§ XI. Preliminary plans.

All plans for the subdivision of land shall conform with preliminary plan, the requirements of the laws of the State of Louisiana governing surveying, platting and subdivision of land, and to the subdivision regulations as contained herein and all other applicable ordinances of the City of Natchitoches and all amendments thereto.

1.

Preliminary Plan

(a)

The purpose of the preliminary plan is to show graphically all facts needed to enable the planning commission, the City of Natchitoches and other agencies, including the school board and the city-parish health unit, to determine whether the proposed layout of the land in question is satisfactory from the standpoint of public interest and will meet the requirements of these regulations. Changes may be necessary in the preliminary plan before it can be tentatively approved. Approval of a preliminary plan is a tentative approval only and does not constitute the approval of a record plat. The preliminary plan shall be drawn to a scale of one inch equals one hundred (100) feet or less. If the subdivision contains more than one hundred and sixty (160) acres, the preliminary plan may be drawn to a scale of one inch equals two hundred (200) feet.

2.

Composition of the Preliminary Plan

The following items normally will be required to be shown on the preliminary:

(a)

Title. The title under which the proposed subdivision is to be recorded; the location of the property to be subdivided; the name of the owner or owners and/or the subdivider; and the name of the engineer or surveyor, if any, who is platting the tract.

(b)

Boundary Lines and Existing Improvements. Boundaries of the subdivision location; width and names of streets adjoining the subdivision; section and township lines; indication of incorporated areas, sewer districts, zoning districts, school districts and other legally established districts; all water courses, drainage ditches, wooded areas, and other features within the area to be subdivided, as well as the same facts regarding adjacent property.

(c)

Adjoining Property. The names of all adjoining subdivisions and the names and record owners of adjoining tracts of unsubdivided land.

(d)

Features of Proposed Subdivision. The proposed location, names and width of streets; layout, and approximate dimensions of lots; any other necessary descriptions of lots, servitudes and easements; and location and dimensions of existing buildings, if any; and subdivider's front building lines with setbacks. The lots shall not encroach on major drainage servitudes or rights-of-way and all such servitudes or rights-of-way shall be excluded from lot area.

(e)

Sewers, Water Lines and Drainage Ditches. Existing drainage ditches, sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, culverts, and other underground structures within the tract or immediately adjacent; statement of proposed plans for drainage and sewage disposal, including location of proposed culverts and bridges and contours from USGS Quadrangle Maps or better.

(f)

Public Utilities. The location of all existing and proposed public utilities, including storm and sanitary sewers, water, gas, and power lines.

(g)

Streets. Statement of proposed street improvements.

(h)

Special Use Areas. Location and size of proposed parks, playgrounds, church or school sites or other special uses of land.

(i)

North point, scale and date.

(j)

Vicinity Map. A key or vicinity map at 2,000′ scale for subdivisions of more than twenty lots, or at 500′ scale for subdivisions or resubdivisions of less than twenty lots, showing existing streets, roads, drainage channels and buildings within at least 1,000′ from the boundaries of the property being subdivided.

(k)

Street lighting. The proposed location and plans for street light standards to be located within the subdivision.

(Ord. No. 09-97, § 3, 2-24-97)