[R.O. 2011 §400.240(1 — 3); Ord. No. 2006-170 §1, 12-19-2006; Ord. No. 2007-47 §§3 — 6, 12 — 13, 5-15-2007]
A. 
This Division sets out the required review procedures and review criteria for platting applications.
1. 
Applicability. Platting shall be required for any of the following:
a. 
Reconfiguration of an established lot or lots.
b. 
Division of land into two (2) or more parcels.
c. 
Development on one (1) or more contiguous parcels not previously platted.
d. 
Development that involves the construction of any public improvements that are to be dedicated to the City.
2. 
Limitations. No land shall be subdivided within the incorporated area of the City until the subdivider or their agent has submitted the appropriate plats to the City for review and approval and until the approved plat is filed with the County Recorder of Deeds. No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any parcel or plot of land which was created by subdivision after the effective date of, and not in conformity with, the provisions of this Chapter and no excavation of land or construction of any public or private improvements shall take place or be commenced except in conformity with these regulations.
3. 
Character of the land. Land which the Planning and Zoning Commission or Board of Aldermen finds to be unsuitable for subdivision or development due to flooding, improper drainage, steep slopes, rock formations, adverse earth formations or topography, utility easements or other features which will reasonably be harmful to the safety, health and general welfare of inhabitants of the land and surrounding areas shall not be subdivided or developed unless adequate methods are formulated by the developer and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Aldermen, upon recommendation of the Director of Community Development or their designees, to solve the problems created by the unsuitable land conditions. Such land shall be set aside for uses which shall not involve such a danger.
[Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019]
[R.O. 2011 §400.240(4); Ord. No. 2006-170 §1, 12-19-2006; Ord. No. 2007-47 §§3 — 6, 12 — 13, 5-15-2007]
A. 
Any proposed development of property using the condominium form of ownership shall be treated by the City the same as a physically identical development under a different form of ownership.
B. 
In addition to any submission requirements in this Chapter for a rezoning application, special use permit application, development plan application or plat application, the Director of Community Development or their designees may require the applicant using the condominium form of ownership to submit with the application the condominium declaration and the condominium plat that are prepared in accordance with Chapter 448, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019]
[R.O. 2011 §400.240(5); Ord. No. 2006-170 §1, 12-19-2006; Ord. No. 2007-47 §§3 — 6, 12 — 13, 5-15-2007]
A. 
The review process for plats shall vary depending on the type of platting application submitted.
1. 
Minor subdivision. Situations involving the following actions shall be processed in accordance with the procedures for a minor subdivision application, provided all lots have frontage on an existing street and the construction of new streets, the extension of City facilities or the creation of any public improvements is not required.
a. 
A division of land into no more than three (3) lots.
b. 
An adjustment in boundaries between adjoining platted lots.
c. 
An adjustment of building lines.
d. 
A resurvey to combine two (2) or more lots or portion of lots into one (1) lot.
2. 
Major subdivision. A plat including four (4) or more lots or that requires new streets, the extension of City facilities or the creation of any public improvements shall be processed in accordance with the procedures for a major subdivision application.
3. 
Lot split. A plat which divides a previously platted piece of land into five (5) or fewer lots shall be processed in accordance with the procedures for a lot split application, provided the division is to accommodate zero lot line development or patio home developments and the construction of new streets, the extension of City facilities or the creation of any public improvements is not required.
[R.O. 2011 §400.240(6); Ord. No. 2006-170 §1, 12-19-2006; Ord. No. 2007-47 §§3 — 6, 12 — 13, 5-15-2007]
The review process for a minor subdivision involves one (1) step: final plat review. The review process for a major subdivision involves three (3) steps: preliminary plat review, construction plan review and final plat review. The review process for a lot split involves one (1) step: administrative lot split review.
[R.O. 2011 §400.240(7); Ord. No. 2006-170 §1, 12-19-2006; Ord. No. 2007-47 §§3 — 6, 12 — 13, 5-15-2007]
A. 
