The subdivider shall prepare a preliminary plat for presentation to the Planning Commission. It shall conform with the minimum requirements of the Noble General Plat and this code, and shall include the land in question, and any adjacent land partially or fully owned or under option by the applicant, notwithstanding that all of the land may never be finally platted.

In order to be included on the agenda on the Planning Commission, an application shall be in compliance with all of the following:

1.

Fifteen (15) copies of the preliminary plat shall be submitted directly to the City clerk before 12:00 noon, Thursday, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the next Planning Commission meeting;

2.

With the preliminary plat, the restrictive or protective covenants appertaining to the development or subdivision and which are to be filed of record in the office of the County Clerk of Cleveland County, Oklahoma shall be submitted; and

3.

When submitted, material must be in complete and final form as required in this chapter. Plats failing to meet these requirements by the filing deadline shall not be placed on the Planning Commission agenda.

The preliminary plat shall be drawn at a scale of not more than one hundred (100) feet to the inch, except where impractical and shall show:

1.

The scale, north arrow and date;

2.

The proposed name of the subdivision;

3.

The name and address of the owner of record, the subdivider and the registered land surveyor preparing the plat. In the event the subdivider is a partnership, the names of all partners, both limited and general and their addresses shall be submitted. In the event the subdivider is a corporation, the names of all stockholders, officers and manager of the corporation and their addresses shall be submitted;

4.

A key map showing the location of the proposed subdivision referenced to existing or proposed major streets and to government section lines and including the boundaries and number of acres of the drainage area of which the proposed subdivision is a part;

5.

The names, with locations of intersecting boundary lines of adjoining subdivisions, and the location of the Noble City limits if failing within or immediately adjoining the tract;

6.

The land contours with vertical intervals of two (2) feet referenced to a United States Geological Survey or Coast and Geodetic Survey benchmark or monument;

7.

The location of dedicated streets at the point where they adjoin and/or are immediately adjacent; but actual measured distances shall not be required;

8.

The location of all existing easements of record, sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, culverts, power lines and other surface or subsurface structures within the tract or immediately adjacent thereto and the location, layout, type and approximate size of the following structures and utilities:

a.

Water mains;

b.

Sanitary sewer mains, sub-mains and laterals;

c.

Storm sewers; and

d.

Street improvements;

9.

The location of all drainage channels and subsurface drainage structures and the proposed method of disposing of or retaining all surface water from the proposed subdivision, and the location and size of all drainage easements relating thereto, whether they be located within or outside of the proposed plat; and a hydrology study and report prepared by a registered professional engineer describing the effect of the change in direction of flow or quantity of flow of run off water which will result from the construction of the proposed subdivision including recommendations for the efficient and safe removal of the run off water;

10.

The length of the boundaries of the tract, measured to the nearest foot, and the proposed location and width of streets, alleys, easements and setback lines, and the approximate lot dimensions;

11.

The existing zoning and proposed changes of zoning in the tract and of the property immediately adjacent thereto; and

12.

Any other information which may be required by this chapter.

A.

The Planning Commission shall approve or disapprove the preliminary plat.

B.

If the preliminary plat be disapproved, the reasons for such action shall be specifically stated in writing, a copy of which, signed by the Planning Commission chairman, shall be attached to one copy of the plat and transmitted to the applicant.

C.

The reasons for disapproval shall refer specifically to those parts of the Noble General Plan, this code and policies of the City with which the plat does not conform.

D.

If the plat conforms to all of the standards, or after the applicant and Planning Commission agree upon any revisions which may be filed with the commission on a revised copy, the applicant may proceed with the staking of streets and roads, and with the preparation of a final plat.

A.

Approval of a preliminary plat by the Planning Commission shall be valid for a period of five (5) years from the date of approval, provided that the final plat is substantially in compliance with the approved preliminary plat and provided that no change in land use relationships is proposed and that no change in street configuration is proposed.

B.

