(A) The final plat shall consist of a Mylar with the outside or trim line dimensions of 24 inches by 36 inches, architectural D paper size. The Mylar shall be submitted to the county at least 20 days prior to consideration for placement on the County Commission agenda for approval. Until that date, submittal of paper copies is sufficient for review. The borderline of the plat shall be drawn in heavy lines leaving a space of at least one and one-half inches on the left side and at least one-half inch margin on the other sides. The plat shall be so drawn that the top of the drawing faces either north or west, whichever accommodates the drawing best. All lines, dimensions and markings shall be made on a Mylar with approved waterproof black ink. The plat shall be made to a scale large enough to clearly show all details, and in any case not smaller than 100 feet to the inch and quality of work on the finished drawing shall be neat, clean cut and readable.
(B) The final plat shall show the subdivision name that is distinct from any other recorded subdivision name and the general location of the subdivision in bold letters at the top of the sheet.
(C) The plat shall contain a north arrow and scale of the drawing and the date.
(D) (1) After final plat approval by the County Commission, the plat shall be signed by all required and authorized parties, with the exception of the County Commission Chairperson, Planning Commission Chairperson and County Attorney, with appropriate notarial acknowledgments and the final plat shall contain all information set forth in this section.
(2) A signature on the plat by a service provider shall be a commitment to provide the respective service to the lots created pursuant to the plat.
(E) An accurate and complete survey, which conforms to current state law.
(F) Plats will show accurately drawn boundaries, showing the proper bearings and dimensions of all boundary lines of the subdivision, properly tied to at least two public survey monuments. These lines should be slightly heavier than street and lot lines.
(G) The final plat shall show all survey, mathematical information and data necessary to locate all monuments and to locate and retrace all interior and exterior boundary lines appearing thereon, including bearing and distance of straight lines and central angle, radius and arc length of curves and such information as may be necessary to determine the location of beginning and ending points of curves. All property corners and monuments within the subdivision shall be tied to an acceptable county monument, as determined by the County Surveyor. Lot and boundary closure shall be calculated to the nearest two hundredths of one foot.
(H) All lots, blocks and parcels offered for dedication for any purpose should be delineated and designated with dimensions, boundaries and courses clearly shown and defined in every case. The square footage of each lot shall be shown. All parcels offered for dedication other than for streets or easements shall be clearly designated on the plat. Sufficient linear, angular and curved data shall be shown to determine readily the bearing and length of the boundary lines of every block, lot and parcel which is a part thereof. No ditto marks shall be used for lot dimensions.
(I) The plat shall show the right-of-way lines of each street, and the width of any portion being dedicated and widths of any existing dedications. The widths and locations of adjacent streets and other public properties within 50 feet of the subdivision shall be shown with dashed lines. If any street in the subdivision is a continuation or an approximate continuation of an existing street, the conformity or the amount of nonconformity of such existing streets shall be accurately shown.
(J) All lots are to be numbered consecutively under a definite system approved by the county. Numbering shall continue consecutively throughout the subdivision with no omissions or duplications.
(K) All streets within the subdivision shall be numbered (named streets shall also be numbered) in accordance with and in conformity with the adopted street numbering system adopted by the county. Each lot shall show the street addresses assigned thereto and shall be according to the standard addressing methods approved by the county. In the case of corner lots, an address will be assigned for each part of the lot having street frontage.
(L) The side lines of all easements shall be shown by fine dashed lines. The width of all easements and sufficient ties thereto to definitely locate the same with respect to the subdivision shall be shown. All easements shall be clearly labeled and identified.
(M) The plat shall fully and clearly show all stakes, monuments and other evidence indicating the boundaries of the subdivision as found on the site. Any monument or benchmark that is disturbed or destroyed before acceptance of all improvements shall be replaced by the subdivider under the direction of the County Surveyor. The following required monuments shall be shown on the final plat:
(1) The location of all monuments placed in making the survey, including a statement as to what, if any, points were reset by ties; and
(2) All right-of-way monuments at angle points and intersections as approved by the County Surveyor.
(N) The final plat shall contain the name, stamp and signature of a state-licensed professional land surveyor, who prepared the plat, together with the date of the survey, the scale of the map and number of sheets. The following certificates, acknowledgments and descriptions shall appear on the title sheet of the final plat, and such certificates may be combined where appropriate:
(1) State-licensed professional land surveyor’s “certificate of survey;”
(2) Owner’s dedication certificate in the following form:
OWNER’S DEDICATION Know all by these presents that we, the undersigned owner(s) of the above described tract of land, having caused said tract to be subdivided into lots and streets to be hereafter known as Subdivision
do hereby dedicate for perpetual use of the public all parcels of land, other utilities or easements shown on this plat as intended for public use. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set out hands this day of , 20 . (Add appropriate acknowledgments) |
(3) Notary public’s acknowledgment for each signature on the plat;
(4) A correct metes and bounds description of all property included within the subdivision;
(5) Plats shall contain signatures of the water provider (if provided by a culinary water system), sewer provider (if provided by a sewer improvement district), Weber/Morgan Health Department, the county’s Planning Commission and County Engineer and blocks for signatures of the County Attorney and County Commission (a signature line for the Commission Chairperson and an attestation by the County Clerk). A block for the County Recorder shall be provided in the lower right corner of the final plat;
(6) Such other affidavits, certificates, acknowledgments, endorsements and notarial seals as are required by law, by this chapter, the County Attorney and/or County Surveyor;
(7) Prior to recordation of the plat, the subdivider shall submit a current title report to be reviewed by the county. A “current title report” is one which correctly discloses all recorded matters of title regarding the property and which is prepared and dated not more than 30 days before the proposed recordation of the final plat;
(8) The owner’s dedication certificate, a state-licensed professional land surveyor’s certificate of survey, and any other certificates contained on the final plat shall be in the form prescribed by the county’s standards; and
(9) When a subdivision contains lands which are reserved in private ownership for community use, including common areas, the subdivider shall submit, with the final plat, the name, proposed articles of incorporation and bylaws of the owner or organization empowered to own, maintain and pay taxes on such lands and common areas and any access easements which may be required by the county.
(O) On subdivisions which are contiguous to an adopted agricultural protection area, or which contain an agricultural open space preservation area within the plat, a note shall be placed on the plat, in conjunction with right to farm provisions, stating such and that agricultural operations work hours begin early and run late and that these operations may contribute to noises and odors objectionable to some residents.
(P) A note on the plat which states the following:
The county restricts the occupancy of buildings within developments as outlined in the adopted Building and Fire Codes. It is unlawful to occupy a building located within any development without first having obtained a certificate of occupancy issued by the county. |
(Prior Code, § 8-12-32) (Ord. 10-16, passed 12-14-2010; Ord. 19-09, passed 10-15-2019; Ord. 20-11, passed 9-1-2020) Penalty, see § 155.999