Post-application conference. After submitting a minor subdivision application, the applicant shall have a post-application conference as specified in Section 400.180(B), Post-Application Conference. Prior to or as part of the post-application conference, the applicant shall submit a sketch plat showing their ideas and intentions for the platting of the proposed subdivision. The sketch plat shall show all existing and proposed buildings, utilities, sanitary sewers, drainage structures and other features pertinent to the proper subdivision of land. The sketch plat shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development or their designees and other necessary City staff. Following their review, the reviewing staff shall confer with the applicant to discuss any matters that will assist the applicant in preparing a minor subdivision final plat.
[Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019]
B. 
Application submittal requirements. All minor subdivision applications shall include the following:
1. 
A completed application form.
2. 
A non-refundable fee as established in Section 400.1110, Schedule of Fees.
3. 
Legal description of the subject property.
4. 
[1]Two (2) full-size copies [not more than thirty-four (34) inches by forty-four (44) inches], one (1) reduced copy [eleven (11) inches by seventeen (17) inches] and one (1) electronic copy of the minor subdivision final plat including the following information:
[Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019]
a. 
Location, section, township, range, County and State and a legal description of the boundary with acreage of the subdivision. The plat shall be based on an accurate traverse and tied to the Geographic Reference System created in conjunction with the Missouri Land Survey Program by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey. The allowable error of closure and positional accuracy of the boundary traverse, or any or portion of the plat, shall be in accordance with that provided in the current Minimum Standards for Property Boundary Surveys, 10 CSR 30-2, Missouri Code of State Regulations.
b. 
Name and address of the property owner and applicant.
c. 
Scale of the plat, which shall be one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet or larger, unless specifically waived by the Director of Community Development or their designees.
d. 
Date and north arrow.
e. 
Location and width of right-of-way and name of each existing or platted street or other public way, railroad and utility right-of-way, parks and other open spaces and any permanent buildings within or adjacent to the proposed minor subdivision.
f. 
All existing sewers, water mains, gas mains, culverts or other underground installations within the proposed minor subdivision or immediately adjacent thereto, with pipe size and location shown.
g. 
Names of adjacent subdivisions, if any, and owner of adjacent parcels of unsubdivided land.
h. 
Layout, lot numbers and approximate dimensions of lots.
i. 
Building setback lines with dimensions.
j. 
Indication of any lots on which a use other than residential is proposed.
k. 
A written and signed statement explaining how the applicant proposes to provide water and treatment of wastewater for each of the lots.
l. 
A vicinity sketch, at a legible scale, to show the relation of the proposed minor subdivision to its surroundings. Utility connections must be shown on the sketch.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection (B)(4), which required all minor subdivision applications to include a map showing all surrounding land within 185 feet, was repealed by Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019. This ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former Subsection (B)(5) through (8) as Subsection (B)(4) through (7), respectively.
5. 
Copies of tax certificates from the County.
6. 
Proof of ownership or control of the property or permission from the property owner.
7. 
A completed flood hazard and levee critical area information form, if necessary. Applications involving the flood hazard or levee critical area may not be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Aldermen in the time frame outlined in this Section due to the time required for additional agencies, such as the Corps of Engineers and levee district, to review the application.
C. 
Review And Report — Director Of Community Development. The Director of Community Development or their designees shall prepare a staff report that reviews the proposed minor subdivision application in light of the review criteria set forth in Section 400.180(Q), Review Criteria for Considering Applications. The Director shall make available a copy of the report to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the applicant prior to the scheduled Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
[Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019]
D. 
Review And Recommendation — Planning And Zoning Commission. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall review the minor subdivision application within sixty (60) days of the date that a complete application is filed. After reviewing the application, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall table or recommend approval, modified approval or denial of the application and transmit a written summary of its recommendation and proceedings to the Board of Aldermen.
