(A) Title. The title must indicate whether the plat is one of subdivision, vacation of subdivision, vacation of property line, relocation of property line, boundary survey and/or physical survey. If the plat is of a proposed new subdivision and it is to have a name, it shall include the proposed name of the subdivision. The title block must be in the lower right hand comer.
(B) The date of drawing and any revisions.
(C) The number of sheets and match lines.
(D) The north arrow and all control points for the survey shall be referenced to the State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone, North American Datum 83/North American Vertical Datum 88 or the most recent available FEMA datum reference.
(E) The scale (no larger than one inch to 100 feet, unless previously approved by the agent.)
(F) A notation on the plat attesting that the error of closure of the boundary survey is not in excess of one foot in 10,000.
(G) The names and addresses of each owner of record of the property which is the subject of the plat.
(H) Name and address of plat preparer.
(I) A location map showing the property, at a scale of one inch to 2,000 feet, showing adjoining roads, their names and numbers, towns, subdivisions, other landmarks and their relationship with adjoining land.
(J) The location, width and names of all existing or platted roads, easements, and natural streams, and all other rights-of-way and easements on the land which is the subject of the application.
(K) If easements are shown for alleys and shared driveways, they shall be labeled as "alley easement" or "shared driveway easement." The easement holder(s) shall be identified on the plat. If shared driveways are shown, a note shall be added to the plat stating that maintenance shall be by the owners of the lots affected by the shared driveway easement.
(L) The location of sewage disposal systems and wells when required by the Health Department.
(M) The location of all land intended to be dedicated, or reserved for public use, or to be reserved for the common use of lot owners in the subdivision.
(N) The location of any open space required by the Zoning Ordinance, NCC Chapter 154.2.
(O) The location of any part of the property within the flood hazard overlay district, as set forth in NCC Chapter 159.
(P) Locations of any known or suspected historic resources on the subject parcel and within 100 feet of the boundary lines between the subject parcel and adjacent parcels, including cemeteries, trenches, and archeological features including those reflected in available county records.
(Q) If the property consists of more than one existing lot, then the identification of the existing lots and their outlines, which shall be indicated by dashed lines; and, the location of departing lot lines of abutting lots, and the current identification as found on Northampton County Tax Maps shall be placed on the plat.
(R) Any property lines to be adjusted or vacated should be shown and clearly labeled.
(S) The number of lots, and the dimensions and area of each proposed lot.
(T) The lot numbers of all proposed lots.
(U) The location and dimensions of a lawful building site including all setbacks for each proposed lot, including tower and airstrip setbacks, on which a structure may be built, with a notation that the setback lines are those applicable as of the date of approval of the plat.
(V) The total acreage of the property proposed to be subdivided and of each proposed lot; the total area of wetlands and the total area of uplands shall be shown.
(W) For any parcel for which this information is used to determine density or other zoning requirements, a subdivision history of the base parcel, as that term is defined in the Zoning Ordinance, shall be established on the plat showing the boundaries on December 28, 2000, and relating the history of any changes to the base parcel from that date forward to the present.
(X) If the property is zoned A-l, the number of lots into which each proposed lot may be further divided by right pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance.
(Y) A certificate of the licensed land surveyor or engineer who prepared the plat setting forth the source of the title of the land subdivided and the place of record of the last instrument in the chain of title. When the plat is of land acquired from more than one source of title, the outlines of the several tracts shall be indicated upon such plats, within the inset block, or by means of a dotted line upon the plat.
(Z) The names of all abutting property owners.
(AA) Resource Protection Area (RPA) and Resource Management Area (RMA) boundaries, including differentiation between wetlands and buffer areas as defined in the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Designation and Management Regulations, 9 VAC 10-20-10 et seq., as amended.
(BB) Depiction of all easements to which the property is subject and identification of the dominant estate by name or parcel.
(CC) The name of each existing and proposed public and private road on the property which is proposed to be divided, which names shall be reviewed and approved by the County 911 Agent.
(DD) When a residential subdivision is proposed in or adjacent to any agricultural zoning district or use, the following statement shall be clearly visible on the preliminary plat, and on any record plat subsequently approved and recorded: "These residential building lots are located in an agricultural area. Agriculture is the primary economic activity of this zoning district. Owners, residents, and other users of property may be subjected to inconvenience or discomfort arising from agricultural operations even though conducted in accordance with best management practices and/or in accordance with existing laws and regulations of the Commonwealth and the County. Such agricultural operations may generate noise, odors, and dust; may involve the operation of machinery, including aircraft; and may involve the storage and disposal of manure, and the application of fertilizer, soil amendments, and pesticides. Owners, occupants, and users of land should be prepared to accept such inconveniences or discomfort as a normal and necessary aspect of living in an agricultural zoning district in a county with a strong rural character and an active agricultural sector." Such statement shall likewise be included on any individual plats of lots or parcels within such subdivisions subsequently and separately surveyed and recorded.
(EE) All linear, angular, and curvilinear dimensions of lots, roads, alleys, public easements and private easements shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Virginia Administrative Code regarding standards and procedures for land surveyors. Curvilinear data shall include radius, central angle, arc length, tangent distances, chord distance and chord bearing and may be shown either directly on the corresponding boundary or surveyed line or in table form.
