§ 107-6. Preliminary plan.

(a)

Pre-application plans and information.

(1)

General subdivision information shall describe or outline the existing conditions of the site and the proposed development as necessary to supplement the drawing required below. This information may include existing covenants, land characteristics, and available community facilities and utilities; and information describing the subdivision proposal such as number of residential lots, typical lot width and depth, business areas, playgrounds, park areas, and other public areas, proposed protective covenants and proposed utilities and street improvements.

(2)

Location map shall show the relationship of the proposed subdivision to existing community facilities which serve or influence it. Include development name and location; main traffic arteries; public transportation lines shopping centers; elementary and high schools; parks and playgrounds; principal places of employment; other community features such as railroad stations, airports, hospitals and churches; title; scale; north arrow; and date.

(3)

Sketch plan on topographic survey shall show in simple sketch form the proposed layout of streets, lots, and other features in relation to existing conditions. The sketch plan may be a free-hand pencil sketch made directly on a print of the topographic survey. In any event the sketch plan shall include either the existing topographic data listed in subsection (b) of this section or as much of this information as the commission determines is necessary for its consideration of the proposed sketch plan.

(b)

Preliminary plan specifications. The preliminary plan shall be drawn at a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch and shall show the following graphic and descriptive items:

(1)

Title.

a.

Proposed name of the subdivision. The names shall not duplicate or too closely approximate, phonetically or otherwise, the name of any other subdivision or street in the city and the county.

b.

Existing adjoining subdivision names.

c.

Names and addresses of developer and planner who made the preliminary plan.

d.

North point, scale and date.

(2)

Existing information.

a.

Location map.

b.

Boundaries of the proposed subdivision indicated by a heavy solid line, and the approximate acreage comprised therein. Streets, buildings, watercourses, tree masses and other existing features within the area to be subdivided and similar information regarding existing conditions of land immediately adjacent thereto.

c.

Location, widths, and names of all existing or platted streets indicated as to dedicated, undedicated, constructed, or unimproved, official easements, parks, and other public open spaces, permanent buildings, section and corporation lines, within or adjacent to the tract.

d.

Existing sewers, water mains, culverts, or other underground items within the tract or immediately adjacent thereto, with pipe sizes, grades and vertical and horizontal locations indicated.

e.

Location and elevations of catchbasins, manholes, and fire hydrants within the tract or immediately adjacent thereto.

f.

Names of adjacent subdivisions and owners of adjoining parcels of unsubdivided land.

g.

Contours or ground elevations on a 100-foot grid referred to the USGS benchmark with intervals sufficient to determine the character and topography of the land to be subdivided, but in no case shall the intervals be more than five feet.

(3)

Proposed items pertaining to the plan.

a.

Preliminary layout of streets, including names and widths of alleys, parkways, common recreational areas, pedestrian ways and easements.

b.

Layout, numbers and approximate dimensions of lots.

c.

Parcels of land intended to be dedicated or temporarily reserved for public use, and the conditions of the dedication or reservation.

d.

A brief written description of the improvements to be installed in the subdivision.

e.

Indication as to proposed use of lots and zoning.

f.

An outline of any protective covenants and restrictions that are to be placed upon the lots.

g.

Preliminary layout and written and signed statements explaining how and when the subdivider proposes to provide and install all required sewers or other disposal of sanitary wastes, pavement, sidewalks, and drainage structures.

h.

Preliminary layout and written and signed statements of the appropriate officials of the availability of gas, electricity, and water to the proposed subdivision.

i.

Consultation with officials and agencies. Before the subdivision plan is prepared, the subdivider shall consult with the commission to become thoroughly familiar with all the subdivision requirements and with all applicable zoning regulations and proposals of the comprehensive plan of the city. The subdivider shall also consult with:

1.

The commission and/or utilities manager regarding roads and drainage or other construction, and the availability of sanitary sewers and water lines.

2.

The state department of natural resources and the county sanitarian regarding all sanitation including wells and septic tanks when water and sanitary sewer are not available.

(c)

Preliminary plan procedure.

(1)

The subdivider shall first prepare and file with the commission, four copies of a preliminary plan conforming to the requirements set forth in this chapter. Six copies of the preliminary plan shall be submitted for subdivisions outside the corporate limits of the city. The plans shall be accompanied by a fee as set by the council.

(2)

The commission shall forthwith refer two copies to the administrator. In the case of a subdivision outside the corporate limits of the city, the commission shall refer two copies of the preliminary plan to the county board of supervisors and keep the county engineer advised of the status of the plan and actions taken thereon.

(3)

A hearing on the proposal to be held before the commission at its first regular meeting following the filing. No hearing shall be held by the commission until notice thereof, which shall include the time and place, shall be given to interested parties by the city attorney on behalf of the commission by publication of notice of the hearing in a newspaper having a general circulation in the city, for at least one insertion a week prior to the date of the hearing and by mailing a notice to the person who filed the preliminary plans to the address set forth in the filing papers.

(4)

The administrator shall carefully examine the plan as to its compliance with the laws and regulations of the city, the existing street system, and good engineering practices, and shall, within 15 days, submit findings in duplicate to the commission together with one copy of the plan received.

(5)

The commission shall, upon receiving the reports, as soon as possible, but not more than 30 days thereafter, consider the report and pass upon the plan. It shall then set forth its recommendations in writing, whether of approval, modification, or disapproval. In the case of modification or disapproval, it shall give its reasons therefore. The commission shall forthwith return one copy of the approved preliminary plan to the subdivider.

(Prior Code, § 122.06)