After a period of five (5) years from the date of approval of the preliminary plan, the Planning Commission may review the approved preliminary plat to consider changed circumstances and conditions.

In any instance where a final plat includes a rerouting of a collector street, a change in relationship between uses of land or a request for a change of specific elements of the preliminary plat, then the preliminary plat shall be reviewed, and if the five (5) year period has expired, the subdivider shall pay a full plat filing fee on that part of the preliminary plat not previously filed of record as a final plat.

The subdivider shall prepare a final plat for presentation to the Planning Commission. It shall conform with the minimum standards of this code and with the preliminary plat approved by the Planning Commission.

In order to be included on the agenda of the Planning Commission, an application shall be in compliance with all of the following:

1.

A final plat neatly drawn on tracing cloth, mylar or equivalent and fifteen (15) dark line prints thereof shall be submitted to the City clerk before 12:00 noon, Thursday, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the next Planning Commission meeting;

2.

At the same time, there shall be submitted fifteen (15) sets of the proposed plans and specifications in final form for all required off-site improvements;

3.

At the same time, where the final plat is submitted for a multi-family residential development where any lot, tract or parcel contains in excess of twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet or for any commercial or industrial development, there shall be submitted fifteen (15) copies of a plot plan which shall be drown to scale, showing the outer lines within which each individual structure within the development is to be constructed, in addition to designated open space; the areas reserved for parking; all points of ingress and egress to existing, required or proposed streets; all streets, alleys, drives and fire lanes, whether public or private; all public easements; the location of fire hydrants; service areas; and required screening and fencing;

4.

In the instance where the means of sewage disposal is proposed by individual septic tank and filter fields, the final plat shall be accompanied by additional plans as required by this code;

5.

In the instance of where the means of sewage disposal is proposed by individual septic tank and filter fields, one dark line print of the final plat denoting the location on each lot where percolation tests have been performed shall be filed with the application for approval of the final plat;

6.

In the case of a plat proposing the reserving or dedicating of land to be used in common by owners of lots in the subdivision, there shall be submitted by the subdivider evidence acceptable to City Council that all necessary steps have been taken for:

a.

The establishment of a property owner's association for adequately maintaining the common property; and

b.

Disposition of the common property in the event of dissolution of the association; and

7.

The final plat shall conform with the preliminary plat as approved by the Planning Commission, and shall not include the rerouting of a collector street, a change in the relationship between uses of land, or a change of specific elements of the preliminary plat. Plats failing to meet these requirements or other requirements of this chapter shall not be placed on the Planning Commission agenda.

A.

The final plat shall be drawn on a scale of one hundred (100) feet to the inch from an accurate survey and on sheets whose dimensions do not exceed twenty-two (22) inches by thirty-two (32) inches between border lines on a standard twenty-four (24) by thirty-six (36) inch sheet. However, in the instance of the platting of as small area, the scale of the drawing may be changed such that one inch will equal less than one hundred (100) feet in order to allow a larger representation of the tract. On the first sheet of every plat there shall be a key map showing the location of the subdivision referenced to government survey section lines and major streets. If more than two (2) sheets are required for the plat, the key map shall show the number of the sheets for each area. A border of one inch surrounding the sheet shall be left blank at the top, bottom and right-hand side, and a margin of three (3) inches at the left side for binding purposes.

B.

The final plat shall show:

1.

The location and description of all permanent survey monuments in or near the tract, to at least one of which the subdivision shall be referenced;

2.

The length of all required lines dimensioned in feet and decimals thereof, and the value of all required true bearings and angles dimensioned in degrees and minutes, as hereafter specified;

3.

The boundary lines of the land being subdivided fully dimensioned by lengths and bearings, and the location of boundary lines of adjoining lands, with adjacent subdivisions identified by official names and a legal description of the land being platted on all pages;

4.

The lines of all proposed streets fully dimensioned by lengths and bearings or angles;

5.

