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Whiteside County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IX

SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 39-381.- Generally.

(a)

This chapter establishes the information that must accompany applications required by this chapter. Applications are not considered complete unless the information required in this article is provided.

(b)

The table below indicates the information required for any rezoning, text amendment, special use permit, zoning certificate, preliminary plat, final plat, or mini-subdivision preliminary plat:

✓ = required
• = if requested by administrator
A number indicates the number of printed copies required 		Rezoning Text Amendment Special Use Permit Variance Appeal Zoning Certificate Temporary Use Permit Sketch Plan Preliminary Plat Final Plat
General
1 Number of copies (administrator may waive if digital submittal provides adequate information). 3 3 3 3 12
2 Reproducible (black line or blue line) prints, prepared by a registered land surveyor. (* reduced to 6 for mini-subdivisions). 12 * 1
3 Record drawings. 4
4 Construction drawings. 2
5 Plot plans drawn to approximate scale in ink or blue print. 2
6 The name and post office address of the applicant. If the applicant is a corporation, partnership or other association of individuals, the names and post office addresses of any affiliate of the applicant. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
7 The names and addresses of the owners of record, the subdivider, and the registered surveyor who prepared the application. ✓ ✓
8 If the applicant will not operate the use, the names and post office addresses of the individual or organization who or which will be the operator. If the operator will be a corporation, partnership or other association of individuals, include the required information for any affiliate of the operator. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
9 The names of any other persons having a proprietary interest in the property. ✓
10 The proposed name of the subdivision (not to duplicate or closely approximate the name of any other subdivision in the county). Include the name or number of the largest subdivision or tract of which the tract being subdivided forms a part. ✓ ✓
11 North-point, scale and date. ✓ ✓
12 Notation stating "preliminary plat; not for record." ✓
13 Any other information required by the administrator or decision maker needed to determine whether the application complies with the applicable requirements of this chapter. ✓ ✓
14 All certificates, required by law, including certificate of title showing ownership of the tract of land included in the subdivision, a certificate of acceptance from the county engineer, a certificate of approval from the health department regarding well and septic provisions, and a certificate showing that all taxes have been paid. ✓
Legal
15 An accurate legal description of the property, including reference to the section, township and range; section lines and corners; and quarter-section lines. ✓ ✓
16 Covenants or restrictions pertaining to the application. For private restrictions, if any, show (1) boundaries of each type of use restrictions; and (2) other private restrictions for each restricted section of the subdivision. ✓ 4
17 All plat boundary lines with lengths of courses to hundredths of a foot and bearings or angles based on an accurate survey in the field; ✓
18 Bearings and distances to nearest established street or road bounds, other established survey lines, or other official monuments, which monuments shall be located or accurately described on the plat. Any established survey or corporation lines shall be accurately monument-marked and located on the plat, and their names shall be lettered on them. ✓
19 The accurate location of all permanent reference monuments. ✓
20 Certification by the registered land surveyor who prepared the plat to the effect that the plat represents a survey made by him, that all monuments indicated actually exist and that their location, size, and material are correctly shown. ✓
21 The lengths of all arcs; radii, points of curvature and tangent bearings or angles. ✓
22 All easements or rights-of-way, when provided for or owned by public services (with the limitation of easement rights definitely stated on the plat). ✓
23 All lot lines with dimensions in feet and hundredths, and bearings or angles if other than right-angles to the street and alley lines. ✓
Permitting
24 Whether any permit or license from any federal, state or local government agency or any other governmental unit is required for the use. If so, the applicant shall submit with the application a copy of the other permit or license. ✓
25 Whether any applications of the same category have previously been granted or denied by the county to the applicant or any affiliate of the applicant, and if so, the date on which those permits were granted or denied. ✓ ✓ ✓
Site information including:
26 Vicinity sketch at a scale of no more than 2,500 feet to the inch showing all adjacent existing subdivisions and their names, the tract lines of acreage parcels of land with the names of record owners of those parcels, and all street and alley lines immediately adjoining the proposed subdivision and between it and the nearest existing highways or thoroughfares. ✓
