1135.03 APPLICATION FOR FINAL APPROVAL.

   An application for approval of the final subdivision plan shall be submitted on forms provided by the Planning Commission, and shall include the following:

   (a)   A properly completed final subdivision application form and final subdivision application fee.

   (b)   Copies of the record plat, the number of which will be determined by the Planning Commission, prepared by a registered engineer or surveyor including all information required in Sections 1135.05 and 1135.06 of these Regulations.

   (c)   The drawings and standards of improvements shall be a set made up of construction drawings, grading plans, utility plans prepared by a registered professional engineer licensed to practice in the State of Ohio.

   (d)   Copies of profiles and/or cross sections of streets, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, water lines, curbs and gutters and all other construction drawings and the estimated construction costs related to the improvements to be constructed in the subdivision. The number of copies required shall be determined by the Planning Commission.

   (e)   If the proposed subdivision incorporates open space, retention/detention basins or other private facilities to be owned and maintained by a home owner or condominium association, the developer shall file a declaration of covenants and restrictions that will govern the association, at the time of submission of the final plan. The provisions shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:

      (1)   The homeowner association must be established before any homes are sold;

      (2)   Membership shall be mandatory for each home buyer and any successive buyer;

      (3)   The open space restrictions shall be permanent, not just for a period of years;

      (4)   The association shall be responsible for liability insurance, local taxes, and the maintenance of recreational or other facilities;

      (5)   Homeowners shall pay their prorated share of the cost, and the assessment levied by the association can become a lien on the property if allowed in the master deed establishing the homeowners association;

      (6)   The association shall be able to adjust the assessment to meet changing needs;

      (7)   The homeowners association shall be recorded prior to or at the same time as the recording of the record plat.

   (f)   Copies of all drainage calculations and grading drawings shall be submitted with or before the submission of the construction drawings as required by the Planning Commission.

      (Ord. 31-2007. Passed 12-20-07.)