[Ord. No. 2118 §§1 — 3, 8-18-2008]
A. 
An owner who intends to subdivide land into lots for the purpose of sale and/or development or to dedicate land for streets, parks or other public use shall have prepared by a registered surveyor a preliminary plat of the land within the subdivision or the section, tract or phase to be developed first (1st) in accordance with the master plan of the development. In illustration, a sample preliminary plat is shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3 Preliminary Plat
B. 
As additional sections, tracts or phases of the subdivision are to be developed according to the master plan, a preliminary plat of each section, tract or phase shall be filed and all the provisions of this Chapter shall be observed.
C. 
Plat Content. The preliminary plat which is submitted shall be drawn to a scale of not more than 1" = 100' and shall show the following information:
1. 
The north point and scale.
2. 
The location of all existing property lines, adjoining streets, storm sewers, water mains, sanitary sewer mains, gas mains, culverts or other underground structures and all existing or proposed easements and other existing pertinent features within the area to be subdivided.
3. 
The name of all adjoining subdivisions, tract, parcel and lot numbers.
4. 
The proposed lot layout, location width and approximate grade of all streets, the zoning district or districts in which the land to be subdivided is located according to the current zoning district map of the City.
5. 
The title under which the subdivision is to be recorded, the name of the owners of same, including the names of the officers of any corporate owner, and the name of the registered surveyor platting the tract of land to be subdivided.
6. 
The proposed location of all sanitary sewers.
7. 
All proposed public areas and areas to be reserved as open space.
8. 
Each street shall be identified by its proposed street name.
9. 
The location of all existing and proposed utility lines and fire hydrants, street lights and sidewalks and service line crossings.
D. 
Submission Procedure.
1. 
The owner shall submit two (2) hard copy prints with a PDF and DWF electronic file of the preliminary plat, infrastructure plans for major subdivisions and conceptual plan or master plan as required by Sections 404.025 and 407.011 to the Land Use Administrator's office a minimum of thirty (30) business days before the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
2. 
One (1) set of development plans will be transmitted to the Director of Public Works for staff review and comment and one (1) set will remain with the Land Use Administrator for review and comment.
3. 
Upon completion of the staff review, the owner shall be notified in writing of the staff review comments and recommendations and the date, time and location of the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. All public notice requirements that may be mandated by other regulatory guidelines set forth in this regulation shall be met at this time as well.
4. 
The owner's application seeking approval of the submitted preliminary plat will be scheduled on the Commission's agenda and a copy of the preliminary plat, conceptual plan and master plan, if required, and staff review comments will be provided to the Commission in advance of the regularly scheduled meeting for review.
5. 
At the time and place of the Commission's meeting to consider the owner's preliminary plat, the owner or his/her designated representative shall present a summary of the subdivision development before the Commission at an open public meeting. Attendance by the owner or designated representative is mandatory at the scheduled Commission meeting, otherwise the preliminary plat will be tabled until a future date.
6. 
At this time the Commission shall act upon the preliminary plat and approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the same.
7. 
If the Commission conditionally approves the plat, any findings, revisions, modifications, additions or deletions required of the owner shall be identified by the Commission and submitted in writing to the Board of Aldermen for consideration. Such revisions, modifications, additions or deletions to the preliminary plat are limited to:
a. 
The width, alignment and accessible routes of streets, and
b. 
The type, capacity and location of sanitary sewers or storm sewer facilities, and
c. 
The location and capacity of all public water facilities, and
d. 
The location, width and purpose of easements appearing on the preliminary plat or required by the City for public use, and
e. 
Lot sizes or lot layout, and
f. 
The acceptability and location of parks or open space, and
g. 
Such other findings as, in the opinion of the Commission, may be in the public interest.
8. 
The Commission's report will be forwarded to the Board of Aldermen for their consideration, at which time the owner or his designated representative will present an overview of the intent of the proposed subdivision development and comments presented by other interested parties and the public will be heard. The Board of Aldermen shall declare its findings to approve, modify or reject the recommendation of the Commission.
9. 
Approval of the preliminary plat by the Board of Aldermen shall authorize the owner to prepare the final plat and commence construction of infrastructure improvements in concert with the requirements set forth in Section 406.021 and other regulatory requirements in these regulations. Approval of the preliminary play does not constitute an approval of the plat for the purposes of recording or for the sale and/or development of any tract or parcel of land within the area represented on the preliminary plat other than infrastructure improvements that are permitted to support the development.
10. 
Submittal of a preliminary plat for approval of a minor subdivision is not required. Due to the limitations set forth as described for minor plats, the applicant need only submit a final minor subdivision plat for review and approval.