(A) Filing.
(1) Three copies of a preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision shall be submitted to the Planning Commission and Council, accompanied by one key map.
(2) These copies shall be officially filed with the Clerk of the Planning Commission and the Village Clerk at least ten days prior to the regular meeting of the Council in order to receive action at that meeting.
(3) The preliminary plat need not be a finished drawing for record purposes, but shall be legible, drawn to scale and contain the information required by this subchapter.
(B) Preliminary plat shall contain. The preliminary plat shall contain the following:
(1) Identification and description.
(a) Proposed name of the subdivision;
(b) Location by section, town and range, and city or township, or by other legal description;
(c) Names, addresses of owner, developer and licensed land surveyor, or other person, who made the plat;
(d) Scale of plat, one inch to not more than 100 feet;
(e) Date; and
(f) Northpoint.
(2) Delineation of existing conditions.
(a) Boundary line of the proposed subdivision indicated by solid heavy lines and the total approximate acreage encompassed thereby;
(b) Location, widths 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 and structures and section and corporation lines, within or adjacent to the tract;
(c) Existing sewers, water mains, culverts or other underground facilities within or adjacent to the tract, indicating pipe size, grades and exact location, as obtained from public records; and
(d) Boundary lines of adjacent tracts of un-subdivided lands with the names of the owners thereof, and boundary lines of adjacent subdivided lands shall be shown but the names of the owners shall not be required.
(3) Delineation of proposed conditions.
(a) Layout of streets, their names and widths, and also the widths of alleys, crosswalkways and easements;
(b) Layout, numbers and dimensions of lots;
(c) Parcels of land intended to be dedicated or temporarily reserved for public use or set aside by deed covenant for use of all property owners in the subdivision; and
(d) Building setback lines, with dimensions.
(C) Key map. The key map shall consist of a print of the appropriate tax map, or its equivalent, at a scale of not less than one inch equals 400 feet, with the boundaries indicated thereon, and covering the area within a half-mile radius thereof.
(D) Qualifications. The following qualifications shall govern approval of the preliminary plat:
(1) The approval of a preliminary plat by the Planning Commission and Council is tentative, involving the acceptability of the layout as submitted;
(2) The Planning Commission and/or Council on further evidence may introduce such changes or revisions as are deemed necessary to the interests and needs of the community;
(3) The preliminary approval of the plat is subject to all established utility and street or highway regulations;
(4) All improvement plans must be prepared by a registered professional engineer and the same must be filed with, and approved by the Planning Commission and the Council or the Village Engineer in the event that Council or Planning Commission directs the Village Engineer to examine and approve the said plans;
(5) Tentative approval shall be effective for a maximum period of 12 months, unless, within that time and upon the application of the developer, the Planning Commission or Council grants an extension;
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(8) .......adjoining the plat, and the exact location and widths of all alleys and crosswalkways, The name of a street shall not duplicate that of any existing street in the village;
(9) Municipal, township, county, grants, tracts or section lines accurately tied to the lines of the subdivision by distances and angles;
(10) Radii, internal angles, points of curvature, tangent bearings and lengths of all arcs;
(11) All easements for rights-of-way provided for public services or utilities;
(12) All lot numbers and lines, with accurate dimensions in feet and hundredths;
(13) All lot corners shall be accurately staked with hardwood stakes at least three-fourths-inch by 24 inches iron pipe;
(14) Accurate location of all monuments, which shall be concrete six inches by six inches by 30 inches, with iron rod in center, or iron pipe, at least three-fourths inch in diameter and 36 inches long. One such monument shall be placed at each corner and at each change in direction of the boundary; and one such monument shall also be placed at each street intersection and at the beginning and end of curves, on one side of the street;
(15) Accurate outlines and legal descriptions of any areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use, with the purpose indicated thereon, and of any area to be reserved by deed covenant for common uses of all property owners;
(16) Building setback lines accurately shown with dimensions;
(17) Protective covenants or private restrictions shall be recorded and the same noted on the final plat. A copy of such protective covenants or private restrictions shall accompany the final plat;
(18) Certification by the licensed land surveyor to the effect that the plat represents a survey made by him or her, that the monuments show thereon exist as located, that all dimensional and geodetic details are correct and that stakes as described in division (D)(13) above have been placed at all corners of lots and the change in direction of any line except where concrete monuments have been placed;
(19) Notarized certification, by the owner or owners, of the adoption of the plat and the dedication of streets and other public areas;
(20) Approval by signature of village officials concerned with the specifications and inspection of utility installations and improvements;
(21) Certification by County Auditor that there are no unpaid taxes on the property involved;
(22) Acceptance by the Planning Commission and Council of the village; and
(23) Certification by County Recorder that the plat has been recorded.
(Ord. 697, passed 6-4-1973)