(a) A final plat shall be prepared subsequent to and substantially in conformance with a previously approved preliminary plat. With the approval of the Planning Commission, a final plat may be submitted for a phase or portion, which is proposed for recording and construction. A final plat shall include, as applicable and as determined by the Planning Commission, the following:
(1) Proposed name of the subdivision.
(2) Location of the subdivision by city, county and by original lot or other legal description.
(3) Name and address of the subdivider. If the subdivider is not the owner of the property, the subdivider shall submit evidence of authority to act in behalf of the owner in form satisfactory to the Department of Community Development.
(4) The name and seal of the professional engineer or professional surveyor who prepared the final plat, and the name of the designer of the plat.
(5) North arrow and scale.
(6) Date of preparation.
(7) Boundary line of the proposed subdivision.
(8) Total acreage within the area of the subdivision or phase of subdivision.
(9) Layout of streets showing right-of-way widths, pavement widths and street names.
(10) Locations and widths of alleys, pedestrian ways and utility easements.
(11) Accurate angular and lineal dimensions for all lines, angles, curvatures, and radii, with functions used to describe all boundaries, including perimeter survey of subdivision, streets, alleys, easements, areas to be reserved for public use and other important features. Error of closure of boundary line surveys shall not exceed one foot for each 10,000 feet of perimeter survey. Lot lines shall show dimensions in whole feet and hundredths of feet, and when an angle occurs in any lot line between lot corners, the measurements of the angle shall be shown.
(12) An identification system for all lots and blocks.
(13) True angles and distances to the nearest established street lines and official monuments (not less than three (3)), which shall be accurately described in the plat by location, size and elevation; municipal, township original lot lines, county or section lines accurately tied to the lines of the subdivision by distance and angles.
(14) Accurate locations of all monuments.
(15) Accurate outlines and legal descriptions of any areas, including streets, to be dedicated or reserved for public use, to be reserved for other purposes, or for the exclusive use of property owners within the subdivision with the purposes indicated thereon. (Statements signed by the owner setting forth the rights associated with the easements and reserve parcels shown on the plat.)
(16) Required statements, acknowledgements, certifications, and approvals in form approved by the City including:
A. Owner’s dedication to the City of all land for streets, parks, open space and utility easements;
B. Notary’s certificate;
C. Surveyor’s certificate;
D. Planning Commission approval;
E. Certificate as to improvements; and
F. Certificate as to street names.
(17) A delineation of wetlands, prepared according to the standards established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, evidence of compliance with the regulations thereof and evidence that any required permits have been obtained. If a Phase I assessment has been completed, it shall be submitted.
(18) Locations in floodplains, floodways and identification or other potentially hazardous areas.
(19) High water levels in vicinities of lakes, rivers and other natural bodies of water.
(20) Minimum building setback lines on all lots and other sites displayed graphically with dimensions from street lines.
(21) Protective Covenants. An outline of the protective covenants proposed to regulate and protect the development.
(b) The following items shall also be submitted with the final plat, as required by the Planning Commission:
(1) The Improvement Plans for the subdivision as required by the Subdivision Regulations, by the Engineering Design and Construction Standards, and by all other regulations of the City.
(2) Construction cost estimate, prepared by a professional engineer, of the projected costs of the proposed improvements based on reasonable and current prices.
(3) Construction Agreement, bonds, insurance, guarantees, and title search as may be required.
(4) A title search report as required in Section 1185.06 of the Subdivision Regulations.
(Ord. 02-176. Passed 10-28-02.)