(a) If the final plat conforms to the approved preliminary plan, and if the necessary improvements are constructed in accordance with the approved plans therefor or a satisfactory bond or letter of credit is submitted assuring their construction in accordance with the approved plans, the final plat may be approved by the Planning Commission and Council.
(b) The final plat on tracing cloth, Mylar or other medium acceptable to the Hamilton County Recorder and nine (9) copies thereof together with copies of any deed restrictions where such are too lengthy to be shown on the plat, and three (3) prints of certified plans showing the improvements that have been constructed within the subdivision, or a bond or letter of credit assuring construction of the improvements in accordance with plans previously approved, shall be submitted to the Commission via the City Manager fourteen (14) days prior to the date of the Commission meeting at which the plat is to be considered. Before approving the plat of all or part of a proposed subdivision, the Council shall require proof that the improvements required in Section 1105.12 have been satisfactorily completed. The approval of the Commission shall be shown on the plat with the date of the approval and over the signature of the Chairperson of the Commission. The approval of the Council shall be shown on the plat with the date of the approval and over the signature of the Mayor.
(c) The final plat is to be drawn at a scale of 100 feet or less to the inch from an accurate survey and on one (1) or more sheets whose dimensions are twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inches.
(d) The final plat shall show:
(1) The boundary lines of the area being subdivided with accurate distances and bearings;
(2) The lines of all proposed streets with their width and names;
(3) The accurate outline of any property which is offered for dedication for public use;
(4) The line of departure of one street from another;
(5) The lines of all adjoining lands and the lines of adjacent streets with their width and names;
(6) All lot lines and an identification system for all lots and blocks;
(7) Building lines and easements for rights of way provided for public use, services or utilities with figures showing their dimensions;
(8) All dimensions, both linear and angular, necessary for locating boundaries of subdivisions, lots, streets, easements for building lines, and of any other areas for public or private use, the dimensions to be expressed in feet and decimals of a foot;
(9) Radii, arcs and chords, points of tangency, central angles for all curvilinear streets, and radii for all rounded corners;
(10) All survey monuments together with their descriptions;
(11) Name of subdivisions and description of property subdivided, showing its location and extent, points of compass, scale of plan, and name of owner or the subdivider;
(12) Certification by a registered surveyor to the effect that the plan represents a survey made by him/her and that all the necessary survey monuments are correctly shown thereon;
(13) Private restrictions and trusteeships and their periods of existence. Should the restrictions and trusteeships be of a length as to make the lettering of same on plat impracticable and thus necessitate the preparation of a separate instrument, reference to the instrument shall be made on the plat, and reference shall be contained on the recorded deeds of lots or parcels within the subdivision. Such reference on the plat and on deeds shall contain sufficient explanation of the intent and character of any significant restrictions (for example, noting private common drives or private streets are the responsibility of the property owner(s), and as such are not eligible for City maintenance, including repair and snow and ice removal, and that City refuse trucks will not enter such private drives or streets). Plats shall contain proper acknowledgements of owners and the consent by the mortgage to the plat and restrictions; and
(14) Before it is recorded, a certificate shall accompany the final plat, showing that all taxes and assessments payable have been previously paid in full and a certificate by a title examiner showing valid ownership of property offered for dedication for public use.
(Ord. 2017. Passed 1-26-17.)