§ 62-77. Details required.

The preliminary plat shall be drawn to scale in such a manner that clear and legible prints can be made. It shall show the following:

(1)

Identification and description.

a.

Proposed name of subdivision.

b.

Location by township, section, town and range and by other legal description.

c.

Names and addresses of the owners, the developer, and the surveyor who made the plat.

d.

Scale of plat, not smaller than one inch equals 100 feet.

e.

Date of preparation.

f.

North point (true north).

(2)

Delineation of existing conditions.

a.

Boundary line of proposed subdivision, indicated by a solid heavy line, and a notation of the approximate total acreage encompassed thereby.

b.

Location, widths and names of all existing streets or other public ways, showing type of improvement, if any, railroad and utility rights-of-way, parks and other public spaces, permanent buildings and structures, easements, and section, township and corporation lines within and adjacent to the tract for a distance of not less than 200 feet.

c.

Location and size of existing sewers, water mains, culverts, or other underground facilities within the tract and to a distance of 200 feet beyond the tract, also indicating grades, invert elevations and locations of catch basins, manholes and hydrants.

d.

Boundary lines of adjacent properties for a distance of not less than 200 feet from the proposed subdivision. Ownership of these properties shall be shown where possible.

e.

Existing zoning districts of proposed subdivision and adjacent tracts.

f.

Topographic data including existing contours at vertical intervals of not more than two feet. Topographic data shall refer to the city datum, and include the location of watercourses, marshes, and other significant features. Soil boring data and seepage tests may be required at locations and depths as determined by the director of engineering.

g.

Locations of or reference to locations of existing monuments or survey markers used in preparation of survey and grade elevation of each monument and marker.

(3)

Delineation of proposed conditions. The preliminary plat shall be in substantial accord with the approved master plan, as amended from time to time.

a.

Layout of streets, including right-of-way widths and street names (street names shall not duplicate existing street names, irrespective of the use of suffix such as street, avenue, drive, etc., unless they are in line with or are a continuation of existing streets already named in which case the existing name shall be used). All streets shall be required to be public streets.

b.

Location and width of alleys, pedestrian ways, and easements.

c.

Layout, numbers and typical dimensions of blocks and lots to the nearest foot.

d.

Building setback lines, indicating dimensions.

e.

Proposed zoning for subdivision to be annexed into the city prior to filing final plat.

f.

Areas, other than those listed in subsection (3)a through c of this section, intended to be dedicated for public use, indicating in each the appropriate acreage and proposed use.

g.

Source of domestic water supply, sanitary sewerage outlet and method of stormwater runoff.

h.

Any outline of protective covenants shall accompany the preliminary plat.

i.

A preliminary site development engineering report in accordance with the stormwater runoff control and erosion control regulations, as set out in chapter 34 of this Code.

j.

A tree preservation plan prepared in accordance with the city tree preservation ordinance.

(4)

Key map. A print of a key map at a scale not smaller than one inch equals 1,200 feet with the boundaries of the proposed subdivision indicated thereon shall accompany each copy of the preliminary plat. If the proposed subdivision is outside the corporate limits of the city, the map shall include the area within one-half mile of the subdivision boundaries.

(Code 1996, § 62-77; Ord. No. F-0663, § 3, 11-19-2001)