27 A site plan showing the use, height and location of any building or other structures located on or which the applicant proposes to locate on the property. ✓ ✓
28 Contours, with intervals of two feet referenced to United States Geological North American Mean Sea Level Elevation Datum, where possible. If a subdivision of less than five lots, and is adequately served by an existing road, the plat officer may exempt the subdivider from total compliance with this requirement. Contours may not be required on the total acreage, but will be required on road rights-of-way and spot elevations may be required on high and low spots on the site. For a mini-subdivision, contours need only be shown for drainage ditches along existing roads and where there are marked differences of topography on the lots and spot elevations may suffice in showing topographic changes where possible. ✓
29 The layout, and approximate dimensions of proposed lots. ✓
30 The names of adjoining subdivisions and the names of record owners of adjoining parcels of unplatted land. ✓ ✓
31 The actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon. ✓ ✓
32 Wetlands, woodlands or native prairie based on geographic information system (GIS) data provided by the county. ✓
33 Lots numbered in consecutive order. Blocks may be numbered. ✓
34 The boundary lines, accurate in scale, of the tract to be subdivided. ✓
35 Proposed front yard setback or other setback lines. ✓
36 Front yard setback lines. ✓
37 The location, widths and names of all existing or platted streets or other public ways and easements within or immediately adjacent to the tract, corporation lines, section and quarter-section lines, and other important features such as existing permanent buildings, watercourses, railroad lines, etc. ✓
38 The number of off-street parking spaces the applicant proposes. ✓
39 Soils overlay map, where required by section 39-385. ✓
40 Building information including:
41 Wetlands, woodlands or native prairie based on geographic information systems (GIS) data provided by the county. ✓
42 The exact location, size and height of the building or structure to be erected or altered. ✓
43 The existing and intended use of each building or part. ✓
Infrastructure/public facilities
44 Construction plans (see section 39-383). 2
45 Certification by the subdivider's engineer that the required improvements have been installed according to the plans and specifications accepted by the plat officer. ✓
46 The exact locations and the widths along the property lines of all existing or recorded streets or roads intersecting or paralleling the boundaries of the tract. ✓
47 Street and alley lines to be recorded, including their names, bearing, angles of intersection and widths (including widths along the line of any obliquely-intersecting street). ✓
48 Lines of future streets or roads as shown on the adopted transportation plan. ✓
49 Sanitation plan (see contents in section 39-388). ✓
50 Existing sewers, water mains, culverts, and other underground structures within the tract and immediately adjacent thereto, with pipe sizes and grades indicated. ✓
51 The source of water supply for the proposed use. ✓
52 The type of sanitary facilities available or which will be provided. ✓
53 Depict the sewage absorption areas (see section 39-84) on each lot as reserved areas either by shading or a dashed line. The final plat's legend (key) shall define these as reserved sewage absorption areas and state that heavy equipment traffic and/or the placement of fill over these reserved absorption areas is prohibited. ✓
54 The layout, proposed names and widths of proposed streets, alleys, and easements. ✓
55 The location and approximate sizes of proposed catch basins, culverts, and other drainage structures. ✓
56 The width and approximate dimensions of all parcels of land intended to be dedicated or reserved for public use, or to be reserved in the deeds for the common use of property owners in the subdivision, with the purpose, conditions, or limitations of such dedication or reservation indicated. ✓
57 The accurate outline of all property which is offered for dedication for public use, and of all property that may be reserved by covenant in the deeds for the common use of the property owners in the subdivision, with the purpose indicated. ✓
58 Stormwater management plan (basic or advanced drainage plan) consistent with chapter 16, article II and approved by the county engineer prior to submitting the preliminary plat to the plat officer. The plat officer may waive the contents for a mini-subdivision. ✓
Operations
59 The hours during which the applicant proposes to operate the use. ✓
60 The number of persons the applicant or the operator will employ. ✓
61 The number and type of vehicles which will be used in connection with the use. ✓
62 Whether any flammable or explosive materials will be used or stored on the property. ✓
63 Proposed number of families or housekeeping units. ✓ ✓ ✓
Floodplain information
64 Location of any flood hazard area on the site. ✓
65 Floodplain designation (see section 39-385). ✓