E. 
Review And Action — Board Of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen shall review the minor subdivision application within thirty (30) days of the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation. After reviewing the application, the Board of Aldermen shall act to table, approve, approve with modifications or deny the proposed minor subdivision.
F. 
Review Criteria. In reviewing all minor subdivision applications, the reviewing bodies shall consider the review criteria set forth in Section 400.180(Q) Review Criteria for Considering Applications.
G. 
Approval Of Minor Subdivision. Approval of the minor subdivision application shall confer upon the applicant the right to obtain the necessary signatures in order to record the approved plat with the County Recorder of Deeds.
H. 
Submissions. Prior to the recording of the plat, the applicant shall submit to the City the following:
1. 
Copies. Sufficient paper and mylar copies of the plat with all appropriate signatures.
2. 
Digital plat. A digital file of the plat in a format acceptable to the City and which conforms to the formatting standards, layering system and text styles of the City.
I. 
Recording Of The Plat. No plat shall be recorded or filed with the County Recorder of Deeds until such plat has been approved by the Board of Aldermen. The City will be responsible for filing the approved plat with the County Recorder of Deeds.
[Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019]
J. 
Building And Other Permits. An approved plat must be recorded with the County Recorder of Deeds and evidence of such submitted to the Director of Community Development or their designees before the land may be sold as lots and before building permits and occupancy permits shall be issued.
[Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019]
K. 
Reclassification Of Minor Subdivision. The development of successive minor subdivisions by the same owner or developer or by a person in privity with the owner or developer, so as to circumvent the procedures for a major subdivision, shall be prevented. Whenever a minor subdivision is developed from the same general tract of land as a previously developed minor subdivision or where successive minor subdivisions are developed so as to constitute a major subdivision within the meaning of these regulations, the entire development shall be treated as a major subdivision and require adherence to the provisions of these regulations pertaining to major subdivisions.
[R.O. 2011 §400.240(8); Ord. No. 2006-170 §1, 12-19-2006; Ord. No. 2007-47 §§3 — 6, 12 — 13, 5-15-2007; Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019; Ord. No. 2126, 11-18-2025]
A. 
The review process for major subdivisions involves three (3) steps: preliminary plat review, construction plans review and final plat review.
1. 
Preliminary plat.
a. 
Purpose. A preliminary plat shall be required for the general subdivision of land to ensure the layout of a proposed subdivision conforms to this Chapter, the Comprehensive Master Plan and City policy. An approved preliminary plat is required prior to the consideration of a final plat application.
b. 
Post-application conference. After submitting a preliminary plat application, the applicant shall have a post-application conference as specified in Section 400.180(B), Post-Application Conference. Prior to or as part of the post-application conference, the applicant shall submit a sketch plat showing their ideas and intentions for the platting of the proposed subdivision. The sketch plat shall show all existing and proposed buildings, utilities, sanitary sewers, drainage structures and other features pertinent to the proper subdivision of land. The sketch plat shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development and other necessary City staff. Following their review, the reviewing staff shall confer with the applicant to discuss any matters that will assist the applicant in preparing a preliminary plat.
c. 
Application submittal requirements. All preliminary plat applications shall include the following:
(1) 
A completed application form.
(2) 
A non-refundable fee as established in Section 400.1110, Schedule of Fees.
(3) 
(Reserved)
(4) 
Two (2) full-size copies [not more than thirty-four (34) inches by forty-four (44) inches], one (1) reduced copy [eleven (11) inches by seventeen (17) inches] and one (1) electronic of the preliminary plat, including the following information.
(a) 
Location, section, township, range, County and State and a legal description of the boundary with acreage of the subdivision. The plat shall be based on an accurate traverse and tied to the Geographic Reference System created in conjunction with the Missouri Land Survey Program by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey. The allowable error of closure and positional accuracy of the boundary traverse, or any or portion of the plat, shall be in accordance with that provided in the current Minimum Standards for Property Boundary Surveys, 10 CSR 30-2, Missouri Code of State Regulations.