The lines of all proposed alleys. Where the length and/or direction of an alley are not readily discernible from data given for lot and block fines, the length and/or bearing shall be given;

6.

The widths, and names of all proposed streets and alleys and of all adjacent streets, alleys and all proposed easements and all easements of record, which shall be properly located and identified;

7.

The lines of all proposed lots fully dimensioned by lengths and bearings or angles, except that where a lot line meets a street line at right angles the angle or bearing value may be omitted;

8.

The outline of any property which is offered for dedication to public or private use fully dimensioned by lengths and bearings, with the area marked "Public" or "Private" as the case may be;

9.

The blocks numbered consecutively through the entire subdivision, and the lots numbered consecutively throughout each block. If only a portion of a block shown on an approved preliminary plat is included in a final plat, the block and consecutive lot numbers assigned thereto shall not be continued for the remaining lots of such a block at such time as the remaining lots are final platted. The remainder of such a block shall bear a different block number and the lot numbers shall be consecutively numbered beginning with the number one;

10.

The location of all building lines, setback lines, easements of record and easements being dedicated for public services or utilities with dimensions to the nearest foot showing their location;

11.

The location of any land lying within the limits of the flood plain and the floodway, as shown on the most recent edition of the "Flood Hazard Maps" published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the City of Noble or Cleveland County. Additional requirements are included in the sections of this code dealing with the flood hazard areas.

12.

The radii, arcs, points of tangency, points of intersection and central angles for all curvilinear streets and radii or cut-backs for all property returns;

13.

The following which shall be made and shown on the submitted original tracing:

a.

Owner's certificate and dedication, executed and acknowledged;

b.

Certificate of survey, executed and with land surveyor's seal;

c.

Certificate of bonded abstractor, executed;

d.

Certificate for release of mortgage for any portion dedicated to the public, executed and acknowledged;

e.

County treasurer's certificate, executed;

f.

Reference to any separate instruments, including restrictive covenants, filed in the office of the County Clerk which directly affect the land being subdivided;

g.

Certificate of Planning Commission approval;

h.

Certificate of the City Council acceptance of ways, easements and public land dedications; and

i.

All signatures must be affixed in black ink; and

14.

A title which shall include:

a.

Name of the subdivision;

b.

Name of City, county and state; and

c.

Location and description of the subdivision referenced to section, township and range.

Boundary traverse closure data based on the engineer's calculations thereof shall be provided at the time of submission of the final plat.

A.

The Planning Commission shall approve or disapprove the final plat. Approval shall be shown on the plat with the date of such approval and over the signature of the commission chairman.

B.

If the final plat be disapproved, the reasons for such action shall be specifically stated in writing, a copy of which, signed by the Planning Commission chairman, shall be transmitted with the tracing and prints to the applicant.

C.

If the final plat be disapproved by the Planning Commission, the applicant may take the plat to the City Council for consideration, where by a vote of four (4) members it may be approved for filing. However, no plat shall be approved which does not comply with this chapter.

A.

Before recording the final plat, it shall be submitted to the City Council for approval or disapproval.

B.

Approval of the plat shall be shown over the signature of the mayor and attested by the City clerk.

C.

The disapproval of any such plat shall be deemed a refusal of the proposed dedications shown thereon.

The owner or the owner's engineer shall submit the original tracing of any plat and the recording fee for filing of the plat in the office of the Cleveland County Clerk to the City clerk at the time approval by the City Council is requested in writing. All required signatures shall be properly affixed. The City will retain possession of the original, securing Planning Commission and City Council signatures upon approval. The owners shall furnish all required copies, reproducibles, and prints for recording purposes and the City clerk shall record the plat at the owner's expense within ten (10) days after some has been furnished to the City clerk and approval of the final plat by the City Council. Where the required improvements and any required off-site improvements are constructed prior to the official filing of the final plat, the City clerk shall file the final plat with the County Clerk of Cleveland County within ten (10) days after acceptance of these improvements by the City Council.