Sketch plans shall contain, at a minimum, the
following information:
D. Street layout on and adjacent to plat.
E. Designation of land use and current or proposed zoning.
F. Significant topographical or physical features.
G. General lot locations and layout.
H. Preliminary evaluation by the applicant that the subdivision is not classified as premature based upon criteria established in Article
III of this chapter.
The subdivider shall prepare and submit a preliminary
plat, together with any necessary supplementary information. The preliminary
plat shall contain the information set forth in the subsections which
follow.
A. General requirements.
(1) Proposed name of subdivision; names shall not duplicate
or too closely resemble names of existing subdivisions.
(2) Location of boundary lines in relation to a known
section, quarter section or quarter-quarter section lines comprising
of legal description of the property.
(3) Names and addresses of all persons having property
interest, the owners, the developer, designer and surveyor, together
with his or her registration number.
(4) Graphic scale or plat, not less than one inch to 100
feet.
B. Existing conditions.
(1) Boundary line and total acreage of proposed plat,
clearly indicated.
(2) Existing zoning classifications for land within and
abutting the subdivision.
(3) Location, widths and names of all existing or previously
platted streets or other public ways, showing type, width and condition
of improvements, if any, railroad and utility rights-of-way, parks
and other public open spaces, permanent buildings and structures,
easements and section and corporate lines within the tract and to
a distance of 350 feet beyond the tract.
(4) Location and size of existing sewers, water mains,
culverts or other underground facilities within the tract and to a
distance of 100 feet beyond the tract. Such data as grades, invert
elevations and locations of catch basins, manholes and hydrants shall
also be shown.
(5) Boundary lines of adjoining unsubdivided or subdivided
land, within 350 feet, identified by name and ownership, including
all contiguous land owned or controlled by the subdivider.
(6) Topographic data, including contours at vertical intervals
of not more than one foot. Watercourses, wetlands, rock outcrops,
power transmission poles and lines, base flood elevation data, the
base flood elevation for subdivisions or other proposed new developments
greater than 50 lots or five acres (whichever is the lesser), and
other significant features shall also be shown. All elevations shall
be mean sea level or other workable datum approved by the City Engineer.
(7) In plats where public water and sewer are not available,
the subdivider shall file a report prepared by a registered civil
engineer on the feasibility of individual on-site sewer and water
systems on each lot, and shall include soil boring analysis and percolation
tests to verify conclusions.
C. Proposed subdivision design features which must be
complied with.
(1) Layout of proposed streets showing the right-of-way
widths, center-line gradients, typical cross sections and proposed
names of streets in conformance with City and county street identification
policies. The name of any street heretofore used in the City or its
environs shall not be used unless the proposed street is a logical
extension of an already named street, in which event the same name
shall be used.
(2) Locations and widths of proposed alleys and pedestrianways.
(3) Locations and size of proposed sewer lines and water
mains.
(4) Location, dimension and purpose of all easements.
(5) Layout, numbers, lot areas and preliminary dimensions
of lots and blocks.
(6) Minimum front and side street building setback lines.
(7) When lots are located on a curve, the width of the
lot at the building setback line.
(8) Areas, other than streets, alleys, pedestrianways
and utility easements, intended to be dedicated or reserved for public
use, including the size of such area or areas in acres.
(9) Water supply. Water mains shall be provided to serve
the subdivision by extension of an existing community system wherever
feasible. Service connections shall be stubbed into the property line
and all necessary fire hydrants shall also be provided. Extensions
of the public water supply system shall be designed so as to provide
public water in accordance with the standards of the City of Breckenridge.
In areas where public water supply is not available, individual wells
shall be provided on each lot when developed, properly placed in relationship
to the individual sewage disposal facilities on the same and adjoining
lots. Well plans must comply with the Minnesota State Well Code, as
may be amended, and be submitted for the approval of the City Engineer.
(10)
Sewage disposal, public. Sanitary sewer mains
and service connections shall be installed in accordance with the
standards of the City of Breckenridge.