(b) 
Name and address of the property owner, applicant and design professional preparing the plat.
(c) 
Preparer's stamp and signature.
(d) 
Scale of the plat, which shall be one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet or larger, unless specifically waived by the Director of Community Development or their designees.
(e) 
Date and north arrow.
(f) 
Title of the subdivision.
(g) 
Topography with contour intervals of not more than two (2) feet, referred to U.S.G.S. In areas where grades are gentle, the Director of Community Development or their designees may require a lesser contour interval.
(h) 
Location of property with respect to surrounding property and streets; the names of all adjoining property owners of record or the names of adjoining developments; the names of adjoining streets.
(i) 
Location and dimensions of all boundary lines of the property.
(j) 
Location and width of existing or platted streets, property lines, easements, water bodies, streams and other pertinent features such as swamps, railroads, parks, cemeteries, drainage ditches and bridges.
(k) 
Location and width of all existing and proposed streets and easements, alleys and other public ways and easements and proposed street right-of-way and building setback lines.
(l) 
Names of all proposed streets.
(m) 
Location and dimensions of all property proposed to be set aside for park or open space or other public or private reservations, with designation of the purpose thereof and conditions, if any, of the dedications or reservation.
(n) 
Locations, dimensions and areas of all proposed or existing lots.
(o) 
Indication of the use of any lot (single-family, multi-family, commercial).
(p) 
Blocks shall be consecutively numbered or lettered in alphabetical order. Blocks in numbered additions to subdivisions bearing the same name shall be numbered or lettered consecutively through the several additions.
(q) 
All lots in each block shall be consecutively numbered. Outlots shall be lettered in alphabetical order. If blocks are numbered or lettered, outlots shall be lettered in alphabetical order within each block.
(r) 
Notations explaining any of the following as may be applicable: drainage easements, site easements, reservations and endorsement of owners as follows:
Approved for filing:
  Owner
  Date
(s) 
Proposals for connection with existing water supply and sanitary sewer systems or alternative means of providing water supply and sanitary waste treatment and disposal; provision for collection and discharging surface water drainage.
(t) 
A vicinity map showing streets and other general development of the surrounding area.
(u) 
The preliminary plat shall identify all required improvements together with preliminary engineering calculations.
(5) 
Current title report.
(6) 
Copies of tax certificates from the County.
(7) 
Proof of ownership or control of the property or permission from the property owner.
(8) 
A completed flood hazard and levee critical area information form, if necessary. Applications involving the flood hazard or levee critical area may not be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Aldermen in the time frame outlined in this Section due to the time required for additional agencies, such as the Corps of Engineers and levee district, to review the application.
d. 
Review and report — Director of Community Development. To coordinate and facilitate review of the preliminary plat, the Director of Community Development or their designees shall solicit and receive the review comments of City staff, appropriate officials of the County, State or other governmental agencies, parks and recreation agencies and the school district. The agencies, departments and persons noted in this Section shall have a minimum of ten (10) working days to review the preliminary plat and submit their comments to the Director or their designees. If such comments have not been received prior to one (1) week before the Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing, the proposed plat shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission without recommendations by the agencies, departments and persons noted in this Section. The Director or their designees shall make available a staff report that reviews the proposed preliminary plat application in light of the review criteria set forth in Section 400.180(Q), Review Criteria for Considering Applications and any comments made by the agencies, departments and persons noted in this Section. The Director or their designees shall make available a copy of the report to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the applicant prior to the scheduled Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing.
e. 
Review and recommendation — Planning and Zoning Commission. Within sixty (60) days after the submission of a preliminary plat to the Commission, the Commission shall approve, approved with modifications or disapprove the plat; otherwise the plat is deemed approved by the Commission, except that the Commission, with the consent of the applicant for the approval, may extend the sixty (60) day period. It shall transmit a written summary of its action and proceedings to the Board of Aldermen.
f. 
