The preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision
shall comply with the requirements and contain the information as
herein set forth.
A.
It shall provide all the pertinent information as
to existing site conditions, property ownership and the like that
may be necessary for the Planning Commission to properly consider
the proposed subdivision. This information shall be accurate and reliable.
B.
It shall show the general plan of ultimate development
for the property, covering the entire tract of land or so much of
it as may be considered to be necessary for an adequate consideration
of the part to be subdivided.
C.
The plat shall be drawn to scale, and all drafting
and lettering on the plat shall be drawn so as to be legible if the
plat should be reduced to half size.
D.
Dimensions shall be in feet and decimal parts thereof,
and bearings shall be in degrees and minutes.
E.
When more than one sheet is required, each sheet shall
be numbered and shall show its relationship to the total number of
sheets.
F.
When the plat is a resubdivision of a previously approved
plat, dotted lines shall be used to show features or lot lines to
be abandoned and solid lines to show the proposed features and lot
lines.
G.
The plat shall be so prepared as to bear an adequate
legend to indicate clearly which features are existing and which are
proposed.
H.
The boundary line of the subdivision shall be designated
and shown as a solid heavy line.
I.
The plat shall include a small-scale key map showing
the location of the property in the community and its relationship
to other subdivisions, roads, streams, etc.
The following information shall be shown:
A.
The proposed subdivision name, which shall not duplicate
nor closely approximate the name of any other subdivision in Worcester
County.
B.
The names and addresses of the owner and the designer,
surveyor or engineer.
C.
A description of the subdivision location, by streets,
tract, political subdivision, etc.
D.
The scale, North point and date.
E.
A general layout of any proposed phasing or partial
platting of the subdivision.
The following information as to existing physical
conditions shall be as shown:
A.
An outline survey of the land being subdivided, showing
all metes and bounds and the square footage or acreage.
B.
Topographic contours, referenced to United States
Geological Survey datum, at five-foot intervals except where the average
slope is less than 3%, in which case two-foot contours will be required.
Contours shall extend 100 feet beyond the subdivision boundary except
across a public road.
C.
Watercourses, important trees, wooded areas, buildings,
transmission lines, pipelines, other utilities, bridges and any other
significant physical items, with the sizes and grades of any water
or sewer lines.
D.
The locations, widths and names of all existing streets,
alleys or other public ways within or adjoining the subdivision or
intersecting any street that bounds it; those recorded but unimproved
(shown by dotted lines); railroad, utility or other rights-of-way
or easements; parks and other public spaces, subdivisions, lots and
property lines; municipal corporation lines; and the approximate locations
and outlines of permanent buildings.
E.
Existing zoning of the tract and adjacent properties.
F.
The location of adjoining property lines and the names
of the owners.
G.
The location and outline of all areas subject to flooding,
including information of regulatory flood elevations and boundaries
of the one-hundred-year floodplain as defined by the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development, areas designated as state
and private wetlands on the wetlands boundaries maps of the State
Department of Natural Resources, all areas designated as nontidal
or upland wetlands by the United States Department of the Interior,
Fish and Wildlife Service or other appropriate agency and all areas
affected by or subject to the Chesapeake Bay critical areas legislation
of the State of Maryland or the Town of Snow Hill.[1]
A.
The following information as to proposed development
shall be shown:
(1)
The layout, widths and names of proposed streets,
alleys, crosswalks and easements.
(2)
The layout, numbering, dimensions and area of proposed
lots or parcels.
(3)
Identification of any land offered for dedication
for parks, widening of roads, other public uses and the identification
of land or other facilities to be reserved for the use of the property
owners with an explanation of how it is proposed that such land be
owned and maintained.
(4)
Landscaping plans for the common areas and open spaces.
(5)
Tentative typical cross-section and center-line profile
for each proposed street shown on the preliminary plat. These may
be submitted as separate sheets. As an alternative to showing center-line
profiles, center-line grades may be designated in the plan view on
the plat for all proposed streets.
(6)
The proposed locations for utilities and drainage
facilities, with easements where necessary.
(7)
Building setback lines and all required yards for
all lots.
(8)
The proposed uses of property and any proposed zoning
changes.
(9)
An outline of proposed deed restrictions.
(10)
A general description of other public improvements proposed to be installed. (See Article V. Detailed plans for these are to be prepared after tentative approval of preliminary plat.)
(11)
The words "Preliminary Plat -- Not To Be Recorded"
shown on the plat immediately above the title.
(12)
Where the proposed subdivision lies partially
or completely within the flood-prone areas or where the subdivision
borders on the flood-prone areas, detailed information giving the
location and elevation of proposed roads, public utilities and building
sites
(13)
Any proposed or required road widening strips.
(14)
A drainage plan.
B.
Required information may be shown by separate sheet
or overlay with the approval of the Planning Commission or its agent.
