§ 157.050 GENERAL PROVISIONS.

   A preliminary subdivision plan is a process designed to assist the developer and the city with the efficient and timely development of utilities to and throughout a development. Plans will be evaluated for compliance with the city’s comprehensive plan goals and policy framework, adopted master plans and the capital improvement program.

(1992 Code, App. A, § 15A.04) (Ord. 81-08, passed 7-7-2008)

§ 157.051 SUBMITTAL AND PROCESS.

   (a)   The developer shall submit an electronic copy of the preliminary subdivision plan to the online plan review at the city of Sioux Falls’ website. The applicant shall submit all elements as required by § 157.052 before the planning commission submittal deadline in order to stay on a standard public hearing schedule.

      (1)   The planning office shall determine if the application and preliminary subdivision plan contains all elements as required by § 157.052.

         A.   If it is determined that not all elements are completed, then the applicant shall be notified in writing of the specific deficiencies and that the application shall not be distributed for review until all elements of the application are submitted. The applicant has until the submittal deadline to submit all elements.

         B.   If the planning office determines that the application does contain all elements as required by § 157.052, the application will be distributed to applicable departments for review.

      (2)   Applicable city departments will review within ten working days of submittal to determine compliance with all approval criteria of § 157.052.

         A.   If the planning and development services director determines that the preliminary subdivision plans do not meet the criteria, the plan may not be placed on the planning commission agenda and the planning office shall identify specific required information in its written notification to the applicant at the end of the ten-working day review period. The planning and development services director may schedule the preliminary plan for a planning commission public hearing only after all criteria has been met.

         B.   If the planning office determines that the preliminary subdivision application is in sufficient compliance with § 157.052, but there are specific design, improvement, or other compliance deficiencies, the planning and development services director may list conditions to the approval of the subdivision application to the planning commission.

   (b)   The preliminary subdivision plan application shall be scheduled for a planning commission public hearing by the planning office on a day when the planning commission is regularly scheduled to meet as determined by the rules, policies, and regulations as adopted or which may hereafter be adopted by the planning commission for holding public hearings on those requests. The planning commission shall then make a recommendation to city council on the preliminary plan application or shall defer the application for more information.

   (c)   The city council, in taking action on a preliminary plan, shall consider the recommendations of the planning commission and shall hold a public hearing. The city council shall then approve, disapprove, or approve with conditions by means of a resolution based upon the criteria within § 157.052. Approval of the preliminary plan shall indicate council’s approval of the general location of the lots, blocks, and streets including the interrelationship to proposed zoning districts or land uses, all which shall be so noted on the preliminary subdivision plan’s certificate of approval. The approved plan shall be available by contacting the city office of planning and development services. Any conditions included by the city council shall be resolved on a revised preliminary plan which would be submitted to the planning office for administrative approval before any development engineering plans and plats are submitted.

(1992 Code, App. A, § 15A.04.010) (Ord. 81-08, passed 7-7-2008; Ord. 87-18, passed 10-2-2018)

§ 157.052 PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAN ELEMENTS AND APPROVAL CRITERIA.

   Preliminary subdivision plans must have all elements within Table 1 included in the application before a staff review is completed. The planning commission in its recommendation and the city council in its approval shall take into consideration all elements and approval criteria in Table 1.

Table 1 Element and Approval Criteria for Preliminary Plans
Elements	Approval Criteria
The owner, developer, and engineer’s names, addresses, and telephone numbers	Use as contact for the project for comments and notifications.
Submitted by licensed engineer	The earmark that distinguishes a licensed/registered professional engineer is the authority to sign and seal or “stamp” engineering documents for a design or analysis, thus taking legal responsibility for it.
Proposed name of subdivision	The name shall not duplicate, be the same in spelling, or alike in pronunciation with the name of any other recorded subdivision, unless it is an extension of or adjoining to an existing subdivision.
The names of all adjoining subdivisions with adjoining unplatted property shall be labeled as such	Showing connectivity with lot and block lines, easements, and rights-of-way.
Lot and block layout	Comply with §§ 157.095 through 157.098.
Vicinity map to scale showing location of preliminary subdivision plan	Includes other property between 660-1,320' in every direction.
Proposed zoning districts	Sufficient to allow for staff review of residential densities and nonresidential structure size.
Area, legal description and notations stating acreage, scale, and north arrow	Determine if plan boundaries meet stated ownership; adjacent property notification, if required; measurement and review of plans.
The location of existing blocks, lots, building lines, water courses, drainageways, bridges, culverts, wells, cell towers, septic systems, on-site wastewater systems, present structures, any fixtures, and any pertinent natural features in the area affected, with principal dimensions and all significant information in regard to property, immediately adjacent on all sides	Will not place any existing lot or building in violation of any applicable ordinance, code, regulation, law including, but not limited to, zoning, building, subdivision, and flood prevention and comply with the parks/open space needs identified within the growth management plan and §§ 157.190 and 157.191.
Existing contours referenced to city datum with intervals sufficient to determine the character and topography of the land to be subdivided	Utility coordination and comply with water, sewer, grading/drainage plans.
Boundary lines of floodways and 100-year flood zones delineated on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM)	To ensure buildable lots.
Phasing and timelines	Per annexation resolution and for purposes of identifying final utility plan parcels (based on watershed boundaries); construction planning for private and public entities.
Proposed city reimbursements	Coordination with CIP and city disbursements.
Other data consistent with or required within the developers/preannexation agreement	Only data as required within an annexation, preannexation.
Preliminary drainage plan	Comply with EDS Ch. 13.2.2
Preliminary sanitary sewer plan	Comply with EDS Ch. 13.2.2
Preliminary street lighting plan	Comply with EDS Ch. 13.2.2
Preliminary street plan	Comply with EDS Ch. 13.2.2
Preliminary water plan	Comply with EDS Ch. 13.2.2

 

(1992 Code, App. A, § 15A.04.020) (Ord. 81-08, passed 7-7-2008; Ord. 94-16, passed 8-2-2016; Ord. 87-18, passed 10-2-2018)

§ 157.053 EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF PRELIMINARY APPROVAL.

