§ 400-1.29. Preliminary Plats.  


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  • A. 
    When Required. The submittal of a preliminary plat is required.
    B. 
    Submittal Requirements. Applicants for preliminary plat approval shall submit a complete application and other required materials and information to the Zoning Administrator. The Preliminary Plat shall be in sufficient detail to convey the applicant's intentions in platting the proposed subdivision. It shall contain a written description of the existing conditions on the tract and the necessary drawings and sketches as required by this Chapter to convey the applicant's plan of development. The plat shall be signed by a registered surveyor.
    C. 
    Filing Procedure. The applicant shall file the following with the Zoning Administrator as follows:
    1. 
    A reproducible original and the number of copies of the proposed Preliminary Plat specified on the application;
    2. 
    All other information required by this Chapter or as specified on the application;
    3. 
    The applicable plat review fee; and
    4. 
    A completed application form.
    D. 
    Contents. The preliminary plat shall contain the following information:
    1. 
    Proposed name of subdivision.
    2. 
    A vicinity sketch (location map), at a legible scale, to show the relation of the plat to surroundings. Utility connections too remote to be shown on the preliminary plat shall be shown on this sketch.
    3. 
    Location of boundary lines by section, quarter section or quarter-quarter section lines, and any adjacent corporate boundaries comprising a legal description of the property conforming to the current Missouri state plane coordinate system.
    4. 
    Names, addresses, and phone numbers of the developer and the engineer, surveyor, planner, or landscape architect making the plat.
    5. 
    Plat to be oriented so north is to the top of plat sheet.
    6. 
    All plats are to be drawn to a standard engineer's scale. The actual scale used will depend on the development and shall be subject to the approval of the Zoning Administrator.
    7. 
    Existing conditions on the proposed subdivision site and adjacent to the site within one hundred eighty-five (185) feet of the property lines:
    a. 
    Locations, width and name of each existing or platted street, alley or other public way; railroad and utility rights-of-way; dedicated rights-of-way; bridges; parks and other public open spaces; and permanent buildings.
    b. 
    All existing storm water or sanitary sewers, water mains, gas mains, culverts, or other underground installations with pipe size, grades and locations shown.
    c. 
    Names of abutting subdivisions and owners of abutting parcels of unsubdivided land.
    d. 
    Locations of water courses, and all areas designated as the 100-year floodplain areas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    e. 
    Ravines, bridges, lakes, tree masses, approximate acreage, and such other existing features as may be pertinent.
    f. 
    Special features (such as ponds, dams, steep slopes or unusual geology) or unusual historical features (such as former dumps, fill areas or lagoons) must be identified by the applicant. The applicant, at the Zoning Administrator's discretion, may be required to provide professional analysis of these conditions to address health, safety and general welfare questions related to the proposed subdivision.
    g. 
    Topography (unless specifically waived by the Zoning Administrator) with contour intervals of not more than two (2) feet, referred to USGS or City datum. In areas where grades are gentle, the Zoning Administrator may require a lesser contour interval.
    8. 
    Proposed Development.
    a. 
    The general location, width, radii, grade and name of proposed streets, roadways, pathways, alleys, sidewalks and public walk ways, public or private streets and other easements with center lines, culverts and bridges, public drives and curb cuts, median breaks and turn lanes. Street names shall not duplicate or closely resemble the name of any existing street.
    b. 
    The general location, size and character of all proposed and existing adjacent public utility lines, including storm water and sanitary sewer lines, water lines, and storm water management facilities.
    c. 
    Layout, number and approximate dimensions of lots, approximate lot areas, setback requirements with dimensions, and blocks, with number or letter of each, if applicable.
    d. 
    Location and size of proposed open space for public use proposed to be dedicated or reserved and any conditions of such dedication or reservation; parks, playgrounds, churches, or school sites or other special uses of land to be considered for public use, or to be reserved by deed or covenant for the use of all property owners in the subdivision.
    e. 
    Building setback lines from streets with dimensions.
    f. 
    Indication of any lots on which uses other than residential are proposed by the subdivider.
    g. 
    Storm water management plan, calculations, and proposed size, nature and location of all proposed storm drainage improvements.
    h. 
    Identification, location and nature of all proposed zoning districts and land uses to be included within the boundaries of the subdivision.
Ord. No. 985, 7-5-2018