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<br /> <br /> <br /> Created: 2025-05-22 16:40:54 [EST] <br />(Supp. No. 36) <br /> <br />Page 193 of 198 <br />recording deadline if the failure to record was not due to any action or inaction on the part of the <br />applicant or the applicant's representatives. <br />(Prior Code, § 1215-160.1) <br />Sec. 90-338. Platting of land. <br />(a) All subdivisions in zoning districts that are eligible for municipal sewer and water, which create two or more <br />lots or parcels shall be platted. All subdivisions in the agricultural, long-term agricultural, and rural residential <br />zoning districts, creating four or more lots or parcels, or creating parcels less than five acres in size, or with <br />widths less than 300 feet shall be platted. <br />(1) Applicants may prepare for review and comment by the planning commission, city engineer, and other <br />city staff, a proposed sketch plan for the subdivision and development of a property. The sketch plan <br />will be considered as the basis for unofficial discussion on the future development of a property. The <br />sketch plan shall not constitute an application for a subdivision or other land development approval. A <br />sketch plan shall contain the following information, as a minimum: <br />a. Site location map showing major streets, school locations, commercial centers, and other <br />significant developments. <br />b. Tract boundaries. <br />c. North point and scale. <br />d. Topography and physical features. <br />e. Wetland areas. <br />f. Floodplain boundaries. <br />g. Proposed general street design. <br />h. Proposed lot design and orientation. <br />(2) Prior to submitting a final plat to the city for approval, an owner or applicant shall submit to the city <br />zoning administrator a preliminary plat and development plans for the property. The preliminary plat <br />shall provide the information required below in order to allow the planning commission and city <br />council to judge the feasibility of a proposed subdivision. To be considered complete, an application for <br />preliminary plat approval must contain complete assembled sets of the drawings, the number and size <br />of which shall be determined by the Zoning Administrator, and the following items and information in <br />the form designated: <br />a. Completed application form signed by all owners, in fee title, of the property to be subdivided. <br />b. Proof of ownership by either a copy of a deed, abstract of title, or attorney's opinion. <br />c. Title sheet/vicinity map. <br />d. Preliminary plat. <br />1. All dimensions tied to the nearest one-quarter corner or section corner by traverse. <br />2. Names and addresses of property owners within 300 feet of the property. <br />3. Existing zoning classification and lot lines of the property and all abutting properties with <br />any overlay districts. <br />4. Location and purpose of all public and private easements, including proposed alleys, <br />pedestrian ways, and drainage, and utility easements.