surveyor or engineer will then furnish the Planning Commission with seven copies of the revised drawing containing such agreements.
(h) Approval of the drawing is valid for one year and allows the developer to proceed with the preparation of the improvement and modification of the plans required by the various City and public agencies. It also allows the developer to proceed with construction of the improvements as soon as the revised and/or required plans are reviewed and approved by the appropriate City and public agencies.
(i) The subdivider and surveyor or engineer shall be notified in writing of the Planning Commission's action, and the notification of their action will also be given to the appropriate City and public agencies.
(j) After approval of the drawing by the Planning Commission, a plat may be filed as provided for in Chapter 1181.
(k) Fifteen copies of the drawing shall be submitted at least twenty days before a meeting of the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 175-1995. Passed 9-25-95.)