(A) The subdivider (or applicant), owner of record and registered land surveyor proposing to subdivide or plat land into a subdivision shall schedule a pre-application conference with the Subdivision Review Committee for technical review before submitting a written application for major subdivision plat approval. At this consultation a sketch plan of the proposed plat shall be submitted containing the following information:
(1) A proposed layout of the streets, lots, and other elements basic to the proposed use in relationship to site conditions.
(2) Location of parks, recreational and other public and semi-public sites existing and proposed within or near the area proposed to be platted.
(3) Proposed methods for handling sewage disposal, drainage, water supply and other utility services.
(B) The sketch plan may be a pencil drawing superimposed upon a print of a topographic survey of the area proposed to be platted or may be in any other graphic medium and form containing and accurately depicting the above information. The pre-application conference does not require formal application fee or filing of a plat with the Area Plan Commission.
(C) During the pre-application conference, the Subdivision Review Committee will identify any possible concerns relative to:
(1) Access to the subdivision for motor vehicles, emergency vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians, including connections to the surrounding street network.
(2) Fulfilling requirements of the Thoroughfare Plan.
(3) Internal circulation.
(4) Extension or creation of sanitary sewers or provision of private sewage disposal systems.
(5) Extension or creation of water lines.
(6) Provision of stormwater sewers or drainage ditches, protection and use of legal drains, provision of stormwater retention/detention facilities.
(D) The Subdivision Review Committee may identify any other relative issues to the subdivision of the property and answer questions of the subdivider (or applicant) concerning the major subdivision process and plat content.
(BC Ord. 2006-05, passed 3-20-06)