A.
Whenever any subdivision of land is proposed and before
any permit for the erection of a structure shall be granted, the subdivider
or his agent shall apply, in writing, to the agent for the approval of the
subdivision plat and submit three copies of the preliminary plat, including
the lot, street and utilities layout.
B.
No lot shall be transferred by deed until a final plat
for the subdivision shall have been approved and recorded in the following
manner.
A.
The subdivider may, if he so chooses, submit to the agent
a preliminary sketch of the proposed subdivision prior to his preparing an
engineered preliminary and/or final plat.
B.
The purpose of such preliminary sketch is to permit the
agent to advise the subdivider whether his plans in general are in accordance
with the requirements of this chapter.
C.
The Commission, upon the submission of any preliminary
sketch, shall study it and advise the subdivider wherein it appears that changes
would be necessary. The agent may mark the preliminary sketch indicating necessary
changes, and any such marked sketch shall be returned to the Commission with
the preliminary plat.
D.
The preliminary sketch shall be as follows:
(1)
It shall be drawn on white paper or on a print of a topographic
map of the property.
(2)
It shall be drawn to a scale of 100 feet to the inch.
(3)
It shall show the name, location and dimensions of all
streets entering the property, adjacent to the property or terminating at
the boundary of the property to be subdivided.
(4)
It shall show the location of all proposed streets, lots,
parks, playgrounds and other proposed uses of the land to be subdivided and
shall include the approximate dimensions.
E.
Whenever part of a tract is proposed for platting and
it is intended to subdivide additional parts in the future, a sketch plan
for the entire tract shall be submitted with the preliminary plat. This sketch
is merely for informational purposes and is not binding on the subdivider
or the governing body.
A.
The subdivider shall present to the Commission three
prints of a preliminary layout at a scale of 100 feet to the inch, as a preliminary
plat.
B.
The preliminary plat shall include the following information:
(1)
The names of the subdivision, owner, subdivider, surveyor
or engineer, the date of drawing, number of sheets, North point and scale.
If true North is used, the method of determination must be shown.
(2)
The location of proposed subdivision by an insert map,
at a scale of not less than two inches equal one mile, showing adjoining roads,
their names and numbers, towns, subdivisions and other landmarks.
(3)
The boundary survey or existing survey of record, provided
that such survey shows a closure with an accuracy of not less than one in
2,500, total acreage, acreage of subdivided area, number and approximate area
and frontage of all building sites, existing buildings within the boundaries
of tract and the names of owners and their property lines, with the boundaries
of the tract and adjoining such boundaries.
(4)
All existing, platted and proposed streets, their names,
numbers and widths; existing utility or other easements, public areas and
parking spaces; culverts, drains and watercourses and their names; and other
pertinent data.
(5)
The complete drainage layout, including all pipe sizes,
types, drainage easements and means of transporting the drainage to a well-defined
open stream which is considered natural drainage.
(6)
A cross section showing the proposed street construction,
depth and type of base, type of surface, etc.
(7)
A profile or contour map showing the proposed grades
for the streets and drainage facilities, including the elevations of existing
and proposed ground surfaces at all street intersections and at points of
major grade change along the center line of streets, together with the proposed
grade lines connecting therewith.
(8)
A location map tying the subdivision into our present
road system, either by aerial photographs or topographic maps of the United
States Department of Interior.
(9)
Proposed connections with existing sanitary sewers and
an existing water supply or alternate means of sewage disposal and water supply.
(10)
All parcels of land to be dedicated for public use and
the conditions of such dedication.
C.
The agent or his appointed representative shall discuss
the preliminary plat with the subdivider in order to determine whether or
not his preliminary plat generally conforms to the requirements of the Subdivision
Ordinance and of the Zoning Ordinance. The subdivider shall then be advised,
in writing, within 60 days, which may be by formal letter or by legible markings
on his copy of the preliminary plat, concerning any additional data that may
be required, the character and extent of public improvements that will have
to be made and an estimate of the cost of construction or improvements and
the amount of the performance bond which will be required as a prerequisite
to approval of the final subdivision plat. In determining the cost of required
improvements and the amount of the performance bond, the agent may consult
with a duly licensed engineer who shall prepare this data for the agent or,
preferably, may require a bona fide estimate of the cost of improvements to
be furnished by the subdivider.
D.
Approval by the agent of the preliminary plat does not
constitute a guaranty of approval of the final plat.
E.
The subdivider shall have not more than six months after
receiving official notification concerning the preliminary plat to file with
the agent a final subdivision plat in accordance with this chapter. Failure
to do so shall make preliminary approval null and void. The agent may, on
written request by the subdivider, grant an extension of this time limit.
A.
The subdivision plats submitted for final approval by
the governing body and subsequent recording shall be clearly and legibly drawn
in ink upon tracing cloth at a scale of 100 feet to the inch on sheets having
a size of 15 inches by 20 inches.
B.
In addition to the requirements of the preliminary plat,
the final plat shall include the following:
(1)
A blank oblong space three inches by five inches shall
be reserved for the use of the approving authority.
(2)
Certificates signed by a surveyor or engineer setting
forth the source of title of the owners of the land subdivided and the place
of record of the last instrument in the chain title.
(3)
A statement to the effect that the subdivision as it
appears on this plat is with the free consent and in accordance with the desires
of the owners, proprietors and trustees, if any, which shall be signed by
the owners, proprietors and trustees, if any, and shall be duly acknowledged
before some officer authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds.
(4)
When the subdivision consists of land acquired from more
than one source of title, the outlines of the various tracts shall be indicated
by dash-lines, and identification of the respective tracts shall be placed
on the plat.
(5)
The accurate location and dimensions, by bearings and
distances, with all curve data on all lots and street lines and center lines
of streets; boundaries of all proposed or existing easements; parks; school
sites; all existing public and private streets, their names, numbers and widths;
existing utilities and those to be provided, such as sanitary sewers, storm
drains, water mains, manholes and underground conduits, including their size
and type; watercourses and their names; and the names of owners and their
property lines, both within the boundary of the subdivision and adjoining
said boundaries.
A.
The plat shall not be approved until the subdivider has
complied with the general requirements and minimum standards of design in
accordance with this chapter and has made satisfactory arrangements for a
performance bond, cash or cash bond to cover the cost of necessary improvements,
in lieu of construction, to the satisfaction of the agent. Approval of the
final plat shall be written on the face of the plat by the agent.
B.
The subdivider shall record the plat within 60 days after
final approval; otherwise the agent shall mark the plat "void" and return
the same to the subdivider.
