[Ord. No. 192 §400, 12-2-1986; Ord. No. 729 §7, 8-1-2011]
To minimize development planning costs and ensure compliance
with the requirements of this Article, a pre-application meeting is
required prior to submission of a preliminary plat. This meeting must
be scheduled by the subdivider and his/her engineer with the City
Administrator, Director of Public Works and the City's Engineer.
[Ord. No. 192 §500, 12-2-1986; Ord. No. 650 §§1 — 2, 3-2-2009; Ord. No. 932, 9-6-2018; Ord. No. 1059, 10-3-2022]
A. Procedure. On reaching conclusions as recommended in the pre-application regarding his/her general program and objectives, the subdivider shall have prepared a preliminary plat, together with improvement plans and other supplementary requirements in conformance with Section
410.070 of these regulations. All preliminary plats and supplementary materials specified shall be submitted at least ten (10) days prior to the next regular meeting of the Planning Commission as follows:
1. Five (5) copies shall be submitted to the Building Inspector.
2. The Building Inspector shall forward copies of the preliminary plat
to the City Engineer and City staff for review.
3. Planning Commission To Approve Plats — When. After approval
from the City Engineer and staff, the preliminary plat will be forwarded
to Planning and Zoning (P & Z) for their approval. Within sixty
(60) days after the submission of a plat to the P & Z, the P &
Z shall approve or disapprove the plat; otherwise, the plat is deemed
approved by the P & Z, except that the P & Z, with the consent
of the applicant for the approval, may extend the sixty (60) day period.
The ground of disapproval of any plat by the P & Z shall be made
a matter of record.
4. Conditional approval of the preliminary plat shall not constitute
approval of the final plat, but rather it shall be deemed an expression
of approval to the layout submitted on the preliminary plat as a guide
to the preparation of the final plat which will be submitted for approval
of the Planning Commission and for recording upon fulfillment of the
requirements of these regulations and the conditions of the conditional
approval, if any.
5. Prior to the approval of the preliminary plat, the Planning Commission
may require due consideration by the subdivider for dedication or
reservation of suitable sites for schools, parks, playgrounds, or
other public recreational areas or open spaces. Any areas so dedicated
or reserved shall conform as nearly as possible to the recommendations
of the Planning Commission in its Comprehensive Development Plan of
the City.
B. Requirements.
1. The scale of the preliminary plat shall not be less than one (1)
inch equals one hundred (100) feet on a sheet of sufficient size.
2. The preliminary plat shall contain the following information:
a. Proposed name of subdivision. Names shall not duplicate or closely
resemble names of existing subdivisions.
b. Location of boundary lines in relation to section, quarter section
or quarter-quarter section lines and any adjacent corporate boundaries,
comprising a legal description of the property.
c. Names and addresses of the developer and the surveyor or landscape
architect making the plat.
d. Date, northpoint and scale.
3. Existing conditions which shall be shown:
a. Locations, width, and name of each existing or platted streets or
other public way, railroad and utility right-of-way, parks and other
public open spaces, and permanent buildings within or adjacent to
the proposed subdivisions.
b. All existing sewers, water mains, gas mains, culverts, or other underground
installations within the proposed subdivision or immediately adjacent
thereto with pipe size, grades and locations shown.
c. Names of adjacent subdivisions and owners of adjacent parcels of
unsubdivided land.
d. Topography with contour intervals of not more than five (5) feet;
also, the locations of watercourses, ravines, bridges, lakes, wooded
areas, approximate acreage and such other features as may be pertinent
to the subdivision of the property.
e. Subsurface conditions on the tract if deemed necessary by the Planning
Commission.
f. Location of sinkholes shall be shown, noting the sinkhole eye and
the sinkhole rim as well as the 100-year flood elevation.
4. Proposed development which shall be shown:
a. The location and width of proposed streets, roadways, alleys, and
easements.
b. The location and character of all proposed public utility lines,
including sewers (storm and sanitary), water, gas, and power lines.
c. Layout, numbers, and approximate dimensions of lots.
d. Location and size of proposed parks, playgrounds, churches or school
sites, or other special uses of land to be considered for dedication
to public use or to be reserved by deed of covenant for the use of
all property owners in the subdivision and any conditions of such
dedication or reservation.
e. Building lines with dimensions, if required.
f. Indication of any lots on which use other than residential is proposed
by the subdivider.
g. Any protective covenants proposed by the subdivider.
h. Front yard setback lines according to this Chapter and the zoning
regulations.
i. In a proposed subdivision, pending accessibility of the City water
supply, the subdivider may be required to construct wells or a private
water supply system in such a manner that an adequate supply of potable
water will be available to every lot in the subdivision at the time
improvements are erected thereon. The adequacy, healthfulness and
potability of the water supply shall be subject to the approval of
the State Board of Health or other State regulatory agency. The construction
of the water supply system shall be subject to the approval of the
City.
5. Lots.
a. All lots shall have a full frontage on a dedicated public street.
b. Lot dimensions and areas shall conform to the requirements of this
Chapter and the City zoning regulations, provided, further, that no
lot, irrespective of use, shall be less than ten thousand (10,000)
square feet for any subdivision of land under these regulations.
c. All side lot lines shall be at right angles to straight street lines
and radial to curved street lines where practicable.
d. Building lines (when applicable) or setback lines shall be shown
on the preliminary and final plats for all lots in the subdivisions
and shall not be less than the building or setback lines required
by the City zoning regulations.
e. Corner lots shall have such extra width as will permit the establishment
of building lines on both streets.
f. House numbers shall be assigned to each lot by the City.
6. Storm Siren.
a. Storm sirens compatible with the City's storm siren system will be
installed in all platted subdivisions of twenty-five (25) units or
more. If the subdivision is connected to pressurized sanitary sewer
lines, the location of storm sirens will be within the fenced lift
station area and connected to the emergency generator. Storm siren
locations for subdivisions fed by gravity sewer will be subject to
approval by the Administrator.
C. Supplementary
Requirements.
1. A copy of profiles shall be furnished for each proposed street showing
existing grades and proposed approximate grades and gradients on the
centerlines of the street. The location of proposed culverts and bridges
shall also be shown.
2. Developer shall pay any costs the City is required to pay an outside
reviewer for review or examination of site plans and infrastructure
plans for proposed subdivision and the cost of City officials inspection
and review of such areas as necessary to insure proper Code compliance
at a rate to be set by the Board of Aldermen.
3. The fees and costs listed above shall remain as the correct fees
and costs until the Board of Aldermen specifically direct and order
otherwise. No ordinance shall be effective to change these fees and
costs unless said ordinance directly refers to this Section within
said ordinance.
D. Expiration
Of Preliminary Plat.
1. The preliminary plat approval shall be for a period of one (1) year
from the date of approval. In the one (1) year period, the subdivider
shall submit construction plans approved by City review, construct
improvements according to the approved plans and submit the final
plat for approval.
2. The subdivider can apply for an extension of the preliminary plat
for a period of one (1) year from the date of original preliminary
plat approval.
3. Continuing authority statements for sewer treatment plant capacity
shall be rescinded for projects whose preliminary plat approval has
expired.