(A) Method and medium of presentation. The recorded plat shall be drawn in India ink on linen or other durable material and on a sheet or sheets two feet by three feet in size, to a scale of one inch to 100 feet. In certain unusual instances, as where the area to be subdivided is of unusual size or shape, the Planning Department may permit a variation in the scale of the final plat. If more than two sheets are required for the drafting of the final plat, an index sheet of the same dimensions shall be filed, showing the entire subdivisions on one sheet and the portion thereof contained on each of the other sheets. Three copies of the recorded plat shall be reproduced in the form of blueline or blackline prints on a white background.
The final plat shall be drawn from an accurate survey.
(B) Identification data required.
(1) A title which includes the name of the subdivision and its location by number of section, township range and county;
(2) Name, address and registration number of seal of the registered civil engineer or registered land surveyor preparing the plat; and
(3) Scale, north arrow and date of plat preparation.
(C) Survey data required.
(1) Boundaries of the tract to be subdivided shall be fully balanced and closed, showing all bearings and distances, determined by an accurate survey in the field. All dimensions shall be expressed in feet and decimals thereof.
(2) Any excepted parcels within the plat boundaries shall show all bearings and distances determined by an accurate survey in the field. All dimensions shall be expressed in feet and decimals thereof.
(3) Location and description of cardinal points to which all dimensions, angles, bearings and similar data on the plat shall be referenced. Each of two corners of the subdivision traverse shall be tied by course and distance to separate survey monuments approved by the Town Engineer.
(4) Location of all physical encroachments upon the boundaries of the tract shall be shown.
(D) Descriptive data required.
(1) Name, right-of-way lines, center lines, courses, lengths and widths of all public streets, alleys, pedestrian ways and utility easements, radii, points of tangency and central angles of all curvilinear streets and alley, radii of all rounded street line intersections.
(2) Private streets require tracts separate from the lots with dimensions equal to the rights-of-way standard unless approved by the Town Council. Easements for private streets are unacceptable. Plats must have a note stating the following:
“Private streets are to be owned and maintained by the property owners association. Normally, after this plat is recorded, the town will not accept dedication of the streets to the public in order to relieve the property owners association of street maintenance responsibilities unless all street improvements and rights-of-way meet current applicable town standards”.
(3) Private streets require controlled access to the public street system. These controlled access entrances to the subdivision private streets must provide adequate turnaround areas as prescribed by the Town Engineer.
(4) All drainage ways shall be shown on the plat. The right-of-way of all major drainage ways, as designated by the Municipal Engineer, shall be dedicated to the public.
(5) All easements for rights-of-way provided for public services or utilities and any limitations of the easements. Construction within the easements shall be limited to utilities and wood, wire or removable section-type fencing.
(6) Location and all dimensions of all residential lots:
(a) All residential lots shall be numbered by consecutive numbers throughout the plat. Exceptions, tracts and private parks shall be so designated, lettered or named and clearly dimensioned. A table showing the square footage for all lots is required on the final plat;
(b) Locations, dimensions, bearings, radii, arcs and central angles of all sites to be dedicated or sold to the public with the use clearly indicated;
(c) Location of all adjoining subdivisions with date, book and page number of recordation noted or if unrecorded or undivided, so marked; and
(d) Any deed restrictions or restrictive covenants to be imposed upon the plat or any part thereof pertaining to the intended use of the land shall be submitted five days prior to final plat filing. Deed restrictions shall in no way be less restrictive than zoning regulations imposed by the town.
(E) Dedication and acknowledgment.
(1) Dedication. Statement of dedication of all streets, alleys, drainage ways, pedestrian ways and easements for public use signed by the person holding titles of record, by persons holding titles as vendees under land contract and by spouses of the parties. Dedication statements must describe the ownership, the formation of lots, streets, tracts and easements and include maintenance responsibilities and rights conveyed to the public or private rights conveyed to future or adjacent property owners. If lands dedicated are mortgaged, the mortgagee shall also sign the plat. Dedication shall include a written location by section, township and range of the tract. If the plat contains private streets, the public utilities shall be reserved the right to install and maintain utilities in the street rights-of-way, including refuse collection.
(2) Acknowledgment of dedication. Execution of dedication acknowledged and certified by a notary public, as set forth in the state statutes, must acknowledge the signature of the owner.
(3) Ratification by lien holders. If any property is encumbered by a deed of trust, a mortgage, and/or an agreement, the lender must ratify (confirm and/or consent to and approve) the plat. The ratification must reference the date the lien was recorded and the docket and page in which the instrument was recorded by the Pinal County Recorder's office. A notary public or other authorized officer, as set forth in the state statutes, must acknowledge the signature of the lien-holder.
(a) If the lender is a corporation, submit a certified copy of the resolution identifying the individual authorized to sign on behalf of the corporation with the plat to the town for recording.
(b) If a partnership and/or a joint venture is involved, submit a copy of the partnership or the joint venture agreement to the town for review. If either agreement does not designate an individual to sign on behalf thereof, include a resolution defining this responsibility. A notary public must acknowledge the lender's signature.
(Prior Code, Ch. 4, Art. V, § 4-428) (Ord. 432-06, passed 6-19-2006)