(a) General. The final plat shall incorporate all changes or modifications required by the Planning Commission, otherwise it shall conform to the preliminary plat. The final plat may constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plat which the subdivider proposes to record and develop at one (1) time, provided that such portion conforms with all requirements of these rules and regulations.
(b) Professional Assistance. The final plat shall be prepared by a registered surveyor or licensed engineer.
(c) Filing.
(1) The subdivider shall prepare and file the final plat for approval with the Planning Commission, and as many copies as may be required by the Commission. The final plat shall be considered officially filed after it is examined by the City Engineer and/or the County Engineer, if the proposed subdivision lies within his jurisdiction, and is found to be in full compliance with the formal provisions of these rules and regulations.
(2) The final plat shall be filed at least ten (10) working days prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered. The final plat shall be filed not later than twelve (12) months after the date of approval of the preliminary plat, otherwise it shall be considered void unless extended by formal action of the Planning Commission.
(3) Together with the final plat, the subdivider shall submit a written statement on proposed use of the subdivided property, cross-sections and profiles of streets and construction drawings and the required certificates.
(d) Approval.
(1) The Planning Commission shall take action on the final plat within thirty (30) days after the same has been officially filed; otherwise the plat shall be deemed to have been approved. The certificate of the Planning Commission as to the date of submission of the plat for approval and the failure to take action within such time shall be sufficient in lieu of the written endorsement or evidence of approval herein required. If disapproved, the grounds for disapproval of the final plat shall be stated on the record of the Planning Commission including the reference to the regulation violated by the plat, and a copy of such record of the Commission shall be forwarded to the subdivider. The subdivider shall make the necessary corrections and resubmit the final plat within thirty (30) days to the Commission for its approval.
(2) The subdivider shall be given written notice of the final approval of the plat by the Planning Commission. The subdivider shall then present the plat to Council for approval.
(3) Approval of the final plat by the Planning Commission shall not constitute acceptance by the City of the dedication of any public street or open public grounds shown upon the final plat. (ORC 711.041) The City Engineer, upon written request by the owner of the land upon which the street has been constructed, shall check the construction and if the Engineer finds that such street has been constructed in accordance with the specifications set forth on the approved plat, and that such street is in good repair, then such finding, endorsed on the approved plat, shall constitute an acceptance of the street for public use by the City. (ORC 711.091)
(e) Recording.
(1) The subdivider shall record the final plat in the office of the Recorder of Sandusky County within sixty (60) days after the date of final approval, otherwise the final plat shall be considered void.
(2) The subdivider shall, immediately upon recording, file with the City Engineer a reproducible copy of the final plat and all plans and profiles.
(3) No changes, erasures, modifications or revisions other than those requested by the City Engineer, or the Sandusky County Public Health Department, or to correct metes and bounds, shall be made on the final plat after final approval has been given by the Planning Commission and the final plat has been recorded in the office of the County Recorder, unless such plat has first been resubmitted to the Planning Commission and such change, erasure, modification or revision has been first approved by the Planning Commission. Any final plat so changed without first being submitted to the Planning Commission and reproved shall institute proceedings to have the plat stricken from the records of the County Recorder.
(4) Upon recording, the final plat shall thereupon be a sufficient conveyance to vest in the City the fee of the parcel of land designated or intended for streets, alleys, ways, commons or other public uses, to be held in the corporate name in trust for the uses and purposes set forth in the instrument.
(Ord. 2020-4053. Passed 1-7-21.)