(FF) Monuments. The location and material of all permanent reference monuments installed in connection with the plat. Monuments found or installed prior to plat recordation may be referred to if permanent and undisturbed. If any monument required by this chapter will be installed after recordation of the record plat, the certification of the professional engineer or land surveyor shall so note.
(GG) Bearing and distance ties. A definite bearing and distance tie between not less than two permanent monuments on the exterior boundary of the property and further tie to an existing road intersection where possible and reasonably convenient.
(HH) Public utility and drainage easements. The location of all proposed public utility and drainage easements outside the right-of-way of public roads and private roads.
(II) Means of lawful access from each lot to a public road.
(JJ) Restrictions imposed in conjunction with the approval of the plat and their period of existence. If the length of a restriction makes its inclusion on the record plat impractical, and does not necessitate the preparation of a separate instrument, reference shall be made to the restriction on the record plat.
(KK) If the subdivision will contain one or more private roads, one of the following statements, as applicable:
(1) The streets in this subdivision do not meet the standards for inclusion in the system of state highways and will not be maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation or Northampton County and are not eligible for rural addition funds or any other funds appropriated by the General Assembly and allocated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The maintenance and improvement of the roads in this subdivision shall be in accordance with a Maintenance Agreement, which instruments shall be contemporaneously recorded with the subdivision plat; or
(2) The streets in this subdivision are not intended for inclusion in the system of state highways and will not be maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation or Northampton County and are not eligible for rural addition funds or any other funds appropriated by the General Assembly and allocated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The maintenance and improvement of the roads in this subdivision shall be in accordance with a Maintenance Agreement, which instruments shall be contemporaneously recorded with the subdivision plat.
(LL) If the subdivision will contain one or more alleys, ditches, gutters, sidewalks, bicycle trails, or any water system, sewerage system, storm water management facility, open space, common area, street or road sign, or other improvement, individually and collectively referred to herein as the "improvement," which are not to be maintained by Northampton County or any authority or other public agency, the plat shall state that a condition of the approval of the plat is that all lots therein are conveyed subject to an instrument meeting the standards of § 156.111(B), which instrument shall contemporaneously be recorded with the record plat.
(MM) Temporary cul-de-sacs. The location of temporary cul-de-sacs, if needed, with the following accompanying note: "The area on this plat designated as a temporary cul-de-sac will be constructed and used as other roads in the subdivision until (road name) is/are extended to (road name), at which time the land in the temporary cul-de-sac area will be abandoned for road purposes and will revert to adjoining property owners in accordance with specific provisions in their respective deeds."
(NN) Statement of consent to subdivision by all persons or entities having a material interest in the property as follows: "The subdivision of the land described herein is with the free consent and in accordance with the desire of the undersigned owners. All statements affixed to this plat are true and correct to the best of my knowledge."
(OO) For record plats, the signature panels for the owner(s) shall be located immediately below the statement required by division (NN) of this section. The owner(s) signature shall be notarized. The plat shall include a signature panel for the notary in substantially this form:
State of County/City of The foregoing statement of consent was acknowledged before me this day of _______, _____. Notary Public My Commission Expires:____________ |
(PP) For record plats, signature panels for the subdivision agent shall appear on each page of the plat, and shall bear the date of the signature, and a statement to this effect: "This plat, consisting of pages, has been approved by the Subdivision Agent of Northampton County, and may be admitted to the land records of the aforesaid County."
(QQ) Signature panels for other agencies when required.
(RR) All subdivisions proposed to be located within the established Flood Hazard District shall have indicated on the subdivision plat base flood elevation data to the following extent:
(1) The established 100-year flood line shall be indicated on the subdivision plat; and
(2) The lowest and highest elevation for each lot within the proposed subdivision above mean sea level shall be located on said lot as a spot elevation.
(SS) All record plats and final site plans shall show the resource protection area and resource management area boundaries and the extent of the buildable area allowed on each lot based on all applicable setbacks, buffers, easements, rights-of-way and other limitations such as the location of the primary and reserve on-site sewage disposal system areas and well protection areas, if public utilities are unavailable.
(TT) All record plats and final site plans shall provide the following notation: "An undisturbed and vegetated 100-foot wide buffer area shall be maintained, as specified in subdivision 3 of 9VAC25-830-140, and there shall be no encroachments in the resource protection area, including but not limited to, land disturbing activities, vegetation removal and construction activities without the appropriate authorization from Northampton County."
(UU) All record plats and final site plans shall show the location of all primary and 100% reserve onsite sewage disposal system areas and shall provide the following notation: "All on-site sewage disposal systems must be pumped out at least once every five years."
(VV) All record plats and final site plans shall provide the following notation: "Only water dependent facilities or redevelopment are permissible in Resource Protection Areas, including the 100-foot wide buffer area.
(WW) Any preliminary or record plat submitted must comply with the requirements of VA Code § 15.2-2258.
(XX) Period of validity is required to be prominently noted on the face of the plat.
(Ord. passed 11-15-2006; Am. Ord. passed 10-14-2014; Am. Ord. passed 11-10-2020; Am. Ord. passed 12-8-2020; Am. Ord. passed 1-10-2023)