Review and action — Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen shall meet to consider the proposed preliminary plat within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the report of the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Board of Aldermen shall act to table, approve, approve with modifications or deny the proposed preliminary plat within sixty (60) days.
g. 
Review criteria. In reviewing all preliminary plat applications, the reviewing bodies shall consider the review criteria set forth in Section 400.180(Q) Review Criteria for Considering Applications.
h. 
Effect of approval of preliminary plat. Approval of the preliminary plat shall not constitute acceptance of the subdivision by the Board of Aldermen, but shall be considered acceptance of the overall general planning concepts for the subdivision and permission to prepare and submit a final plat.
2. 
Construction plan submittal. Following the approval of the preliminary plat and prior to the submission of the final plat, the applicant shall have prepared by a professional engineer, registered in the State of Missouri, public improvement construction plans (which may also be referred to as engineering drawings) consisting of complete construction drawings and specifications for all required improvements. Construction plans shall be submitted to the Director of Community Development or their designees for review and approval. The Director or their designees shall notify the applicant in writing once the construction plans have been approved. Upon receiving such written notice, the applicant may submit an applicant for a final plat. Construction plans shall be drawn at a scale no larger than one (1) inch equals fifty (50) feet and map sheets shall be of the same size as the preliminary plat. Construction plans shall contain the following:
a. 
Profiles showing existing and proposed elevations along centerlines of all roads. Where a proposed road intersects an existing road or roads, the elevation along the centerline of the existing road or roads within one hundred (100) feet of the intersection shall be shown. Approximate radii of all curves, lengths of tangents and central angles on all streets.
b. 
The Director of Community Development or their designees may require, where steep slopes exist, that cross sections of all proposed streets at fifty (50) foot stations be shown at five (5) points, on a line at right angles to the centerline of the street, as follows: at the centerline of the street, each property line and points twenty-five (25) feet inside each property line.
c. 
Plans and profiles showing the locations and typical cross section of street pavements, including curbs and gutters, sidewalks, drainage easements, servitudes, rights-of-way, manholes and catch basins; the location of street trees, street lighting standards, street signs and subdivision entrance signs, if used; the location, size and inverse elevations of existing and proposed sanitary sewers, storm water drains and fire hydrants, showing connection to any existing proposed utility systems; and exact location and size of all water, gas or other underground utilities or structures.
d. 
Location, size, elevation and other appropriate description of any existing facilities or utilities including, but not limited to, existing streets, sewers, drains, water mains, easements, water bodies, streams and other pertinent features such as swamps, railroads, buildings and each tree with a diameter of eight (8) inches or more measured twelve (12) inches above ground level, at the point of connection to proposed facilities and utilities within the subdivision. The water elevations of adjoining lakes or streams at the date of the survey and the approximate high and low water elevations of such lakes or streams shall be shown. All elevations shall be referred to the U.S.G.S. datum plane. If the subdivision borders a lake, river or stream, the distance and bearings of a meander line established not less than twenty (20) feet back from the ordinary high watermark of such waterways shall be shown.
e. 
Topography at the same scale as the preliminary plat with contour intervals of not more then two (2) feet, referred to U.S.G.S. In areas where grades are steep, the Director of Community Development or their designees may require a lesser contour interval.
f. 
All specifications and references required by the City's construction standards and specifications, including a site-grading plan for the entire subdivision.
g. 
A plan showing how erosion and sedimentation will be controlled at the construction site.
h. 
Notation of approval as follows:
Approved for filing:
  Owner
  Date
Public Works Director/City Engineer
  Date
i. 
Title, name, address and signature of professional engineer and surveyor and date including revision dates.
3. 
Final plat applications.
a. 
Post-application conference. After submitting a final plat application, the applicant shall have a post-application conference as specified in Section 400.180(B), Post-Application Conference.
b. 
