§ 72.309 STREET TREES

   Wherever the site is not naturally wooded, the subdivider may be required to plant street trees of not less than two inches (2”) caliper as measured chest high above the ground and at not more than fifty feet (50’) apart as measured along each side of the street.

(Ord. passed 11-14-72)

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Cross reference:

   Streets, sidewalks, and other places, see Ch. 41

ARTICLE V. PLATS AND DATA

§ 72.400 GENERAL INFORMATION

   General subdivision information shall describe or outline the existing conditions of the site and the proposed developments as necessary to supplement the drawings required below. This information may include data on existing covenants, land characteristics, and available community facilities and utilities; and information describing the subdivision proposal, such as number of residential lots, typical lot width and depth, price range, business areas, playgrounds, park areas and other public areas, protective covenants and proposed utilities, and street improvements.

(Ord. passed 11-14-72)

§ 72.401 LOCATION MAP

   The location map shall show the relationship of the proposed subdivision to existing community facilities which serve or influence it. Development name and location; main traffic arteries; public transportation lines; shopping center; elementary and high schools; parks and playgrounds; principal places of employment; other community features such as railroad stations, airports, hospitals and churches; title; graphic scale; north point; and date, shall be included.

(Ord. passed 11-14-72)

§ 72.402 SKETCH PLAN

   The sketch plan on topographic survey shall show in simple sketch form the proposed layout of streets, lots, and other features in relation to existing conditions. The sketch plan may be a freehand pencil sketch made directly on a print of the topographic survey. In any event, the sketch plan shall include the existing topographic data listed in § 72.403 or such of these data as the Planning Commission determines is necessary for its consideration of the proposed sketch plan.

(Ord. passed 11-14-72)

§ 72.403 TOPOGRAPHIC DATA

   (A)   Topographic data required as a basis for the preliminary plat, in § 72.404, shall include existing conditions as follows, except when otherwise specified by the Planning Commission.

      (1)   Boundary lines; bearings and distances;

      (2)   Easements; locations, width and purpose;

      (3)   Streets on, adjacent to, and within four hundred feet (400’) of any part of the tract; name and right-of-way width and location; type, width and elevation of surfacing; and legally established centerline location; walks, curbs, gutters, culverts, etc.

      (4)   Utilities on and adjacent to the tract; location, size, and invert elevation of sanitary, storm and combined sewers; location and size of water mains; location of gas lines; fire hydrants, electric and telephone poles, and street lights; if water mains and sewers are not on or adjacent to the tract, the direction and distance to and size of nearest ones, showing invert elevation of sewers shall be indicated.

      (5)   Ground elevations on the tract, based on a datum plane approved by the City Engineer; for land that slopes less than approximately two percent (2%) spot elevations at all breaks in grade, along all drainage channels or swales, and at selected point not more than one hundred feet (100’) apart in all direction shall be shown; for land that slopes more than approximately two percent (2%) contours with an interval of not more than approximately two percent (2%), shall show either contours with an interval of not more than five feet (5’) if ground slope is regular and the information is sufficient for planning, or shall show contours with an interval of not more than two feet (2’) if necessary because of irregular land or need for more detailed data for preparing plans and construction drawings.

      (6)   Subsurface conditions on the tract, if required by the Planning Commission; location and results of tests made to ascertain subsurface soil, rock, and ground water conditions; depth to ground water unless test pits are dry at a depth of five feet (5’); location and results of soil percolation tests if individual sewage disposal systems are proposed.

      (7)   Other conditions of the tract; watercourses, marshes, rock outcrop, wooded areas, isolated preservable trees one (1) foot or more in diameter, houses, barns, and other significant features and structures.

      (8)   Key map showing location of the tract.

      (9)   Title and certificates; present tract designation according to official records in the county office for the recording of deeds; title under which proposed subdivision is to be recorded, with names and addresses of owners, a list of all encumbrances, notation stating acreage, graphic scale, north arrow, datum, benchmarks, certificates of registered civil engineer or surveyor, and date of survey.

