17.130.040 Preliminary plat application and review process

17.130.040 Preliminary plat application and review process.

A. An application for a preliminary plat shall be submitted to the community development department in accordance with the provision of this section. The subdivider may meet with staff to verify subdivision requirements and explain development approval process and potential infrastructure needs.

B. A preliminary plat shall be prepared in conformance with the standards, rules and regulations contained herein.

C. No later than 15 business days after the day on which an applicant submits a complete preliminary plat application, the municipality shall complete the initial review of the application, including subdivision improvement plans. All subdivision plan reviews shall be subject to Section 10-9a-604.2, Utah Code Annotated 1953.

1. Preliminary Plat Application. The following items shall be submitted with the preliminary plat application. The application and all required information shall be submitted electronically:

a. Preliminary plat application form, including owner’s affidavit;

b. Preliminary plat application fee;

c. Agency will serve letters;

d. Draft easements and property owner acknowledgment, if applicable;

e. Preliminary plat;

f. Preliminary subdivision improvement plans;

g. Subdivision phasing plan;

h. Traffic study, if applicable;

i. Wetlands delineation report, if applicable;

j. Draft HOA documents, if applicable;

k. Copy of water shares.

i. Boundary description;

ii. Location of all proposed lots;

iii. Location of proposed streets;

iv. Location of proposed access points;

v. Phase lines;

vi. North arrow;

vii. Scale bar;

viii. Building envelopes;

ix. Existing easements;

x. Open space;

xi. Data table printed on the preliminary plat. Shall include number of lots, average lot size, minimum lot size, maximum lot size, total acres, calculated density, acres of open space, acres in each phase, and number of lots per phase.

i. Location of existing and proposed utilities;

ii. Parks and amenities;

iii. Off-site improvements;

iv. Storm drainage facilities (i.e., detention ponds);

v. Proposed or required fencing;

vi. Landscape strips along collector roads;

vii. Landscape plan for all public or common areas;

viii. Buffer strip locations;

ix. Contours (maximum of two-foot intervals);

x. Location of existing buildings, ditches, fences, utilities, etc., within the boundaries of the subdivision and within 300 feet of the subdivision;

xi. Show the eventual connection to other existing or master-planned streets;

xii. If adjacent property is owned by the same developer, show a concept plan for the adjacent property.

c. Will Serve Letters. Provide will serve letters from all applicable agencies, including but not limited to:

i. Hooper Water Improvement District;

ii. Hooper Irrigation;

iii. Davis and Weber Canal Co.;

iv. North Davis Sewer District;

v. North Davis Fire District;

vi. Utah Department of Transportation;

vii. Davis County;

viii. Bureau of Reclamation;

ix. Davis County health department.

E. When the application and plans have been reviewed and found to comply with all applicable municipal ordinances and requirements, it shall be placed on the planning commission agenda. Prior to the meeting, staff shall provide a report available to the public and the subdivider at least three days prior to the planning commission meeting.

F. The planning commission shall meet and review the application based on written ordinances and standards. If the preliminary subdivision application complies with all applicable city ordinances, the planning commission shall approve the application. If the preliminary plat is approved, a notice of decision shall be mailed to the applicant at the address or email address given in the application. If the preliminary plat is denied, the community development director shall provide a written letter indicating the findings for denial.

G. Any amendments to the preliminary plat must be approved by the planning commission. [Ord. 12-19-2023C §§ 1, 2 (Exh. A)].