(A) Generally. Plats and supporting documentation shall provide all relevant or material information regarding the proposed planned development. Supplemental information may required by any reviewing authority, including, but not limited to, the City Council, the Plan Commission, the Secretary of the Plan Commission and the Director of Utilities and Engineering. In this subchapter, when reference is made to plat, that term also includes any supporting documents.
(B) Conceptual plan. A conceptual plan shall be prepared to scale and provide a clear understanding of the way in which the property is intended to be developed. The information called for in preliminary and final plats should be considered in preparing and presenting a conceptual plan. The information is not, however, necessarily required. What should be included is dependent upon the particular planned development involved.
(C) Preliminary plat. A preliminary plat shall be prepared to scale and provide a detailed plan of the way in which the property is intended to be developed. The plat shall be prepared by some person qualified to prepare the same and be in a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet. The plan shall specify all information relevant or material to the plan. The following information should be considered in preparing and presenting a preliminary plat. The information is not, however, necessarily required. What must be included is dependent upon the particular planned development involved.
(1) Site information.
(a) Boundary lines. Bearing and distance;
(b) Easements. Location, width and purpose;
(c) Streets on and adjacent to the tract. Street name, right-of-way width, existing or proposed center line elevations, pavement type, walks, curbs, gutters, culverts and the like;
(d) 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 lines and street lights; direction and distance to and size of nearest usable water mains and sewers adjacent to the tract showing invert elevation of sewers;
(e) Ground elevation on the tract. For land that slopes less than 0.5% show one foot contours; for land that slopes more than 0.5%, show two foot contours; also show spot elevations at all breaks in grades, along all drainage channels or swales and at points of special significance;
(f) Subsurface conditions. Subsurface conditions or the tract (if required by the Plan Commission) location and results of tests made to generally ascertain subsurface soil, rock and ground water conditions; depth to ground water unless test pits are dry at a depth of five feet; location and results of soil percolation tests if individual sewage disposal systems are proposed;
(g) Other conditions on the tract. Watercourses, floodplains, marshes, rock outcrop, wooded areas, isolated preservable trees one foot or more in diameter, houses, barns, accessory buildings and other significant features;
(h) Other conditions on adjacent land. Approximate direction and gradient of ground slope, including any embankments or retaining walls; character and location of major buildings, railroads, power lines, towers and other nonresidential land uses or adverse influences; owners of adjacent unplatted land; for adjacent platted land refer to subdivision plat by name and show approximate percent buildup, typical lot size and dwelling type;
(i) Zoning. Zoning districts on and adjacent to the tract;
(j) Proposed public improvements. Highways or other major improvements planned by public authorities for future construction on or near the tract;
(k) Open space. All parcels of land intended to be dedicated for public use or reserved for the use of all property owners with the purpose indicated;
(l) Structures. General location, purpose and height, in feet or stories, of each building other than single-family residences on individually platted lots; and
(m) Map data. Name of development, name of site planner, north point, scale, date of preparation and acreage of site.
(2) Objectives. A statement of planning objectives to be achieved by the planned development. This statement should include a description of the character of the propose development and the rationale behind the assumptions and choices of the developer.
(3) Character. Explanation of the character of the planned development and the manner in which it has been planned to take advantage of the flexibility of these regulations and referencing the general benefits that will accrue to the public as a result of the planned development.
(4) Ownership. Statement of present and proposed ownership of all and within the project, including present tract designation according to official records of the County Recorder of Deeds. A certificate shall be furnished that there are no delinquent taxes constituting a lien on the whole or any part of the property.
(5) Names. The names and addresses of the persons to whom the notice of the hearing to be held by the City Council should be sent (developer, designer and the owners of the land immediately adjoining).
(6) Schedule. Development schedule indicating:
(a) Stages in which project will be built with emphasis on area, density, use and public facilities such as open space to be developed with each stage. Overall design of each stage shall be shown on the plat and through supporting graphic material;
(b) Approximate dates for beginning and completion of each stage; and
(c) If different land use types are to be included within the planned development, the schedule must include the mix of uses to be built in each stage.
