[Ord. No. 304 §§1 — 2, 2-26-2001]
A. 
The subdivider shall submit such number of copies of the preliminary plat to the City Clerk's office as is required by the Commission's policies. The Commission's policies are on file with the City Clerk.
B. 
The preliminary plat shall be drawn at a scale not to exceed one (1) inch to one hundred (100) feet on an exhibit approximately twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inches and shall contain the following information:
1. 
North point, scale and date.
2. 
Location of the present property, legal description and lines of incorporated areas.
3. 
Boundaries and name of the proposed subdivision and the subdivider platting the tract.
4. 
Area of tract.
5. 
Lot layout.
6. 
Existing and proposed streets, alleys and easements, including width of right-of-way.
7. 
Names of existing and proposed streets and notation that proposed streets are to be dedicated either as private or public streets.
8. 
Grades and profiles of streets, plans or written and signed statements regarding the grades of proposed streets, width and type of pavement and general explanation of grading plan.
9. 
Location, size and type of proposed water mains, hydrants, utilities, and proposed improvements such as sidewalks, plantings and parks, and any grading of individual lots.
10. 
Zoning districts, school districts, fire districts, sewer districts, public water supply and drainage districts and any other legally established districts.
11. 
Sufficient contour data, with intervals of five (5) feet or less, to indicate the slope and drainage of the tract and the high and low points thereof. Contour data shall extend one hundred fifty (150) feet beyond the limits of the subdivision boundaries. U.S.G.S. datum shall be the governing elevation reference.
12. 
Location of any portion of the property which lies within the 100-year — 500-year flood plain.
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Location of existing open surface water drainage channels, watercourses, sink holes, and areas within the tract subject to inundation by stormwater, together with any information regarding any necessary widening, straightening, surfacing, or other improvements of such channels.
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Data regarding the area served by stormwater drainage and improvements, including the estimated volume of runoff and other similar information.
15. 
Location, size and type of existing and proposed stormwater improvements within tract or adjacent to it, including culverts, bridges, underground facilities and/or detention basins.
16. 
Method of sewage disposal, including the location, size and type of existing sanitary sewer improvements or other sewage disposal facilities within the tract or adjacent thereto, and location, size and type of proposed sanitary sewer improvements within tract or adjacent to it.
17. 
Proposed easements to accommodate sanitary sewers, storm sewers, stormwater improvements and underground construction.
18. 
Existing protective covenants or other exceptions attached to the property or its uses.
19. 
Easements of record.
20. 
Tree masses and limits of clearing.
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Existing buildings or structures.
22. 
Building and setback lines.
23. 
Proposed land use for all lots proposed if for other than a single-family dwelling.
24. 
Areas designated for open space, detention or common recreational land.
25. 
All ravines, flood plains, woodlands and drainage ways.
26. 
The names and adjoining boundaries of all adjoining subdivisions and the names of record owners of adjoining parcels of unsubdivided land.
27. 
Renderings of the proposed development (if applicable).
C. 
Processing Cost Deposit. The processing cost deposit as provided in Section 410.040(C) in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) shall be paid to the City at the time the preliminary plat is filed in the City Clerk's office.
[Ord. No. 304 §§1 — 2, 2-26-2001]
A. 
Notice. Upon the filing of a preliminary plat application the City Clerk shall cause a notice to be posted, in clear view, on the property proposed to be subdivided, said notice indicating that the Commission will be considering a preliminary plat for the subdivision of that particular property and setting out, in general terms, the general description of the property being so considered.
B. 
City Review. The Zoning Administrator or other designated official shall receive the application and determine, within fifteen (15) days, whether it complies with all applicable submission requirements. If the application is deficient, the applicant shall be notified and granted an additional fifteen (15) days to complete same. The Commission shall be deemed to have received the application on the date of its next regularly scheduled meeting following acceptance of the application by the Zoning Administrator or other designated official as being in compliance with all submission requirements. In no instance shall the City accept an application for plat approval if a previous application was denied within one (1) year of the new application, unless the City verifies that substantial new facts or change in circumstances warrant reapplication. Other specific procedures for review are set forth in the Commission's procedures which are adopted herein by reference.
C. 
Preliminary Plat Review.
1. 
If the application complies with submission requirements, copies thereof shall be forwarded to the Commission and the Board of Aldermen including therein, the Zoning Administrator's or other designated official for comments and/or recommendation to approve, disapprove, modify or conditionally approve the application. An application complying with the submission requirements that has been forwarded to the Commission shall not be deemed received by the Commission for purposes of Section 410.070(C)(2) until the date of the next regular meeting of the Commission.
2. 
The Commission shall study the preliminary plat to determine conformity with the standards and requirements of both this Chapter 410 and other applicable ordinances of the City and shall recommend approval, disapproval, modification or conditional approval of such plat within sixty (60) days after the date it is received by the Commission as provided in Section 410.070(C)(1), but such period may be extended with the applicant's approval. Filing an amended plat or other material required by this Chapter 410 or by the Commission shall constitute a request by the subdivider for an extension of time for consideration of the plat. If the Commission does not act within such period of time, the preliminary plat shall be deemed to have been recommended for approval and forwarded to the Board of Aldermen for consideration, but such approval does not constitute an acceptance of the subdivision final plat by the Commission or the Board of Aldermen. Preliminary plats not containing all of the data specified in Section 410.060(A) shall not be approved by the Commission.
3. 
The Board of Aldermen shall study the preliminary plat to determine conformity with the standards and requirements of both this Chapter 410 and other applicable ordinances of the City and shall approve, disapprove, modify or conditionally approve the preliminary plat. Filing an amended plat or other material required by this Chapter 410 or by the City shall constitute a request by the subdivider for an extension of time for consideration of the plat. Preliminary plats not containing all of the data specified in Section 410.060(A) shall not be approved.
D. 
Plat Approval.
1. 
Approval of a preliminary plat may be subject to specific conditions which the Commission or the Board of Aldermen deems necessary for good planning and the general welfare.
2. 
The approval of a plat by the City does not constitute or effect any acceptance by the City of the dedication to public use of any street or the ground shown upon the plat.
3. 
The approval of the preliminary plat shall be effective for one (1) year unless the subdivider has proceeded with completing additional steps in the City's subdivision procedure. When a plat is voided, the City shall notify the subdivider of such action. Any resubmittal of an expired preliminary plat shall be accompanied by another filing fee.
4. 
Where conditions of topography, location of the property, streets, etc., and similar conditions create difficulty in the division of the land and layout of streets and/or similar improvements, the Commission and/or Board of Aldermen may require the submission, by the subdivider's engineer, of supplementary cross-sections, surveys, alignments or similar engineering material to be used in analyzing and studying the proposed subdivision of land regarding possible hazardous conditions relating to grading plans, street layout, stormwater disposal and similar features common to subdivision of land.
5. 
Board of Aldermen approval of the preliminary plat subject to conditions is authorization for the subdivider to proceed with the preparation of subdivision improvement plans.
6. 
Upon approval by the Board of Aldermen, four (4) copies of the preliminary plat shall be dated and executed by the Mayor. At least two (2) copies of the approved preliminary plat shall be retained by the City and two (2) copies shall be given to the subdivider.