§ 18.120. Preliminary Plat for Minor Subdivisions.

The following information shall be included in the preliminary plat application for a minor subdivision:

(a)

A written application on forms provided by the City, and payment of fees.

(b)

A map drawn to scale, in a format that meets State Recorder's Office requirements, adequate to show sufficient detail as specified by the City Manager, which shall include:

(1)

Date, scale, north arrow and vicinity map.

(2)

The proposed subdivision name. The name of the subdivision shall not be the same as or deceptively similar to the name of any subdivision previously filed in the Kotzebue Recording District. The proposed subdivision may be a numbered addition to an adjacent plat previously recorded by the same subdivider.

(3)

The name and address of the owner, subdivider and surveyor if prepared by a surveyor.

(4)

All adjacent land owned by the person(s) owning the land to be subdivided, unless separate legal descriptions exist as a matter of record. If only a portion of the land is intended for immediate development, the remaining portion shall be given a tract number and shall be part of the preliminary and final plat.

(5)

U.S. surveys closest to the property to which reference may be made.

(6)

Location of all subdivision property lines. Adjacent property lines will be shown with a dashed line to show their relationship to the plat area.

(7)

The number, dimensions and area of each lot, and dimensions and the total number of lots by block.

(8)

Topographic lines at intervals of two feet, if available from the City.

(9)

The location of streams, swamps, floodplains, mean high tide lines and direction of surface drainage and subsurface drainage of the plat area, if available from the City.

(10)

Dedicated right-of-way, patent reserves, street easements and reservations, including right-of-way and surface widths and purposes.

(11)

The location of existing facilities and structures within the proposed subdivision, such as building, sewage and water systems, utility easement of record or in use, excavations, bridges, fences, culverts, wells in an as-built format and any other reasonable requests for information required by the City Planner.

(12)

The location of existing streets; water, sanitary and storm sewers; and other public improvements, uses, rights-of way and easement contained with enough information and specifications to enable the City Planner to make a preliminary determination as to applicable City and State of Alaska standards.

(13)

Proof that the preliminary plat application for minor subdivision has been submitted to the Kotzebue Electric Association ("KEA"), OTZ Telecommunications, Inc./OTZ Telephone Cooperative, Inc. ("OTZ"), the Department of Public Works for the City of Kotzebue and any other utility provider within the City of Kotzebue for review by the utility provider. This utility provider review shall not unduly delay the preliminary plat process for minor subdivisions.

(c)

Supporting written information including:

(1)

A Certification to Plat showing the legal and equitable ownership (including mortgage, contract purchasers, and fee owners) of the land to be platted, plus all grants, reservations, covenants, deed restrictions and easements of record which may condition the use of the property.

(2)

If proposed, copies of restrictive covenants and other deed restrictions affecting the proposed subdivision.

(d)

When City of Kotzebue water and sewer service is not available and/or connection is not required by the Kotzebue Municipal Code, the following procedures are to be followed:

(1)

If on-site sewage disposal system is proposed, a minimum of one percolation test meeting Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) standards (as described in 18 AAC 72.265) for every three lots shall be performed or whenever there is a significant change in subsurface conditions (i.e. permafrost, thawed ground, etc.).

(A)

A soils analysis and report submitted by the applicant shall be sealed by a registered engineer.

(B)

The City Planner may require additional soils testing, logs and borings.

(NOTE: ADEC "Approved Homeowner" program requires the homeowner to have the onsite soils rated by a professional engineer or a soils laboratory prior to installation of the system. This analysis is used in properly sizing the absorption field. Final documentation of construction must be submitted to the department upon completion of the septic system installation.)

(2)

If the subsurface conditions are deemed unsuitable for septic systems and/or individual wells, the plat shall clearly note that: (1) holding tanks are required; (2) the homeowner is responsible for maintenance of the holding tanks; and, (3) the homeowner is responsible for all fees and costs incurred to fill and/or empty the holding tanks.