An application for a final plat shall include all information provided in this section. The final plat application is required for all new subdivisions, subdivision amendments, and condominiums, including new condominiums, conversions of existing buildings to condominiums, and modifications to an existing condominium. All final plat documents shall be consistent with the preliminary approval and reflect any conditions of approval. If a final plat is not required, the application shall include all information provided for in the applicable section below.
A. Submission Requirements for Final Plat:
1. At the time a final plat of a subdivision is submitted to the planning director, the subdivider shall submit therewith the following documents:
a. The final plat shall be accompanied by a current property title report naming the persons whose consent is necessary for the preparation and recordation of such plat and for dedication of the streets, alleys and other public places shown on the plat, and certifying that as of the date of the preparation of the report, the persons therein named are all the persons necessary to give clear title to such subdivision;
b. If a preliminary soil report was required for the preliminary plat review, a copy of that report shall be included with the final plat. The fact that a soil report has been prepared shall be noted on the final plat and the report shall be recorded as a supporting document with the plat;
c. Environmental site assessments and remediation, if remediation was needed, as specified in Subsection 20.26.070.B.
d. The public improvement plans, agreement and bonds specified in Chapter 20.12 of this title, or successor sections; and
e. Copies of all proposed deed restrictions.
2. Preparation and Materials on Final Plat: A digital final plat shall be submitted by the subdivider with the attributes listed below and that includes all the following information:
a. Twenty-four (24) inches x thirty-six (36) inches in size with a minimum of ½ inch margins from the edge of the sheet;
b. The map shall be oriented with north or east at the top of the sheet, whichever orientation best accommodates the proposed subdivision;
c. A north arrow, with all labels and descriptions oriented with the north direction;
d. The actual plat drawing shall be made on a scale large enough to clearly show all details, and the workmanship on the finished drawing shall be neat, clear, and readable. The preferred scales are one-inch equals twenty feet (1" = 20') or one-inch equals thirty feet (1" = 30'), but in no cases shall the scale be smaller than one-inch equals one hundred feet (1" = 100');
e. The location of the subdivision within the city shall be shown by a small-scale vicinity map inset on the title sheet;
f. The title of each sheet of such final plat shall consist of the approved name of the subdivision at the top center and lower right-hand corner of the sheet, followed by the words "Salt Lake City". Plats filed for the purpose of showing land previously subdivided as acreage shall be conspicuously marked with the words "Reversion to Acreage";
g. An accurate and complete boundary survey to second order accuracy shall be made of the land to be subdivided. A traverse of the exterior boundaries of the tract, and of each block, when computed from field measurements on the ground, shall close within a tolerance of one foot to 15,000' of perimeter;
h. The final plat shall show all survey and mathematical information and data necessary to locate all monuments and to locate and retrace all interior and exterior boundary lines appearing thereon, including bearing and distance of straight lines, and central angle, radius, and arc length of curves. Identify the basis of bearing between two existing monuments;
i. All lots, blocks, and all parcels shall be delineated and include the following information:
(1) All dimensions, boundaries, size, and courses clearly shown and labeled No ditto marks shall be used for lot dimensions;
(2) Lot numbers shall begin with the numeral "1" and continue consecutively throughout the subdivision with no omissions or duplications. Condominium plats may use a number, such as "101" to label individual condominium units when there are multiple buildings or floors; where the first number indicates a different building or floor within an existing building;
(3) Addresses for each lot within the subdivision, assigned by the city engineer, shall be shown on the plat. Parcels offered for dedication other than for streets or easements shall be designated by letter and address;
(4) All common areas shall include a unique address;
(5) Sufficient linear, angular and curve data shall be shown to determine readily the bearing and length of the boundary lines of every block, lot and parcel which is a part thereof; and
(6) Sheets shall be so arranged that no lot is split between two or more sheets and, wherever practicable, blocks in their entirety shall be shown on one sheet;
j. The plat shall show the right of way lines of existing and new streets with the street name and number value of the street, the width of any portion being dedicated, label all streets as private or public, and widths of any existing dedications. The widths and locations of adjacent streets and other public properties within fifty feet (50') of the subdivision shall be shown. If any street in the subdivision is a continuation or an approximate continuation of an existing street, the conformity, or the amount of nonconformity of such street to such existing streets shall be accurately shown;
k. All easements shall be shown by fine dashed lines. The widths of all easements and sufficient ties thereto to locate the same with respect to the subdivision shall be shown. All easements shall be clearly labeled and identified;
