i. The sub-divider shall submit to the Staff Review Committee within one (1) year
of the date of the preliminary plat [development permit] approval an original
[plat for City approval and final recording.] [...], The number of [copies]
required may vary at the discretion of the Staff Review Committee [i.e. City].
ii. The plat shall be reviewed by the [City] for conformance with the approved
preliminary plat and with the requirements of these regulations. The [City] may
request the sub-divider to forward appropriate copies for the final plat together
with necessary supporting data to the department of health and environmental
control for approval of proposed water and sewer systems and to the city
engineer designee for review and approval of the proposed drainage plan, as well
as any other agency determined to be involved in approving the subdivision/
development and/or development.
The [City] shall be notified of any requested conferences with the subdivider by
the health department, city engineer or other affected agency. However, it shall
be the responsibility of the subdivider to obtain all necessary permits or approval
from such agencies. The [City] shall notify the subdivider within twenty (20) days
after its next regular meeting following submission, of the approval or
disapproval of the final plat or any conditions or requested modifications. [Staff]
shall submit a report to the city council certifying approval or disapproval of the
final plat, and in the case of disapproval, shall state the reasons therefore.
iii. Approval and certification by the [City] shall not be deemed to constitute or
affect an acceptance by the city, county, state or the public of the dedication of
any street or other ground shown upon the plat. Upon receipt of the plat where
an offer has been made by the subdivider to dedicate any street, rights-of-way,
public parks and other public lands, the City Council shall determine the
acceptance or non-acceptance of the dedications. If accepted by the City
Council, action to that effect shall be noted on the plat and if not accepted, the
subdivider shall be notified of the reasons for non-acceptance.
iv. The [copies] shall be distributed after complete final approval as follows:
(A) The original and one (1) [copy] shall be recorded in the office of the
county clerk of court.
(B) One (1) [copy] shall be returned to the subdivider.
(C) One (1) [copy] shall be [retained by the City].
(D) One (1) [copy] shall be forwarded to the [local office of the]
Department of Health and Environmental Control.
v. The approved final plat shall be not be recorded with the register of deeds
after final approval by the [City] except with the notation that no lots have been
approved for sale, unless a surety in lieu of completion of improvements shall
have been provided the City, or the required improvements installed, inspected
and approved by the City. Should the six-month time period expire before
submission of the surety or the beginning of substantial site improvements,
including the application and receipt of any applicable building permits, the plat
must be resubmitted to the [City] for reprocessing.
It shall be unlawful to sell or transfer property (or lots) within the approved
subdivision/development until after the approved final plat receives approval of
the surety or acknowledgment of completion of improvements and the final plat
is recorded with the register of deeds or clerk of court indicating such under
stamp and signature of the Planning Director.
The final plat [...] shall conform substantially to the approved preliminary plat.
More than one (1) map [sheet] may be used if necessary. The final plat shall be
prepared by the registered surveyor and shall contain the following information:
i. Name and addresses of owner(s) of record.
ii. Name of subdivision/development, date, north point and graphic scale.
iii. Name and seal of registered surveyor.
iv. Name of county, location tax map number and parcel number(s).
v. Exact tract boundaries of the land being subdivided shown with bearings and
distances to the nearest minute and one-hundredth of a foot respectively.
vi. Streets and alleys, rights-of-way, proposed street names, and proposed
house numbering system.
vii. Lot lines, bearing to the nearest minute and distances to the nearest one-
hundredth (1/100) of a foot.
viii. Square foot area of each lot.
ix. Location of all monuments and markers.
x. Parks, playgrounds, school sites, or other public open areas, if any.
xi. Existing railroads, water courses, streets, highways, city limit lines,
transmission lines, water and sewer lines drainage pipes and ditches, and
easements for other public utilities on or adjacent to the subdivision/
development, such as, gas or electrical.
xii. Location and size of all proposed utility easements.
xiii. Additional information [items (B) through (G) within a project narrative]
(A) Design of proposed water system, sewer system and drainage plan.
(B) Statement of intended use of open space areas, unless otherwise noted
on the plat.
(C) Statement of proposed deed covenants, if any, and statement of final
covenants when adopted.
(D) Statement and description of all offers of land for dedication, if any.
(E) Statement of form of guarantee of installation and maintenance of all
improvements to the subdivision/development, such as, streets, water
system, sewer system, drainage system, easements, open spaces, and
any others.
(F) Statement of requirement of registration with the office of interstate
land sales registration of the department of housing and urban
development (where applicable).
(G) Statement of agreement between the subdivider and public or private
agency for the installation and maintenance of community water and/or
sewer systems.
During construction, applicants may be able to reduce their bond amount by
submitting a reduction request, containing information on items that have been
completed to date. Listed below are required items, which can be e-mailed:
• a formal letter requesting a bond reduction;
• as-built drawings for the project;
• a list of quantities (bid documents);
• a copy of engineer estimates; and
• a copy all tests to date for areas being released including but not limited to:
- density tests - core samples for rock/asphalt - drainage inspection report
• any additional information as specified and requested.
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