   (a)   Any preliminary subdivision plan which has not received development engineering plan approval for all or a portion of the preliminary subdivision plan area within a period of three years would require resubmittal of a new plan for approval subject to any new subdivision regulations unless a waiver from the city director of planning and development services is approved.

   (b)   Upon written request to the city director of planning and development services and prior to the preliminary plan expiration date, a one-year time extension for the preliminary plan may be granted by the city’s director of planning and development services, subject to the following condition that the land uses for land within the preliminary subdivision plan area have not significantly been altered since the original approval date for the preliminary subdivision plan.

(1992 Code, App. A, § 15A.04.030) (Ord. 81-08, passed 7-7-2008; Ord. 87-18, passed 10-2-2018)

§ 157.054 REVISIONS TO PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAN.

   (a)   (1)   Amendments to an approved preliminary subdivision plan may be requested by the developer.

      (2)   The city engineer and city director of planning and development services may request an updated preliminary subdivision plan for review and approval when changes to the plan are proposed.

   (b)   Amendments to a preliminary plan shall consist of external impacts, including changes in major (collectors) street pattern, change of zones, drainage facility location, other public open space location or perimeter boundaries.

      (1)   Amendments to an approved preliminary subdivision plan shall follow the procedures for approval of a preliminary subdivision plan as required in this section.

      (2)   The approved plan, and any amendments, shall be kept on file with the city engineer and planning director.

(1992 Code, App. A, § 15A.04.040) (Ord. 81-08, passed 7-7-2008; Ord. 87-18, passed 10-2-2018)

DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING PLANS

§ 157.065 THE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING PLANS.

   (a)   The development engineering plan is a process designed to assist the developer and the city with the efficient and timely development of utilities and final lot and block layout to and throughout a development. Plans will be evaluated for compliance with the Engineering Design Standards and the capital improvement program. The development engineering plan approval will be based upon the engineering feasibility of the development including the determination of more precise locations of all lots, blocks, and streets.

   (b)   Following the approval of the preliminary subdivision plan, if the developer wishes to proceed, an electronic copy of the development engineering plans shall be submitted to the online plan review at the city of Sioux Falls website for review and acceptance by the city engineering office. The development engineering plans shall encompass all land included in a phase as shown on the preliminary subdivision plan, be in compliance with conditions and approval criteria of the preliminary subdivision plan and existing and proposed easements shown and dimensioned from property lines and utilities.

   (c)   The development engineering plans shall comply with the respective chapters within the adopted Engineering Design Standards and with criteria within this chapter. All development utility plans shall be approved or disapproved within 15 working days after submittal to the city engineer. In addition, a development lot and block layout shall be approved by the city engineer. All development engineering plans are required to have all elements and approval criteria listed in Table 2. If these plans are approved, the developer may then submit the plat(s) and subdivision construction agreement(s) for approval.

Table 2 Development Engineering Plan Element and Approval Criteria
Elements	Criteria
Lots and blocks including a systematic lot and block numbering pattern, lot lines and zoning districts	Ability to reference areas and review plans; consistent with §§ 157.095 through 157.098 and §§ 157.112 through 157.117
Location and widths of all existing and proposed easements	Utility coordination; consistent with § 157.117 and EDS
Location of all street right-of-way including width and street names	Consistency with major street plan and §§ 157.095 through 157.098 and §§ 157.112 through 157.117
The location of existing blocks, lots, building lines, water courses, drainageways, bridges, culverts, wells, septic systems or other on-site wastewater systems, cell towers, septic systems or other present structures, and any pertinent natural features in the area affected, with principal dimensions and all significant information in regard to property, immediately adjacent on all sides	Will not place any existing lot or building in violation of any applicable ordinance, code, regulation, law including, but not limited to, zoning, building, subdivision, and flood prevention and consistent with the needs identified within Chapter VII and IX of the growth management plan and §§ 157.190 and 157.191
Boundary lines of floodways and 100-year flood zones delineated on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM)	To ensure buildable lots
Drainage Development Utility Plans	§ 157.160 et al and EDS 13.2.3
Grading Development Utility Plans	EDS Chapter 7
Water Development Utility Plans	§ 157.130 et al and EDS 13.2.3
Sanitary Sewer Development Utility Plans	§ 157.145 et al and EDS 13.2.3
Erosion and Sediment Control Development Utility Plans	§ 157.175 et al and EDS 13.2.3

 

   (d)   Amendments to development engineering plan lot and block layout.

      (1)   The city engineer and city director of planning and development services may request an updated development engineering plan for review and approval when changes to the plan are proposed or when a proposed plat is not consistent with the development engineering plan. The proposed amendment may include the submission of an updated preliminary subdivision plan to the planning office.

      (2)   Amendments shall be done administratively with signed approval by the city director of planning and development services and city engineer and coincide with the development engineering plans.

(1992 Code, App. A, § 15A.05.010) (Ord. 81-08, passed 7-7-2008; Ord. 11-09, passed 1-12-2009; Ord. 87-18, passed 10-2-2018)