l. If the subdivision is adjacent to a waterway or any portion of the subdivision is located in special flood hazard area, the map shall show the line of high water with a continuous line and shall also show with a fine continuous line any lots subject to inundation by a one percent (1%) chance flood, frequency flood, i.e., a flood having an average frequency of occurrence in the order of once in one hundred (100) years although the flood may occur in any year (the 100-year floodplain is defined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Land that is subject to any overlay district in Chapter 21A.34 that requires a buffer from a waterway shall be depicted on the plat where restrictions to future development apply and include appropriate notes on the plat referencing the applicable overlay district restrictions including the minimum flood elevation of all buildings;
m. The plat shall show fully and clearly:
(1) All monuments found, set, reset, replaced, or removed, stated at each point or in legend. Monument caps set by surveyor must be stamped with L.S. number or surveyor and/or company name, and date. Drawings of brass caps, showing marked and stamped data for any existing monuments and the monuments to be set, shall be included on the plat;
(2) Type of boundary markers and lot markers used; and
(3) Other evidence indicating the boundaries of the subdivision as found on the site;
n. The title sheet of the plat shall show the following information:
(1) Name of the subdivision at the top center and lower right-hand corner of the sheet; with location indicated by quarter section, township, range, base, and meridian;
(2) Number of sheets in the lower right right-hand corner;
(3) Name of the engineer or surveyor with the date of the survey;
(4) North direction;
(5) Scale of the drawing;
(6) The location of the subdivision within the city shall be shown by a small-scale vicinity map inset; and
(7) Plats filed for the purpose of showing land previously subdivided as acreage shall be conspicuously marked with the words "Reversion to Acreage";
o. The following certificates, acknowledgments, and boundary descriptions:
(1) Registered, professional land surveyor's "certificate of survey" together with the surveyor's professional stamp, signature, name, business address, and phone number;
(2) Owner's dedication certificate (with subdivision name included);
(3) Notary public's acknowledgment (with subdivision name included);
(4) A boundary description of all property being subdivided, with sufficient ties to section corner, quarter corner, land corner or recorded subdivision, etc., and with reference to maps or deeds of the property as shall have been previously recorded or filed. Each reference in such description shall show a complete reference to the book and page of records of the county. The description shall also include reference to any vacated area with the vacation ordinance number indicated;
(5) The tax parcel identification numbers for all existing parcels shown on the plat; and
(6) Such other affidavits, certificates, acknowledgments, endorsements, and notary seals as are required by law and by this chapter;
p. Signature blocks for all required entities that are required to sign the recordable document shall include space for a signature and date of signing. Required signature blocks include:
(1) The owners of the property to be subdivided, which shall be identical to the recorded owners of record of the property as indicated in the title report;
(2) County health department;
(3) Public utilities director;
(4) City Engineer;
(5) Planning director;
(6) Building official, if the plat is a condominium;
(7) City attorney;
(8) Mayor;
(9) City recorder; and
(10) City surveyor.
q. If the final plat is a condominium: the final documents required under Subsection 20.10.040.C that are updated to include any requirement or condition approved as part of the preliminary approval; and
r. After review and approval by the city of the draft final plat, the subdivider shall provide the plat in a form that is acceptable to the county recorder's office for recording the plat after the plat has all required signatures. This version shall be identical to the approved draft final plat.
B. Public Improvement Plans: Construction plans and details, reports, studies, and permit applications for all required public improvements shall be provided at the time of final plat applications. Public improvement plans shall include all required information to address the requirements of Chapter 20.12 and any applicable provision of Chapter 20.26 and any other applicable section of the Salt Lake City Code of Ordinances, federal law, or Utah Code that regulate the construction or improvement of public infrastructure and improvements.
C. Final Plats for Subdivision Amendments: If a final plat is a subdivision amendment, the final plat shall comply with all the requirements for final plats and include the following additional information:
1. Final condominium declaration as required under applicable Utah Codes;
2. If the amendment includes a public street:
a. A binding agreement to pay the fair market value to the city for any portions of the street that are proposed to be vacated; and
b. The plat shall indicate how the vacated portion of a public street will be identified, whether added to an existing lot or creating a new lot if authorized by this title; and
3. A traffic impact study that provides an analysis of the impacts of closing or vacating a public street.
D. Exceptions to Final Plat: If, after preliminary approval, a subdivision plat is not required as provided in this title or by Utah Code, a subdivider shall submit the following documents to record the subdivision without a plat:
1. A draft "notice of subdivision approval for ten lots or less" on a form that is provided by the planning director;
2. The legal descriptions of the existing parcels that are proposed to be subdivided; and
3. Copies of deeds that transfer the ownership of new lots that include the legal descriptions of each lot that is within the proposed subdivision. (Ord. 73-23, 2023)