Application submittal requirements. All final plat applications shall include the following:
(1) 
A completed application form.
(2) 
A non-refundable fee as established by the City.
(3) 
Two (2) full-size copies [not more than thirty-four (34) inches by forty-four (44) inches], one (1) reduced copy [eleven (11) inches by seventeen (17) inches] and one (1) electronic of the final plat, including the following information. The final plat shall be prepared by a land surveyor licensed by the State of Missouri.
(a) 
Location, section, township, range, County and State; and a legal description of the boundary with acreage of the subdivision. The plat shall be based on an accurate traverse and tied to the Geographic Reference System created in conjunction with the Missouri Land Survey Program by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey. The allowable error of closure and positional accuracy of the boundary traverse, or any or portion of the plat, shall be in accordance with that provided in the current Minimum Standards for Property Boundary Surveys, 10 CSR 30-2, Missouri Code of State Regulations.
(b) 
Name and address of the property owner, applicant and design professional preparing the plat.
(c) 
Preparer's stamp and signature.
(d) 
Scale of the plat, which shall be one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet or larger, unless specifically waived by the Director of Community Development or their designees.
(e) 
Date and north arrow.
(f) 
Title of the subdivision.
(g) 
Location of property with respect to surrounding property and streets; the names of all adjoining property owners of record or the names of adjoining developments; the names of adjoining streets.
(h) 
Location and dimensions of all boundary lines of the property.
(i) 
Location and width of existing or platted streets, property lines, easements, water bodies, streams and other pertinent features such as swamps, railroads, parks, cemeteries, drainage ditches and bridges.
(j) 
Location and width of all existing and proposed streets and easements, alleys and other public ways and easements and proposed street right-of-way and building setback lines.
(k) 
Names of all proposed streets.
(l) 
Location and dimensions of all property proposed to be set aside for park or open space or other public or private reservations, with designation of the purpose thereof and conditions, if any, of the dedications or reservation.
(m) 
Locations, dimensions and areas of all proposed or existing lots.
(n) 
Indication of the use of any lot (single-family, multi-family, commercial).
(o) 
Blocks shall be consecutively numbered or lettered in alphabetical order. Blocks in numbered additions to subdivisions bearing the same name shall be numbered or lettered consecutively through the several additions.
(p) 
All lots in each block consecutively numbered. Outlots shall be lettered in alphabetical order. If blocks are numbered or lettered, outlots shall be lettered in alphabetical order within each block.
(q) 
Notations explaining any of the following as may be applicable: drainage easements, site easements, reservations and endorsement of owners as follows:
Approved for filing:
  Owner
  Date
(r) 
Proposals for connection with existing water supply and sanitary sewer systems or alternative means of providing water supply and sanitary waste treatment and disposal; provision for collection and discharging surface water drainage.
(s) 
All monuments erected, corners and other points established in the field in their proper places. The material of which the monuments, corners or other points are made shall be noted at the representative thereof or by legend, except that corner lots need not be shown. The legend for metal monuments shall indicate the kind of metal, the diameter, length and weight per lineal foot of the monument.
(t) 
A vicinity map showing streets and other general development of the surrounding area.
(u) 
Notation indicating formal irrevocable offers of dedication to the public of all streets, municipal uses, utilities, parks and easements as follows:
The owner or his/her representative hereby irrevocably offers for dedication to the City all the streets, municipal use, easements, parks and required utilities shown on the subdivision plat and construction plans in accordance with an irrevocable offer of dedication dated and recorded in the County Recorder of Deeds office.
By:
  Owner or Representative
Date:
(v) 
Location of any proposed subdivision identification signs or entrance markers.
(4) 
Current title report.
(5) 
Assurance for completion of public improvements, if required by Section 400.790, in a form satisfactory to the City Attorney.
