(a) Procedure.
(1) After approval of the preliminary plat by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the fulfillment of the requirements of these regulations and any other requirements specified by the Commission, the final plat may then be submitted to the Commission for approval. The final subdivision plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn in India ink on tracing cloth of good quality. The size of the sheets of the tracing cloth shall not exceed twenty-four inches by thirty inches. Marginal lines shall be drawn around the entire sheet, leaving a margin of one inch from the edge of the sheet. If more than one sheet is needed, each sheet shall be numbered, the relation of one sheet to another shall be clearly shown and the number of sheets used shall be set forth in the title of the plat.
(2) Action must be taken by the Commission within thirty days after submission of the plat.
(3) Upon approval by the Commission, the developer shall record the plat with the County Recorder within three months. If the plat is not recorded within this time, the approval of the Commission shall be void.
(b) Requirements of Plat. The final plat shall contain the following:
(1) The title with the name of the subdivision, the lot number, the township, a scale of one inch equals 100 feet or less and the date;
(2) The northpoint;
(3) The boundary of the plat, based on an accurate traverse, with angular and linear dimensions. The survey must close.
(4) A table showing the total acreage contained in the subdivision, the acreage in lots and the acreage in roads. If the subdivision is in two lots, then the above-mentioned acreage shall be shown for each lot.
(5) The exact locations, width and names of all roads within and adjoining the plat, and the exact location and widths of all alleys and crosswalks;
(6) True angles and distances to the nearest established road lines or official monuments, which shall be accurately described on the plat;
(7) Municipal, township, county or lot lines accurately tied to the lines of the subdivisions by distances and angles;
(8) Radii, internal angles, points of curvature, tangent bearings and lengths of all arcs;
(9) All easements for rights of way provided for public services or utilities;
(10) All lot numbers and lines with accurate dimensions in feet and hundredths;
(11) Iron pipe not less than three-fourths of an inch in diameter and not less than thirty inches long, which shall be set at all lot corners, at the centerline intersection of all roads, at the point of curvature and the point of tangent of all curves on the centerline of the road, on all lot lines and at all angle points;
(12) Any or all easements or rights of way when provided or owned by public utilities and any areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use, or any area to be reserved by deed covenant for the common use of all property owners;
(13) The building setback lines accurately shown with dimensions;
(14) Certification by a registered surveyor to the effect that the plat represents a survey made by him or her, that the monuments shown thereon exist as located and that all dimensional and geodetic details are correct;
(15) Notarized certification by the owner or owners of the adoption of the plat and the dedication of streets and other public areas;
(16) The approval of the plat by the City Engineer and the Director of Public Service;
(17) Approval of roads by the County Engineer;
(18) Approval by the secretary of the township zoning commission in those townships having zoning;
(19) Approval by the Secretary of the Planning and Zoning Commission;
(20) Proper notations for transfer and recording by the County Auditor and the County Recorder;
(21) If new roads are to be constructed in the allotment, a plan and profile of each road, drawn on Standard Federal Aid Sheets (FAS), to accompany the final plat. The scale to be used is as follows: horizontal -one inch equals fifty feet; vertical - one inch equals five feet. Linen FAS sheets and India ink shall be used. Sea level (USGA) datum shall be used.
(Ord. 1958-27. Passed 3-3-58.)