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Within 60 days of receiving a statement of vacation and the appropriate review fee, the Board of Trustees shall approve or deny the vacation, subject to the following:
(A) Action shall be taken in a public meeting.
(B) At least 15 days prior to the meeting, the town shall transmit notice of public hearing by first class mail to all owners of private property contiguous to or within 300 feet of the land to be vacated, and to all utilities with easements within or adjacent to the land proposed for vacation.
(Ord. 719, passed 11-9-2022)
The Board of Trustees may require that dedicated roads within the area proposed for vacation remain dedicated and may require that the rights of any utility existing before the vacation not be affected by the vacation.
(Ord. 719, passed 11-9-2022)
The Board of Trustee's decision shall be filed in the records of the County Clerk by the subdivider who shall also pay all required fees. When a vacation is approved, the County Clerk shall mark the final plat with the words "vacated" and shall refer on the final plat to the volume and page on which the statement of vacation is recorded. When a final plat is partially vacated, both the Board of Trustee's decision and the plat showing the partial vacation shall be filed in the records of the County Clerk. The County Clerk shall mark the final plat with the words "partially vacated" and shall refer on the final plat to both the volume and page on which the statement of vacation is filed, and the volume and page of the plat showing the area vacated. A legal description of the area vacated shall also be filed with the final plat.
(Ord. 719, passed 11-9-2022)
PLAT REQUIREMENTS AND FEES
The preliminary plat shall be prepared on 18-inch by 24-inch sheet of paper or mylar, and the contents shall be clearly legible. The Town Manager may allow alternative digital submission at their discretion. The following information shall be included:
(A) Proposed name of the subdivision. The name of a subdivision shall not be misleading, such as "Lakeview" when there is no lake in view or so similar to the name of another subdivision as to cause confusion.
(B) Location by township, range, section, or by other legal description.
(C) Acreage of the subdivision to the nearest one-tenth of an acre.
(D) Written and graphic scale of plat, 1-inch to 100 feet or larger.
(E) Date.
(F) North arrow.
(G) Detailed area map clearly showing the surrounding area and the proposed subdivision's relationship to existing road networks, and existing natural and/or manmade features that may impact or be impacted by the proposed subdivision. Detail must be sufficient for the subject property to be located in the field using the map.
(H) Signature block containing designated spaces for all utility providers who are proposed as providers within the subdivision, as well as spaces for the name, signature, and address of the licensed surveyor who prepared the plat, and for the owner of the land being subdivided. The signature of the legal and equitable landowner must be notarized and shall be accompanied by the statement "The subdivision of (insert a correct description of the land being planned), appearing on this plat is with the free consent and in accordance with the desire of the undersigned owner and proprietor of the land." Signature lines for the Chairperson of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Mayor, and a block for attestation of filing by the County Clerk shall be included.
(I) An accurate and complete survey of the land to be subdivided giving the bearings in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Distances shall be shown in feet and in hundredths of feet. Curved boundaries or lines on the plat shall include central angle and arc length, radius and chord bearing, tangents, and length. The location and description of all monuments set or found shall be included. Permanent monuments shall be placed at all corners and points of tangency of curve lines along the boundary of the subdivision, and center line monuments shall be placed at the intersection of every other block, at a spacing that shall not exceed an interval of 1,500 feet.
(J) An accurate description of each lot and block, numbered or lettered in progression, with their dimensions and the dimensions of all land dedicated for public use or for the use of the owners of lots fronting or adjacent to the lot, and minimum setbacks permitted by the Zoning Code.
(K) Location, width, names of all existing or prior platted streets, and the location, width, and use of all rights-of-way and all other public ways, and utility rights-of-way, parks, and other public open spaces.
(L) Existing and proposed utilities on and adjacent to the site, including locations and size of water wells, reservoirs, water lines, sanitary and storm drains, irrigation canals, drains, gas lines, fire hydrants, utility poles, and streetlights. For proposed utility locations, the system loads, and locations of proposed connections shall be indicated, and all necessary off-site improvements shall be described in detail.
(M) Existing zoning of proposed subdivision and application for proposed zoning change if such change is necessary or desired by the subdivider.
(N) Existing and proposed contours at 2-foot vertical intervals.
(O) Layout of streets, widths of rights-of-way, and widths of easements.
(P) Parcels of land intended to be dedicated or temporarily reserved for public use or set aside for use of the property owners in the subdivision.
(Q) The subdivider shall provide a proposed name for all streets, with an additional name to be used if some of the proposed names are rejected. The Board of Trustees shall approve all street names upon recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(Ord. 719, passed 11-9-2022)
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