§ 515-9. Preliminary plat.  


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  • The preliminary plat shall be based upon a survey by a registered land surveyor and the plat prepared on tracing cloth or paper of good quality at a scale of not more than 200 feet to one inch and shall show correctly on its face:
    A. 
    Date, scale, and North point.
    B. 
    The title of the proposed subdivision which shall not duplicate the name of any plat previously recorded in Marquette County.
    C. 
    The name and address of the owner, the subdivider, and its surveyor or engineer preparing the plat. If a professional land planner has prepared the subdivision design, his name and address shall appear on the plat.
    D. 
    Location of the subdivision by government lot, quarter section, section, township, range and county.
    E. 
    A small scale drawing of the section or government subdivision of the section in which the subdivision lies with the location of the subdivision indicated thereon.
    F. 
    The exact length and bearing of the exterior boundaries of the proposed subdivision referenced to a corner established by the United States Public Land Survey and the total acreage encompassed.
    G. 
    Location and names of adjacent subdivisions and the owners of adjoining parcels of unsubdivided land.
    H. 
    Zoning on and adjacent to the subdivision.
    I. 
    Location, width, and name of all existing and platted streets, alleys, or other public ways and easements, railroad and utility rights-of-way, parks, cemeteries, watercourses, drainage ditches, permanent buildings, bridges, and other pertinent data as determined by the Plan Commission.
    J. 
    Water elevations of adjoining lakes, streams, or rivers at the date of survey and approximate high and low water elevations, all referenced to the Village of Westfield datum.
    K. 
    If the subdivision borders on a lake or stream, the distance and bearing on a meander line established not less than 20 feet nor more than 50 feet back from the ordinary high-water mark of the lake or stream.
    L. 
    Locations of existing property lines, buildings, drives, streams and watercourses, marshes, rock outcrops, wooded areas, railroad tracks, and other similar significant features within the tract being subdivided or immediately adjacent thereto.
    M. 
    Contours at vertical intervals of not more than five feet where the slope is greater than 10% and not more than two feet where the slope is less than 10%. Elevations shall be marked on such contours based on Village of Westfield datum.
    N. 
    Location, width, and names of all new streets and rights-of-way.
    O. 
    Approximate location and dimensions of any site proposed to be dedicated for public use or which is to be reserved by deed covenant for use of all property owners in the subdivision with the conditions, if any, of such dedication or reservation.
    P. 
    Approximate dimensions and areas of lots, together with proposed lot and block number.
    Q. 
    Approximate radii of all curves.
    R. 
    When requested by the Village Plan Commission, a draft of any protective covenants that the subdivider proposes to incorporate into his subdivision.
    S. 
    Existing sanitary sewers and other underground facilities within the proposed subdivision or immediately adjacent thereto.
    Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).