Following approval of a preliminary plat and improvement plans, the developer may, within the time and phasing limits specified, make application to the Planning Commission for final plat approval. Where the approved preliminary plat encompasses phasing, final plats and improvement plans may be submitted in sections encompassing the approved portions of the preliminary plat. Such sections shall be numbered consecutively as successive subdivisions as they are submitted. The procedure for such approval is as follows:
(a) Application. Applications for final plat approval shall include the following items, along with the number of copies determined by the Zoning Administrator:
(1) The Application for Major Subdivisions - Final Plat Approval (Form S4) certified by the developer, along with the required review deposit (if more funds are required);
(2) The improvement plan and completed Form S-3;
(3) The proposed final plat drawn by a professional engineer or surveyor at a scale of one inch equals fifty feet (sheet size twenty-four inches by thirty-six inches) showing the following:
A. Subdivision name, original lot and parcel number;
B. Property line survey and control points showing all dimensions, angles and bearings that are to be referred to control points;
C. Centerlines and right-of-way lines of streets, easements and other rights of way, natural and artificial watercourses, streams, shorelines, corporation lines, and property lines of all lots and parcels with distances, radii arcs, chords, and tangents of all curves (nearest one-hundredth of a foot), bearings or deflection angles (nearest second);
D. Names and right-of-way width of each street within proposed subdivision and those adjoining;
E. Building setback lines accurately shown with dimensions;
F. Lot numbers approved by the City Engineer prior to the recording of the plat;
G. Total site data, including acreage, number of residential lots, typical lot size, and acres of open space;
H. Land for public use showing boundaries and uses of all parcels which are to be dedicated or reserved for public use or easements;
I. Location and description of monuments found, set or to be set;
J. Existing and proposed covenants, restrictions, or agreements containing references thereto; and
K. Notations as specified on Form S-4, indicating the following:
1. Certification by owners.
2. Certification by surveyor.
3. Approval by Planning Commission.
4. Filing date with County.
(b) Referral. Upon receipt of a complete Form S-4 application, the Zoning Administrator shall place it on the agenda of the next regular Commission meeting that is at least ten days after receipt of the application. The filing date of the application shall be the date of the meeting.
(1) The Zoning Administrator will transmit copies of the plat to the Engineer, the Law Director, the Planning Consultant, the Building Administrator and other City departments as appropriate for comment.
(2) An information copy will be sent to the Clerk of Council for Council's review as desired.
(3) The Engineer and the Law Director will certify that all appropriate laws, regulations, and policies relative to the subdivision's plat have been met, and the Law Director also will certify the correctness of the owner and surveyor certifications contained on Form S-4.
(c) Commission Action. Following review of the application, the Commission shall, within thirty days, approve or disapprove the application. The Zoning Administrator shall:
(1) Notify the Finance Director of the action, providing him or her a copy of the Form S-3, showing the required deposits; and
(2) Return the Form S-4 to the developer after the Secretary has certified the action of the Planning Commission. Commission approval of a final plat shall be certified by Chairperson of the Commission on the original tracing of the plat, which shall be for record purposes only and shall not indicate acceptance of dedication. Such final plat approval shall become void after sixty days if the final plat has not been recorded by the County Recorder. If, in the Commission’s judgment, the proposed final plat differs significantly from the approved preliminary plat, reapplication for reapproval of the preliminary plat shall be required. Approval of the final plat shall be granted if both of the following are true.
A. The general layout of streets, lots, open spaces, and other features of the final plat conforms to the approved preliminary plat.
B. Conditions of approval of the preliminary plat have been met.
(d) After approval of the final plat and the deposit of the proper amount for bonds and inspections, the plat shall be recorded with the County and the construction of improvements may begin. As set forth in Section 1224.06(g), minor improvements such as sidewalks, street light fixtures, tree lawns, and the planting of trees, etc., that would be adversely affected by the subsequent construction of buildings, shall not be required to be constructed until the appropriate time. However, a bond in an amount which insures the completion of these improvements must remain on deposit after completion of the required major improvements.
(Ord. 24-97. Passed 10-14-97; Ord. 75-2005. Passed 10-11-05.)