§ 91.15 PRELIMINARY PLAT.
   The preliminary plat shall be at a scale of 100 feet to one inch and will be drawn on a sheet 14 inches by 18 inches or 18 inches by 24 inches, or any other size acceptable to the Register of Deeds of Stanly County. The preliminary plat shall be prepared by a registered surveyor or engineer and shall show the following.
   (A)   The location of existing and platted property lines, streets, buildings, watercourses, railroads, transmission lines, sewers, bridges, culverts, and drainpipes, water mains, city limit lines, and any public utility easements.
   (B)   Boundaries of tract shown with bearings, distances, and closures.
   (C)   Wooded areas, marshes, and any other physical condition affecting the site.
   (D)   Names of adjoining subdivision or property owners.
   (E)   Zoning classification, if any, both on the land to be subdivided and on adjoining lands.
   (F)   Proposed streets, street names, rights-of-way, pavement widths, and approximate grades.
   (G)   The location (layout) of proposed utilities (sewer, water, gas, electricity), showing connections to existing systems or location plans for individual water supply, sewage disposal, storm drainage, and the like.
   (H)   Other proposed rights- of-way or easements, location, widths, and purposes.
   (I)   Proposed lot lines, lot and block number, and approximate dimensions.
   (J)   Proposed minimum building setback lines.
   (K)   Proposed parks, school sites, or other public open spaces, if any.
   (L)   Title, date, north point, and graphic scale.
   (M)   Name of owner, surveyor, engineer, or land planner.
   (N)   Site data.
      (1)   Acreage in total tract.
      (2)   Acreage in park or other land usage.
      (3)   Average lot size.
      (4)   Total number of lots.
      (5)   Lineal feet in streets.
   (O)   Sketch vicinity map showing relationship between subdivision and surrounding area.
   (P)   Forms for preliminary certification. The following certificates shall be lettered or rubber stamped on the preliminary plat. Plat shall include additional certifications from any other parties as deemed necessary by the Subdivision Administrator.
      (1)   Certificate of accuracy. (As required under G.S. 47-30, as amended.)
                                                       
Date      Engineer or registered surveyor
      (2)   Certificate of ownership and dedication. I (We) hereby certify that I am (we are) the owner(s) of the property shown and described hereon and that I (we) hereby adopt this plan of subdivision with my (our) free consent, establish minimum building lines, and dedicate all streets, alleys, walks, parks, and other sites to public or private use as noted. Further, I (we) certify the land as shown hereon is within the planning jurisdiction of the City of Albemarle, North Carolina.
                                        
Date   Owner      Date   Owner
      (3)   Certificate of approval by the Planning Board. I,              , chairman of the Planning Board, hereby certify that the said board fully approved the preliminary plat of the subdivision entitled                 , on the     day of           , 20  .
                                    
Date      Chairman
Following its approval, final plat(s) may be recorded and City Council shall accept the dedication of streets, easements, rights-of-way and public parks and other sites for public purposes, as shown hereon, but assume no responsibility to open or maintain the same until, in the opinion of the City Council of the City of Albemarle, it is in the public interest to do so.
                                     
Date City clerk
(‘58 Code, § 14-14) (Am. Ord. 16-48, passed 11-21-16; Am. Ord. 21-02, passed 1-19-21; Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21; Am. Ord. 24-06, passed 2-19-24)