Subdivisions which contain six (6) or more lots shall submit Preliminary Plats consistent with the requirements of these Regulations to the Planning Commission for review. The following materials shall be submitted with an application for review and consideration of Preliminary Plats:
(a) Preliminary Plat Requirements. Seven (7) copies of the Preliminary Plat in the form of a map or series of maps on sheet size twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inches drawn to a scale of fifty (50) feet to the inch. Plats shall show the following:
(1) Title block, including the name and address of the landowner and the name of the proposed subdivision;
(2) Northpoint for the subdivision;
(3) Graphic scale as well as written scale;
(4) Deed book and page number of the tract or tracts being subdivided, and the location of the subdivision by section, township and range;
(5) Municipal corporation and township lines;
(6) Tract boundaries showing approximate bearings and distances;
(7) The names, addresses, deed book and page numbers of owners of all adjacent lands;
(8) All existing streets, easements and rights-of-way on or adjacent to the tract, including name, right-of-way width, cartway width, and easement dimensions including the purpose for which the easement has been established;
(9) All existing buildings, public water lines, sanitary sewer lines, storm sewers, natural gas lines, electric and telephone lines, fire hydrants, and other significant man-made features on or adjacent to the tract;
(10) Location of existing watercourses and the general location of wetlands, tree masses, and other significant natural features on or adjacent to the tract;
(11) Floodplain boundaries determined pursuant to the City Zoning Code or other applicable regulations;
(12) Approximate location, width, approximate grade and purpose of all proposed streets, access drives, rights-of-way, easements, parking areas, and loading and unloading areas;
(13) Proposed lot lines with approximate dimensions to the nearest foot and bearings to the nearest degree, including a numbering system to identify each lot, and approximate area of each lot proposed;
(14) Proposed public buildings, location of screening, active play areas and parcels of land that are to be reserved for public use and common open space, if any;
(15) An indication of the general location of proposed water lines, sanitary sewer lines, and storm water collection and retention facilities. The preliminary size of each line must be shown as well as the locations of and distances to any existing line to be connected to, with the size of such existing line to be indicated;
(16) Site data to include proposed use or uses, number of lots, total acreage of the lots being subdivided, number of acres in the total tract, number and type dwelling units and/or structures including the gross residential density and the present zoning classification, if applicable;
(17) Existing and proposed topographic contours at vertical intervals of two (2) feet for lands with a slope of less than fifteen (15) percent, and five (5) feet for lands with a slope of fifteen (15) percent or greater. Contour elevations shall be tied to the latest U.S. Geological Survey datum.
(18) Location map at a scale not smaller than two thousand (2,000) feet to the inch, including a northpoint, showing the proposed subdivision and adjoining areas sufficient to denote the proposed location; and
(19) Approximate location of any pedestrian ways or sidewalks that may be required or provided.
(b) Additional Supplemental Requirements. The Preliminary Plat shall be accompanied by the following material where applicable. These plans and designs may be submitted as separate sheets.
(1) Such certificates of approval from other agencies as may have been required by the Planning Commission;
(2) Four (4) copies of preliminary profiles and typical cross-sections of all existing and proposed streets indicating street grades, width of right-of-way, width of cartway, and location and width of sidewalks, if required, including curbs and shoulders;
(3) Four (4) copies of preliminary plans and profiles of all existing and proposed sanitary and storm sewer systems, water distribution systems and any other pertinent underground utilities. Such plans and profiles shall include grades, pipe sizes, and the location of manholes, valves and fire hydrants; and
(4) Four (4) copies of preliminary designs of all bridges, culverts, storm water management facilities, and soil erosion and sedimentation control facilities or other improvements as may be required, including calculations.
(c) Staged Development. Where the Preliminary Plat submitted covers only a part of the Subdivider's entire land holding and the development of the remaining portions of the tract is proposed to take place in a series of stages or phases, a plan of the prospective future street, sewer (including sanitary and storm sewer), and water systems of the future stages or phases shall be submitted along with Preliminary Plats. The streets, sewer and water systems of the Preliminary Plat will be considered with regard to connections with future streets, sewer and water systems in the future stages or phases of development.
(d) Design Standards. The subdivision shall be designed pursuant to the standards contained within Chapter 1119
of these Regulations, the City Zoning Code and other applicable Codes and Regulations.