The following shall be attached to and accompany any final plat:
(A) A certificate by the owner and his or her spouse, if any, that the subdivision is with their free consent, and is in accordance with the desire of the owner and spouse. This certificate must be signed and acknowledged by the owner and spouse before some officer authorized to take the acknowledgments of deeds;
(B) A complete abstract of title and an attorney’s opinion showing that the fee title to the subdivision land is in the owner and that the land is free from encumbrances other than those secured by an encumbrance bond;
(C) A certificate from the County Treasurer that the subdivision land is free from taxes;
(D) The encumbrance bond, if any;
(E) A statement of restrictions of all types that run with the land become covenants in the deed of lots;
(F) A certificate by the City Engineer that all required improvements have been satisfactorily completed in accordance with the construction plans as approved and in substantial compliance with the approved preliminary plat. Prior to such certification, “as built” plans for all improvements shall have been provided to the City Engineer. In lieu thereof, the City Clerk may certify that a performance bond guaranteeing completion has been approved by the City Attorney and filed with the Clerk, or that the governing body has agreed that the city will provide the necessary improvements and installations and assess the costs against the subdivider or future property owners in the subdivision;
(G) Where the improvements have been installed, a resolution accepting and approving the improvements, along with the maintenance bond required by this chapter;
(H) If private streets or other private improvements have been approved, an agreement in the form of a covenant running with the land, in a form approved by the City Attorney, providing for the construction or reconstruction of any improvements to meet city standards, and the assessment of all costs to the property owners in the event of annexation and dedication and acceptance, shall be required; and
(I) A resolution and certificate for approval by the Council and for signatures of the Mayor and Clerk.
(Ord. B-391, passed 1-4-1983; Ord. C-187, passed 3-15-1994)