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Within thirty days after application for approval of the final plat, the Commission shall approve or disapprove the final plat. If the Commission approves, it shall affix its seal upon the plat, together with the certifying signature of its chairman and secretary. If it disapproves, it shall set forth its reasons in its own records and provide the applicant with a copy.
After approval of the final plat by the Commission and the fulfillment of the regulations set forth in this chapter, six copies of the plat shall be forwarded by the Commission to the Council for approval at least ten days prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered. If the Commission does not approve the final plat, the Council may approve the plat only by a four-fifths vote of the entire membership of the Council.
In case, on application for such approval of any plat, the Council fails to either approve or reject the same within 60 days from date of application, the developer shall have the right to file the same with the County Recorder, Assessor or Auditor. If the plat is disapproved by the Council, such disapproval shall point out wherein the proposed plat is objectionable.
Upon approval of the Council, the developer shall record the plat with the county recorder within thirty days. If not recorded within this time, the approval shall be null and void. Immediately after recording, the original or a duly certified copy shall be filed with the office of the Clerk.
The final plat shall show the following:
1. Primary control points, approved by the City Engineer, or descriptions and ties to such control points, to which all dimensions, angles, bearings and similar data on the plat shall be referred.
2. Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines of streets, easements, and other rights-of-way and property lines of residential lots and other sites, with accurate dimensions, bearings or deflection angles, and radii, arcs and central angles of all curves.
3. Name and right-of-way width of each street.
4. Location, dimensions, and purpose of any easement, including 100-year flood elevation line and base flood elevation data.
5. Number to identify each lot or site and block.
6. Purpose for which sites, other than residential lots, are dedicated or reserved.
7. Minimum building lines in zoned areas, proposed building lines in all other areas, and minimum floor elevation allowable for building sites within the flood plain overlay zone (one foot above the 100-year flood elevation).
8. Location and description of monuments.
9. Certification by a surveyor or engineer certifying to the accuracy of the survey and plat.
10. Certification of the applicant approving the plat.
11. Warranty deed by the owner dedicating streets and any sites for public use.
12. Name of subdivision.
13. Title scale, north arrow, and date.
The following material shall accompany the final plat:
1. A statement by the proprietors and their spouses, if any, that the plat is prepared with their free consent and in accordance with their desire, signed and acknowledged before an officer authorized to take the acknowledgments of deeds. The statement by the proprietors may also include a dedication to the public of all lands within the plat that are designated for streets, alleys, parks, open areas, school property, or other public use, if the dedication is approved by the Council.
2. A statement from the mortgage holders or lienholders, if any, that the plat is prepared with their free consent and in accordance with their desire, signed and acknowledged before an officer authorized to take the acknowledgment of deeds. An affidavit and bond as provided for in Section 354.12 of the Code of Iowa may be recorded in lieu of the consent of the mortgage or lienholder. When a mortgage or lienholder consents to the subdivision, a release of mortgage or lien shall be recorded for any areas conveyed to the City or dedicated to the public.
3. An opinion by an attorney-at-law who has examined the abstract of title of the land being platted. The opinion shall state the names of the proprietors and holders of mortgages, liens or other encumbrances on the land being platted and shall note the encumbrances, along with any bonds securing the encumbrances. Utility easements shall not be construed to be encumbrances for the purpose of this section.
4. A certificate of the County Treasurer that the land is free from certified taxes and certified special assessments or that the land is free from certified taxes and that the certified special assessments are secured by bond in compliance with Section 354.12 of the Code of Iowa.
5. A resolution and certificate for approval by the Council and for signatures of the Mayor and Clerk.
6. A cross section and profile of streets approved by the City Engineer. The profiles shall be drawn to City standard scales and elevations and shall be based on M.S.L. datum plane approved by the City Engineer. The location, size, and grade of all conduits, sewers, pipelines, and similar devices to be placed under the streets and alleys shall be shown in the profile and cross sections where they occur.
7. A grading plan showing areas of excavation, earthwork and soil erosion control methods which will be practiced, and quantities involved in the soil erosion control methods.
8. All protective covenants, affecting the subdivided land, in form for recording.
9. Such other certificates, affidavits, endorsements, or deductions as may be required by the Commission in the enforcement of these regulations.
All improvements required to be installed pursuant to the subdivision regulations of the City shall be installed prior to the issuance of building permits for buildings or structures lying within the plat unless performance bonds and/or a letter of credit for sidewalks, street trees and erosion control insuring the completion of all required public improvements are filed with the City, under the provisions of Section 200.39. In no event shall occupancy permits be issued authorizing the occupancy of any dwelling or structure within any plat until all improvements have been completed and accepted by the City.
Public streets and other public improvements shall only be accepted by the Council after the following procedures have been undertaken and completed:
1. Prior to the construction of any public improvement, the developer shall submit to the City Engineering Department three copies of the construction contract and a maintenance bond complying with the provisions of Section 200.39.
2. The City Engineering Department shall thereupon check the construction plans and bond to insure compliance with the regulations of the City. After ascertaining that the construction contracts and bonds comply with the provisions of this chapter, the Engineering Department shall submit the same to the Council for its approval.
3. All improvements must be constructed and installed in accordance with these regulations and the specifications of the City.
4. All public improvements constructed under the provisions of these ordinances must first be approved by the City Engineer prior to their acceptance by the Council.
The standards and details of design contained in the following Sections 200.31 through 200.34 are intended only as minimum requirements and the subdivider should use standards consistent with the site conditions to assure an economical, pleasant, and durable neighborhood. All subdivisions shall conform to the comprehensive plan approved by the Commission and adopted by the Council.
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