11-2-2: PREAPPLICATION STAGE:
   A.   Purpose: The preapplication stage affords the subdivider the opportunity of obtaining the advice and assistance and of informally discussing the proposed subdivision with the department prior to the expense of a preliminary plat preparation. It also affords the department the opportunity to give informal guidance at a time when potential points of conflict can be most easily resolved, subsequent relations improved, official action simplified and undue expense and delay saved by the subdivider.
   B.   Actions By Subdivider: The subdivider shall meet informally with the department to present a general outline of his proposal, including, but not limited to:
      1.   Sketch plans and ideas regarding land use, street and lot arrangements and tentative lot sizes.
      2.   Tentative proposals regarding water supply, sewage disposal, surface drainage and street improvements.
   C.   Actions By Department: The department shall discuss the proposal with the subdivider and advise him of procedural steps, design and improvement standards and general plat requirements. Then, depending upon the scope of the proposed development, the department shall proceed with the following investigations:
      1.   Check existing zoning of the district.
      2.   Advise the subdivider if a zoning change will be required and that such change must be obtained prior to additional processing of the application.
      3.   Determine the adequacy of existing or proposed schools, parks and other public spaces.
      4.   Inspect the site or otherwise determine its relationship to major streets, utility systems and adjacent land uses and determine any unusual problems such as topography, utilities, flooding, etc.
      5.   Determine the need for preparation and review of a development master plan prior to subsequent consideration of a preliminary plat. Advise the subdivider if a development master plan is required and to what extent it shall be prepared by the developer and by the department.
   D.   Development Master Plan:
      1.   Guidelines: The department shall use the following guidelines in establishing the need for a development master plan: whether the tract is sufficiently large to comprise an entire neighborhood; whether the tract initially proposed for platting is only a portion of a larger landholding of the subdivider; or the tract is a part of a larger land area, the development of which is complicated by unusual topographic, utility, land use, land ownership or other conditions. The entire land area considered in determining the need for a development master plan need not be under the subdivider's control.
      2.   Preparation Of Plan: The development master plan shall be prepared to scale and accuracy commensurate with its purpose and shall include:
         a.   General street pattern with particular attention to collector streets and future circulation throughout the neighborhood.
         b.   General location and size of school sites, parks or other public areas.
         c.   Location of shopping centers, multi-family residential or other proposed land uses.
         d.   Methods proposed for sewage disposal, water supply and storm drainage.
         e.   Location of buildings and circulation for condominium developments on all land owned by subdivider.
      3.   Approval Of Plan: Upon acceptance of the general design approach by the department, the development master plan may be submitted to the commission and council for their consideration. If general approval is given, notice to that effect shall be recorded in the minutes of both bodies and a copy of said minutes transmitted to the subdivider and his engineer. If development is to take place in several parts, the development master plan should be submitted as supporting data for each part. The development master plan should be kept up to date by the subdivider and the department as modifications take place. (1988 Code § 14-2-2)