(a) Generally. Tentative approval of a preliminary plat under this section shall confer upon the proprietor, for one year, the rights granted under Section 112 of the Subdivision Control Act.
(b) Submission. The proprietor shall file ten copies of the preliminary plat and other data with the City Clerk at least twenty-five days before a meeting of the Planning Commission. The date of the Commission meeting shall be considered the filing date. Copies shall be distributed by the City Clerk as follows:
(1) The City Clerk shall retain four copies.
(2) Two copies of the preliminary plat shall be sent to the Commission.
(3) Two copies of the preliminary plat shall be sent to the City Planner.
(4) Two copies of the preliminary plat shall be sent to the City Engineer.
(c) Information Required. The following information shall be shown on the preliminary plat or submitted with it:
(1) The proposed name of the subdivision by which it will be legally and commonly known. The name shall not duplicate or closely approximate that of any other subdivision recorded in the County.
(2) A legal description of the land to be platted and its area in acres, and the name of the City and County. Boundaries of the subdivision shall be drawn in a heavy solid line and described by metes and bounds.
(3) Names, addresses and telephone numbers of the proprietor, planner, designer, engineer or surveyor who designed the subdivision layout;
(4) Names of abutting subdivisions, layouts of streets, indicating street names, right-of-way width and connections with adjoining platted streets, locations of alleys, easements and public walkways and lot layouts;
(5) A location map or vicinity sketch showing the relationship of the proposed plat to the surrounding area;
(6) Existing land use and existing zoning of the proposed subdivision and abutting tracts, including names of owners of such abutting tracts;
(7) A drawing scale of 100 feet to one inch or larger;
(8) The date, cardinal points and scale;
(9) A map of the entire area scheduled for development, including future street rights of way, if the proposed plat is a portion of a larger holding intended for subsequent development;
(10) Ten copies of the proposed protective covenants and deed restrictions, or notification in writing that none are proposed. If common areas are to be reserved for use of the residents of the subdivision, copies of an agreement showing how the area will be maintained shall also be submitted.
(11) Layouts, numbers and dimensions of lots, including building set-back lines;
(12) An indication of parcels of land intended to be dedicated or set aside for public use or for the common use of property owners in the subdivision, showing location, width and purpose. The plat shall show the exact location of all floodplain areas.
(13) The location of existing and proposed sanitary sewers, water mains, storm drains and other underground facilities within or adjacent to the proposed subdivision, including the location and dimensions of easements therefor;
(14) Contours at five-foot intervals where the slope is greater than ten percent, and at two-foot intervals where the slope is ten percent or less. Topography shall be based on U.S.G.S. datum.
(15) A site report, if the proposed subdivision is not to be served by public water and sewerage systems, as described in the rules of the State Department of Public Health.
The subdivider shall also furnish three copies of the results of tests of soil percolation certified by a registered professional engineer or registered land surveyor. Such percolation tests shall be sufficient in number to be representative of the entire area embraced in the proposed plat, and there shall be a minimum of three tests per acre. Whenever, by the construction plans for proposed improvements or otherwise, it is indicated that the grade of any lot will be altered in any substantial degree from the grade existing at the time the preliminary plat is submitted, such percolation tests shall be made at the final grade contemplated upon completion of improvements or filling or excavation operations, provided that if a lot is to be filled, percolation tests shall be submitted at both the original grade and the final grade. At the option of the subdivider, if provided in writing, the submission of percolation tests, as to the lots so affected, may be deferred to a date later than submission of the preliminary plat, but not later than submission of the final plat.
(16) Preliminary engineering plans for streets, water, sewers, sidewalks and other required public improvements. The engineering plans shall contain sufficient detail to enable the City Engineer to make a preliminary determination as to conformity of the proposed improvements to applicable City and County Road Department regulations and standards.
(17) A statement indicating the proposed use to which the subdivision will be put, along with a description of the type of residential buildings and number of dwelling units contemplated, or the type of business, so as to reveal the effect of development on traffic, fire hazards or congestion of population. Such proposed uses shall not be in conflict with the Zoning Code.
(d) Review Procedures. The following review procedures shall be utilized:
(1) The City Clerk shall refer the preliminary plat to the Director of Inspections for placement on the agenda of the next regular meeting of the Planning Commission.
(2) The Commission shall review the preliminary plat and the comments of the City Planner and City Engineer and, finding all conditions to have been satisfactorily met, shall recommend tentative approval of the preliminary plat under Section 112(4) of the Subdivision Control Act before distribution to other approving authorities.
(3) If the preliminary plat does not meet all requirements, the Commission shall notify the proprietor of this fact by letter, giving its reasons and the earliest date for resubmission of the plat and additional information required. Council shall receive a report of the findings by the Commission and its recommendation for disapproval.
(4) The Commission shall give its report to Council not more than sixty days after submission of the preliminary plat. The sixty-day period may be extended if the applicant consents. If no action is taken within sixty days, the preliminary plat shall be deemed to have been approved by the Commission.
(5) Council, at its next regular meeting after receiving the recommendation from the Commission, shall review such preliminary plat and, within ninety days of filing, shall tentatively approve the preliminary plat or disapprove such plat. Council shall record its approval on the plat and return one copy to the proprietor or set forth, in writing, its reasons for rejection and requirements for tentative approval.
(6) Tentative approval shall not constitute final approval of the preliminary plat.
(Ord. 260. Passed 12-7-77.)