(a) Upon conclusion of a presubmission conference, and/or, upon conclusion of a discussion of a proposed sketch plan, a subdivider shall be entitled to submit \a preliminary plat to the Planing Commission. When submitting a preliminary plat, an applicant shall be required to pay, in order to help cover the cost of administration, a fee as provided in a fee schedule as established by City Council. Where the preliminary plat covers only apart of the subdivider’s entire contiguous holdings, a drawing of the prospective future street system of the unsubmitted part shall be furnished and the street system of the submitted part shall be considered in the light of adjustments and connection with the street system of the part not submitted.
The subdivider shall furnish the following:
(1) Preliminary plat application with the submission fee and the number of copies of the plat as directed by the Planning Commission.
(2) Vicinity map at a scale of 400 feet or more to the inch drawn on preliminary plat showing all abutting existing subdivisions and streets and unplatted parcels.
(3) Preliminary plat drawing prepared by a registered professional engineer or surveyor. The plat shall be accurately and clearly drawn at a scale no smaller than one inch equals one hundred feet (1"=100').
(b) The preliminary plat shall clearly show the following existing features and information:
(1) The proposed name of the subdivision, its location by section, town and range, by book, page and parcel number(s) and the total acreage of the proposed subdivision.
(2) Boundary lines showing bearings and distances and the method by which they were derived. If applicable, all corporation lines, section lines and township lines shall be shown.
(3) The names, addresses and telephone numbers of the owner, subdivider and professional engineer and registered surveyor who prepared the preliminary plat.
(4) North arrow, scale, date and title.
(5) The names of adjacent subdivisions, the owners of adjoining parcels, and the location of their respective boundary lines.
(6) The location, size and arrangement of all existing streets and utilities within 300 feet of the proposed subdivision.
(7) The location, width and purpose of any existing or proposed covenants, easements or other restrictions upon the use of the land or its structures.
(8) Utilities, culverts and other underground structures adjacent to the site: location, size, type and depth.
(9) The existing topography; shown by contours of the land spaced at two-foot intervals if ground slope is 10% or less and five-foot intervals if ground slope is in excess of 10% or greater.
(10) The locations of all wooded areas and/or existing trees having a circumference of twelve (12) or more inches.
(11) Water courses, rock outcropping, ponds, areas subject to flooding, wetlands and other significant natural features.
(12) Zoning District designation of the site and adjacent property.
(c) The preliminary plat shall clearly show the following proposed features and information:
(1) The location and width of any proposed street system and proposed street names, as well as an estimate of the traffic volumes expected to be generated by the proposed development as well as a traffic impact analysis based upon the proposed traffic volumes.
(2) Other right-of-ways or easements (including sanitary, water and storm sewers): location, width and purpose.
(3) The layout of proposed lots, including lot lines, lot numbers, dimensions of each lot and the estimated area of individual lots in square feet.
(4) Total site data including the total acreage, the location and total acreage of all proposed open space, number of lots, typical lot size, and overall net density of residential dwelling units proposed to be built.
(5) The location, size and layout of all proposed parking areas.
(6) The location and dimensions of all proposed sidewalks and/or walkways/ bikeways.
(7) The location and size of proposed water, sanitary waste and storm drainage facilities.
(9) A general landscape plan.
(10) Location and dimension of any buried organic debris which results from clearing and construction of the proposed development. This provision shall not authorize burial of inorganic debris, such as construction debris or other solid wastes. Disposal shall only be disposed of according to the regulations of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, or such other authorized agency.
(11) The proposed schedule of development for the proposed subdivision.
(d) The Planning Commission shall be required to act on a preliminary plat within sixty days after its submission.
(Ord. 45-08. Passed 12-15-08.)