(7) Covenants. Proposed agreements, provisions or covenants which will govern the use, maintenance and continued protection of the planned development and any of its common open space.
(8) Density. Information on the density of residential uses, including the number of dwelling units per acre, the number of dwelling units by type, the number of buildings by type and the number of bedrooms in each building and dwelling unit type.
(9) Nonresidential use. Information on the type and amount of ancillary and nonresidential uses, including the amount of common open space.
(10) Service facilities. Information on all service facilities and off-street parking facilities
(11) Architectural plans. Preliminary architectural plans for all primary buildings shall be submitted in sufficient detail to permit an understanding of the style of the development, the design of the buildings, and the number, size and type of dwelling units. Also provide floor area of building types and total ground coverage of buildings.
(12) Landscaping plans. Preliminary plans for plant materials, earth sculpturing, berming and aesthetic features shall be submitted.
(13) Facilities plans. Preliminary plans or information, adequate to indicate that the proposed development can be serviced by, as appropriate:
(a) Roads, including classification, widths of right-of-way, width of pavement and typical construction details;
(b) Sanitary sewers;
(c) Storm drainage;
(d) Water supply system;
(e) Lighting program; and
(f) Sidewalks, paths and cycle trails.
(14) Tax impact study. Information on the taxes to be generated by the proposed project and the cost to the various taxing bodies to provide the necessary services to the project.
(15) Traffic analysis. Information in the adequacy of the local transportation and thoroughfare system to handle anticipated traffic volumes generated by the planned development. Also, an analysis may be made of the adequacy of the internal vehicular circulation pattern.
(16) Market study. Economic feasibility study of the proposed development, including information on land utilization and marketing potential. Evidence may be presented showing the need and feasibility of the proposed development.
(D) Final plat stage.
(1) Final detailed plan. A final planned development plat or plats, suitable for recording with the County Recorder of Deeds, shall be prepared. The purpose of the final plat is to designate with particularity the land subdivided into conventional lots as well as the division of other land, not so treated, into common open areas and building areas. The final plat shall include, unless waived by the City Council:
(a) An accurate legal description of the entire area under immediate development with the planned development;
(b) A planned development plat of all lands which are a part of the final plat being submitted, and meeting all the requirements for a final plat. If lands which are a subject of the final plat are to be subdivided, then a subdivision plat is also required either in conjunction with the plat or separately;
(c) An accurate legal description of each separate unsubdivided use area, including common open space;
(d) Designation of the location of all buildings to be constructed with reasonable accuracy;
(e) Certificates, seals and signatures required for the dedication of lands and recording the document; and
(f) Tabulation on separate unsubdivided use area, including land area, number of buildings, number of dwelling units, and dwelling units per acre, that is, the density allowed.
(2) Common open space and similar documents. All common open space, if any, shall be either conveyed to a municipal or public corporation, conveyed to a not-for-profit corporation or entity established for the purpose of benefitting the owners and residents of the planned development, or retained by the developer with legally binding guarantees in a form approved by the Corporation Counsel, verifying that the common open space will be permanently preserved as an open area. All land conveyed to a not-for-profit corporation or like entity shall be subject to the right of the corporation to impose a legally enforceable lien for maintenance and improvement of the common open space. Protective covenants, if any, shall also be duly recorded as a part of the final plat.
(3) Public facilities. All public facilities and improvements made necessary as a result of the planned development shall be either constructed in advance of the approval of the final plat or an alternate arrangement made as provided for subdivision improvements. Detailed construction plans shall be submitted to the Director of Utilities and Engineering for all public facilities to be built.
(4) Construction plans. Detailed plans shall be submitted to the Director of Utilities and Engineering and Building Inspector for the design, construction or installation of site amenities, including buildings, landscaping, lakes and other site improvements.
(5) Construction schedule. A final construction schedule shall be submitted to the Director of Utilities and Engineering for that portion of the planned development for which approval was requested.
(1980 Code, § 29.911) Penalty, see § 162.999