(A) Purpose. The purpose of the final plat review is to check the improvements (installed or guaranteed) by comparing the approved preliminary plat to the final plat. All improvements must be installed or guaranteed in accordance with § 158.10 prior to approval of the final plat.
(B) Submission procedure.
(1) Upon the installation or suitable guarantee of the improvements pursuant to § 158.10, shown in the approved preliminary plat for the whole or that part of the subdivision to be developed, the applicant shall submit a final plat of the area to the Planning and Inspections Director.
(2) The subdivider shall submit one original and 14 copies of the final plat, constituting that portion of the approved preliminary plat that he or she proposes to record and develop first. These copies shall be submitted to the Planning and Inspections Director within 24 months after approval of the preliminary plat; otherwise, the approval shall become null and void unless an extension of time is applied for and granted by the Planning Board. There shall be no further time limit on preliminary plat status on subsequent final plat submissions.
(C) Required information.
(1) Generally.
(a) The final plat shall be prepared by a professional land surveyor or professional engineer to render the service in the state and shall be drawn in waterproof ink on a sheet made of material and of a size that will be acceptable to the Craven County Register of Deeds Office for recording purposes.
(b) When more than one sheet is required to include the entire subdivision, all sheets shall be made of the same size and shall show appropriate match marks on each sheet and appropriate references to other sheets of the subdivision.
(c) The final plat shall be drawn at the same scale and on the same sheet size as the preliminary plat and shall conform substantially to the preliminary plat as approved, and shall comply specifically with the provisions of G.S. § 47-30, Probate and Registration.
(d) The final plat shall contain permanent reference points pursuant to § 158.07.
(e) The final plat shall contain the information specified in Appendix A.
(2) Supplementary materials.
(a) The final plat shall contain a copy of the restrictive or protective covenants, if any.
(b) The final plat shall show all applicable certificates required in Appendix B.
(c) The final plat shall show all of the additional information required by G.S. § 47-30.
(D) Final plat review and approval procedures.
(1) Action by Technical Review Committee (TRC).
(a) The final plat shall be checked against the approved preliminary plat by the TRC.
(b) The TRC shall check the final plat in the field or it may appoint a professional engineer to check the final plat against the subdivision’s actual layout for correctness, charging the costs to the subdivider if the plat is found to be in error.
(c) If the final plat is found to be in compliance with this chapter, it shall be certified by the TRC, whereupon the TRC shall transmit the approved final plat to the Planning and Inspections Director for final action.
(2) Action by Planning and Inspections Director.
(a) Upon receipt of a final plat from the TRC, the Planning and Inspections Director shall review the final plat and shall either approve or disapprove the plat.
(b) Approval and signature on the final plat by the Planning and Inspections Director is authorization for the subdivider to file the final plat with the Craven County Register of Deeds for recording.
(c) Approval by the Planning and Inspections Director shall be noted on the appropriate certificate on five copies of the final plat and the original.
(d) The final plat shall not be approved until all required improvements are installed, or suitable guarantees have been made to ensure installation pursuant to § 158.10 and the certificates required by Appendix B to appear on the final plat have been properly filled out and signed.
(e) The subdivider shall file the approved final plat with the Register of Deeds of Craven County within 90 days after the approval of the Planning and Inspections Director or the approval shall be void.
(f) If the Planning and Inspections Director disapproves the final plat, the reasons for the action shall be stated in writing. One copy of the reasons with the original drawing and remaining prints of the proposed subdivision shall be provided to the subdivider.
(g) If the final plat is not in compliance with this chapter or the Planning and Inspections Director does not approve the changes from the approved preliminary plat, the subdivider shall be given an opportunity to submit a revised final plat. Failure to submit a revised final plat within 60 days shall render the plat null and void.
(3) Dedication and acceptance.
(a) The approval of a final plat pursuant to these regulations shall not be deemed to constitute or affect the acceptance by the city, a governmental unit or a public body of the dedication of any street or other ground, a public utility line or other facility shown on the plat. However, the Board of Commissioners may accept any dedication made to the public of lands or facilities for streets, parks, public utility lines or other public purposes, when the lands or facilities are located within its subdivision-regulation jurisdiction.
(b) Acceptance of dedication of lands or facilities located within the subdivision-regulation jurisdiction but outside the corporate limits of the City shall not place on the city any duty to open, operate, repair or maintain any street, utility line or other land or facility, and the city shall in no event be held to answer in any civil action or proceeding for failure to open, repair, or maintain any street located outside its corporate limits. Provided, however, with respect to a major subdivision, the Board of Commissioners shall accept dedication of any and all new streets, shoulders, ditches, curbs, gutters and sidewalks within the subdivision that have been installed in accordance with § 158.08 and that have been warranted by the subdivider as to materials, workmanship and compliance with § 158.10 for at least 18 months following acceptance of the dedication.
(c) Acceptance by the Board of Commissioners shall place on the city the duty to operate, repair and maintain the streets, shoulders, ditches, curbs, gutters and sidewalks so accepted, except as to defects, repairs and maintenance during the warranty period that are covered by the warranty required hereunder, and except as to damages prohibited in § 91.01 of the code of ordinances.
(4) Permits and certificates of occupancy. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, upon recordation of the final plat, the applicant shall be eligible to apply for building and any other permits required by the UDO. A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued until all improvements are complete and approved by the city and the applicable utility provider.
(Ord. passed 7-25-2011; Ord. 21-O-04, passed 6-28-2021)