§ 152.141 CERTIFICATES FOR PLATS AND REPLATS.
   Certificates shall be attached to the plat or replat in the following form:
 
Surveyor’s Certificate
I, (Name), a Registered Land Surveyor of the State of South Dakota do hereby certify that I did on or before (Date), survey that parcel of land described as ___________________ (Legal Description)
Dated this _______ day of ______________, 20_____.
______________________
Registered Land Surveyor               (SEAL)
 
OWNER’S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
We do hereby certify that we are the owners of all land included in the above plat and that said plat has been made at our request and in accordance with our instructions for the purposes (indicated herein), and that the development of this land shall conform to all existing applicable zoning, subdivision and erosion and sediment control regulations.
 
DEDICATION OF LAND FOR PUBLIC USE
We hereby dedicate to the public for public use forever, the streets, roads, alleys and parks and public grounds, if any, as shown on said plat, including all sewers, culverts, bridges, water distribution lines, sidewalks and other improvements on or under the roads, alleys, parks and public grounds, whether such improvements are shown or not. We also hereby grant easements to run with the land for water, drainage, sewer, gas, electric, telephone or other public utility lines or services under, on or over those strips of land designated hereon as easements.
 
OWNER’S CERTIFICATE FOR PRIVATE MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES
We do hereby certify that ownership and maintenance of streets, roads, and alleys, parks and other open space, drainage ways and detention areas and natural or established watercourses, if any, as shown on said plat, and any improvements thereto, shall be provided by the (Name) Homeowners Association except those areas, improvements, or facilities with respect to which an offer of dedication to the public has been accepted by the appropriate public authority. We also hereby grant easements to run with the land for water, drainage, sewer, gas, electric, telephone or other public utility lines or services under, on or over those strips of land designated hereon as easements.
If private roadways are shown, include:
I further grant and certify that the roadway(s) shown as (Names or private roads) are private roadways which are hereby reserved as a permanent unobstructed access. Said roadways are for vehicular and pedestrian travel for the purpose of access to the abutting property. It is understood that the Owner, their lessees and assignees have the responsibility with respect to maintaining said private roadway. Said grant is to run with the land. As no dedication to the public is being made of said private roadways, the Owners, their lessees and assignees, of the property platted as (Name of subdivision), shall at their own cost and expense keep and preserve said private roadways at all times in a good condition of repair and maintenance, and clear of snow and other obstructions and neither erect nor permit erection of any improvements of any kind within said private roadways which might interfere in any way with the proper maintenance, use, repair, reconstruction and patrolling of said private roadways. This shall remain in effect until a public entity accepts the roadways as a public dedication.
If access easements are shown, include:
We further grant and certify that the access easement is hereby created as a perpetual common unobstructed access in favor of the lots abutting on it. The easement is for vehicular and pedestrian travel for the purpose of access to the abutting property. The owner, their lessees and assignees shall maintain the easement area. They shall, at their own expense, keep the easement area in good repair and maintenance and clear of snow and other obstructions. No improvements of any kind may be erected within the easement area which might interfere in any way with the proper maintenance, use, repair, reconstruction and patrolling of the access easement. This covenant shall run with the land.
 
If the plat is a replat, include:
We further certify that this platting of said described (New subdivision name) does hereby vacate the following platting: (Legal description of old plat) on file at the Register of Deeds Office in Book ______ Page ______, said plat, hereby vacated, being situated within described (New subdivision name) as surveyed.
State of South Dakota)
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County of Lincoln   )
On this _______ day of ______________, 20_____, before me, the undersigned officer, appeared (Name), known to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this _______ day of ______________, 20_____.
My commission expires:
Notary Public, Lincoln County, South Dakota
 
COUNTY PLANNING DIRECTOR’S CERTIFICATE
I, Planning Director, of Lincoln County, do hereby certify that this plat has been reviewed by me or my authorized agent and has been approved.
Approved this _______ day of ______________, 20_____.
                                 ______________________
Planning Director
Lincoln County, South Dakota
 
COUNTY AUDITOR CERTIFICATE
I do hereby certify that the above certificate of approval is true and correct including the signature thereon.
Dated this _______ day of ______________, 20_____.
                                 ______________________
County Auditor
Lincoln County, South Dakota
 
DIRECTOR OF EQUALIZATION
I, Director of Equalization of Lincoln County, South Dakota, do hereby certify that a copy of the above plat has been filed at my office.
                           ______________________ Director of Equalization,
Lincoln County, South Dakota
 
COUNTY TREASURER’S CERTIFICATE
I, Treasurer of Lincoln County, South Dakota, do hereby certify that all taxes which are liens upon any land included in the above (and the foregoing) plats, as shown by the records of my office, have been fully paid.
Dated this _______ day of ______________, 20_____.
                                 ____________________________________
Treasurer of Lincoln County, South Dakota
 
REGISTER OF DEEDS
Filed for this _______ day of ______________, 20_____, at _______ o’clock ___.m., and recorded in Book _______ of Plats on page _______.
                                 ____________________________________
Register of Deeds, Lincoln County, South Dakota
 
(Ord. 1104-63, passed 4-26-2011)