(A) The final plat shall be prepared by a land surveyor who is registered in the state and shall comply with the requirements of this chapter and all provisions of the state statutes regarding the platting of land. The plat may consist of more than one sheet, numbered progressively, and shall contain the following information:
(1) All information required by the County Surveyor, Registrar of Titles and County Recorder;
(2) Dimensions, size, and scale as required by the county for approval by the County Board and filing with the County Recorder or the Registrar of Titles;
(3) Municipal, township, county or section lines accurately tied to the lines of the subdivision by distance and angles;
(4) Name of the plat;
(5) Location by section, township, range, county and state and including descriptive boundaries of the subdivision based on an accurate traverse, giving angular and linear dimensions which must mathematically close. The allowable error of closure on any portion of a final plat shall be one foot in 7,500 feet;
(6) Names of adjoining subdivisions and layouts of their streets;
(7) Location and description of monuments shown in reference to existing official monuments of the nearest established street lines, including true angles and distances to such reference points or monuments. Permanent markers shall be placed at each corner of each lot, points of curvature and points of tangency on street lines, and at each angle point on the boundary of the subdivision. A permanent marker shall be deemed to be a steel rod or pipe, 3/4 inch or larger in diameter extending at least 14 inches below the finished grade. In situations where conditions prohibit the placing of markers in the locations prescribed above, offset markers shall be shown on the final plat, together with accurate interior angles, bearings and distances. Permanent monuments shall be placed at all quarter section points within the subdivision or on its perimeter;
(8) The location of lots, streets, public highways, alleys, parks and other features with accurate dimensions in feet and decimals of feet, with the length of radii and/or arcs of all curves, and with all other information necessary to reproduce the plat on the ground. Dimensions shall be shown from all angle points and points of curve to lot lines;
(9) Boundary lines and description of boundary lines of any areas other than streets and alleys which are to be dedicated or reserved for public use;
(10) Clearly numbered lots and blocks with block numbers shown in the center of the block;
(11) Names and addresses of the subdivider and surveyor making the plat;
(12) Scale of plat (the scale to be shown graphically and in feet per inch), date, and north point;
(13) A statement dedicating all easements;
(14) A statement dedicating all streets, alleys, parks and public open space, and other public areas not previously dedicated; and
(15) A separate copy of the plat labeled “building setback lines” containing the statement: “Building setback lines are hereby established as shown on this copy of the plat, and no building or portion thereof shall be built between this line and the street line.” The statement shall be dated and endorsed by the subdivider and the city when the city determines that the statement is consistent with the Zoning Chapter of the City Code and plat approvals.
(B) The final plat shall contain the following required certifications:
(1) Notarized certification by owner or by any mortgage holder of record of the adoption of the plat and the dedication of streets and other public areas;
(2) Notarized certification by a registered land surveyor to the effect that the plat represents a survey made by the surveyor and that monuments and markers shown therein exist as located and that all dimensional and geodetic details are correct;
(3) Certification showing that all taxes and special assessments due on the property have been paid in full;
(4) Space for certificates of approval to be filled in by the signatures of the chairperson and secretary of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Mayor, the City Administrator and if applicable, county and state officials;
(5) Certificate of private restrictions and trusteeships and their period of existence. Should such restrictions and trusteeships be of such length as to make the lettering of same on plat impractical, and thus necessitate the preparation of a separate instrument, reference to such instrument shall be made on the plat, and the book and page number referring to the instrument shall be added to the plat after the restrictions or trusteeship have been recorded; and
(6) The form for approval of county authorities as required.
(C) The following supplementary documents shall be provided to the city:
(1) Mylar copies, provided in full size and 11 inch x 17 inch size, of the subdivision as approved by the city.
(2) A complete set of subdivision development plans containing plans and specifications to construct the required public improvements and to make the subdivision suitable for development, which conform to the city requirements.
(3) A certified copy of the plat evidencing filing of the plat with the county within 60 days after approval by the city. No building permits shall be approved for construction of any structure on any lot in the plat until the city has received evidence of the plat being recorded by Rice County.
(4) A complete set of as-built construction drawings for any public improvements constructed in the subdivision shall be furnished to the city within 120 days after the construction is complete and approved by the city. In addition one digital GIS formatted copy and one scanned copy for imaging shall be submitted to the city.
(5) Copies of any protective or restrictive covenants affecting the subdivision or any part thereof.
(6) Upon adoption and filing of a final plat, the city shall prepare a street address map and distribute it to the applicant, utility companies, police department and county.
(7) A written opinion of the final plat shall be obtained from the City Attorney.
(8) A letter of credit per the developer's agreement, for the utility and street improvements and, for the site grading and erosion control shall be placed with the city. The city may release a portion of the letter of credit as public utility and street improvements are approved by the City Engineer, as grading and erosion control has been certified and signed by the developer's engineer.
(9) A disk of the recorded plat in AutoCAD format for inclusion in the city's base map.
(Ord. 78A, passed 8-2-1985; Am. Ord. 2006-193, passed 4-27-2005)