[CC 1979 §42.040]
A.
A preliminary
plat must be filed with the Commission. The plat shall be drawn to
a scale of one hundred (100) feet to one (1) inch, provided however,
the Commission may waive this requirement if the plat can be more
readily portrayed at a different scale. The preliminary plat shall
show or be accompanied by the following information:
1.
The proposed name of the subdivision (which must not be so similar
to that of an existing subdivision as to cause confusion) and names
of adjacent subdivisions.
2.
The names of the owner, licensed engineer or surveyor responsible
for the survey and design.
3.
The location of boundary lines and their relation to established
section lines and fractional section lines.
4.
The location and width of existing and proposed streets, roads, lots
and alleys, building lines, park and other features, and similar facts
regarding property immediately adjacent thereto; also the location
and size of existing sewers and water mains. If there are no adjacent
subdivisions, then a map made on a smaller scale may be required by
the Commission showing the outline and ownership of adjacent properties,
the location and distance of the nearest subdivisions, and how the
streets, alleys or highways in the subdivision offered for record
may connect with those in the nearest subdivisions.
5.
A survey showing physical features of the property, including locations
of watercourses, ravines, bridges, culverts, present structures, size
of adjacent drainage areas in acres, and other features pertinent
to the subdivision. The outline of wooded areas and the location of
important individual trees may be required. On extensive or broken
tracts the Commission may require contours at intervals of two (2)
or five (5) feet. All grades shown shall be referred to USGS data.
The approximate acreage of the property is to be indicated.
6.
Approximate grades and gradients of streets, including existing streets
within the proposed development, and outside streets tangent or adjacent
thereto.
7.
A designation of the proposed uses of land within the subdivision;
that is the type of residential use, location of business or industrial
sites, and sites for churches, schools, parks or other special uses.
8.
North point, scale and date.
B.
As
soon as practicable and not later than thirty (30) days after its
receipt of the preliminary plat, the Commission shall, after having
given due consideration to the said preliminary plat, advise the person
filing said plat of its approval or disapproval of the plat; and,
if the same be disapproved, shall advise the person filing said plat
of the reasons for its disapproval. Upon refusal of the Commission
to approve the preliminary plat, the applicant may make such changes
as are required for approval and resubmit the plat or he/she may appeal
the decision to the Board who may reverse the decision of the Commission
and approve said preliminary plat. The approval of a preliminary plat
shall not constitute acceptance of the subdivision, but merely an
authorization to proceed with the preparation of the final plat. No
construction work shall be done on the subdivision before the preliminary
plat is accepted, except with the written approval of the Commission
and the City Board.
