(a) Contents. A final plat shall consist of the following items:
Number of Copies Requried | ||
In City In | Three Mile Area | |
Application | 1 | 1 |
Construction Drawings | 3 | 6 |
Cost Estimate | 2 | 3 |
Final Map | 3 | 6 |
(b) Final Plat Map Specifications.
(1) The final plat map shall be drawn to a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch on a reproducible Mylar, and also a disc(s) using AutoCAD drawing program when available, and shall consist of the following data and information:
A. The name of the subdivision and the location thereof by section, town, range, township, County and State; the north point; the acreage.
B. The name of the owner or owners of record, the subdivider and the registered surveyor who prepared the plat; the location and ownership of adjoining property.
C. Certification by a surveyor or engineer registered in the State that the plan represents a survey made by him and that all monuments shown thereon actually exist and that their locations, size and materials are correctly shown.
D. A statement dedicating land offered for public use, or property to be reserved for the common use of property owners along with identification and measurement thereof;
E. Protective covenants and restrictions;
F. A statement of approval by the City Planning Commission and a statement of acceptance by the City Engineer, and if the plat is within the three-mile area, a statement of acceptance by the County Commissioners of the appropriate county;
G. A statement of acknowledgment by the owner or owners of his or their adoption of the plat, and dedication of streets and other public areas;
H. A certificate of a notary public and evidence of title from an attorney at law;
I. If a zoning change is involved, certification by Council and the City Planning Commission that such change has been approved;
J. The boundary lines of the area being subdivided with accurate dimensions and bearings. The exterior boundary, when computed from field measurements on the ground, shall close to an error of not more than one in ten thousand (1:10,000) before balance the survey;
K. The plat boundaries shall be tied to existing monuments, street lines, section corners or other survey lines, by bearings and distances, and shall be accurately described or located on the plat;
L. A known reference point and any corporation, section, township or county lines crossing or immediately adjacent thereto;
M. The location of all proposed or existing monuments and bench marks within the plat or immediately adjacent thereto;
N. All lot lines with the necessary distance and bearing, all linear dimensions and angular measurements and a numbering system identifying each lot;
O. The building setback lines with dimensions; and
P. The measurement and identification of areas reserved for schools, parks or common use.
(2) The platting detail shall be as follows:
A. All bearings and angles shall be to the nearest second and all distances to one hundredth of a foot.
B. The street, easement and other right-of-way, both within and adjacent to the plat, and their names, bearings and widths, including widths along the line of any obliquely intersecting street, lot or tract boundary line, shall be given.
C. Street intersection corners shall have the radius, arc length, central angle and tangent given.
D. Curve data shall be given for each lot or parcel, including radius, arc length, central angle and chord.
(c) Construction Drawing Contents. The construction drawings shall be drawn to a scale of not more than thirty feet to the inch (1"= 30') and shall contain the following information:
(1) All improvements, including streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewers, culverts and water and gas mains, with typical cross-sections, profiles and any other necessary details, as built;
(2) A map showing the division of drainage run-off areas, a complete set of calculations determining the size of pipe or ditch channels and other necessary storm drainage/retention information;
(3) The street planting plan in conformity with City laws and regulations;
(4) An estimate of the cost of improvements not yet completed at the time of the final plat application;
(5) Certification by an engineer registered in the State;
(6) Evidence that such drawings have been duly approved by the State Environmental Protection Agency and/or any other governing agencies when approval of such agencies is required by law.
(d) Submission. The subdivider shall submit the required number of copies of the final plat to the City Engineer no later than fifteen working days prior to the next meeting of the City Planning Commission.
(e) Action by Commission. At its meeting, the Commission shall review the final plat for conformity with the preliminary plat and all other requirements specified by these Subdivision Regulations, and if the plat is found to meet such requirements, shall approve the plat and recommend its approval by Council.
(f) Action by Council. Within thirty days after the receipt of the final plat and a recommendation from the City Planning Commission, Council shall approve or disapprove the plat. The subdivider shall accompany such submission with evidence that all improvements have been completed and that all inspection reimbursements have been paid to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, or shall post a bond or other financial instrument, as approved by the Law Director, for 110 percent of the cost of such improvements and inspections pending the completion thereof or until a petition for improvement by assessment has been properly submitted under Ohio R.C. Chapter 727, provided, however, that final approval of any plat proposed to be improved by assessment shall not be granted until the owner has provided the City with a bond or letter of credit continuing through the period of assessments in the amount of 100 percent of the estimated costs of the improvement.
(g) Recording. The City Engineer shall notify the subdivider, the City Planning Commission and Council, by mail, within five working days after the date of Council action. The subdivider is then required to record the plat with the County Recorder within ninety days. If such recording is not made within ninety days, the approval will become void and reapplication must be made.
(h) Copies Filed. After recording, the subdivider shall file with the City a reproducible tracing on Mylar or an equally durable substitute, of the final plat.
(i) "As-Built Drawings". In the event the improvements have not been completed prior to submission of the final plat, the subdivider shall submit three copies of "as-built" construction plans, certified by an engineer registered in the State, as outlined in subsection (c) hereof, together with any changes, prior to acceptance of any such improvement.
(j) Time Limitation. If the final plat is not approved within thirty days from the time of receipt of the same by Council, the provisions of Ohio R.C. 711.09 shall apply.