The preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision shall contain or have attached thereto the following information:
A.
Identification and description.
(1)
Proposed name of subdivision, which name shall not duplicate or be alike in pronunciation of the name of any plat previously recorded in the City.
(2)
Legal description of property, to include section, township, and range numbers.
(3)
Names and addresses of the owner and any agent having control of the land, subdivider, surveyor, engineer, and designer of the plan.
(4)
Graphic scale not less than one inch to 100 feet.
(5)
North point.
(6)
Certification of surveyor certifying to the accuracy of the survey.
(7)
Date of preparation.
B.
Existing conditions.
(1)
Boundary line survey by a registered land surveyor including measured distances and angles which shall be tied to the nearest 1/4 corner of section corner by traverse.
(2)
Existing zoning classifications for land in and abutting the subdivision.
(3)
Total acreage.
(4)
Location, right-of-way width, and names of existing or platted streets or other public ways. Parks and other public lands, permanent buildings and structures, easements, and section and corporate lines within the preliminary plat and to a distance 100 feet beyond shall also be indicated.
(5)
Location and size of existing sewers, water mains, culverts, or other underground facilities within the preliminary plat area and to a distance of 100 feet beyond. Such data as grades, invert elevations, and locations of catch basins, manholes, hydrants, and street pavement width and type shall also be known.
(6)
Boundary lines of adjoining unsubdivided or subdivided land, within 100 feet, identified by name and ownership, but including all contiguous land owned or controlled by the subdivision, and topographic data, including contours at vertical intervals of not more than two feet, except that where the horizontal contour interval is 100 feet or more, a one-foot vertical interval shall be shown. Watercourses, marshes, wooded areas, rock outcrops, power transmission poles and lines, and other significant features shall also be shown. United States Geological Survey (USGS) datum shall be used for all topographic mapping. Descriptions, reference ties, and elevations of the benchmarks shall be furnished to the Zoning Administrator.
(7)
A copy of all proposed private restrictions shall be submitted.
(8)
Soil tests if required.
C.
Subdivision design features.
(1)
Layout of proposed streets, showing right-of-way widths and proposed 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.
(2)
Location and widths of proposed alleys, pedestrianways, and utility easements.
(3)
Typical cross sections of proposed improvements upon streets and alleys, together with an indication of the proposed stormwater runoff.
(4)
Approximate center-line gradients of proposed streets and alleys, if any.
(5)
Locations, size, and approximate gradient of proposed sewer lines and water mains.
(6)
Layout, numbers, and typical dimensions of lots.
(7)
Minimum front and side building setback lines, indicating dimensions. At the location on the plat where said information is shown, the following statement will be included: "Setbacks shown are those under the City of Lodi ordinance in effect at the time this plat was approved. Persons should check current City regulations for current requirements at the time of construction, as the current regulations at such later time will be the ones that actually apply to the construction."
(8)
Areas, other than streets, alleys, pedestrianways, and utility easements, intended to be dedicated or reserved for public use, including the size of such area or areas in acres.
D.
Other required information.
(1)
Statement of the proposed use of lots stating type of residential buildings with number of proposed dwelling units and type of business or industry so as to reveal the effect of the development on traffic, fire hazards, or congestion of population.
(2)
Proposed protective covenants.
(3)
Provisions for water supply.
(4)
Provisions for sewage disposal, drainage, and flood control.
(5)
If any zoning changes are contemplated, the proposed zoning plan for the areas, including dimensions.
E.
Qualifications governing approval of preliminary plat.
(1)
The Plan Commission may return a conditional report. The Common Council may require such changes or revisions as it deems necessary for the health, safety, general welfare, and convenience of the City.
(2)
The approval of a preliminary plat by the Plan Commission is tentative only, involving merely the general acceptability of the layout as submitted.
(3)
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, the surfacing of streets, and other required improvements by the City Engineer and other public officials having jurisdiction prior to the approval of the final plat by the Common Council.
(4)
No plan will be approved for a subdivision which covers an area subject to periodic flooding or which contains extremely poor drainage facilities and which would make adequate drainage of the streets and lots impossible, unless the subdivider agrees to make improvements which will, in the opinion of the City Engineer, make the area completely safe for occupancy and provide adequate street and lot drainage.
(5)
All public streets shall be at least two feet above the one-hundred-year floodplain elevation.