(11)
Sewage disposal, private. All on-site septic
systems shall be installed in accordance with all applicable State
Pollution Control Agency regulations and City ordinances.
(12)
Public utilities. All public utilities and facilities,
such as gas, electrical, sewer and water supply systems, to be located
in the floodplain shall be floodproofed in accordance with the State
Building Code or elevated to above the regulatory flood protection elevation.
D. Supplementary information required to be supplied
upon request.
(1) Any or all of the supplementary information requirements
set forth in this subsection shall be submitted when deemed necessary
by the City staff, consultants, advisory bodies and/or City Council.
(2) Proposed protective covenants.
(3) A survey prepared by a qualified person identifying
tree coverage in the proposed subdivision in terms of type, weakness,
maturity, potential hazards, infestation, vigor, density and spacing.
(4) Statement of the proposed use of lots stating type
of buildings with number of proposed dwelling units or type or business
or industry, so as to reveal the effect of the development on traffic,
fire hazards and congestion of population.
(5) If any zoning changes are contemplated, the proposed
zoning plan for the areas, including dimensions, shall be shown. Such
proposed zoning plan shall be for information only and shall not vest
any rights in the applicant.
(6) Provision for surface water disposal, ponding, drainage,
flood control and base flood evaluation data.
(7) Where the subdivider owns property adjacent to that
which is being proposed for the subdivision, the subdivider shall
submit a sketch plan of the remainder of the property so as to show
the possible relationships between the proposed subdivision and the
future subdivision. In any event, all subdivisions shall be compatible
with existing or potential adjacent subdivisions.
(8) Where structures are to be placed on large or excessively
deep lots which are subject to potential replat, the preliminary plat
shall indicate a logical way in which the lots could possibly be resubdivided
in the future.
(9) A plan for soil erosion and sediment control, both
during construction and after development, shall be completed. The
plan shall include gradients of waterways, design of velocity and
erosion control measures, design of sediment control measures and
landscaping of the erosion and sediment control system.
(10)
A vegetation preservation and protection plan
that shows those trees proposed to be removed, those to remain, the
types and locations of trees and other vegetation that is to be planted.
(11)
A financial statement for the developer satisfactory
to the City.
(12)
Such other information as may be required.
The owner or subdivider shall submit a final
plat, together with any necessary supplementary information. The final
plat, prepared for recording purposes, shall be prepared in accordance
with this chapter and the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter
505, as amended, and such final plat shall contain the following information:
A. Names of the subdivision, which shall not duplicate
or too closely approximate the name of any existing subdivision in
the City of Breckenridge.
B. Location by section, township, range, county and state,
and including descriptive boundaries of the subdivision, based on
an accurate traverse, giving angular and linear dimensions which must
mathematically close. The allowable error closure or any portion of
a final plat shall be one foot in 7,500 maximum.
C. The location of monuments shall be shown and described
on the final plat. Locations of such monuments shall be shown in reference
to existing official monuments on the nearest established street lines,
including true angles and distances to such reference points or monuments.
D. Location of lots, streets, public highways, alleys,
parks and other features, with accurate dimensions in feet and decimals
of feet, with the length of radii and/or arcs of all curves, and with
all other information necessary to reproduce the plat on the ground
shall be shown. Dimensions shall be shown from all angle points of
curve to lot lines.
E. Lots shall be numbered clearly. Blocks are to be numbered,
with numbers shown clearly in the center of the block.
F. The exact locations, widths and names of all streets
to be dedicated.
G. Location and width of all easements to be dedicated.
H. Name and address of the surveyor making the plat.
I. Scale of plat (the scale to be shown graphically on
a bar scale), date and North arrow.
J. Statement dedicating all easements as follows: "Easements
for installation and maintenance of utilities and drainage facilities
are reserved over, under and along the strips marked 'utility easements.'"
K. Statement dedicating all streets, alleys and other
public areas not previously dedicated as follows: "Streets, alleys
and other public areas shown on this plat and not heretofore dedicated
to public use are hereby so dedicated."
The Address Map shall be prepared in accordance
with City and county policy and shall include all addresses of lots
as platted.