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A. General Submission Requirements.

1. Partitions: For partitions, the applicant shall submit an application containing all of the information required for Administrative actions under Title 17 Administrative Actions in the Review Procedures chapter (Section 17.09.030).

2. Subdivisions: For subdivisions, the application shall contain all of the information required for Quasi-judicial actions under Title 17 Quasi-Judicial Actions in the Review Procedures chapter (Section 17.09.040).

B. Preliminary Plat Information. In addition to the general information described in Subsection A above, the preliminary plat application shall consist of drawings and supplementary written material (i.e., on forms and/or in a written narrative) adequate to provide the following information:

1. General information:

a. Name of subdivision (not required for partitions). This name must not duplicate the name of another subdivision in the county in which it is located (please check with County surveyor);

b. Date, north arrow, and scale of drawing. Drawings shall be at a scale of 1:20 unless otherwise authorized by the City Engineer;

c. Location of the development sufficient to define its location in the City, boundaries, and a legal description of the site;

d. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the owners, designer, and engineer or surveyor, if any, and the date of the survey; and

e. Identification of the drawing as a “preliminary plat”.

2. Site analysis:

a. Streets: Location, name, present width of all streets, alleys, rights-of-way, sidewalks, and pedestrian and multi-use pathways on and abutting the site;

b. Easements: Width, location, and purpose of all existing easements of record on and abutting the site;

c. Utilities: Location and identity of all utilities on and abutting the site. If water mains and sewers are not on or abutting the site, indicate the direction and distance to the nearest ones;

d. Ground elevations shown by contour lines at five (5) foot vertical intervals for ground slopes exceeding ten percent (10%) and at two (2) foot intervals for ground slopes of less than ten percent (10%). Such ground elevations shall be related to some established bench mark or other datum approved by the County Surveyor. This requirement may be waived for partitions when grades, on average, are less than one percent (1%). When contours are not shown, a reasonable number of spot elevations, as determined by the City Engineer, may be required;

e. The location and elevation of the closest benchmark(s) within or adjacent to the site (i.e., for surveying purposes);

f. Potential natural hazard areas, including any flood plains, areas subject to high water table, landslide areas, and areas having a high erosion potential;

g. Sensitive lands, including wetland areas, streams, wildlife habitat, significant trees and shrubs (Section 16.12.040), and other areas identified by the City or natural resource regulatory agencies as requiring protection;

h. Site features, including existing structures, pavement, and drainage ways, canals, and ditches;

i. Designated historic and cultural resources on the site and adjacent parcels or lots;

j. The location, size, and species of trees having a caliper (diameter) of four (4) inches or greater at four (4) feet above grade; and,

k. Other information, as deemed appropriate by the Planning Director. The City may require studies or exhibits prepared by qualified professionals to address specific site features, code requirements, and/or state and federal requirements.

3. Proposed improvements:

a. Public and private streets, tracts, driveways, open space and park land; location, names, right-of-way dimensions, approximate radius of street curves; and approximate finished street center line grades. All streets and tracts which are being held for private use and all reservations and restrictions relating to such private tracts shall be identified;

b. Location, width, and purpose of all easements;

c. Lots and private tracts (e.g., private open space, common area, or street): approximate dimensions, area calculation (e.g., in square feet), and identification numbers for all lots and tracts;

d. Proposed uses of the property, including all areas proposed to be dedicated to the public or reserved as open space for the purpose of surface water management, recreation, or other use;

e. Proposed improvements, as required by Chapter 16.12, and timing of improvements (e.g., in the case of streets, sidewalks, street trees, utilities, etc.);

f. The proposed source of domestic water;

g. The proposed method of sewage disposal;

h. Method of surface water drainage and treatment if required;

i. The approximate location and identity of other utilities, including the locations of street lighting fixtures;

j. Proposed railroad crossing or modifications to an existing crossing, if any, and evidence of contact with Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) related to proposed railroad crossing(s);

k. Changes to streams or other water courses. Provision or closure of public access to these areas shall be shown on the preliminary plat, as applicable;

l. Identification of the base flood elevation for development in areas prone to inundation. Evidence in writing of contact with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to initiate a flood plain map amendment shall be required when development is proposed to modify a designated 100-year flood plain;

m. Evidence of contact with Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for any development requiring access to a highway under the State’s jurisdiction;

n. Evidence in writing of contact with the applicable natural resource regulatory agency(ies) for any development within or minimum of 200 feet adjacent to jurisdictional wetlands or other regulated water resources;

o. Street trees plan; and

p. Future street plan in accordance with Section 16.12.020(J).

