(A) Following the approval of the preliminary plat in the case of a major subdivision, or of a sketch plat in the case of a minor subdivision, the developer, if he or she wishes to proceed with the subdivision, shall file with the Planning and Zoning Commission an application for approval of the final subdivision plat. Final drainage and grading plans shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for review and approval. Any or all of these plans may be deleted at the discretion of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(B) The application shall:
(1) Be made on forms prescribed by the Planning and Zoning Commission;
(2) Include the entire subdivision, or section thereof, which derives access from an existing state, county or city highway;
(3) Comply in all respects with the sketch plat or preliminary plat as approved, whichever is applicable depending on the classification of the subdivision;
(4) Be presented to the Director of Public Works or his or her designee and the Planning and Zoning Commission in order that a public hearing may be scheduled and the required legal notice given. The Commission may require the application to be presented up to four weeks prior to the public hearing. The date that the regular public hearing regarding final approval, including any adjourned date thereof, is closed shall constitute the official submittal date of the plat for the purposes of these regulations;
(5) Be accompanied by a performance bond or other surety, if required, in a form satisfactory to the City Attorney and in an amount established by the City Council. The performance bond or other surety shall include a provision that the principal of the performance bond or other surety shall comply with all of the terms of the final subdivision plat approval by the City Council. The principal shall include, but not be limited to, the performance of all required subdivision and off-site improvements and the irrevocable offer of dedication of all improvements and land to the city, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances on the premises; and
(6) Be accompanied by:
(a) An inspection and filing fee of $10 per lot, as set forth in Ch. 110 of this code;
(b) Written assurance from the public utility companies and improvement districts that necessary utilities will be installed;
(c) Proof that the applicant has submitted petitions in writing for the creation or extension of any improvement districts as required by the Planning and Zoning Commission upon preliminary plat approval;
(d) At least ten copies of the final subdivision plat and three sets of construction plans;
(e) Number ten envelopes addressed to each owner of property immediately adjacent extending 100 feet therefrom, or of that directly opposite thereto, extending 100 feet from the street frontage of such opposite property owners, as are correct within the knowledge of the applicant as shown on the latest tax assessment roll and bearing sufficient postage to be mailed certified mail, return receipt requested; and
(f) A formal, irrevocable offer of dedication to the public of all streets, city uses, utilities, parks and easements in a form approved by the City Attorney; the subdivision plat shall be marked with a notation indicating the formal offer of dedication as follows.
The owner hereby irrevocably offers for dedication to the City, all the streets, city uses, easements, parks and required utility easements shown in the within subdivision plat and construction plans, in accordance with irrevocable offers of dedication dated______________________, and recorded in the County Register of Deeds Office. (By) ______________________________________________ Owner or Representative/Agent (Date) ____________________________________________ |
(Prior Code, § Q-12-501)