(A) Preparation of final plat and installation of improvements. Upon approval of the preliminary plat by the Board of Commissioners, the subdivider may proceed with the preparation of the final plat and the installation of required improvements in accordance with the approved preliminary plat and the requirements of this chapter. Prior to approval of a final plat, the subdivider shall have installed the improvements specified in this chapter. No final plat will be accepted for review by the Planning Board unless accompanied by a statement signed by the subdivider certifying that all of the provisions of this chapter have been complied with and that all of the required improvements have been installed. The final plat shall include only that portion of the preliminary plat which the subdivider proposes to record at that time.
(B) Submission of the final plat. The subdivider shall submit to the Planning Board the final plat, so marked, on or before the last Tuesday of the month:
(1) The final plat for the subdivision or for the first phase of the subdivision as indicated in the sequence of phases on the approved preliminary plat shall be submitted not more than 12 months after the date on which the preliminary plat was approved; otherwise, approval of the preliminary plat shall expire.
(2) Final phasing of the subdivision approval shall be in accordance with the site specific vesting requirements outlined in § 153.360 of the town code.
(3) The final plat shall be prepared in accordance with the highest professional standards by a land surveyor or professional engineer currently licensed and registered in the state by the North Carolina State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. The final plat shall conform to the provisions for plats, subdivisions, and mapping requirements set forth in G.S.§ 47-30 and shall show or have attached to it a document showing the same information required for the preliminary plat.
(4) Fifteen copies of the final plat shall be submitted; three shall be reproducible black or blue line prints.
(5) The final plat shall be of a size suitable for recording with the Dare County Register of Deeds and shall be at a scale of not less than 1 inch equals 200 feet. Maps may be placed on more than one sheet with appropriate match lines.
(6) Submission of the final plat shall be accompanied by a cashier's or certified check payable to the Dare County Register of Deeds in the amount of the recording fee for the final plat and related documents.
(C) Certification. The following signed and acknowledged certificates or required portions thereof shall appear on all copies of the final plat:
(1) I hereby certify that I am the owner of the property shown and described hereon, which is located in the subdivision jurisdiction of the Town of Kill Devil Hills and that I hereby adopt this plan of subdivision with my free consent, establish minimum building setback lines, and dedicate all streets, alleys, walks, parks, and other sites and easements to public or private use as noted. Furthermore, I hereby dedicate all sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water lines to the Town of Kill Devil Hills.
Date Owner
(2) I, , hereby certify that personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of this certificate. Witness my hand and official seal this the day of, AD.
Signature of Notary Public
(3) State of North Carolina, Town of Kill Devil Hills. I, , certify that this map was (drawn by me) (drawn under my supervision) from (an actual survey made by me) (an actual survey made under my supervision) (deed description record in Book , Page ; Book , Page , etc.) (other); that the ratio of precision as calculated by latitudes and departure is 1: ; that the boundaries not shown as broken lines plotted from information found in Book , Page ; that this map was prepared in accordance with G.S. § 47-30, as amended; and that the prescribed reference points have been properly placed. Witness my hand and seal this day of , A.D. .
Registration Number Registered Land Surveyor/Professional Engineer
Official Seal
I, , hereby certify that personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of this certificate. Witness my hand and official seal this the day of , A.D. .
Signature of Notary Public
Official Seal
(D) Review by the Planning Board. The Planning Board shall review the final plat at or before its next regularly scheduled meeting which follows at least 15 days after it receives the final plat and shall approve the final plat if it is in compliance with this chapter or disapprove it if it is not within 75 days of receiving the plat.
(1) During its review of the final plat, the Planning Board may, with the consent of the Board of Commissioners, appoint a Registered Land Surveyor to confirm the accuracy of the final plat and/or installation of improvements. If substantial errors are found, the costs shall be charged to the subdivider and shall be paid before the plat will be considered further; the plat shall not be recommended for approval until such errors have been corrected.
(2) Adoption and notification for subdivision shall follow the procedures outlined in § 153.363.
(3) If the Planning Board approves the final plat, such approval shall be shown on each copy of the plat by the following signed certificate:
(a) Certificate of Approval for Recording.
I hereby certify that the subdivision plat shown hereon has been found to comply with the subdivision code of the Town of Kill Devil Hills Planning Board for recording in the Officer of the Register of Deeds of Dare County.
Date Chairman of the Town of Kill Devil Hills
Planning Board
(b) If the final plat is approved by the Planning Board, one reproducible and one print of the plat shall be returned to the subdivider; one reproducible and one print shall be filed with the County Tax Supervisor's Office; and one print shall be retained by the Planning Board for its files; and one reproducible shall be filed by the Planning Department with the Register of Deeds.
(4) If the final plat is disapproved by the Planning Board, the reasons for such disapproval shall be stated in writing, specifying the provisions of this chapter with which the final plat does not comply: One copy of such reasons and one print of the plat shall be retained by the Planning Board as part of its proceedings; one copy of the reasons and one copy of the plat shall be transmitted to the subdivider. If the final plat is disapproved, the subdivider may make such changes as will bring the final plat into compliance and resubmit the same for reconsideration by the Planning Board as if it were an original submission of a final plat.
(5) Appeals of decision for subdivision shall be in accordance with G.S. § 160D-1403 (Appeals of decisions on subdivision plats).
(Am. Ord. 18-3, passed 6-14-21)