 

(Compiled Ords. 2013, § 19-10.1; Ord. No. 4, 8-19-2014)

Sec. 39-382. - Fees.

(a)

All applications shall include a fee in the amount set by the county board toward the cost of processing the application.

(b)

If the application is withdrawn prior to publication of any required legal notice, the fee will be returned upon written request of the applicant.

(Compiled Ords. 2013, § 19-10.2)

Sec. 39-383. - Construction plans.

(a)

At the preliminary plat stage, the applicant's engineer shall prepare tentative plans for all proposed improvements in a form that enables the plat officer to determine that sewers, water and streets will comply with article III of this chapter.

(b)

Construction plans for improvements to be installed shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer, whose seal shall appear on the plans.

(c)

The applicant shall provide two prints.

(d)

Plans shall be revised as necessary and receive approval of the county engineer and other agencies having jurisdiction before improvements are installed.

(e)

Construction plans shall include the following information:

(1)

Plan and profile of each street, referenced to United States Geological Survey datum, where possible, at a horizontal scale of 20 feet or less to the inch, and a vertical scale of five feet or less to the inch, with tentative grades indicated.

(2)

Plans and profiles of proposed sanitary sewers, with grades and sizes indicated.

(3)

Plans and profiles of stormwater sewers (if required), with grades and sizes indicated.

(4)

Typical cross-section of each proposed street, at a horizontal and vertical scale of five feet or less to the inch, showing the width of pavement, the location and width of any sidewalks and the location of utility mains.

(5)

Complete grading plan.

(6)

Plan of the proposed water distribution system, showing pipe sizes and location of valves and fire hydrants.

(Compiled Ords. 2013, § 19-10.3)

Sec. 39-384. - Final plat.

The final plat shall be drawn on a sheet size not exceeding 22 inches by 33 inches at the scale of 100 feet or less to the inch.

(Compiled Ords. 2013, § 19-10.4)

Sec. 39-385. - Floodplain designation.

(a)

All final plats will show the Federal Emergency Management Agency's one percent (aka 100-year) and 0.2 percent (aka 500-year) floodplain limits found in the subdivision.

(b)

Flood limits data will be taken from the 2011 flood insurance rate maps for the county.

(Compiled Ords. 2013, § 19-10.5; Ord. No. 2, 3-21-2018)

Sec. 39-386. - Special use permit.

(a)

If the zoning hearing officer determines that information is required in addition to the information which the applicant has furnished with his application, it may request additional information from the applicant and any other public or private agency, organization or individual.

(b)

Any information received from any source other than the applicant shall, at the request of the applicant, be made available to the applicant prior to or at the public hearing on the application.

(Compiled Ords. 2013, § 19-10.6; Ord. No. 12-2020-19, § 3, 12-22-2020)

Sec. 39-387. - Preliminary plat.

(a)

Scale. The horizontal scale of the preliminary plat shall be 100 feet or less to the inch.

(b)

Public utilities. All public utilities shall be supplied with copies of the preliminary plat by the developers.

(c)

Soils overlay map.

(1)

This subsection applies to lots within a proposed subdivision that:

a.

Do not have access to public sewage disposal facilities;

b.

Are less than 40,000 square feet in size; and

c.

Are located in critical soils.

(2)

The health department may require a soil overlay map.

(3)

If a soil overlay map is required, it will:

a.

Use the county soil survey for its base;

b.

Have a sufficient number of soil borings of at least five feet deep; and

c.

Be prepared and certified by either an individual with an undergraduate degree in soil science or by a state registered professional engineer.

(4)

The number of borings required will be determined by the health department administrator and the developer or his engineer/surveyor. If an agreement as to the number of borings required cannot be reached, the final determination will be made by the zoning hearing officer.

(Compiled Ords. 2013, § 19-10.7; Ord. No. 2, 3-21-2018; Ord. No. 12-2020-19, § 3, 12-22-2020)

Sec. 39-388. - Sanitation plans.

(a)

Applicability.

(1)

A sanitation plan is required for a preliminary plat if it has not already been prepared at the sketch plan phase.

(2)

For a mini-subdivision, a sanitation plan is required only if requested by the county health department.

(b)

Contents.

(1)

The sanitation plan will be prepared on a separate drawing sheet from the preliminary plat and will include the information required by section 39-79.

(2)

For a mini-subdivision, the plan will be prepared in accordance with section 39-79, or as modified by the administrator of environmental health.

(Compiled Ords. 2013, § 19-10.8)

Sec. 39-389. - Wind energy conversion system (WECS) siting approval application.

A WECS siting approval application required by section 39-267 shall include the following information:

(1)

A WECS project summary, including, to the extent available:

a.

A general description of the project, including its approximate name plate generating capacity;

b.

The potential equipment manufacturers, types of WECS, number of WECS, and name plate generating capacity of each WECS;

c.

The maximum height of the WECS towers and maximum diameter of the WECS rotors;

d.

The general location of the project; and

e.

A description of the applicant, owner and operator, including their respective business structures;

(2)

The names, address, and phone numbers of the applicants, owner and operator, and all property owners, if known;

(3)

A site plan for the installation of WECS showing the planned location of each WECS tower, guy lines and anchor bases (if any), primary structures, property lines (including identification of adjoining properties), setback lines, public access roads and turnout locations, substations, electrical cabling from the WECS tower to the substations, ancillary equipment, third party transmission lines, and layout of all structures within the geographical boundaries of any applicable setback;

(4)

All required studies, reports, certifications, and approvals demonstrating compliance with this chapter; and

(5)

Any other information normally required by the county zoning regulations.

(Compiled Ords. 2013, § 19-10.9)

Sec. 39-390. - Certificates and forms.

Forms associated with this chapter are on file in the office of the county administrator.