The preliminary and final plats shall depict or contain the information indicated in the following table. An “x” indicates that the information is required.
Information | Preliminary Plat | Final Plat |
Information | Preliminary Plat | Final Plat |
A sketch vicinity map showing the relationship between the proposed subdivision and surrounding area | x | x |
Corporate limits, township boundaries, county lines if on the subdivision tract | x | x |
Date of plat preparation | x | x |
Existing buildings or other structures, watercourses, railroads, bridges, culverts, storm drains, both on the land to be subdivided and land immediately adjoining | x | x |
Existing property lines on the tract to be subdivided and on adjoining properties | x | x |
Minimum building setback lines | x | x |
North arrow and orientation | x | x |
Proposed lot lines, lot and block numbers, and approximate dimensions | x | x |
The boundaries of the tract or portion thereof to be subdivided, distinctly and accurately represented with all bearings and distances shown | x | x |
The exact boundary lines of the tract to be subdivided, fully dimensioned by lengths and bearings, and the location of existing boundary lines of adjoining lands | x | |
The exact location of the flood hazard zone from the community’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) | x | x |
The lots numbered consecutively throughout the subdivision | x | |
The name of the subdivider | x | x |
The names, addresses and telephone numbers of all owners, mortgagees, registered land surveyors, land planners, architects and professional engineers responsible for the subdivision | x | x |
The names of any adjoining subdivisions of record or proposed and under review | x | x |
The names of owners of adjoining properties | x | x |
The registration numbers and seals of the professional engineers | x | x |
The zoning classifications of the tract to be subdivided and adjoining properties | x | |
Title block containing | ||
-A bar graph | x | x |
-A scale of drawing in feet per inch listed in words or figures | x | x |
-Date or dates survey was conducted and plat prepared | x | x |
-Location (including township, county and state) | x | x |
-Name, address, registration number and seal of the registered land surveyor | x | x |
-Name of owner | x | x |
-Property designation | x | x |
Wooded areas, marshes, swamps, rock outcrops, ponds or lakes, streams or stream beds and any other natural features affecting the site | x | x |
The following data concerning streets: | ||
Approximate grades4 | x | x |
Design engineering data for all corners and curves | x | x |
Driveway approval as required by the State Department of Transportation, Division of Highways’ Manual on Driveway Regulations | x | |
Evidence that the subdivider has obtained driveway approval | x | |
Existing and plated streets on adjoining properties and in the proposed subdivision | x | x |
If any street is proposed to intersect with a state maintained road, the subdivider shall apply for the appropriate clearances and approvals from the NC DOT | x | x |
Pavement widths3 | x | x |
Proposed streets | x | x |
Rights-of-way, locations and dimensions2 | x | x |
x | ||
Street names | x | x |
Type of street dedication; all streets must be designated either “public” or “private” | x | x |
Typical street cross-sections | x | x |
Where streets are dedicated to the public, but not accepted into a municipal or state system before lots are sold, a statement explaining the status of the street in accordance with § 152.069 of this chapter | x | x |
The location and dimensions of all: | ||
Areas to be dedicated to or reserved for public use | x | x |
Areas to be used for purposes other than residential with the purpose of each stated | x | x |
Conservation easements | x | x |
Natural buffers | x | x |
Parks and recreation areas with specific type indicated | x | x |
Pedestrian or bicycle paths | x | x |
Riding trails | x | x |
School sites | x | x |
The future ownership (dedication or reservation for public use to governmental body, for owners to duly constituted homeowners’ association, or for tenants remaining in subdivider’s ownership) of recreation and open space lands | x | x |
Utility and other easements | x | |
The plans for utility layouts including: | ||
Electric lines | x | x |
Natural gas lines | x | x |
Other drainage facilities (if any) | x | x |
Plans for individual water supply and septic tank systems, if any | x | x |
Profiles based upon mean sea level datum for sanitary sewers and storm sewers | x | |
Public or private sanitary sewers | x | x |
Storm sewers | x | x |
Telephone lines | x | x |
Water distribution lines illustrating connections to existing systems, showing line sizes, the location of fire hydrants, blow offs, manholes, force mains and gate valves | x | x |
Site calculations including: | ||
A copy of any proposed deed restrictions or similar covenants. Such restrictions are mandatory when private recreation areas are established | x | x |
A copy of the erosion control plan submitted to the Land Quality Section, DENR, Wilmington Regional Office. Required 30 days before land disturbance | x | x |
Acreage in parks and recreation areas and other non-residential uses | x | x |
Acreage in total tract to be subdivided | x | x |
Acreage of the smallest lot in the subdivision | x | |
All certifications required in this chapter | x | x |
Any other information considered by either the subdivider, the Planning Board or the Town Board to be pertinent to the review of the plat | x | x |
Linear feet in streets | x | |
May require a financial statement of the developer’s capability to perform and accomplish improvements indicated on preliminary plat. Statement to be submitted to Town Clerk and kept confidential | x | |
Sufficient engineering data to determine readily and reproduce on the ground every straight or curved line, street line, lot line, right-of-way line, easement line and setback line, including dimensions, bearings or deflection angles, radii, central angles and tangent distance for the centerline of curved property lines that are not the boundary line of curved streets. All dimensions shall be measured to the nearest one-tenth of a foot and all angles to the nearest minute | x | |
The accurate locations and descriptions of all monuments, markers and control points | x | |
The name and location of any property or buildings within the proposed subdivision or within any contiguous property that is located on the U.S. Department of Interior’s National Register of Historic Places | x | x |
Topographic map with contour intervals of no greater than 1 foot at a scale of no less than 1 inch equals 200 | x | x |
Total number of parcels created | x | x |
Waters classified by the Division of Water Quality, DENR | x | x |
NOTES TO TABLE: 2 The subdivider must submit all street plans to the Town Clerk for approval as a part of the preliminary plat approval process.) Where public streets are involved which will not be dedicated to a municipality, the subdivider must submit the following documents to the State Department of Transportation District Highway Engineer for review: a complete site layout, including any future expansion anticipated horizontal alignment indicating general curve data on site layout plan; vertical alignment indicated by percent grade, PI station and vertical curve length on site plan layout; (the District Engineer may require the plotting of the ground profile and grade line for roads where special conditions or problems exist); typical section indicating the pavement design and width and the slopes, widths and details for either the curb and gutter or the shoulder and ditch proposed; drainage facilities and drainage areas. 3 Ibid. 4 Ibid. | ||
(Ord. passed 11-21-2000; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)