[CC 1985 § 27-16]
A.
A preliminary plat must be filed with the Subdivision and
Development Advisory Board. The plat shall be drawn to a scale of
one hundred (100) feet to one (1) inch, or larger, and 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 the names of adjacent subdivisions;
2.
The names of the owner or licensed engineer or
surveyor responsible for the survey and design;
3.
The location of boundary lines and their relation
to established lines and fractional section lines;
4.
The location and width of existing and proposed
streets, sidewalks, roads, lots, 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, a map made on a smaller scale
may be required by the Board showing the outline and ownership of
adjacent properties, location and distance of the nearest subdivision
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 or the location
of important individual trees may be required. On extensive or broken
tracts, the Board may require contours at intervals of two (2) feet
or five (5) feet. All grades shown shall be referred to USGA 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, including 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.
[CC 1985 § 27-17]
As soon as practicable and not later than forty-five (45) days
after its receipt of the preliminary plat, the Board shall, after
having given due consideration to the preliminary plat, advise the
person filing the plat of its approval or disapproval of the plat;
and if the same be disapproved, shall advise the person filing the
plat of the reasons for its disapproval. 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 final
plat is accepted, except with the written approval of the Board and
the City Council.
[CC 1985 § 27-18; Ord. No. 7342 § 1, 8-6-2001]
The developer may, after receiving approval of the preliminary plat, petition the Subdivision and Development Advisory Board to proceed with the subdivision stages. The area may be divided into sections and after approval by the Board and the City Council, the installation of the improvements required in Section 410.330 may be constructed. Ordinarily, the minimum length of a street to be improved shall be three hundred (300) feet unless permission is granted by the Board for a lesser amount.
[CC 1985 § 27-19]
The subdivider shall file his/her proposed plat of subdivision
in the office of the Mayor for consideration by the Subdivision and
Development Advisory Board, and shall, upon such filing, pay a fee
of ten dollars ($10.00).
[CC 1985 § 27-20]
A.
After the preliminary plat has been approved by the Subdivision
and Development Advisory Board, a final plat in the form of a record
plat shall be prepared and submitted to the Board for approval by
that body and the City Council. The original final plat shall be drawn
on Mylar with waterproof, non-fading black ink, and shall be to a
scale of not more than one hundred (100) feet to the inch unless otherwise
directed by the Board, and shall show or be accompanied by the following
information:
1.
The name of the subdivision and adjacent subdivisions,
the names of streets, to conform wherever possible to existing street
names, and numbers of lots and blocks, in accordance with a systematic
arrangement. In case of branching streets, the lines of departure
shall be indicated;
2.
An accurate boundary survey of the property, with
bearings and distances, referenced to section corners, and showing,
in dotted lines, the lines of all adjacent lands and the lines of
adjacent streets and alleys, with their widths and names;
3.
Location of lots, streets, sidewalks, public highways,
alleys, parks and other features, with accurate dimensions in feet
and decimals of feet, with the length of radii and of arcs of all
curves and with all other information necessary to reproduce the plat
on the ground. Dimensions shall be shown from all angle points and
points of curve to lot lines;
4.
The location of building lines on front and side
streets and the location of utility easements;
5.
Profiles of grades for streets, if required by
the Council or by the Subdivision and Development Advisory Board;
6.
Certification of dedication of all streets, public
highways, alleys, parks and other land intended for public use, signed
by the owner or owners and by all other parties who have a mortgage
or lien interest in the property;
7.
An affidavit of ownership showing fee simple title
and encumbrances and liens;
8.
Certification by a registered civil engineer or
licensed surveyor to the effect that the plan represents a survey
made by him/her, and that all the necessary survey monuments are correctly
shown thereon;
9.
Certificates of approval on the tracing to be
filled out by the Subdivision and Development Advisory Board.
10.
North point, scale and date.
[CC 1985 § 27-21]
All figures and letters shown on the final plat must be plain,
distinct and of sufficient size to be easily read, and must be of
sufficient density to make a lasting and permanent record.
[CC 1985 § 27-22]
When more than one (1) sheet is submitted as a final plat, a
key map showing the entire subdivision at smaller scale, with block
numbers and street names, shall be shown on one of the sheets or on
a separate sheet of the same size.
[CC 1985 § 27-23]
The Subdivision and Development Advisory Board shall, within
forty-five (45) days after receipt of the final plat, determine its
recommendation as to whether the plat shall be approved, approved
with modifications, or disapproved, and shall within the forty-five-day
period give notice to the subdivider of its determination. If approved,
the Board shall so note on the face of the plat and shall thereupon
forward the plat to the City Council, notifying the subdivider of
its action. If approved with modification, or if disapproved, the
Board shall attach to the original plat a statement of the reasons
for the action and shall forthwith return the original of the plat
to the subdivider, retaining one (1) copy thereof for its records.
[CC 1985 § 27-24]
If the final plat is returned to the subdivider as provided in Section 410.120, the subdivider may appeal the decision of the Subdivision and Development Advisory Board to the City Council, and the decision of a majority of the members of the Council present and voting at the meeting to which the appeal is made shall be final.
[CC 1985 § 27-25]
Permission shall not be granted for the connection of utilities
to the various City utility systems, nor shall the City-owned utility
systems be extended to serve a subdivision until the plat for the
subdivision has been approved by the City Council.
[CC 1985 § 27-26]
The City Council may refuse to approve a plat unless it is evident
that proper water and sewer facilities can be supplied within a reasonable
time.
[CC 1985 § 27-27]
No building permit shall be issued providing for the improvement
of any lot in the subdivision until there has been filed with the
Building Division of the Department of Public Works a copy of the
plat of the subdivision bearing the approval of the Subdivision and
Development Advisory Board and the City Council, certified to by the
Recorder of Deeds of the County that the plat has been recorded in
his/her office and that the copy is a true and correct copy of the
plat so recorded.
[CC 1985 § 27-28]
The Subdivision and Development Advisory Board may recommend
a variation of the application of the regulations of this Chapter
in harmony with their general purpose and intent and in accordance
with the rules herein contained in cases where there are particular
difficulties or particular hardships in the way of carrying out the
strict letter of any such regulations relating to the subdividing
of land, and may recommend to the City Council that it approve the
plat of subdivision in spite of failure to strictly comply with the
letter of any of the regulations, stating the reasons for its recommendations.
[CC 1985 § 27-29]
Advice and cooperation in the preparation of plats shall be
freely given by the Department of Public Works and the Departments
of Light and Water of the City, and by the Subdivision and Development
Advisory Board. It is suggested that each subdivider of land confer
with these departments before preparing the preliminary plat in order
to become more thoroughly familiar with subdivision requirements and
the zoning ordinances affecting the territory in which the proposed
subdivision lies.
[CC 1985 § 27-30]
A.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any lot in any new
subdivision to sell or offer for sale any such lots in the subdivision
the size of which has been reduced by amendments or changes and it
shall likewise be unlawful for the platters of any new subdivision
to change or amend the width or location of any streets as shown on
the plats accepted by the City Council without prior approval by the
City Council after a public hearing on the matter is duly held.
B.
It shall be unlawful to change or amend the proposed uses or restrictions concerning any new subdivision as submitted under Section 410.050(A)(7) without prior approval by the City Council after a public hearing on the matter is duly held.
