The final plat shall conform to the preliminary plat as approved and may be comprised of only that portion of the approved preliminary plat which the Subdivider proposes to record and develop currently.
1. Final Plat Application. An application for a final plat shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator at least two (2) weeks prior to the Planning and Zoning Commission’s regular meeting. The application shall include the required number of copies of the final plat, one reproducible mylar copy of the plat, requests, and any other information hereinafter required. Upon submittal of the final plat, the Zoning Administrator shall review the plat to ensure that all required information has been submitted. The Zoning Administrator shall have the right to refuse the submittal of the plat should the required data and information not be shown or included. Upon acceptance of the application of the final plat, the Zoning Administrator shall distribute one copy of the plat, with a request for written comments within seven (7) business days to the following reviewing parties:
A. Known utility companies with jurisdiction;
B. City department heads;
C. City Administrator;
D. City Attorney;
E. City Engineer;
F. GIS/Engineering Coordinator;
G. Other City, County or private utility companies deemed necessary by the Zoning Administrator to fulfill the requirements of this chapter.
The Zoning Administrator shall transmit the comments received from the utility companies and the City departments to the Subdivider. The plat shall be corrected and a revised plat shall be submitted for Planning and Zoning Commission review and shall include a recommendation by the Zoning Administrator. The Subdivider shall allow adequate response time to the comments received during the seven-day review and shall meet the deadline for plat submittal for Planning and Zoning Commission review. The final plat shall contain such information and data as is outlined in subsection 5 hereof.
2. Planning and Zoning Commission Review. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall review the final plat for conformance with the Comprehensive Development Plan, Zoning Ordinance, approved preliminary plat and this chapter and shall consider the recommendations of the reviewing parties. The Commission shall approve or reject such plat within forty-five (45) days after the date of submission thereof to the Commission. If the Commission does not act within forty-five (45) days, the final plat shall be deemed to be approved; provided, however, the Subdivider may agree to an extension of time for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. The approval of the final plat by the Commission shall be null and void unless the final plat is submitted to the City Council within one year after date of approval by the Commission.
3. Submission of Legal Documents. An Attorney’s Opinion of Title covering the property to be included in the final plat shall be submitted in duplicate showing that all taxes due have been previously paid and that there are no outstanding liens or encumbrances on the property. The names of all record title holders and any other information that might affect the title of lots in the proposed subdivision shall be shown. The opinion shall be written by an attorney admitted to the practice of law in the State of Iowa. Owners Consent to Plat, Petition to Plat and Resolution to Plat shall also be submitted. All legal documents and where applicable subdivision bonds shall be submitted and reviewed prior to being placed on the City Council’s Agenda for consideration.
4. City Council Action on Final Plats. After approval of the final plat of the subdivision by the Commission, the recommendation of approval and the required number of copies of the final plat shall be submitted to the City Clerk for placement on the City Council agenda. The final plat submitted to the City Clerk and presented to the City Council shall be identical to the plat acted upon by the Commission. The City Council shall either deny or grant final approval of the Final Plat. Approval of the final plat by the City Council shall be null and void if verification of recording is not provided to the Zoning Administrator within ninety (90) days after approval of the Final Plat. An extension of this time limit may be granted by the City Council if application is made in writing prior to its expiration. If the Commission does not approve the final plat, the City Council may approve said plat and accept the public areas and easements thereon only by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the entire membership of the Council.
5. Information Required on Final Plats. The submitted final plat shall be prepared from an accurate survey by a licensed land surveyor. Two copies of the plat shall be drawn in ink on mylar and shall be a minimum of eighteen inches by twenty-four inches (18" x 24") in size. An electronic copy of the plat shall also be required. If necessary, the final plat may be on more than one mylar sheet. Each sheet shall display both the number of the sheet and the total number of sheets included in the plat. Match lines indicating where the other sheets adjoin and an index sketch of sheets shall be indicated on the sheets. The final plat shall show the following:
A. Name of subdivision and location by section, township and range.
B. North arrow and graphic scale.
C. Descriptive boundaries of the subdivision based on an accurate traverse giving angular and linear dimensions and shown by heavy dashed lines, and the location of section and quarter section lines, in relation to the plat. Any boundary line along a horizontal curve shall be described by long chord and bearing, as well as by radius, direction (left or right), and arc distance.
D. The exact location and layout of lots, streets, building lines, centerlines, rights of ways, alleys and other public grounds, with accurate dimensions in feet and decimals of feet, interior angles or azimuth, length of radii and/or arcs of all curves, and with all other information necessary to reproduce the plat on the ground, together with the names of the streets, and lots and block numbers.
E. Locations, use, width and name of recipient for all required easements. Statement that “No structures or retaining walls shall be placed in said easement ways, but the same may be used for gardens, shrubs, landscaping and other purposes that do not then or later interfere with the aforesaid uses or rights herein granted.”
F. Location and description of all monuments.
G. The accurate outline of all property which is offered for dedication for public use with the purpose indicated thereon, and of all property that may be reserved by deed covenant for the common use of the property owners in the subdivision.
H. Certificate signed by a land surveyor licensed in the State of Iowa, which contains the legal description of the land included in the plat and all necessary explanations of dimensions and references to monuments to supplement the figures on the plat itself. Said certificates shall state that a ground survey has been made and that all monuments have been placed as shown on the plat, and certifying the closure requirements of Standards for Land Surveying of the Iowa Code (currently Chapter 355).
I. Dedication form and certificates signed and acknowledged before a notary public by all parties having any recorded interest in the land subdivided, consenting to the plat including dedication of all streets, alleys, and public ways and dedication of parks or other public grounds and granting any necessary or required easements.
J. Certificate for the submittal of a recommendation by the City Planning and Zoning Commission to be signed by the Chairperson or acting Chairperson.
K. Certificate for the approval of the City Council to be signed by the Mayor or Acting Mayor and attested by the City Clerk. The certificate shall include the ninety (90) day deadline date for final plat filing.
L. Scale of drawing not less than 1" = 100'.
M. Plat tied to two U.S. public land survey corners.
N. Plat tied to two corners of recorded subdivision if available.
O. Location of section and quarter section lines.
P. Name and number of lots, blocks. All lots and blocks shall be Arabic numbers. Outlots shall be alphabetically identified.
Q. Names of streets.
R. Dimensions in feet and decimals of feet.
S. Control monuments described and identified.
T. Tract boundary lines labeled with lengths and bearings.
U. Lot boundary lines labeled with lengths and bearings.
V. Curve data tables supplied for all curves.
W. Curve data: radius, length, chord and bearing.
X. Identify all adjoining parcels properties.
Y. Excepted parcels labeled “not a part of survey.”
Z. A subdivider’s agreement pursuant to Section 170.16(5), if applicable.