(1) The applicant for any subdivision or partition subject to review by the city shall make an application in writing, accompanied by the required application fee, to the city for approval of the proposed subdivision or partition in accordance with the procedures established in this title. Each such application shall be accompanied by a preliminary (tentative) plat showing the proposed design of the subdivision or partition. No final plat shall be accepted by the city until the preliminary plat has been approved by the city. Approval of the preliminary plat shall not constitute final acceptance of the plat by the city. Approval of the preliminary plat shall be binding upon the city for the purposes of the preparation of the final subdivision plat or final partition plat, provided the final plat is substantially the same as the approved preliminary plat. The city may require only such changes in the subdivision plat or partition plat as are necessary for compliance with the conditions of its approval of the preliminary plat for the proposed subdivision or partition.

(2) The applicant shall submit 18 copies of the preliminary plat on an 18-inch-by-24-inch format and one reduced copy of the preliminary plat on either an 11-inch-by-17-inch or eight-and-one-half-inch-by-11-inch format, a preliminary street profile and cross-section and a preliminary utility plan and other supplementary materials as required on the application form. The preliminary plat shall be drawn to a scale approved by the city staff (i.e., one inch equals 50 feet, one inch equals 100 feet) and should show all pertinent information so that the proposed development may be properly reviewed.

(3) Subdivision plat names shall be subject to approval of the county surveyor.

(4) No preliminary plat for a proposed subdivision or partition shall be approved unless: