(A) General requirements.
(1) Preliminary plat. The subdivider shall submit 25 folded copies of a preliminary subdivision plat to the Planning Department for processing and referral to affected agencies along with the appropriate subdivision plat review fee and application. One Mylar should be submitted after approval has been granted by the Planning and Zoning Board and all conditions placed on the plat have been satisfactorily met. Preliminary plats shall be prepared by a professional landscape architect, professional engineer and/or registered land surveyor.
(2) Final plat. Once the Town Engineer or his or her designee has deemed the project to be substantially complete, the subdivider shall submit five folded copies with the appropriate subdivision review fee. If a subdivision improvement agreement (letter of credit, cash escrow or surety bond) is required, the subdivider shall submit all required information with application. Two Mylars should be submitted after approval has been granted. Final plats shall be prepared by a professional landscape architect, professional engineer and/or registered land surveyor.
(3) Construction plans. The subdivider shall furnish the town department ten copies of all construction plans and specifications, prepared and endorsed by a certified professional engineer, licensed as such by the state. The construction plans shall delineate and describe in complete detail all aspects of grading, clearing, drainage and physical improvements proposed both on and off-site, as required in relation to the proposed subdivision.
(B) Requirements for a sketch plan.
(1) Sketch plans shall be drawn to a convenient scale of not more than 100 feet to an inch. Supporting information required by this section may allow for a larger scale.
(2) Contents required:
(a) Type of development;
(b) Name, address and telephone number of developer and designer;
(c) Graphic and written scale;
(d) Proposed name of subdivision;
(e) Current zoning and district lines;
(f) Total acreage of the site;
(g) Total number of proposed lots/units and the approximate location and dimensions of all proposed or existing lots;
(h) The approximate location, dimensions and area of all parcels of land proposed to be set aside for park or playground use or other public use, or for the use of property owners in the proposed subdivision;
(i) Whenever the sketch plan covers only a part of an applicant’s contiguous holdings, the applicant shall submit, the proposed subdivision or development area, together with its proposed utilities and street system, and an indication of the probable future street system, and an indication of the probable future utilities and street and drainage system of the remaining portion of the tract;
(j) Approximate topography; and
(k) Existing utilities available to the site and preliminary proposals for connection with existing water supply and sanitary sewage systems, or alternative means of providing water supply and sanitary waste treatment and disposal; preliminary provisions for collecting and discharging surface water drainage.
(C) Requirements for preliminary plat.
(1) No specific size requirements apply to preliminary plats. Preliminary plats shall be prepared at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet, or a scale for which one inch equals a distance less than 100 feet. The preliminary plat shall be prepared by a registered land surveyor and shall depict or contain the information set forth below. Incomplete plans shall be returned to the subdivider without further review until revised and resubmitted; provided, however, that, engineering plans required may be submitted after approval of a preliminary subdivision plat by the Planning and Zoning Board when such approval is made subject to the submission of said engineering plans and approval of same by the Director of Engineering and Water Resources and/or the Director of Electric Systems.
(2) Contents required:
(a) Legend, title and revision number;
(b) Location map showing relationship of subdivision to the city and surrounding area;
(c) Tract boundaries shown by a heavy line including all bearings and distances;
(d) Existing and proposed property lines, any structures, watercourses, railroads, bridges, culverts and storm drains on the tract and on adjoining property within 100 feet;
(e) Lot lines and scaled dimensions, lot numbers;
(f) Proposed street names, right-of-way and pavement widths and typical cross-sections;
(g) Existing streets on subject and adjoining properties including right-of-way and pavement width;
(h) Proposed easements or rights-of-way other than for streets (e.g., for drainage, storm water detention, utilities, pedestrian ways, buffers); location, width and purpose;
(i) Zoning classification and district lines on the tract and adjoining properties;
(j) Names and PINs of adjoining property owners and subdivisions both proposed and of record;
(k) Site calculations, including:
1. Total acreage;
2. Number of lots in each phase;
3. Total number of lots in the subdivision;
4. Acreage in lots;
5. Acreage in street rights-of-way;
6. Linear feet of each individual street; and
7. Anticipated date of final platting.
(l) The location and size of parks, school sites, open space areas and the like and their ownership;
(m) Existing topography at a contour interval of two feet;
(n) Boundaries of floodways and 100-year floodplains;
(o) Proposed location of water, sanitary sewer systems;
(p) Building setbacks (in table format); and
(q) Proposed street names on the street/subdivision name(s) review form. See § 154.088(B)(15) of this chapter.
(D) Requirements for a final plat; contents required.
(1) Legend containing subdivision names, vicinity map, legal description including township, county and state, the date or dates of survey, the date of any revisions to plat, a north arrow and declaration, scale in feet per inch and bar graph, the name and address of the owner(s) and the name, address, registration number and seal of engineer and/or surveyor;
(2) Exact boundary lines of tract in heavy line, full dimensions by lengths and bearings and intersecting boundaries of adjoining lands;
(3) Street names, right-of-way lines, pavement widths of tract and adjacent streets and the location and dimensions of all easements;
(4) Accurate descriptions and locations of all monuments, markers and control points;
(5) Location, purpose and dimensions of areas to be used for other than residential purposes;
(6) Sufficient engineering data to determine readily and reproduce on the ground every straight or curved boundary, street and setback line including dimensions, bearings or deflection angles, radius, central angles and tangent distances for the centerline of curved streets and curved property lines that are not the boundary of curved streets. All dimensions shall be measured to the nearest tenth and angles to the nearest minute;
(7) Boundaries of floodways and 100-year floodplains;
(8) Lots numbered consecutively throughout the subdivision;
(9) The names of owners of adjoining properties;
(10) Building setbacks (in table format);
(11) Site calculations, including:
(a) Total acreage;
(b) Total number of lots;
(c) Acreage in lots;
(d) Acreage in street rights-of-way; and
(e) Linear feet of each individual street.
(12) The following certificates shall appear on all copies of the plat. Divisions (D)(12)(a) and (D)(12)(b) below shall be signed when submitted. Divisions (D)(12)(c), (D)(12)(d), (D)(12)(e) and (D)(12)(f) below will be signed when the plat is approved.
(a) Certificate of ownership and dedication.
(b) Certificate of survey and accuracy.
(c) Certificate of streets, water and sewer system approval and other improvements.
(d) Certificate of final plat approval.
(e) Plat Review Officer certificate (as required by G.S. § 47-30.2).
(Ord. passed - -, App. B-2)