(A) Final subdivision plat required.
(1) The subdivider, after receiving approval of the preliminary plan for the proposed subdivision, shall submit a final plat of the proposed subdivision and drawings and specifications of all improvements required therein. The final plat shall have incorporated all of the changes required by the Village Planning Commission in their review of the preliminary plan. Otherwise, it shall conform to the preliminary plan. The Final Plat may be submitted for approval in sections provided that a preliminary plan has been approved for the entire subdivision. The final plat shall be prepared by a licensed land surveyor and supplementary improvement plans and specifications shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer.
(2) The following information shall be submitted to the Village Planning Commission for final subdivision plat approval:
(a) Two copies of the application for final plat approval; See Appendix F at the end of this chapter.
(b) Six copies of the final subdivision plat and a reproducible tracing;
(c) Six copies of final plat improvement drawings;
(d) One copy of protective covenants, if common property and/or improvements (private streets) are part of the plat;
(e) One copy of performance guarantees approved by the Village Solicitor and reviewed by the Village Engineer;
(B) Contents of the final subdivision plat drawing. The subdivision plat shall be drawn in ink on tracing cloth or Mylar on sheets and shall be held to a minimum of 18 by 24 inches and a maximum of 24 by 36 inches outside dimensions, and shall be drawn at a minimum scale of 100 feet to one inch. When necessary, the plat may be on several sheets accompanied by an index sheet showing the entire subdivision. When on several sheets, match points shall be shown. The subdivision plat shall show the following: (See Appendix G at the end of this chapter.)
(1) Identification;
(a) Proposed name of the subdivision, township, tract and original lot or section number.
(b) Location map at one inch equals 2,000 feet (U.S.G.S.) scale with north arrow.
(c) The name and address of the subdivider, and the registered engineer and/or surveyor who prepared the plat with appropriate registration numbers and seals.
(2) Control points: all dimensions, angles and bearings are to be referred to control points, nearest established street line, section lines, or other established points.
(3) Lines and boundaries: centerlines and right-of-way lines of streets, easements, and other rights-of-way; corporation lines; property lines of all lots and parcels with distances; radii, arcs or chords and tangents of all curves (nearest one hundredth of a foot), bearings or deflection angles (nearest second).
(4) Streets: street names of each street within the proposed subdivision and those adjoining the subdivision; right-of-way width accurately shown with dimensions.
(5) Building setback lines accurately shown with dimensions.
(6) Lot identification: lots shall be numbered in consecutive order, and when the subdivision is submitted in sections, lots shall be numbered consecutively as each section is submitted whether or not the sections are contiguous.
(7) Total site data, including acreage, number of lots, acres in parks and other public uses.
(8) Land for public use: show boundaries and identify the use of all parcels which are to be dedicated or reserved for public use or easements.
(9) Monuments: location and description of those found, set or to be set.
(10) Names of recorded owners of adjoining unplatted land and reference to subdivision plats of adjoining platted land by name, volume and page of recorder's plat records.
(11) Certification and seal by a registered surveyor to the effect that the plat represents a survey made by him or her which balances and closes, and that monuments shown thereon exist or shall be set as shown, and that all dimensions and geodetic details are correct.
(12) Notarized certification by the owner or owners of the subdivision and the dedication of streets and other public areas.
(13) Notation for: (See Appendix H at the end of this chapter.)
(a) Certification of Village Engineer and Village Solicitor that performance guarantees, if required, for the construction of required improvements have been provided.
(b) Acceptance of dedication of streets, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, water lines, and rights-of-way by the Village Council for their ownership and future maintenance.
(c) Proper notations for transfer and record by the Richland County Auditor and the Richland County Recorder.
(d) Approval of plat by the Village Planning Commission, Village Engineer, and Richland County Board of Health (when wells and/or septic systems are proposed).
(e) Acceptance of all areas of public use by the Village Council.
(f) Certification of the Richland County Auditor that there are no delinquent taxes or delinquent special assessments against the land contained in the plat.
(14) Protective covenants.
(a) If common property and/or improvements (private streets) are a part of the plat, then the developer or persons seeking approval of the plat shall, prior to the approval, provide and submit to the Village Planning Commission copies of protective covenants, easements and documents to be recorded, providing for the ownership, maintenance, repair and financing of the common property and/or improvements. Reference to these protective covenants shall be included in all deeds conveying the lots and lands described within the subdivision plat.
(b) The maintenance and repair of common property and/or improvements shall not be the responsibility of the public.
(C) Improvement plans and specifications.
(1) Drawings showing cross sections, profile, elevations, construction details, and specifications for all required improvements shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer. The improvement plans shall be prepared in accordance with the design standards set forth in §§ 154.050 through 154.053 and the public improvement standards, § 154.009, for the village, adopted by the Village Council.
(2) If it becomes necessary to modify improvements as approved due to unforeseen circumstances, the subdivider shall inform the Village Engineer in writing of the conditions requiring the modifications, and receive written approval of said modification.
(D) Village Planning Commission action.
(1) The Village Planning Commission shall take action within 30 days after submission for approval.
(2) If the same cannot be done within the 30-day period, the Village Planning Commission may obtain from the applicant an agreement for additional time.
(3) (a) If the Village Planning Commission rejects the plat or needs more information, then the application should be denied within the 30-day period stating the inadequacies of the plat and advise that the applicant can refile at a later date. See Appendix I at the end of this chapter.
(b) Approval of a subdivision plat may be given in one of the two following ways:
1. Before construction of improvements. The Village Planning Commission may give final approval before all required improvements are installed, provided that a construction agreement and performance bond or other guarantee or security acceptable to the Village Solicitor and the Village Engineer and provided for the purpose of assuring installation of the improvements is provided. The amount of the performance guarantees shall be sufficient to cover the cost of all improvements based on approved detailed engineering plans, an estimate approved by the Village Engineer. Upon receipt of the Village Engineer's notification and determination that all the requirements of these regulations have been met, the Village Planning Commission shall give final approval and shall indicate the approval and date on the tracing of the final Subdivision Plat.
2. After construction of improvements. After the subdivider has obtained conditional approval as indicated in this section, and has installed all required improvements to the satisfaction of the Village Engineer, the Village Engineer shall certify that the improvements have been satisfactorily installed in compliance with the approved plans and the construction agreement. Upon receipt of the Village Engineer's notification and determination that all the requirements of these regulations have been met, the Village Planning Commission shall give final approval and shall indicate the approval and date on the tracing of the final subdivision plat.
(Ord. 17-96, § 300.4, passed 4-15-1996)