(A) Procedure for final plat.
(1) Unless an extension of time is requested by the subdivider and granted by the Council, the subdivider shall within six months following approval of the preliminary plan, submit to the City Clerk:
(a) Eight copies of the final plat. This final plat shall incorporate all changes required by the Council. Otherwise, it shall conform to the preliminary plan. The final plat may constitute only that portion of the preliminary plan which the subdivider proposes to record and develop at the time. If the final plat is not submitted within six months, the approval of the preliminary plan shall be considered void; and
(b) An up-to-date certified abstract of title or registered property report and other evidence as the City Attorney may require showing title or control in the applicant.
(2) The City Clerk shall refer one copy of the final plat to the City Engineer and one copy each to the telephone company, Public Utilities Commission and the Planning Commission. The Clerk shall refer the abstract of title or registered property report to the City Attorney for his or her examination and report.
(3) The Planning Commission shall make a recommendation concerning the final plat not later than at its regular meeting after the meeting at which the final plat is initially considered and not later than 45 days after the initial consideration. The reports of the City Attorney and City Engineer shall be submitted to the Council within 30 days after filing of the final plat. The City Engineer shall state whether the final plat and the proposed improvements conform to the engineering standards and specifications established in this chapter; he or she shall also state whether the final plat conforms to the preliminary plan.
(4) The Council shall act on the final plat within 60 days of the date on which it was filed with the City Clerk. No final plat shall be approved that:
(a) Does not conform to the preliminary plan; and/or
(b) Does not meet the design standards and engineering specifications set forth in this chapter or as required by the Council.
(5) If the final plat is approved by the Council, the subdivider shall record it with the County Recorder within 90 days after the date of approval; otherwise, the approval shall be considered void.
(6) The subdivider shall, immediately upon recording, furnish the City Clerk with two prints of the final plat showing evidence of the recording.
(B) Data required for final flat.
(1) Plans for water supply, sewage disposal, drainage and flood control;
(2) Soil borings and samples of subsoil materials as required by the City Engineer. If private sewage disposal systems are proposed, soil borings shall be taken as follows: there shall be a minimum of one boring per five lots. If requested by the City Engineer, soil soundings are required along centerline of all streets at intervals of 50 feet and to a depth of the invert elevation of the sanitary sewer or a depth of eight feet below finished street grade, except when ledge rock is encountered. Where ledge rock is encountered, trace out rock outlines. Depending on the area developed, the interval of soundings shall be changed at the discretion of the City Engineer. Location, depth and material encountered in soundings shall be shown on street and sewer and water profiles. If necessary, the City Engineer can request samples of subsoil materials;
(3) Plan for solving ground water problems;
(4) Any supplementary engineering data required by the City Engineer;
(5) Data required under regulation of County Surveyor: accurate angular and lineal dimensions for all lines, angles and curvatures used to describe boundaries, streets, easements, areas to be reserved for public use, and other important features. Dimensions of lot lines shall be shown in feet and hundredths;
(6) When lots are located on a curve or when side lot lines are at angles other than 90 degrees, the width of the building setback line shall be shown;
(7) An identification system for all lots and blocks;
(8) The size (in square feet) and dimensions of all lots;
(9) True angles and distances tied to the nearest established street lines or official monuments (not less than three) which shall be accurately described in the plat;
(10) Municipal, township, county or section lines accurately tied to the lines of the subdivision by distances and angles;
(11) Complete curve data, including radii, internal angles, points and curvatures, tangent bearings and lengths of all arcs;
(12) Accurate location of all monuments;
(13) Certification by a registered land surveyor to the effect that the plat represents a survey made by him or her and that monuments and markers shown thereon exist as located and that all dimensional and geodetic details are correct;
(14) Notarized certification by owner, and by any mortgage holder of record, of the adoption of the plat and the dedication of streets and other public areas in the form approved by the City Attorney;
(15) Certifications showing that all taxes currently due on the property to be subdivided have been paid in full; and
(16) Form for approval: “Approved by the City of Virginia, this day of , 20 ”.
(Ord. 85-A, effective 5-21-1966)