(A) Previous to the filing of an application for conditional approval of the preliminary plat (general or preliminary subdivision plan), the subdivider shall submit to the Plan Commission plans and data as specified in §§ 153.070 through 153.072. This step does not require formal application, fee, or filing of plat with the Plan Commission.
(B) Within 30 days, the Plan Commission shall inform the subdivider that the plans and data as submitted or as modified do or do not meet the objectives of these regulations. When the Plan Commission finds the plans and data do not meet the objectives of these regulations, it shall express its reasons therefor.
(C) No plat will be approved for a subdivision which is subject to periodic flooding or which contains poor drainage facilities and which would make adequate drainage of the lots and the streets impossible. However, if the subdivider agrees to make improvements which will, in the opinion of the village, make the area completely safe for occupancy, existing and future, and provide adequate lot and street drainage, the preliminary plat of the subdivision may be approved.
(D) The topographical and profile studies to be submitted with the subdivision plat shall have on their face the signed statement of a registered professional engineer, and the owner of the land or his or her duly authorized attorney, to the effect that to the best of their knowledge and belief, the drainage of surface waters will not be changed by the construction of such subdivision or any part thereof, or, that if such surface water drainage will be changed, reasonable provision has been made for collection and diversion of such surface waters into public areas, or drains which the subdivider has a right to use, and that such surface waters will be planned for in accordance with generally accepted engineering practices so as to reduce the likelihood of damage to the adjoining property because of the construction of the subdivision.
(E) If the land being subdivided is located within a special flood hazard area as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or situated within 500 feet of any surface drain or watercourse serving a tributary area of 640 acres or more, no map, plat, or subdivision of lands shall be approved until reviewed by the Department of Transportation, either independently or in cooperation with federal, state, or local agencies, for the purpose of determining, for the protection of persons and property, the flood hazards involved, and a report thereon filed by the Department with the County Recorder.
(Ord. 889, passed 8-4-2005)