(A) Preparation of the final plat and installation of improvements. Upon approval of the preliminary plat, the subdivider may proceed with the preparation of the final plat and installation of required improvements in accordance with the approved preliminary plat and the requirements of this chapter. Prior to approval of a final plat, the subdivider shall have installed the improvements specified in this chapter. The Subdivision Administrator will accept no final plat for review unless accompanied by a statement signed by the subdivider certifying that all of the provisions of this chapter have been complied with and that all of the required improvements have been installed. The final plat shall include on that portion of the preliminary plat, which the subdivider proposed to record at that time.
(B) Submission of the final plat.
(1) Upon completion of all improvements, the subdivider shall submit to the Subdivision Administrator the final plat, so marked.
(2) The final plat for the subdivision or for the first phase of the subdivision as indicated in the sequence of phases on the approved preliminary plat shall be submitted not more than 2 years after the date on which the preliminary plat was approved by Dare County; otherwise approval of the preliminary plat shall expire and be null and void.
(3) The Planning Board may grant an additional 12 months for the installation of improvements and submission of the final plat if the subdivider applies for such extension in writing before the expiration of the initial period and has begun to install the required improvements.
(4) A final plat for each subsequent phase must be submitted within 12 months after the final plat for the previous phase has been approved or the approval of the preliminary plat as to the remaining phases shall be null and void.
(5) The final plat shall be prepared in accordance with the highest professional standards by a land surveyor or professional engineer currently licensed and registered in the State of North Carolina by the North Carolina State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. The final plat shall conform to the provisions for plat, subdivisions, and mapping requirements set forth in G.S. § 47-30 and shall show or have attached to it a document showing the same information required for the preliminary plat.
(6)
Three copies of the final plat shall be submitted; 1 shall be a mylar copy suitable for recording in the Dare County Register of Deeds.
(7) The final plat shall be of a size suitable for recording with the Dare County Register of Deeds and shall be at a scale of not less that 1 inch equals 200 feet. Maps may be placed on more than 1 sheet with appropriate match lines.
(8) Submission of the final plat shall be accompanied by a cashiers or certified check payable to the Dare County Register of Deeds in the amount of the recording fee for the final plat and related documents.
(9) One original copy of any covenants and/or homeowners documents associated with the proposed subdivision.
(C) Certification.
(1) The following signed and acknowledged certificates or required portions thereof shall appear on all copies of the final plat:
Certificate of Ownership and Dedication
I hereby certify that I am the owner of the property shown and described hereon, which is located in the subdivision jurisdiction of the County of Dare and that I hereby adopt this plan of subdivision with my free consent, establish minimum building setback lines, and dedicate all streets, alleys, walks, parks and other sites and easements to public or private use as noted. Furthermore, I hereby dedicate all sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water lines to the County of Dare.
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Date Owners Signature
I, _____________________, hereby certify that ________ personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of this certificate. Witness my hand and official seal this the ____ day of ______, 20__.
_______________________________ (official seal)
Signature
State of North Carolina
County of __________
I, ____________, certify that this map was (drawn by me) (drawn under my supervision) from (an actual survey made by me) (an actual survey made under my supervision) (deed description recorded in Book ____, Page ____, etc.) (other); that the ratio of precision as calculated by latitudes and departure is 1:____; that the boundaries not surveyed are shown as broken lines plotted from information and found in Book ______, Page ______; that this map was prepared in accordance with G.S. 47-30, as amended; and that the prescribed reference points have been properly placed. Witness by hand and seal this _____ day of _________, 20____.
_________________________________________
Registered Land Surveyor/Professional Engineer
Official Seal
________________________________________
Registration Number
I, __________________, hereby certify that ________________ personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of this certificate. Witness by hand and official seal this the _____ day of ________________, 20____.
____________________________Official Seal
Signature
(2) Disclosure of flood and other hazards on final plats.
