The final plat shall conform substantially to the preliminary plat as approved, and it may constitute only a portion of the preliminary plat which the subdivider proposes to record and develop.
(A) Final plat data. The final plat shall give the following information:
(1) The plat shall be at a scale of 100 feet to one inch or larger;
(2) Date, title, name and location of subdivision, graphic scale, and true north line;
(3) All dimensions, angles, bearings, and similar data on the plat shall be tied to primary control points. Locations and descriptions of said control points shall be given;
(4) Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines of streets, easements and other rights-of-way, and property lines of residential lots and other sides with accurate dimensions to the nearest one hundredth of a foot; bearings or deflection angles, radii, arcs and central angles of all curves with dimensions to the nearest minute. The subdivision shall be tied to the center line of the nearest street intersection, monument or permanent physical boundary;
(5) Name and right-of-way width of each street, easement or other right-of-way;
(6) Lot numbers, lot lines and lot areas;
(7) Purpose for which sites, other than residential lots, are dedicated or reserved;
(8) Minimum structure setback lines;
(9) Location and description of existing and set monuments;
(10) Names and locations of adjoining subdivisions and streets, the location of adjoining unplatted properties, and the names and addresses of the owners of adjoining unplatted properties;
(11) Notarized on plat of title showing that the applicant(s) are all the property owner(s) and a statement by such owner(s) dedicating streets, easements, rights-of-way and any other sites for public use (see Form 1 in Appendix I);
(12) Certification on plat by land surveyor as to the accuracy of survey and plat (see Form 2 in Appendix I);
(13) Certification by the Planning Commission when individual sewage disposal or water systems are to be installed (see Form 1 in Appendix I);
(14) Certification that the developer has complied with one of the following requirements:
(a) Developers funded by financial institutions shall be required to execute the following documents in the precise form authorized by the County Planning Commission and the County Fiscal Court:
1. The county subdivision public improvements completion agreement (see Appendix A);
2. The county subdivision letter of credit agreement; or
3. The county irrevocable stand-by letter of credit.
(b) Developers that elect to use their own self-provided funding and not relying on funding of a financial institution shall be required to execute the following documents in the precise form authorized by the County Planning and the County Fiscal Court:
1. The county subdivision public improvements completion agreement (see Appendix A);
2. The county application for self-funded bond guarantee (see Appendix D); or
3. The county self-funded bond guarantee (see Appendix E).
(B) Procedure. Submission of a final plat shall follow the same procedure as for a preliminary plat:
(1) Two copies for preparatory review by the County Planner submitted with an application for preparatory review by the County Planner by 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, two weeks prior to the scheduled Planning Commission Meeting. Any submittal after this time will require a late fee to be included on the agenda. Plats will be available by noon the following Friday;
(2) Ten copies of corrected plat and supplementary materials specified shall be submitted for conditional approval to the County Planner by 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, one week prior to the scheduled Planning Commission meeting. Any submittal after this time will require a late fee to be included on the agenda;
(3) Approval by the Planning Commission shall not constitute acceptance by the public of the dedication of any street, public way or ground; and
(4) When the final plat has been approved by the County Fiscal Court and certified thereon, one copy shall be returned to the subdivider for filing with the County Clerk as an official plat of record.
(C) Required improvements prerequisite to final approval. A perfectly prepared and recorded subdivision or plat means little to a prospective lot purchaser until he or she can see actual physical transformation of raw acreage into lots suitable for building purposes and human habitation. Improvements by the subdivider spare the community a potential tax liability. The following tangible improvements are required to be installed by the developer before final plat approval in order to assure the physical reality of a subdivision which approval and recording will establish legally.
(1) Monuments; type.
(a) Concrete monuments at least 36 inches in length and four inches in diameter or four inches square with a copper dowel or center marked shall be set at all corners on the plat.
(b) Iron pin or wrought or galvanized iron pipe monuments not less than three-fourths inch in diameter and not less than 24 inches in length shall be set at all lot corners not marked by concrete monuments.
(2) Concrete monuments; location.
1. Monuments shall be placed so that the scored or marked point shall coincide exactly with the intersection of the lot or property line at that point and shall be set so that the top of the monument is level with the surface of the surrounding ground;
2. At the intersection of all angles in the boundary line of the survey;
3. At the intersection of street property lines;
4. At the beginning and ending of all curves where streets and alleys are so surveyed; and
5. At all angles in property lines of street and alleys.
(3) Streets.
