(A) Submission. The subdivider shall submit to the Planning Board, at least 15 days prior to a regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Board, 20 copies of the preliminary plat of the subdivision at a scale of 1 inch to 100 feet, drawn on a sheet 18 inches by 24 inches or such other size as may be required for recording by the Dare County Register of Deeds. A digital version of the preliminary plat shall also be submitted to the Dare County Subdivision Administrator.
(B) Contents. A professional engineer or a land surveyor currently licensed or registered by the North Carolina State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors shall prepare the preliminary plat and shall show or have attached to it a document showing the following information:
(1) Title Block containing:
(a) Property designation;
(b) Name of owner;
(c) Location (including township, county and state);
(d) Date or dates survey was conducted and plat prepared;
(e) A scale of drawing in feet per inch listed in words or figures; and
(f) Name, address, registration number and seal of the land surveyor and/or professional engineer.
(2) A map of the vicinity of the subdivision showing the relationship between the proposed subdivision and the surrounding area;
(3)
Corporate limits, township boundaries, county lines if on the subdivision tract;
(4) The names, titles, firm association, addresses and telephone numbers of all owners, subdividers, mortgagees, planners, architects, landscape architects and engineers responsible for the subdivision;
(5) The registration numbers and seals of the professional engineers and land surveyors;
(6) North arrow and orientation;
(7) Boundary lines of the tract to be subdivided, fully dimensioned by lengths and bearings, and the location of existing boundary lines of adjoining lands;
(8) The names of owners of adjoining properties;
(9) The names of any adjoining subdivision of record, proposed or under review;
(10) Minimum building setback lines, front, side, and rear;
(11) The zoning classifications of the tract to be subdivided and adjoining properties (if area is not zoned, that shall be indicated);
(12) Existing property lines on the tract to be subdivided and on adjoining properties;
(13) Existing buildings or other structures, watercourses, bridges, culverts, storm drains, both on the land to be subdivided and land immediately adjoining;
(14) Proposed lot lines, lot and block numbers, and approximate dimensions;
(15) Lots numbered consecutively throughout the subdivision;
(16) Wooded areas, marshes, swamps, mean high tide lines, vegetation line, primary and other dunes, ponds or lakes, streams or streambeds and any other natural features affecting the site;
(17) Flood hazard, floodway and floodway fringe areas;
(18) Base flood elevation data if available;
(19) The following data concerning streets:
(a) Proposed streets;
(b) Existing and platted streets on adjoining properties and in the proposed subdivision;
(c) Rights-of-way, location and dimension;
(d) Pavement widths;
(e) Approximate grades;
(f) Design engineering data for all corners and curves;
(g) Typical street cross sections;
(h) Street names;
(i) Type of street dedications; all streets must be designated either public or private; and
(j) Where streets are dedicated to the public but not accepted into the state system before lots are sold, a statement explaining the status of the street and a draft street maintenance agreement.
(20) The location and dimensions of all:
(a) Utility and other easements;
(b) Riding trails;
(c) Natural buffer areas;
(d) Pedestrian or bicycle paths;
(e) Parks and recreation areas with specific type indicated;
(f) School sites;
(g) Areas to be dedicated to or reserved for public use;
(h) Areas to be used for purposes other than residential with the purpose of each stated; and
(i) The proposed ownership and maintenance of recreation and open space lands, trails, paths and the like.
(21) The plans for utility layouts including:
(a) Sanitary sewers;
(b) Storm sewers;
(c) Other drainage facilities;
(d) Water distribution lines;
(e) Natural gas lines;
(f) Telephone lines;
(g) Electric lines;
(h) Cable television lines; and
(i) Illustrative connections to existing systems, line sizes, the location of fire hydrants, blow offs, manholes, force mains and gate valves and the like.
(22) Plans for individual water supply and sewage disposal systems;
(23) Profiles based upon mean sea level datum for sanitary sewers and storm sewers;
(24) Site calculations including:
(a) Acreage in total tract to be subdivided;
(b) Acreage in parks and recreation areas, areas of environmental concern, and other non-residential uses, by category;
(c) Total number of parcels created;
(d) Acreage in the smallest lot in the subdivision; and
(e) Linear feet in streets.