(a) If a portion of any lot on any parcel proposed for subdivision is located, wholly or partially, in a special flood hazard area as designated on the Flood Insurance Rate Map for Dare County, the following certificate shall be included on the final plat submitted for approval by the Dare County Subdivision Administrator:
“This property, or portions of this property, is located within a special flood hazard area as designated on Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Dare County. Location in a special flood hazard area represents a one percent (1%) or greater chance of being flooded in any given year. Flood insurance may be required by lending institutions for structures constructed on property located in special flood hazard areas.”
(b) Any restrictive covenants for the subdivision shall also include this same certificate. A copy of the covenants, including this certificate, shall be submitted to the Dare County Subdivision Administrator for recordation with the final plat.
(c) If a portion of a lot on any parcel proposed for subdivision is located, wholly or partially, in a Coastal Outer Barrier Resources Areas as determined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the following certificate shall be included on the final plat submitted for approval by Dare County Subdivision Administrator:
“This property, or portions of this property, is located within a Coastal Outer Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) zone as determined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Location in a CBRA zone precludes the availability of federally- insured loans and the purchase of federal flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program.”
(d) Any restrictive covenants for the subdivision shall also include this same certificate. A copy of the covenants, including this certificate, shall be submitted to the Dare County Subdivision Administrator for recordation with the final plat.
(D) Review by the Subdivision Administrator.
(1) The Subdivision Administrator shall review the final plat within 7 days of its submission to ensure consistency between the approved preliminary plat and the final plat to ensure that all improvements have been installed as approved. Documentation, including independent testing results on road improvements, verifying the installation of improvements shall be submitted with the final plat. If inconsistencies between the final plat and the approved preliminary plat are identified, then the Subdivision Administrator shall advise the subdivider of these inconsistencies and the subdivider shall take appropriate actions to correct any inconsistencies. The final plat shall not be recorded until any inconsistencies have been corrected.
(2) Once the Subdivision Administrator approves the final plat, the following certificates shall be affixed to a reproducible copy of the final plat and such plat filed by the Subdivision Administrator with the Dare County Register of Deeds:
(a) Certificate of Approval for Recording.
I hereby certify that the subdivision plat shown hereon has been found to comply with the Subdivision Ordinance of Dare County and that this plat has been approved by the Dare County Planning Board for recording in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Dare County.
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Dare County Subdivision Administrator Date
(b) Certificate for Acceptance of Dedications.
I certify the acceptance of the dedication of roads, easements, rights-of-way, public parks, and other sites for public purposes, as shown hereon, but assume no responsibility to open or maintain same until in the opinion of the governing body of Dare County it is in the public interest to do so.
______________________ ______________________
Dare County Manager Date
(c) Review Officer Certificate.
State of North Carolina
County of __________
I, __________________________, Review Officer of Dare County certify that the map or plat which this certification is affixed meets all statutory requirements for recording.
_________________ _____________________________
Date Review Officer
(d) Roadway notification.
Public streets: I hereby certify that these streets as installed or as designed and guaranteed are in accordance with the minimum design criteria presently required by the NC Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, for the acceptance of subdivision streets on to the State system for maintenance.
Date District Engineer, NC Dept. of Transportation, Division of Highways
Private streets: Roadways within this subdivision do not meet the standards of the NC Department of Transportation.
(3) If the final plat is disapproved by the Planning Board, the reasons for the disapproval shall be stated in writing, specifying the provisions of this chapter with such reasons and 1 print of the plat shall be retained by the Planning Board as part of its proceedings; one copy of the reason and 1 copy of the plat shall be transmitted to the subdivider. If the final plat is disapproved the subdivider may make such changes as will bring the final plat into compliance and resubmit it for reconsideration by the Planning Board as if it were an original submission of a final plat.
(Prior Code, § 153.18) (Ord. passed 11-29-1982; amended 3-21-2011; amended 3-21-2011; amended 1-20-2015; Am. Ord. passed 6-1-2021)