(A) Final plats shall be submitted to the Department within one year of approval of the preliminary plat unless an extension is granted by the Council. The final plat shall conform to the preliminary plat as approved and to the requirements of all applicable ordinances and state laws; and, if desired by the subdivider, it may constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plat which he or she proposes to record and develop at the time, provided, however, that such portion conforms to all requirements of these regulations.
(B) The original and ten copies of the final plat and other exhibits required for approval shall be submitted. The final plat shall be drawn in ink on tracing cloth, Mylar, or similar material and shall be at a scale of one inch to 100 feet.
(C) The final plat shall show the following:
(1) The correct legal description of the property being subdivided;
(2) True north point, graphic scale, and date;
(3) The boundary lines of the area being subdivided with accurate distances and angles (maximum closure error of one in 5,000);
(4) The lines of all proposed highways, streets, and alleys with their width and names;
(5) The accurate outline of any portion of the property intended to be dedicated or granted to public use;
(6) The lines of all adjoining property and the lines of the adjoining highways, streets, and alleys with their widths and names;
(7) All lots designated by numbers;
(8) The location and widths of building lines on front and side streets and the location and widths of utility easements, easements for possible future construction, and easements for drainage purposes;
(9) All dimensions, both linear and angular, necessary for locating the boundaries of the subdivision, lots, streets, alleys, easements, and any other areas for public or private use. Linear dimensions are to be given to the nearest one-hundredth of a foot;
(10) The radii, arcs, chords, points of tangency, and central angles for all curvilinear streets and radii for rounded corners;
(11) The location of all survey monuments and benchmarks together with their descriptions;
(12) The names of the subdivision and the owner or owners or subdividers; and
(13) Acknowledgment of the owner or owners of the land being subdivided as to restrictions including dedication to public use of all streets, alleys, parks, or other open spaces shown thereon and the granting of easements required.
(D) The following certificates are to be provided with the final plat in accordance with § 152.07:
(1) Acknowledgment of ownership by owner or owners, and statements, by a notary public authorized to take the acknowledgments of deeds, to the effect that all previous taxes have been paid and that all highways, streets, alleys, and public grounds shown on the plat are dedicated for public use;
(2) Surveyor or licensed professional engineer of the state, certifying that he or she has accurately surveyed such subdivision and the correct location of all monuments shown, and all lots, blocks, highways, streets, avenues, alleys, public ways and grounds, and other grounds are well and accurately staked off and marked;
(3) Space for approval of Council Planning Commission; and
(4) Space for the County Recorder to state the day, month, year, time, book, and page that said plat was recorded.
(E) Upon receipt of a properly prepared final plat and accompanying fee as provided in § 152.09, the Department shall promptly conduct reviews of data submitted for its conformity to the approved preliminary plat and as to its conformity to these land subdivision standards and other applicable town and state laws.
(F) The Council shall approve or disapprove the final plat within 30 days of receipt. Before a final plat is recorded, the Council shall approve and accept streets and other public ways, service, and utility easements and land dedicated for public use. Approval of the plat shall be shown over the signature of the Mayor and attested to by the Town Manager/Clerk. If the Council disapproves the plat, it shall advise the subdivider in writing of the reason for such disapproval.
(G) If the governing body fails to act on the final plat within 60 days of its submittal to the Department, the Council shall be deemed to have approved unless the subdivider shall have consented to extend or waive such time limitation.
(1989 Code, § 15-4)