(6) 
An inspection fee in the amount prescribed in the fee schedule of the City and written assurance from the public utility companies and improvement districts that necessary utilities will be installed and proof that the applicant has submitted petitions in writing for the creation or extension of any improvement districts as may be required in accordance with final plat approval.
(7) 
Copies of tax certificates from the County.
(8) 
Proof of ownership or control of the property or permission from the property owner.
(9) 
A completed flood hazard and levee critical area information form, if necessary. Applications involving the flood hazard or levee critical area may not be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Aldermen in the time frame outlined in this Section due to the time required for additional agencies, such as the Corps of Engineers and levee district, to review the application.
c. 
Review and report — Director of Community Development. To coordinate and facilitate review of the final plat, the Director of Community Development or their designees shall solicit and receive the review comments of City staff, appropriate officials of the County, State or other governmental agencies, parks and recreation agencies and the school district. The agencies, departments and persons noted in this Section shall have a minimum of ten (10) working days to review the final plat and submit their comments to the Director or their designees. If such comments have not been received prior to one (1) week before the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the proposed final plat shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission without recommendations by the agencies, departments and persons noted in this Section. The Director or their designees shall prepare a staff report that reviews the proposed final plat application in light of the review criteria set forth in Section 400.180(Q), Review Criteria for Considering Applications, and any comments made by the agencies, departments and persons noted in this Section. The Director or their designees shall make available a copy of the report to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the applicant prior to the scheduled Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
d. 
Review and recommendation — Planning and Zoning Commission. Within sixty (60) days after the submission of a final plat to the Commission, the Commission shall approve, approved with modifications or disapprove the plat; otherwise the plat is deemed approved by the Commission, except that the Commission, with the consent of the applicant for the approval, may extend the sixty (60) day period. It shall transmit a written summary of its action and proceedings to the Board of Aldermen.
e. 
Review and action — Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen shall review the final plat application within thirty (30) days of the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation. After reviewing the application, the Board of Aldermen shall act to approve, approve with modifications or deny the final plat application.
f. 
Review criteria. In reviewing all final plat applications, the reviewing bodies shall consider the review criteria set forth in Section 400.180(Q) Review Criteria for Considering Applications.
g. 
Approval of final plat. Approval of the final plat application shall confer upon the applicant the right to obtain the necessary signatures in order to record the approved plat with the County Recorder of Deeds.
h. 
Submissions. Prior to the recording of the plat, the applicant shall submit to the City the following:
(1) 
Copies. Sufficient paper and mylar copies of the plat with all appropriate signatures.
(2) 
Digital plat. A digital file of the plat in a format acceptable to the City and which conforms to the formatting standards, layering system and text styles of the City.
i. 
Recording of the plat. No plat shall be recorded or filed with the County Recorder of Deeds until such plat has been approved by the Board of Aldermen; all dedications of rights-of-way, easements and other property have been accepted by the Board of Aldermen; and the design and financing of all improvements has been agreed to by both the applicant and the Board of Aldermen. The City will be responsible for filing the approved plat with the County Recorder of Deeds.
j. 
Building and other permits. An approved plat must be recorded with the County Recorder of Deeds and evidence of such submitted to the Director of Community Development or their designees before the land may be sold as lots and before building permits and occupancy permits shall be issued.
[R.O. 2011 §400.240(9); Ord. No. 2006-170 §1, 12-19-2006; Ord. No. 2007-47 §§3 — 6, 12 — 13, 5-15-2007]
A. 
Applicability. Lot split applications shall only be used to subdivide zero lot line developments and patio home developments. Each lot split survey shall have a maximum of five (5) lots.
B. 
Post-Application Conference. After submitting a lot split application, the applicant shall have a post-application conference as specified in Section 400.180(B), Post-Application Conference. Prior to or as part of the post-application conference, the applicant shall submit a sketch survey showing their ideas and intentions for the division of the subdivision. The sketch survey shall show all existing and proposed buildings, utilities, sanitary sewers, drainage structures and other features pertinent to the proper subdivision of land. The sketch plat shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development or their designees and other necessary City staff. Following their review, the reviewing staff shall confer with the applicant to discuss any matters that will assist the applicant in preparing a lot split survey.
[Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019]
C. 
Application Submittal Requirements. All lot split applications shall include the following:
1. 
A completed application form.
2. 
A non-refundable fee as established by the City.
3. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection (C)(3), which required all lot split applications to include a map showing all surrounding land within 185 feet, was repealed by Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019.
4. 
Two (2) full-size copies [not more than thirty-four (34) inches by forty-four (44) inches], one (1) reduced copy [eleven (11) inch by seventeen (17) inches] and one (1) electronic of the final plat, including the following information. The final plat shall be prepared by a land surveyor licensed by the State of Missouri.
[Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019]
a. 
Location, section, township, range, County and State; and a legal description of the boundary with acreage of the subdivision. The plat shall be based on an accurate traverse and tied to the Geographic Reference System created in conjunction with the Missouri Land Survey Program by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey. The allowable error of closure and positional accuracy of the boundary traverse, or any or portion of the plat, shall be in accordance with that provided in the current Minimum Standards for Property Boundary Surveys, 10 CSR 30-2, Missouri Code of State Regulations.
b. 
Name and address of the property owner, applicant and design professional preparing the plat.
c. 
Scale of the survey, which shall be one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet or larger, unless specifically waived by the Director of Community Development or their designees.
d. 
Date and north arrow.
e. 
Location and width of right-of-way and name of each existing or platted street or other public way, railroad and utility right-of-way, parks and other open spaces and the permanent buildings, within or adjacent to the proposed minor subdivision.
f. 
All existing sewers, water mains, gas mains, culverts or other underground installations within the subdivision, or immediately adjacent thereto, with pipe size and location shown.
g. 
Names of adjacent subdivisions, if any, and owner of adjacent parcels of unsubdivided land.
h. 
Layout, tract and lot identification labels and approximate dimensions of lots.
i. 
Building setback lines with dimensions.
j. 
Indication of any lots on which a use other than residential is proposed.
k. 
A written and signed statement explaining how the applicant proposes to provide water and treatment of wastewater for each of the lots.
l. 
A vicinity sketch, at a legible scale, to show the relation of the subdivision to its surroundings. Utility connections must be shown on the sketch.
5. 
Copies of tax certificates from the County.
6. 
Proof of ownership or control of the property or permission from the property owner.
7. 
A completed flood hazard and levee critical area information form, if necessary. Applications involving the flood hazard or levee critical area may not be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Aldermen in the time frame outlined in this Section due to the time required for additional agencies, such as the Corps of Engineers and levee district, to review the application.
D. 
Review And Report — Director Of Community Development. The Director of Community Development or their designees and any other necessary City staff shall review the lot split application within a reasonable time after the filing of the application. After reviewing the application, the Director or their designees shall approve, approve with modifications or deny the application.
[Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019]
E. 
Review Criteria. In reviewing all lot split applications, the reviewing bodies shall consider the review criteria set forth in Section 400.180(Q) Review Criteria for Considering Applications.
F. 
Approval Of Lot Split Application. Approval of the lot split application shall confer upon the applicant the right to obtain the necessary signatures in order to record the approved survey with the County Recorder of Deeds.
G. 
Submissions. Prior to the recording of the survey, the application shall submit to the City the following:
1. 
Copies. Sufficient paper and mylar copies of the survey with all appropriate signatures.
2. 
Digital plat. A digital file of the survey in a format acceptable to the City and which conforms to the formatting standards, layering system and text styles of the City.
H. 
Recording Of The Plat. No survey shall be recorded or filed with the County Recorder of Deeds until such survey has been approved by the Director of Community Development or their designees. The City will be responsible for filing the approved plat with the County Recorder of Deeds.
[Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019]