A preliminary plat shall be required for all subdivisions and shall be based upon a survey by a registered land surveyor, and the plat shall be prepared on reproducible material at a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch and shall show correctly on its face the following information:
A. 
The words "preliminary plat" clearly marked.
B. 
Title under which the proposed subdivision is to be recorded.
C. 
Legal description and general location of the proposed subdivision and relative location to a nearby municipality.
D. 
Date, scale and North arrow.
E. 
Names and addresses of the owner, subdivider and land surveyor preparing the plat.
F. 
Small scale drawing of the section or region in which the subdivision lies with the location of the subdivision indicated thereon.
G. 
The entire area contiguous to the proposed plat owned or controlled by the subdivider shall be included on the preliminary plat even though only a portion of said area is proposed for immediate development. The Common Council may waive this requirement where it is unnecessary to fulfill the purposes and intent of this chapter and undue hardship would result from strict application thereof.
H. 
Approximate length and bearing of the exterior boundaries of the proposed subdivision referenced to a corner established in the United States Public Land Survey and the total acreage encompassed thereby.
I. 
Topographic features including contours at vertical intervals of not more than two feet where the slope of the ground surface is less than 12% and of not more than five feet where the slope of the ground surface is 12% or more. Areas with slopes greater than 12% shall be noted. Elevations shall be marked on such contours based on mean sea level datum, or, where in the judgment of the Common Council undue hardship would result because of the remoteness of the parcel from a mean sea level reference elevation, another datum may be used.
J. 
Water elevations and locations of all lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, watercourses and drainage ditches at the date of the survey and approximate high and low water elevation, all referred to the same datum used for the contours.
K. 
Location, right-of-way width and names of all existing and proposed streets, alleys or other public ways, easements, railroad and utility rights-of-way and all section and quarter section lines within the exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent thereto.
L. 
Location and names of any adjacent subdivisions, parks, schools and cemeteries and owners of record of abutting unplatted lands.
M. 
Type, width and elevation of any existing street pavements within the exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent thereto together with any legally established center-line elevations, all to the datum used for the contours.
N. 
Location, size and invert elevation of any existing sanitary or storm sewers, culverts and drainpipes, the location of manholes, catch basins, hydrants, and power and telephone poles, and the location and size of any existing water and gas mains within the exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent thereto. If no sewers or water mains are located on or immediately adjacent to the tract, the nearest such sewers or water mains which might be extended to serve the tract shall be indicated by their direction and distance from the tract, size and invert elevations.
O. 
Existing zoning and proposed use on and adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
P. 
Corporate limits lines within 100 feet of the exterior boundaries of the plat.
Q. 
Locations of all existing property boundary lines, structures, drives, paved areas, pathways, wells, existing on-site sewage treatment or disposal facilities, wetlands, floodplains, seasonally wet areas, rock outcrops, wooded areas, railroad tracks and other similar significant features within the plat or immediately adjacent thereto.
R. 
Approximate dimensions and area of all lots together with proposed lot and block numbers.
S. 
Location, approximate dimensions, and area of any sites to be reserved or dedicated for parks, playgrounds, drainageways or other public use or which are to be used for multifamily housing, shopping centers, church sites, or other nonpublic uses not requiring lotting.
T. 
Location, approximate dimensions, and area of any proposed common area or facilities.
U. 
Approximate radii of all curves.
V. 
Any proposed lake and stream access with a small drawing clearly indicating the location of the proposed subdivision in relation to the access.
W. 
Any proposed lake and stream improvement or relocation and proposed filling, grading, lagooning and dredging and notice of application for Department of Natural Resources approval when applicable.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
X. 
Any additional information as requested by the City Plan Commission.
The subdivider shall provide street plans and profiles showing existing ground surface and proposed and established street grades, including extensions for a reasonable distance beyond the limits of the proposed subdivision when requested by the City Zoning Administrator, and all elevations, plans and profiles shall meet the approval of the Zoning Administrator.
In order to determine the suitability of specific areas for the construction of buildings and roadways, the City Zoning Administrator may require borings and soundings to be made in designated areas to ascertain subsurface soil, rock and water conditions, including depth to bedrock and depth to groundwater table.
The Common Council may require submission of a draft of homeowner or condominium owner declarations or protective covenants whereby the subdivider intends to regulate land use in the proposed subdivision and otherwise protect the proposed development.
The surveyor preparing the preliminary plat shall certify on the face of the plat that it is a correct representation of all existing land divisions and features and that the plat has fully complied with the provisions of this chapter.