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The final plat shall give the following information:
A. All dimensions, angles, bearings and similar data on the plat shall be tied to primary control points. Locations and descriptions of the control points shall be given. Except where deemed clearly unreasonable or infeasible by the city council, these control points shall be located section corners of the coordinate system of the state;
B. Certification of plat by registered surveyor as to the accuracy of survey and plat;
C. Certification on plat by the mayor and city finance officer that the plat has been approved for recording in the office of the register of deeds;
D. Certification on plat of title showing that the applicant is the owner, that the making of the plat receives his consent and is in accordance with his desires and a statement by the owner dedicating streets, rights-of-way and any other sites for public use;
E. Certification on plat of title showing that the director of equalization certified that there is on record in the office a copy of the within described plat;
F. Certification on plat of title showing that the county treasury certified that all taxes which are liens upon the within described lands are fully paid according to the records of my office;
G. Certification on plat of title showing the register of deeds filing information;
H. Certification on plat of title showing that street authority has approved the access to the county or state highway, or the city or county road;
I. Date, title, name and location of subdivision, graphic scale and north arrow;
J. Vicinity sketch at a scale of four hundred (400) feet to one inch;
K. If applicable, certification that the subdivider has complied with one of the following alternatives: all the improvements have been installed in accordance with the requirements of this title; or a surety bond has been posted with the city in sufficient amount to assure such completion of all required improvements;
L. Location and description of monuments;
M. Lot numbers, lot lines and frontage dimensions;
N. Name and right-of-way width of each street, easement or other right-of-way;
O. Names and locations of adjoining subdivisions and streets, the location of adjoining unplatted properties and the names and addresses of the owners of adjoining unplatted properties;
P. The plat shall be at a scale of one hundred (100) feet to one inch or larger;
Q. Protective covenants shall either be placed directly on the final plat or attached thereto in form for recording;
R. Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines of streets, easements and other right-of-way and property lines of residential lots and other sides with accurate dimensions to the nearest one hundredth of a foot; bearings of deflection angles, radii, arcs and central angles of all curves with dimensions to the nearest minute;
S. All plats shall be uniform size overall as required by state law;
T. Sanitary sewer and water plans and specifications shall be approved by the South Dakota Board of Water and Natural Resources;
U. All formal irrevocable offers of dedication for all streets/roads, alleys, parks and other uses as required. (Ord. 568 (part), 2002: Ord. 433 (part), 1995)
A. Six copies of the final plat and an 8.5 by 11 inch copy of the plat and the required supplementary material shall be filed with the city planning administrator at least twenty (20) days prior the city planning commission meeting at which it is to be considered.
B. Before city council approval, final plats must be endorsed with, or have attached, the certificate of the county treasurer that all taxes which are liens upon any land included in such plat, as shown by the records of his office, have been fully paid.
C. Before city council approval, final plats must be endorsed with, or have attached, the certificate of the street authority that access location to the adjacent streets or highways have been approved.
D. The city planning commission shall review the final plat to see if it conforms with the minimum standards and requirements as outlined in Chapters 16.08 through 16.24 and any requirements of the approved preliminary plat. After due consideration by the city planning commission, the commission shall transmit copies of the final plat to the city council, together with its recommendations within sixty (60) days after receipt thereof by the city. The recommendations shall include approval, disapproval, or suggestions for modification and the reasons therefor, and a discussion of the effect of the plat on the comprehensive plan. The recommendations shall be of an advisory nature only. If the city planning commission does not act within sixty (60) days, the final plat shall be deemed to have received a favorable recommendation in all respects and shall receive due consideration by the city council unless the applicant agrees to an extension.
E. After due consideration of the final plat, the city council shall approve, disapproved or modify the recommendations of the city planning commission and may impose those requirements or grant those variances in conformance with this title deemed necessary and appropriate by the city council for final approval. The final plat shall be approved or disapproved within ninety (90) days after receipt thereof by the city unless the applicant agrees to an extension; otherwise the plat shall be deemed approved and a certificate to take effect should be issued by the city council upon demand.
F. The grounds for disapproval of any plat shall be stated upon the records of the city council. Any plat submitted for approval shall contain the name and address of a person to whom notice of meeting may be sent; and no plat shall be acted upon by the city council without affording a meeting thereon, notice of the time and place of which shall be sent by mail to said address not less than five days before the date fixed therefor. The approval of the final plat by the city council shall be deemed to constitute or effect an acceptance by the municipality or public of the dedication of any street or other ground shown on the final plat.
G. A fee shall be charged to the developer at the time of filing a final plat to cover the cost of any recording fees required by the county register of deeds. The fee is due and payable at city finance office at the time of filing the final plat. (Ord. 568 (part), 2002: Ord. 433 (part), 1995)
A. Any such plat may be vacated by the proprietors thereof, at any time prior to commencement of construction of improvements or before the sale of any lots therein, by a written instrument declaring the same to be vacated, duly executed, acknowledged or approved and recorded in the same office with the plat to be vacated. The execution and recording of such writing shall operate to destroy the force and effect of the recording of the plat so vacated and to divest all public rights in the streets, alleys, commons and public grounds laid out or described in the plat. In cases where any lots have been sold, the plat may be vacated, as provided in this chapter, by all the owners of lots in the plat joining in the execution of the writing aforesaid.
B. Any part of a plat may be vacated under the provisions and conditions of subsection A of this section, provided such vacating does not abridge or destroy any of the rights and privileges of other proprietors in the plat. Nothing contained in this subsection shall authorize the closing or obstructing of any public highways laid out according to law.
C. When any part of a plat shall be vacated as aforesaid, the proprietors of the lots so vacated may enclose the streets, alleys and public grounds adjoining the lots in equal proportions.
D. The register of deeds, in whose office the plats are recorded, shall write in plain, legible letters across the part of the plat so vacated the word “vacated” and also make a reference on the plat to the volume and page in which the instrument of vacation is recorded.
E. No vacation of a plat will be granted after construction of improvements has commenced. Ord. 568 (part), 2002: Ord. 433 (part), 1995)