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The final plat shall be prepared at a scale of one inch = 100 feet in the following numbers: One mylar reproducible stamped “City Copy”, signed; one cloth, stamped “Original”, signed; and two cloth stamped “copy”, signed. The final plat shall be prepared on sheets 20 feet wide and 30 feet in length with a two-foot left borderline and a one-fourth inch top, bottom and right border line. Also include one 11-inch x 17-inch mylar copy of the final plat. The final plat shall include the following information and any other information required by state law:
(A) Data required by state law to fully describe the land to be platted including accurate dimensions, angles, bearings to describe boundaries, streets, easements, areas reserved for public purpose and other important features;
(B) Name and right-of-way width of each street, highway, easement or other rights-of-way as required by state law;
(C) Lot numbers, lot lines and dimensions;
(D) Purpose for which sites, other than residential lots, are dedicated or reserved;
(E) Location of rivers, streams, creeks, lakes, ponds, swamps as required by state law;
(F) Location and description of monuments as required by state law;
(G) Names and location of adjoining subdivision, streets and unplatted properties;
(H) Certification on plat of title showing that the applicant is the owner and a statement by the owner dedicating street, rights-of-way and any other sites for public use;
(I) Certification on plat by surveyor as to the accuracy of survey and plat;
(J) Certification on plat by the City Administrator that the plat has been approved for recording in the office of the County Recorder;
(K) Certification that the subdivider has complied, when so required by the city, with one of the following alternatives shall be submitted with the final plat:
(1) All the improvements have been installed in accordance with the requirements of these regulations;
(2) A bond has been posted with the city which is in an amount determined by the Council to be sufficient to these regulations, is with a surety satisfactory to the Council, and which specifies the time for completion of the improvements and installations; or
(3) A subdivision agreement will be signed by the subdivider and the city relative to improvements and appurtenances to the plat.
(L) Cross-sections, profiles and grades of streets, bicycle/pedestrian paths, curbs, gutters and sidewalks showing locations of in-street utilities, and drawn to standard scales and elevations shall be submitted with the final plat, when improvements are installed under division (K)(1) or (2) of this section;
(M) Protective covenants, if any, shall be submitted with the final plat; and
(N) Letters of approval of highway access points and service roads from the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation and the County Engineer, as applicable, shall be submitted with the final plat.
(Ord. 232, passed 11-1-2000)
(A) Twelve paper print copies of the final plat together with any street profiles, other plans and certifications as indicated in § 152.045 of this subchapter, that may be required shall be submitted to the City Administrator by the subdivider.
(B) One paper print copy of the final plat shall be transmitted to the Engineer who will check the plat as to computations, monuments and the like, and that all the required improvements have been completed to the satisfaction of the city, or, in the case a security bond has been posted, that it is sufficient to cover the cost of the required improvements. If found satisfactory, the Engineer will refer the paper print copy of the final plat to the Planning and Zoning Commission with the Engineer’s approval certified thereon within 30 days of receipt thereof. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall then forward the plat together with its recommendations to the Council for final action.
(C) Within 60 days after the submittal of the final plat, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall recommend approval or disapproval of the plat. Failure of the Planning and Zoning Commission to act upon the final plat within 60 days shall be deemed a recommendation of approval of the plat. If plat disapproval is recommended, the grounds for disapproval shall be stated in the records of the Planning and Zoning Commission. A plat shall not be recommended for approval unless it conforms to the preliminary plat; conforms to the design standards set forth in this chapter; conforms to the adopted Comprehensive Plan; and is in accordance with all requirements and laws of the state. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall then forward the plat together with its recommendations to the Council for final action.
(D) It is the intent of this chapter that a paper copy of the final plat goes to the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Engineer for review and to the Council for action. No final plat shall be approved by the Council until satisfactory evidence is filed with the city that the final plat is in a form acceptable to recording in the office of the County Recorder, and until there is deposited with the city the amount of the filing fee to be charged for the record with the amount to be established by the City Council by resolution.
(E) When the final plat has been approved by the Council, the developer shall then cause the required mylar, cloth, paper and sepia prints, all of which contain the certifications, signatures (except that of the city officials and the County Recorder), and acknowledgments required to file and record same in the office of the County Recorder to be produced and submitted to the city. The city shall record the final plat in the office of the County Recorder.
(F) Upon approval of the final plat, the subdivider shall record it with the County Recorder within 270 days in the manner specified by state law. Otherwise the approval shall become void unless a request for extension has been made in writing and approved by the Council.
(Ord. 232, passed 11-1-2000)
MINIMUM IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED
The developer shall provide the following improvements before approval of a plat; or shall provide the necessary funds in escrow; or shall provide a performance bond in an amount necessary to ensure compliance with the installation of improvements as herein required. Provided, however, that, the Council may also accept petitions for the improvements to be installed on a special assessment basis. All of the improvements required in this section shall be constructed only after plans and specifications thereof have been approved by the city. No areas platted after the effective date of this chapter outside the city or properties subdivided by metes and bounds descriptions after the effective date of this chapter will be accepted for annexation unless it shall substantially conform or can be made to substantially conform to the minimum standards herein.
(Ord. 232, passed 11-1-2000)
Whenever a tract to be subdivided embraces any part of an arterial or collector street or highway, so designated on the official map, if so adopted, the part shall be platted by the subdivider in the location and at the width indicated on the plan.
(Ord. 232, passed 11-1-2000)
The right is reserved to disapprove a subdivision, which is subject to poor drainage. However, if the subdivider agrees to make the improvements as will make the area safe for residential occupancy, the subdivision may be approved, subject however, to the approval of the Engineer and in accordance with the state statute. No land shall be subdivided which is held unsuitable by the Council for reasons of flooding, inadequate drainage, water supply or sewage treatment facilities. All lots within the Flood Plain Districts shall contain a building site at or above the regulatory flood protection elevation. All subdivisions shall have water and sewer disposal facilities that comply with the provisions of this chapter and have road access both to the subdivision and to the individual building sites no lower than two feet below the regulatory flood protection elevation.
(Ord. 232, passed 11-1-2000)
In all subdivisions, due regard shall be shown for natural features such as trees, unusual rock formations and water courses; for sites which have historical significance; and for similar assets which, if preserved, will add attractiveness and value to the subdivision and to the community.
(Ord. 232, passed 11-1-2000)
All subdivision boundary corners, block and lot corners, street intersection corners, and points of tangency and curvature shall be marked with survey monuments consisting of minimum 5/8-inch steel rods 24 feet in length. Inscribed on the monument or cap, according to state statute, shall be the registration number of the land surveyor making the survey. All federal, state, county and other official bench marks, monuments or triangulation station in or adjacent to the property shall be preserved in precise position.
(Ord. 232, passed 11-1-2000)
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