Chapter 148 SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT. (updated 7-28-08)
Section 148-13 SKETCH PLAT - OPTIONAL
A. Application.
A
sketch plat of the proposed subdivision may be submitted prior to the
preparation of engineered preliminary and final plats. In such
cases, a
sketch plat shall be considered a submission for informal discussion
and shall
not constitute official submission of a plat to the town. Sketch
plats
with an accompanying application form, shall be submitted to the
Director of
Planning in numbers sufficient for distribution to and/or review by
appropriate
town departments, the Planning Commission and the Town Council.
B. Sketch
submission
on larger tracts. At the option of the subdivider, a sketch plat
may be submitted for residual subdivided parcels in lieu of the
preliminary and
final plats to ensure that all subdivision and zoning requirements are
met on
the residual subdivided parcels, provided that the residual subdivided
parcel
is at least ten (10) acres in size and is at least twice the total area
of all
primary subdivided parcels in the source tract. Such plats shall
be
reviewed by the Planning Commission at the time of submission of the
preliminary plat for the primary subdivided parcel.
C. Sketch
plat
review procedures. Sketch plats shall be reviewed
administratively
by the appropriate town departments, taking into consideration the
requirements
of the Subdivision and Zoning Ordinances, the arrangement, location and
width
of streets, the topography of the land, sewage disposal, water supply,
drainage
and stormwater control, lot sizes and lot arrangement, further
development of
adjoining lands, the guidelines of the Town Comprehensive Plan and the
requirements of other plans and ordinances as adopted by the town.
The
advice of other officials or consultants may be sought in reviewing a
sketch
plat. Within ten (10) days of receipt by the Director of Planning, the
application shall be reviewed for completeness. If found
complete, it
shall be immediately forwarded to the appropriate town departments for
review.
Copies shall be sent to the Planning Commission and the Town
Council for
informational purposes. If desired by any or all members of the
Planning
Commission, the sketch plat may be placed on the next agenda of the
Planning
Commission for their discussion or comment. The reviewing
department
shall be allotted two (2) weeks for the review of a sketch plat.
At the
end of the review time, written notice shall be provided to the
applicant of
any changes or modifications, environmental analyses, plans,
development
controls or other information that may be required for approval of
later
subdivision plat submissions. The Planning Commission and/or Town
Council may
require additional changes or studies at the time of submission and
review of
the preliminary and/or final plats.
D. Sketch
plat submission
requirements.
1. The
sketch plat of a proposed subdivision
shall be clearly and legibly drawn on white paper or on a print of a
topographic map of the property at a scale of between one (1) inch
equals ten
(10) feet and one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet.
2. The
sketch plat shall include all land in the
source tract and that which is in common ownership and contiguous to
the source
tract.
3. If
the sketch plat requires more than one (1)
sheet, a key diagram showing relative location of several sections
shall be
drawn on each sheet.
4. The
sketch plat shall contain at least the
following information, which shall be shown in accordance with the
standard of
this chapter, where applicable:
a. The name of the subdivision and
the
name of the property or other identifying title.
b. The
name, address and telephone number of the legal
owner or agent of the property. (The application shall be used for
providing
this information).
c. The
names, addresses and telephone numbers of
persons responsible for subdivision design, design of improvements and
for
boundary surveys. (The application form shall be used for
providing this
information).
d. Tax
Map information and the zoning district
designation and use of adjoining properties.
e. A
display of existing legal rights-of-way or
easements affecting the property, including the names and widths of
existing
streets.
f. Existing covenants on the
property,
if any.
g. Tract boundaries,
accurately
labeled.
h. The name of the
municipality or
municipalities in which the subdivision is located.
i. A North point,
scale (written
and graphic) and the date.
j. The name(s) of adjoining
property
owner(s).
k. Significant
topographical and physical features
(steep slopes, floodplains, watercourses, wooded areas, wetlands, etc.).
l. The proposed
general street and
lot layout, with approximate dimensions.
m. Approximate location
of existing
improvements on the property.
n. A
vicinity map drawn to a scale of between one
(1) inch equals two hundred fifty (250) feet and one (1) inch equals
two
thousand (2,000) feet, with sufficient information to locate the
property in
relation to all streets (showing names) and boundaries within one
thousand
(1,000) feet of all subdivision boundaries.
o. Preliminary
proposals for connection with the
existing water supply and sanitary sewage systems or alternate means of
providing water supply and sanitary waste treatment and disposal and
preliminary provisions for collecting and controlling surface water
drainage.
p. The
approximate location and area of all parcels of
land proposed to be set aside for nonresidential use, such as park or
playground use or other public use or for the use of the property
owners in the
proposed subdivision.