(A) Procedure for preliminary plan.
(1) Prior to preparation of a preliminary plan, it is suggested that the subdivider meet with the Planning Commission and the City Engineer regarding city plans for thoroughfares, parks, utilities and the like in which the area to be subdivided is located.
(2) The subdivider shall have a preliminary plan prepared on the basis of such city plans and of the design standards and data required by this chapter.
(3) The subdivider shall submit to the City Clerk:
(a) Six copies of the preliminary plan;
(b) A cash fee of $25, plus $1 for each lot up to a maximum total of $100. This fee shall be used for the expenses of the city in connection with approval or disapproval of the preliminary plan; and
(c) Application for approval of a plat, made in writing by the owner or his or her authorized agent. The application shall specify the location and size of the tract to be platted, the intent as to the character, type and use of the subdivided property, the deed restrictions and mineral rights proposed and the extent and character of improvements to be made by the subdivider.
(4) The City Clerk shall, upon receipt of the preliminary plan:
(a) Ascertain whether the preliminary plan includes the data as required by this chapter;
(b) Set a public hearing on the preliminary plan, the hearing to be held at the next regular meeting of the Planning Commission, but not earlier than ten days after submission of the preliminary plan. Notice of the hearing shall be published in the official city newspaper at least five days prior to the hearing. The subdivider shall certify that owners of unsubdivided property adjacent to the area being subdivided have been notified of the hearing by mail; and
(c) Refer the written application and one copy of the preliminary plan to the Planning Commission and one copy each to the City Engineer, the School District Superintendent and the Public Utilities Commission.
(5) The City Engineer shall submit his or her report to the Planning Commission on or before the hearing on the preliminary plan. This report shall be on the feasibility of street location and construction and on any drainage or other problems that might be encountered.
(6) The Planning Commission shall study the preliminary plan. The primary function of the Planning Commission in reviewing a preliminary plan is to determine whether the plan conforms to the design standards set forth in this chapter and conforms to other city plans. The Planning Commission may recommend approval of a preliminary plan subject to certain revisions and may delegate its staff or one of its members to see that the further revisions conform to the intent of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall conduct the hearing on the preliminary plan and shall make its report to the Council within five days after the second regular meeting of the Planning Commission following referral by the City Clerk.
(7) The Council shall act on the preliminary plan within 60 days of the date on which it was filed with the City Clerk. If the report of the Planning Commission has not been received in time to meet this requirement, the Council may act without the report. Approval of a preliminary plan by the Council is tentative only, involving merely the general acceptability of the layout. Subsequent approval will be required of the engineering proposals, pertaining to water supply, storm drainage, sewerage and sewage disposal, gas and electric service, grading, gradients and roadway widths and the surfacing of streets.
(8) If the preliminary plan is not approved by the Council, the reasons for the action shall be recorded in the proceedings of the Council and transmitted to the applicant. The Council may require the revisions in the preliminary plan and final plat as it deems necessary for the health, safety, general welfare and convenience of the city.
(B) Data required for preliminary plan.
(1) Scale. One inch to 100 feet, if possible; otherwise, one inch to 50 feet;
(2) Identification and description.
(a) Proposed name of subdivision, which name shall not duplicate or be alike in pronunciation of the name of any plat heretofore recorded in the county;
(b) Location by section, town, range or by other legal description;
(c) Names and addresses of the owner, subdivider, surveyor and designer of the plan. The subdivider shall submit a statement that he or she has the area being subdivided under ownership or control;
(d) Graphic scale;
(e) North point; and
(f) Date of preparation.
(3) Existing conditions in tract and in surrounding area to a distance of 100 feet.
(a) Boundary line of proposed subdivision, clearly indicated;
(b) Any non-residential zoning districts;
(c) Total approximate acreage;
(d) Platted streets, railroad right-of-way and utility easements;
(e) Boundary lines and ownership of adjoining unsubdivided land;
(f) Permanent buildings, structures and ownership lines;
(g) Sewers, water mains, culverts or other underground facilities;
(h) Topography, showing lakes, watercourses, marsh areas and contours at vertical intervals of not more than two feet. Where contour lines are more than 100 feet apart, spot elevations must be shown on streets and sewers to delineate drainage patterns;
(i) Wooded areas; and
(j) Other information, such as soil tests, if requested by Engineer.
(4) Subdivision design features.
(a) Layout of proposed streets, showing right-of-way widths and names of streets. The name of any street heretofore used in the city or its environs shall not be used, unless the proposed street is an extension of an already named street, in which event the name shall be used. The street layout shall include all contiguous land owned or controlled by the subdivider;
(b) Location and widths of proposed pedestrian ways and utility easements;
(c) Layout, numbers and minimum dimensions of lots;
(d) Areas, other than streets, pedestrian ways and utility easements, intended to be dedicated or reserved for public use, including the size of the area or areas in acres;
(e) Proposed use of all parcels, and if zoning change is contemplated, proposed rezoning;
(f) Minimum front and side street building setback lines, indicating dimensions; and
(g) Whenever a portion of a tract is proposed for platting and it is intended or large enough for future enlargement of the platted portion from time to time, a tentative plan for the future subdivision of the entire tract shall be submitted to the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 85-A, effective 5-21-1966)