(A) Application. After the approval or conditional approval of the preliminary plat, the developer may cause the total parcel, or any part thereof, to be surveyed and a final plat prepared in accordance with the approved preliminary plat. The developer shall submit to the Commission the following:
(1) Three copies of the final plat; and
(2) Three copies of the final engineering construction drawings for streets, water, sewer, sidewalks, and other improvements.
(B) Contents of final plat. The final plat shall include and be in compliance with all items required hereunder and Idaho Code Title 50, Chapter 13 and shall be drawn at such a scale and contain lettering of such sizes as to enable the same to be placed on a sheet of 18 inch by 24 inch drawing Mylar, to a scale of one inch equals 100 feet unless a scale of one inch equals 200 feet is approved by the Commission:
(1) Proof of current ownership of the real property included in the proposed final plat and access roads if not accessed by a public road;
(2) Conformance with the approved preliminary plat and meeting all requirements or conditions thereof;
(3) Conformance with all requirements and provisions of this chapter;
(4) Acceptable engineering practices and local standards;
(5) A title which includes the name of the subdivision and its location by section, township, and range;
(6) Name, address, and state registration number of the seal of the registered professional engineer or registered professional land surveyor preparing the plat;
(7) Scale, north arrow, and date of plat preparation;
(8) Boundaries of the tract to be subdivided 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;
(9) Any excepted parcel(s) 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;
(10) 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 section corners or quarter-section corners;
(11) Location of all physical encroachments upon the boundaries of the tract;
(12) Name, right-of-way lines, courses, lengths, width of all public streets, alleys, crosswalks and utility easements, radii, points of tangency and central angles of all curvilinear streets and alleys, and radii of all rounded street line intersections;
(13) All drainageways shall be shown on the plat. The rights-of-way of all major drainageways, as designated by the county, shall be dedicated to the public;
(14) All easements for rights-of-way providing 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;
(15) Location and all dimensions of all residential lots;
(16) 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;
(17) Location, dimensions, bearings, radii, arcs, and central angles of all sites to be dedicated to the public will be clearly indicated and intended use specified;
(18) Location of all adjoining subdivisions with date, book, and page number or instrument number of recordation noted, or if unrecorded, so marked;
(19) Any proposed deed restrictions to be imposed upon the plat or any part or parts thereof pertaining to the intended use of the land shall be typewritten and attached to the plat and to each copy submitted;
(20) Statement of dedication of all streets, alleys, crosswalks, drainageways, pedestrian ways, and other easements for public use by the person holding title of record, by persons holding title as vendees under land contract, and by spouse of said parties. If lands dedicated are mortgaged, the mortgagee shall also sign the plat. Dedication shall be explicit and shall include a written location by section, township, and range, of the tract. If the plat contains private streets, public utilities shall be reserved the right to install and maintain utilities in the street rights-of-way;
(21) Execution of dedication acknowledged and certified by a notary public;
(22) Certification and signature of the Commission verifying the subdivision has been approved;
(23) Certification and signature of the County Clerk, if required, and the county verifying that the subdivision meets the county requirements and has been approved by the Commission;
(24) Certification of the sanitation restrictions on the face of the plat as per Idaho Code § 50-1326;
(25) Certification by the registered professional engineer or registered professional land surveyor making the plat, that the plat is correct and accurate, and that the monuments described in it have been located as described;
(26) Certificate of plat approval by the Commission;
(27) Certificate of plat approval by a city if the proposed subdivision is located within one mile of the corporate limits; and
(28) Certificate by the developer that water will/will not be provided in accordance with Idaho Code § 50-1334.
(C) Fee. At the time of submission of a final plat, a fee of $150 plus $2 a lot shall be paid.
(D) Commission review.
(1) The final plat, prepared in accordance with Idaho Code Title 50, Chapter 13, and the provisions set forth herein, shall be filed with the Commission. In the event the final plat does not conform to the approved preliminary plat it will be disapproved.
(2) The Commission, at its next meeting following receipt of the final plat by the County Clerk, shall consider the plat, and following said meeting shall approve, approve conditionally, disapprove, or table the final plat for additional information within 35 days of the date the plat was submitted to the County Clerk.
(E) Commission action. The final plat, following Commission action and recommendations thereon, shall be submitted to the Commission at its next meeting following completion of review by the Commission. The Commission shall consider the Commission’s findings and comments from concerned persons and agencies to arrive at a decision on the final plat. The Commission shall approve, approve conditionally, disapprove, or table the final plat for additional information within 35 days of the date of the regular meeting at which the plat is first considered.
(F) Approval period. Final plat shall be filed with the County Recorder within one year after written approval by the Commission, otherwise such approval shall become null and void unless prior to said expiration date an extension of time is applied for by the developer and granted by the Commission.
(G) Method of recording. Upon approval of the final plat by the Commission, the developer’s prepaying of any required fees for construction of off-site improvements or posting of surety bond, and the inclusion of all required signatures on the final plat, the Commission shall submit the final plat to the County Recorder for recording.
(H) Sale of lots. All lots within a subdivision must be sold and developed as platted, approved, and recorded. No lots can be sold until the subdivision plat is recorded.
(Ord. 95-3, passed 9-25-1995)