Hallsville Preliminary Plat ordinance (§ 405.090)

A. Generally. An owner who intends to subdivide land into lots constituting a major subdivision for the purposes of sale and/or development or to dedicate land for streets, alleys, parks or other public use shall have prepared by a registered surveyor or a registered engineer a preliminary plat of the land within the subdivision, or the section or tract thereof to be developed first, prior to developing the land. As additional sections or tracts of the subdivision are desired to be developed, a preliminary plat of each section or tract shall be filed and all of the provisions of this Chapter shall be observed.

B. Contents. The preliminary plat shall be drawn to scale of not more than one hundred (100) feet to the inch and shall show, or be accompanied by, the following information:

1. The North point and scale.

2. The location of all existing property lines, adjoining streets and alleys, watercourses, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, water mains, gas mains and other pertinent utilities; culverts and existing buildings and pertinent features within the area to be subdivided and in the adjoining streets or alleys.

3. The proposed lot layout, proposed use of lots, location and width or all streets and alleys, and the zoning districts in which the land to be subdivided is located according to the current zoning of the City.

4. The title under which the subdivision is to be recorded, the names of all the owners of the same, including the names of the officers of any corporate owner, and the name of the registered surveyor or registered engineer platting the tract of land to be subdivided, the township, range, and section numbers of the land. If the plat is of a section or tract of a subdivision, the identification by section or township number.

5. The location and direction of drainage of all proposed watercourses and natural drainage channels.

6. The proposed location of all utilities, lands to be dedicated for public use and all proposed areas of land for private easements or common land for the use and benefit of all lot owners in the subdivision.

7. Each street, identified by its proposed street name, and additional rights of way to be added to existing streets.

8. The floodplain zoning district, if any, and any proposed alteration, adjustment or change in the elevation or topography of any area in a floodplain zoning district. Development of lots within the floodplain shall require approval of a floodplain study by a registered engineer.

9. Approximate area in square feet of size of lots, if less than one (1) acre in area, in acres and tenths of acres if one (1) acre or more in area, into which the land is proposed to be subdivided.

10. Indicate approximate location of existing and proposed sidewalks and pedestrian walkways.

11. If the developer intends to subdivide any portion of the land into a group housing project, planned business district, planned mobile home district or other project being developed under

a special zoning procedure or conditional use section of the Code of the City of Hallsville, then the preliminary plat shall, in addition, include the following data:

a. Grass area of land.

b. Area in street.

c. Net area of land.

d. Maximum number of units allowed.

e. Maximum number of units proposed.

f. Parking spaces available.

g. Distance between structures.

12. A certification by a registered surveyor or registered engineer who prepared the plat that the plat is a correct representation of all existing and proposed land division.

13. The results of any tests made to ascertain subsurface rock and soil conditions and the water table.

14. Proposed covenants and/or restrictions intended for all or any of the lots of the subdivision, or covenants and/or restrictions required by this Chapter.

C. Submissions And Approval Procedure.

1. The owner shall submit eight (8) copies of the preliminary plat to the City Administrator. Following is the dissemination of the copies:

a. One (1) print to the Alderman representing the proposed subdivision

b. Three (3) prints to be retained by the City Administrator for the Board of Aldermen.

c. Four (4) prints to be immediately provided to the Planning and Zoning Commission

2. The City Administrator shall give the owner at least five (5) days' notice of the date, time and place of the next meeting of the Commission, wherein the plat shall be reviewed by the Commission. Additionally, the City Administrator shall notify the public of the submission of the plat and the review of that plat by the Commission by public notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the City, at least five (5) days before said Commission meeting.

3. The City Administrator shall solicit the comments of the Hallsville R-IV School District, any proposed utility to serve the land and the proposed development, and they shall be requested to submit a report on the impact of the development prior to the date of the meeting.

4. At the scheduled meeting, the Commission shall conduct a public hearing and review the preliminary plat. At said hearing, the owner or his/her designated representative shall appear and be heard and other interested persons may appear and be heard regarding the plat.

5. Within forty-five (45) days, or such additional period of time as the owner consents to in writing, after submission of the preliminary plat by the owner, the Commission shall act upon the plat and approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the same.

6. If the Commission conditionally approves the plat, it shall state in writing any revisions, modifications, additions or deletions required of the owner by state law and/or the Code of the City of Hallsville, before a final plat may be prepared for approval. Such changes may relate:

a. To the width and/or alignment of streets to include the grades.

b. To the type, capacity and location of sanitary sewer and/or storm sewer facilities.

c. To the location and capacity of all public utility facilities.

d. To the location, width and purpose of easements appearing on the plat or required by the City for public use.

e. To lot sizes and/or lot layout.

f. To such other matters as, in the opinion of the Commission, may be in the public interest.

7. The Commission shall submit a written report of its action on the preliminary plat to the owner and to the City Administrator along with a copy of the preliminary plat, indicating any necessary revisions or modifications it believes is necessary. The City Administrator shall notify the owner within five (5) days' notice of the date, time and place of a meeting of the Hallsville Board of Aldermen wherein the preliminary plat and the written report of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be reviewed by the Board. The City Administrator shall also notify the public by public notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the City, at least five (5) days prior to the Board meeting. At said meeting, the Board of Aldermen shall hold a public hearing and the owner or his/her representative may appear and be heard as may other interested parties. At either the meeting when the public hearing is held or the next meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the Board shall by resolution, enter its order approving, modifying or rejecting the written report of the Commission on the preliminary plat.

8. If the Planning and Zoning Commission fails to approve or disapprove the preliminary plat within sixty (60) days after submission of the preliminary plat by the owner, or within such additional time as the owner consents to in writing, the plat shall be deemed and considered approved by the Commission and the City Clerk shall certify the approval of the Commission on the plat.

9. Approval of the preliminary plat shall authorize the owner to prepare the final plat and complete engineering designs, but such approval shall not constitute an approval of the plat for purposes of recording, or for the sale and/or development of any lot, tract or parcel of land within the area specified by the preliminary plat.