(a) Grading specifications. All streets, roads, and alleys shall be graded and prepared according to applicable county and state regulations to their full widths by the subdivider so that pavements and sidewalks can be constructed on the same level plane. Deviation from this standard due to special topographical conditions will be allowed only with the special approval of the Planning Commission. Center line grades shall be established and staked by the subdivider.
(b) Minimum pavement widths. Pavement widths shall be measured between curbs and minimum pavement widths to be provided are:
Collector | 22 feet |
Minor streets | 20 feet |
Marginal access streets | 20 feet |
Alleys, industrial and commercial | 18 feet |
(c) Construction of streets. The subdivider shall provide streets which shall be designed to carry the expected traffic loads and which shall conform with the standards established by the County Fiscal Court as set up by the Planning Commission.
(d) Curbs and gutters.
1. The subdivider shall provide curbs and gutters. Curbs shall not be less than six inches in height and shall be constructed of Portland cement concrete or bituminous concrete. Back-fill shall be higher than the curb and shall slope toward the curb in order to insure that surface water drains into the storm system.
2. The Planning Commission may waive the requirements for curbs and gutters if they are not deemed necessary for the proper drainage of storm water or in cases where all lots have a width of 100 feet or more.
(e) Sidewalks.
1. For the safety of pedestrians in residential and commercial subdivisions, the subdivider shall build Portland cement concrete sidewalks on both sides of the street to meet the following specifications:
a. Single-family or duplex housing development: four feet wide and four inches thick;
b. Multi-family or group housing development: five feet wide and four inches thick; and
c. Commercial development: 12 feet wide and four inches thick.
2. The Commission may waive construction of sidewalks.
(4) Utilities and drainage facilities.
(a) General requirements for installation of utilities. Utilities shall be provided in rear lot easements wherever possible. When it is necessary to install utilities in street rights-of-way, the following requirements shall apply: after grading is completed and approved and before any pavement base is applied, all of the in-street underground work, water mains, gas mains, and the like, and all service connections, shall be completely installed and approved throughout the length of the street and across the flat section. Where the utility mains are outside the pavement area, the subdivider may be allowed to omit the installation of service connections provided that at such time as these connections are needed, they may be jacked across the street without breaking or weakening the existing pavement. Where the rock is known to exist beneath the pavement area and at such depth as to interfere with the jacking of service connections, the Planning Commission shall require the complete installation of service connections before any base is applied. In cases where underground utilities must be provided within the right-of-way of streets, they shall not be installed under the paved portions of such streets.
(b) Water supply system. Where, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, the public water supply is reasonably accessible or available to the proposed subdivision, the subdivider shall construct a complete water distribution system which shall adequately serve all lots and which shall include appropriately spaced fire hydrants, and this system shall be properly connected with the public water supply. Where a public water supply is not within a reasonable distance or otherwise available, the subdivider shall normally be required to construct a similar water distribution system and connect it with an alternate supply approved by the Planning Commission.
(c) Sanitary sewers. Where, in the opinion on the Planning Commission, the public sanitary sewer system is reasonably accessible or available to the proposed subdivision, the subdivider shall construct a subdivision sewer system to adequately serve all lots and connect the subdivision system to the public system after the county or other appropriate sewer agency official has approved the size of the lines. Where lots cannot be served by the extension of an existing public sanitary sewer, the subdivider shall obtain approval of lot sizes for individual septic tanks and disposal fields from the Planning Commission.
(5) Street name signs. The Planning Commission shall require the installation of durable street name signs at all intersections. Streets signs shall meet all MUTCD manual requirements.
(a) Lettering shall be at least four inches high;
(b) Sign shall be reflectorize or illuminated;
(c) Letters shall be white with a green background; and
(d) In residential areas, at least two street name sign posts with double mount shall be mounted at each intersection. All street signage must be approved by the County Road Supervisor.
(6) Completion of improvements prior to approval of the final plat. No final subdivision plat shall be approved by the Planning Commission or accepted for record by the County Clerk until the required improvements listed above are constructed in a satisfactory manner and approved by the appropriate official. In lieu of such prior construction, the Fiscal Court may accept a security bond, or certified check, or irrevocable letter of credit to the county in an amount equal to the estimated cost of installation of the required improvements whereby the improvements may be made and utilities installed without cost to the county in the event of default on the part of the subdivider. The bond or check shall be subject to the conditions that the improvements will be completed within two years after approval of the final subdivision plat.
(Ord. passed 11-27-2017; Ord. 2019-08, passed 8-16-2019; Ord. 2023-05, passed 3-27-2023)