(Ord. passed 11-14-72)

§ 72.404 PRELIMINARY PLAT

   The preliminary plat shall be at a scale of one hundred feet (100’) to one inch (1’) or larger. It shall show all existing conditions required above in § 72.403, and shall show all proposals including the following:

   (A)   Street names; right-of-way and roadway widths; approximate grades and gradients; lengths of new street proposed; similar data for alleys, if any;

   (B)   Other rights-of-way or easements; location, width and purpose;

   (C)   Location of utilities; if not shown on other exhibits;

   (D)   Sites, if any, to be reserved or dedicated for parks, playgrounds, or other public uses;

   (E)   Sites, if any, for multiple family dwellings, shopping centers, churches, industry other non-public uses exclusive of one-family dwellings;

   (F)   Minimum building setback lines based on the zoning code;

   (G)   Site data, including number of residential lots, typical lot size, minimum lot size, and acres in parks, etc.;

   (H)   Where the preliminary plan includes a portion of a track of land in single and separate ownership, the prospective street layout for the entire tract shall be submitted;

   (I)   Proposed subdivision name or identifying title, scale, north point, and date; and

   (J)   Names of record owners of all adjoining parcels.

(Ord. passed 11-14-72)

§ 72.405 DRAFT OF PROTECTIVE COVENANTS

   When required by the Planning Commission, the preliminary plat shall be accompanied by drafts of protective covenants whereby the subdivision proposes to regulate land use in the subdivision and otherwise protect the proposed development.

(Ord. passed 11-14-72)

§ 72.406 FINAL PLAT

   (A)   The final plat shall be drawn in ink on tracing cloth or equally durable material that is eighteen inches by twenty-two inches (18” x 22”) or thirty-six inches by forty-four inches (36” x 44”) and shall be at a scale of either fifty feet (50’) to the inch or one hundred feet (100’) to the inch. Where necessary, the plat may be on several sheets accompanied by an index sheet showing the entire subdivision. For large subdivision, the final plat may be submitted for approval progressively in contiguous sections satisfactory to the Planning Commission. The final shall show the following:

      (1)   Primary control points, approved by the County Engineer, or descriptions and “ties” to such control points, to which all dimensions, angles, bearings, and similar data on the plat shall be referred;

      (2)   Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines of streets, easements, and other rights-of-way and property lines of residential lots and other sites; with dimensions in feet and hundredths of a foot, bearings, or deflection angles, and radii, arcs, and central angles of all curves;

      (3)   Location, size, and invert elevation of all sanitary, storm, and combined sewers and the location of all manholes, inlets, and culverts;

      (4)   Name and right-of-way width of each street or other right-of-way;

      (5)   Location, dimensions, and purpose of any easements;

      (6)   Number to identify each lot or site;

      (7)   Purpose for which sites, other than residential lots, are dedicated or reserved;

      (8)   Minimum building setback lines on all lots and other sites;

      (9)   Location and description of monuments; one (1) to be placed at each corner and at each change in direction of the boundary; two (2) to be placed at each street intersection; and one (1) at the beginning and end of curves on one (1) side of the street;

      (10)   Names of record owners of adjoining unplatted land;

      (11)   Reference to recorded subdivision plats of adjoining platted land by record name, date and number;

      (12)   Certification by surveyor or engineer certifying to accuracy of survey and plat;

      (13)   Name and address of the owner; certification of title showing that applicant is the landowner or his authorized agent;

      (14)   Statement by the owner dedicating streets, rights-of-way and any sites for public use;

      (15)   Notation stating title, acreage, number of lots, and key map sowing the location of tract, graphic scale, north point, and date;

      (16)   Signature blocks for:

         (a)   The City Engineer;

         (b)   The Chairman and one (1) member of the Planning Commission; and

      (17)   Any additional items required by § 72.404.

(Ord. passed 11-14-72)

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Cross reference:

   Fees due upon submission of final plat, see § 72.502