(25)
The name and location of any property or buildings within the proposed subdivision or within any contiguous property that is located on the U.S. Department of Interior’s National Register of Historic Places or which have been deemed to have historical, cultural, or archaeological resources potential by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources;
(26) If any property, or any portion of any property, or any structures, located on any property proposed to be subdivided are determined to be historically, culturally or archaeologically significant, or potentially significant, the Planning Board may require a detailed evaluation of that site or structure. If a detailed evaluation is required and the results of that evaluation establish the validity of a cultural, historical, or archaeological resource, the developer shall be notified in writing by the Chairman of the Planning Board that a 90-day administrative hold on the review of the preliminary plat has been invoked. During this 90-day period, the developer shall take such action as may be necessary to prescriptively remove and preserve any remnant artifacts, relocate or submit plans for the relocation or preservation of any historic structures, or present for the Planning Board’s consideration any other mitigation plan to address the historical, cultural or archaeological resources on the property proposed to be subdivided (this section adopted by the Dare County Board of Commissioners on June 3, 1991);
(27) Sufficient engineering data to determine readily and reproduce on the ground every straight or curved line, street lines, lot line, right-of-way line, easement line and setback line, including dimensions, bearings or deflection angles, radii, central angles and tangent distance for the center line or curved property lines that are not the boundary line of curved streets. All dimensions shall be measured to the nearest 1/10 of a foot and all angles to the nearest minute;
(28) The accurate locations and descriptions of all monuments, elevations, markers and control points;
(29) A copy of any proposed deed restrictions or similar covenants;
(30) A copy of the document or documents for the creation and continued operation of the homeowners, landowners or similar association of the consumers of the subdivision;
(31) Topographic map when it is determined by the Planning Board that one is needed, with contour intervals and scale as determined by the Planning Board;
(32) Boundaries of all areas of environmental concern designated in accordance with the Coastal Area Management Act of 1974;
(33) If any portion of any lot within the subdivision falls within an area of environmental concern the following notice shall be placed on the face of the plat:
Some portions of some lots in this subdivision are located in Areas of Environmental Concern. Individual permits may be required before development may take place in these areas;
(34) All certifications and approvals required by state law including proof that when improved in accordance with the preliminary plat the public streets and roads will be eligible for inclusion in the state system in accordance with G.S. § 136-102.6, or, if private, will comply with the same standards except for stipulated exceptions;
(35) If the subdivision is to be developed in phases, the boundaries of each phase and the sequence in which each phase is to be developed;
(36) An inventory and evaluation of the soil and water resources within the proposed subdivision; and
(37) If the subdivision is within the service area of any public or private water supply system, a statement from the chief executive office of the system indicating if the proposed subdivision may be connected to that system.
(C) Review.
(1) Review by other agencies. The Planning Board will submit the preliminary plat to the District Highway Engineer and to other appropriate agencies including review necessary to assure coordination with the North Carolina Coastal Management Program and offices of the county for their review and recommendations.
(2) Review by Planning Board.
(a) After considering any report and/or recommendations received in addition to any comments which the subdivider may have, the Planning Board shall approve the preliminary plat or identify revisions that are needed for compliance with the standards of this chapter. These revisions shall be made as identified by the Planning Board and made part of the preliminary plat.
(b) Failure on the part of the Planning Board to act within 30 days after the plat is reviewed at a regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting shall constitute approval by the Planning Board. This 30- day time period shall not apply to those subdivisions for which revisions are needed for compliance with this chapter.
(3) Review by Board of Commissioners.
(a) At the time the preliminary plat is submitted to the Planning Board, a copy of the plat shall also be provided to the Board of Commissioners and a report indicating the date the preliminary plat is scheduled for review by the Planning Board. Review of a preliminary plat by the Board of Commissioners is not required for the subdivision approval except for those subdivisions which involve street improvements as outlined in § 153.40(E)(1) and (2). The Board of Commissioners may also request presentation of a subdivision preliminary plat at a regularly scheduled Board of Commissioners meeting if there are concerns about the proposed subdivision that the Board wishes to discuss directly with the subdivider or the Planning Board. The 30-day time limit established in § 153.16(C)(2)(b) shall not apply to those subdivisions that are subject to review by the Board of Commissioners as set forth above.
(b) If the Board of Commissioners disapproves the preliminary plat, the reasons for the action shall be stated and recommendations made on the basis of which the proposed subdivision could be approved.
(Prior Code, § 153.16) (Ord. passed 11-29-1982; amended 3-21-2011; amended 3-21-2011)