(a) Letter of Submittal. At the time of filing a preliminary plat for a proposed subdivision the subdivider or developer shall submit to the Planning Commission a letter containing the following information: name and address of the land owner and/or developer, number of acres and lots, all proposed private restrictions, the extent and character of all improvements guaranteed to be installed and requested for approval of such preliminary plat and authorization to proceed with development.
(b) Copies. Six blue print copies or equivalent copies of a preliminary plat for the proposed subdivision shall be submitted to the Commission.
(c) Contents. The preliminary plat shall show:
(1) The number of lots and total acreage for which approval is being requested;
(2) The names and addresses of the developer, surveyor, and engineer, the book and page number of previous deed references;
(3) The name of the subdivision, its location by section, township, range and by a tie-in to one or more established property corners; north point, acreage, scale; date of preparation of the plat;
(4) Courses, distances and angles of the boundary lines of the plat; identification of abutting subdivisions; the names of owners of abutting acreage tracts as indicated by tax records;
(5) Section, corporation and township lines;
(6) Bodies of water, water courses, and other important natural features within the tract;
(7) Five foot contours within the tract. This requirement may be waived by the Commission for acreage or garden subdivisions;
(8) The elevation datum used and the benchmarks from which the elevations are determined;
(9) Any existing ownership lines and structures within the tract;
(10) Existing streets, alleys and public easements, together with the names and dimensions of each, within the tract and within 300 feet of it;
(11) Names and dimensions of proposed streets, alleys, parks and other public areas; location and dimensions of easements for utilities and other public or semi-public purposes, including any proposed conditions and restrictions upon such uses;
(12) Radii of street line curves;
(13) Approximate dimensions of lots and blocks. Blocks shall be identified by letters and lots by numbers;
(14) Proposed location and type of monuments. These shall be placed at all block corners, angle points and points of curves in streets;
(15) Proposed set-back lines;
(16) Designation of any areas set aside for business, industrial or institutional uses; and
(17) Existing sewer, water mains, and culverts within and in the vicinity of the plat.
(d) Material to Accompany the Preliminary Plat.
(1) There shall be submitted with the preliminary plat four prints of one or more sheets showing profiles and typical cross sections of the streets within the plat, which shall be approved by the Municipal Engineer. This information shall include:
A. The present ground level at the center line of the street;
B. The proposed street grade at the center line of the street;
C. The location, size, type and grade of all proposed sewer and water lines and manholes within the area of the plat, including connections to existing or future lines beyond the plat.
D. The location, size and type of culverts to be installed;
E. Data on sidewalks, hydrants, street lighting and monuments that are to be installed; and
F. Typical street cross sections showing base courses, surfacing curb and sidewalks.
(2) The horizontal scale of these sheets shall be the same as the plat; the vertical scale shall be ten times the horizontal scale.
(3) Where public sanitary sewage services are not available to all or any part of the area shown on a subdivision plat, the subdivider shall be required to provided a temporary sewage disposal system to be approved by the Board of Village Administrator.
(4) Sufficient data to show the suitability for development and the proposed layout of streets for any property owned by the developer that adjoins the area of the preliminary plat.
(e) Copies to other Agencies. The Commission shall submit a copy of the preliminary plat and accompanying material to the Municipal Engineer for a check of the accuracy and adequacy of the survey and engineering data and of the proposed monuments, and copies to the Public Utilities Department, County Health Department and the public utility companies for check and report on the feasibility of extending their respective services.
(f) Planning Commission Action. The Planning Commission shall act within forty-five days on the request by the developer following receipt of reports from the public and semi-public agencies that receive copies of the plat. The action of the Commission to approve request changes or disapprove the plat shall be reported to the developer in writing.
(g) Approval is Tentative. Approval of the Preliminary Plat by the Planning Commission shall constitute tentative approval only and does not authorize the developer to record the plat as an approved subdivision. This approval shall become void if approval of the final plat of a major part of the subdivision is not forthcoming within three years from the date of approval of the preliminary plat.
(Ord. 1972-31. Passed 10-3-72.)
(Ord. 1972-31. Passed 10-3-72.)