1113.03 FINAL PLAT REQUIRED.

   (a)    The subdivider, having received approval of the preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision, shall submit a final plat of the subdivision and drawings and specifications of the improvements required therein to Council for first reading. The final plat shall have incorporated all changes in the preliminary plat required by the Planning Commission, and other responsible agencies. Otherwise, it shall conform to the preliminary plat, and it may constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plat which the subdivider proposes to record and develop at the time. The final plat and the supplementary information shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer.

   (b)    The final plat shall be filed with the Clerk of Council not later than twelve months after the date of approval of the preliminary plat; otherwise, the preliminary plat will be considered void unless an extension is requested by the developer and granted in writing by the Planning Commission. The final plat shall be filed not less than fifteen days prior to a regularly scheduled Council meeting.

   (c)    Six copies of the plat and the supplementary information shall be filed with the Clerk of Council.

   (d)    The final plat drawings and specifications or improvements shall be a set of construction and utility plans prepared by a registered professional engineer. The plans shall include typical sections, plans and profile views, construction details and estimates of quantities. All typical sections and major engineering details to be used on any particular thoroughfare shall be approved in advance by the Public Works Director before completion of the plans. Prior to the granting of approval of the final plat, the subdivider shall have installed the minimum required improvements and provided a twelve month guarantee of the construction and materials, or shall have furnished a surety or certified check for the amount of the estimated construction cost of the ultimate installation plus two percent (2%) of the total cost of the construction to guarantee the construction and materials of all improvements for a twelve month period after acceptance by the City. Before the surety is accepted by Council, it shall be approved by the proper administrative officials.

   (e)    The final plat shall be legibly drawn in waterproof ink on a permanent reproducible material. It shall be drawn at a scale not less than 100 feet to the inch, and shall be one or more sheets twenty-four inches by thirty-six inches in size. If more than one sheet is needed, each sheet shall be numbered and the relation of one sheet to another clearly shown.

   The final plat shall contain the following information:

      (1)    Name of the subdivision; location by section, range and township or by other survey number; date; north arrow; scale; and acreage.

      (2)    Name and address of the subdividers, and the professional engineer and/or registered surveyor who prepared the plat and appropriate registration numbers and seals.

      (3)    Plat boundaries, based upon accurate traverse, with angular and lineal dimensions. All dimensions, both angular and lineal shall be determined by an accurate control survey in the field which must balance and close within the limit of one in 10,000. All dimensions shall be to hundredths of a foot.

      (4)    Bearings and distances to nearest established thoroughfare lines or other recognized permanent monuments. All bearings shall be to the nearest second.

      (5)    Exact locations, right of way, and names of all thoroughfares within and adjoining the plat and building setback lines.

      (6)    Radii, internal angles, points of curvature, tangent bearings, lengths of arcs, and lengths and bearings of chords of all applicable thoroughfares within the plat area.

      (7)    All easements and rights of way provided for public services or utilities.

      (8)    All lot numbers and lines with accurate dimensions in feet and hundredths. When lots are located on a curve, the lot width at the building setback line shall be shown.

      (9)    Accurate location and description of all monuments as required by Section 1115.02.

      (10)    Accurate outlines of areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use, or any area to be reserved for the common use of all property owners. The use and accurate boundary locations shall be shown for each parcel of land to be dedicated.

      (11)    Certification by a registered surveyor to the effect that the plat represents a survey made by him and that the monuments shown thereon exist as located and that all dimensional details are correct.

      (12)    Notarized certification by the owner or owners of the adoption of the plat and the dedication of thoroughfares and other public areas.

   (f)    The following information shall be supplied in addition to the requirements of subsection (e) hereof:

      (1)    If a zoning change is involved, certification from the Zoning Inspector shall be required indicating that the change has been approved and is in effect. No construction shall be undertaken prior to approval of zoning changes if they are required.

      (2)    Certification shall be required showing that all required improvements have been either installed and approved by the proper officials or agencies, and that a bond or other surety has been furnished assuring installation and initial maintenance of the required improvements.

   (g)   Upon receipt of the final plat, Council shall refer the plat to the Planning Commission in accordance with Section 6.04 of the City Charter. The Planning Commission shall approve or disapprove the final plat within six weeks after its referral. If the plat is disapproved, the reasons for the disapproval shall be stated in the Planning Commission's minutes and a copy thereof forwarded to the subdivider. The Planning Commission shall not disapprove a final plat if the final plat is in compliance with these regulations and the subdivider has complied with all terms, conditions, standards and requirements imposed by these regulations, the Planning Commission and the approved preliminary plat, and has otherwise proceeded in accordance with these regulations. If the final plat is disapproved, the subdivider may make all necessary changes and corrections and resubmit the final plat to the Planning Commission within thirty days. If a final plat is disapproved by the Planning Commission, the plat, with such recommendation, shall be returned to Council in accordance with Section 6.04 of the City Charter.

   (h)   If the final plat is approved by the Planning Commission, the plat, with such recommendation, shall be returned to Council pursuant to Section 6.04 of the City Charter. Council shall then proceed to approve or disapprove the final plat and to accept dedication of any public ways, easements or utilities. Upon such approval and acceptance, the original tracing shall be returned to the subdivider who shall produce a duplicate reproducible tracing which shall include all signatures and certifications. The subdivider shall cause the original tracing to be filed in the office of the Recorder of Huron County, Ohio. The duplicate shall be filed with the office of the Public Works Director. An electronic version of the approved plat shall also be submitted by the subdivider to the developer.

(Ord. 2011-008. Passed 3-15-11.)