C. General Approval Criteria. The City may approve, approve with conditions, or deny a preliminary plat based on the following approval criteria:

1. The proposed preliminary plat complies with all of the applicable Municipal Code sections and other applicable ordinances and regulations. At a minimum, the provisions of this Title, including Chapter 16.12, and the applicable sections of the Comprehensive Plan and Title 17 shall apply;

a. Corner lots shall have a minimum of thirty (30) feet of frontage on public dedicated roads;

2. The proposed plat name is not already recorded for another subdivision, and satisfies the provisions of ORS Chapter 92;

3. The proposed streets, roads, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, pathways, utilities, and surface water management facilities are laid out so as to conform or transition to the plats of subdivisions and maps of major partitions already approved for adjoining property as to width, general direction, and in all other respects. All proposed public improvements and dedications are identified on the preliminary plat;

4. The location, width, and grade of streets and pedestrian walkways have been considered in relation to existing and planned streets, walkways, topographical conditions, public convenience and safety, and the proposed use of the land to be served by the streets and walkways. The street and walkway system proposes an adequate traffic circulation system, which is consistent with the Transportation System Plan and any approved Future Street Plans pursuant to 16.12.020(K);

5. All proposed private common areas and improvements (e.g., home owner association property) are identified on the preliminary plat;

6. Adequate capacity of public facilities for fire protection, streets, and sidewalks can be provided to the subject parcel. Development of on-site and off-site public facilities necessary to serve the proposed use are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and any adopted public facilities plan(s).

7. All lots created shall have adequate public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems and these shall be located and constructed to prevent or minimize flood damage to the extent practicable;

8. All subdivision and partition proposals shall have adequate surface water drainage provided to minimize exposure to flood damage. Water quality or quantity control improvements may be required;

9. Underground utilities are provided;

10. Minimize flood damage. All subdivisions and partitions shall be designed based on the need to minimize the risk of flood damage. No new building lots shall be created entirely within a floodway. All new lots shall be buildable without requiring development within the floodway. Development in a 100-year flood plain shall comply with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requirements, including filling to elevate structures above the base flood elevation. The applicant shall be responsible for obtaining such approvals from the appropriate agency before City approval of the final plat.

11. Determination of Base Flood Elevation. Where a development site is located in or near areas prone to inundation, and the base flood elevation has not been provided or is not available from another authoritative source, it shall be prepared by a qualified professional, as determined by the City Engineer.

D. Future Re-Division Plan. When subdividing or partitioning tracts into large lots (i.e., greater than two (2) times or two hundred percent (200%)the minimum lot size allowed by the underlying land use zone), the City shall require that the lots be of such size, shape, and orientation as to facilitate future re-division in accordance with the requirements of the zone and this Title.

1. A re-division plan shall be submitted which identifies

a. Potential future lot division(s) in conformance with the housing and density standards of Title 17;

b. A Future Street Plan consistent with the Local Street Connectivity standards of the Transportation System Plan and, for major partitions and subdivisions in compliance with Section 16.12.020(J) which identifies potential street right-of-way alignments to serve future development of the property and connect to adjacent properties, including existing or planned rights-of-way.

2. The re-division plan shall also include a disclaimer that the plan is a conceptual plan intended to show potential future development. It shall not be binding on the City or property owners, except as may be required through conditions of land division approval. For example, dedication and improvement of rights-of-way within the future plan area may be required to provide needed secondary access and circulation. Additionally, if the Planning Director deems it necessary for the purpose of future land division, any restriction of buildings within future street, bicycle path, and accessway locations shall be made a matter of record in the preliminary plan approval.

E. Conditions of Approval. The City may attach such conditions as are necessary to carry out provisions of this Code, and other applicable ordinances and regulations, and may require reserve strips be granted to the City for the purpose of controlling access to adjoining undeveloped properties.