The following information is required on all final plats.
(A) The original final plat shall be drawn in waterproof black ink upon Mylar. The size of the Mylar shall be 15 by 26 inches.
(B) The title shall be the same as that approved for the preliminary plat.
(C) The final plat shall show the following:
(1) The exact location of the exterior boundary lines of the subdivision and all parcels within the subdivision. The exterior boundary is to be the same as that approved on the preliminary plat;
(2) All property corners are to be identified with a symbol and legend designating the type of monument. This legend shall also indicate the registration number of the surveyor who set the monument, if known or available;
(3) The length and radius of all curves along boundary lines are to be indicated. The point of curvature (PC) and the point of tangency (PT) are to be shown. These points are property corners and are to be monumented as such;
(4) All section lines, section corners and quarter corners are to be shown if surveyed, and a description of the corner monuments included;
(5) The titles of adjoining subdivisions. These are to be ghost lines;
(6) The names of former subdivisions, parcels and tracts that are being subdivided. These are to be shown as ghost lines;
(7) The exact location of the boundary lines and widths of all public rights-of-way, reservations, easements and areas dedicated to public use;
(8) All public rights-of-way shall be designated as either “Dedicated Public Right-of-Way” or “Public Right-of-Way Easement”;
(9) All dimensions are to be shown in feet and decimals of a foot to at least two decimal places;
(10) All bearings are to be shown to the nearest second. A reference bearing shall be indicated on the plat;
(11) The acreage of every new parcel is to be shown to at least two decimal places;
(12) True north is to be indicated with a north arrow;
(13) A bar scale shall be included;
(14) Each tract shall be named, and each lot and block shall be numbered;
(15) The primary title shall be the name of the subdivision. The secondary title shall be a complete legal description of the subdivision;
(16) A vicinity map;
(17) All public streets shall be named. The governing body shall accept or reject proposed street names;
(18) Floodplain note (if FEMA-defined flood hazard area is present within the subdivision): “Flood Insurance Rate Map Panel ____ with an effective date of _____________________ indicates the presence of a flood hazard area within the subdivision area represented on this plat.”; and
(19) Water protection note: pursuant to SDCL §§ 11-3-8.1 and 11-3-8.2, the developer of the property described within this plat shall be responsible for protecting any waters of the state, including groundwater, located adjacent to or within the platted area from pollution from sewage from the subdivision and shall in prosecution of the protections conform to and follow all regulations of the State Department of Environment and Natural Resources relating to the same.
(D) The following certifications and signatures shall appear on all final plats.
(1) Every plat shall be certified by the landowner, or his or her duly authorized agent, as having been made at his or her request and under his or her direction for the purposes indicated therein, that he or she is the owner of all the land included therein, and that the development of this land shall conform to all existing applicable zoning, subdivision and erosion and sediment and control regulations. This certification shall be acknowledged before some officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds, and this acknowledgment shall be endorsed on the plat.
(2) Every plat shall be certified by the registered land surveyor who actually performed the survey or had the survey performed under his or her direct supervision. His or her official seal shall be affixed thereto as specified in SDCL § 36-18A-45 as being in all respects correct.
(3) Every plat shall bear a certificate of the County Treasurer that all taxes that are liens upon any land included within the plat, as shown by the records of his or her office, have been fully paid.
(4) Every plat shall bear a certificate of the appropriate highway or street authority(s), that the location of the proposed access road(s) to the existing public street(s) is hereby approved and any change in the location of the access road(s) shall require additional approval.
(5) Every plat shall bear a certificate of the County Director of Equalization that he or she has received a copy of the plat.
(6) (a) Every plat shall bear a copy of the resolution of the Board of Trustees, and this resolution shall state that:
“WHEREAS there has been presented to the Board of Trustees of the town, South Dakota, the within plat of the above described lands, and it appearing to this Board that:
a. The system of streets conforms to the system of streets of existing plats and section lines of the town;
b. Adequate provision is made for access to adjacent unplatted lands by public dedication or section line when physically accessible;
c. All provisions of the town subdivision regulations have been complied with;
d. All taxes and special assessments upon the property have been fully paid; and
e. The plat and survey have been lawfully executed,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the plat is hereby approved in all respects.”
(b) This resolution shall be signed and dated by the Chairperson of the Board and certified by the Finance Officer.
(7) Every plat shall bear a certificate of the County Register of Deeds indicating the date and time of recording. This certification shall also indicate the location of filing by plat book and page number.
(Ord. 10.9, passed - -2005)