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SUBMIT A COPY OF THIS PAGE WITH EXAMPLE OF
SURVEY /CERTIFICATE OF RESUBDIVISION TO YOUR SURVEYOR
INSTRUCTIONS FOR GULFPORT RESUBDIVISION SURVEY/CERTIFICATE
A. Title Block of Survey should read: Resubdivision of (Lots, Blocks, Subdivision)_or (unnamed parcel of
Section_______,
Township________, Range________), into (Lots, Blocks, Subdivision).
B. The size required of a resubdivision survey is 11” X 17”. Pages are to be numbered Page ___ of ___.
Information on the survey should include:
1. Scale, north arrow, date of survey and any revision dates. (Be sure to revise the date, if
any changes are submitted.
2. All adjoining street names and right-of-way widths. If not a dedicated City street, indicate
what entity owns the right-of-way.
3. Existing lot lines, dimensions and existing lot/parcel numbers in dash lines or by smaller
font and lighter lines than the proposed lot(s).
4. New proposed lot lines, dimensions and lot numbers in solid lines, bolder than the existing lot information.
New lot designation must be identified by number and referred to in the legal description “As per
survey…” All legal description(s) must comply with Mississippi and Harrison County codes for
recordation of deeds and changes thereof. Example: One lot is broken down into two lots. The
designation should be identified as follows: Parcel 1, as per survey and Parcel 2, as per survey. The
narrative part shall begin as follows: “Overall legal description of land prior to resubdivision”; and “Legal
descriptions of lots/parcels created by this resubdivision”; “Parcel 1, as per survey, and the new legal
description”; and, “Parcel 2, as per survey and the new legal description.”
5. All existing improvements/structures, including paved areas and accessory structures.
6. All dimensions from proposed (new) lot lines for all existing structures.
7. Required building setback lines.
8. All existing easements/servitudes, noting the purpose of the easement, where recorded and to whom
granted. Easements should be indicated with a dashed line so as not to be confused with a property line.
9. The names of adjoining platted subdivisions or the record owners of unplatted land.
10. Location of all flood zone designations, as shown on DFIRM Map dated December 21, 2017 with map
panel number.
C. Certificate of Resubdivision (see attached sample) including the written legal description(s) of the land prior
to resubdivision and each lot or parcel created by this resubdivision and all the necessary signature blocks. The
Certificate of Resubdivision should be combined with the Survey on 11” X 17” pages.
D. A statement regarding the provider of and the available capacity for water and sewage, including the type and
size of existing lines available within 300’. Note: If water and sewage are not currently available to serve
all lots being created and new utility lines or other public improvements will need to be constructed, the
request is not considered a resubdivision and the three phase subdivision process will be required.
E. Certificate of Survey – Certification by the registered land surveyor that the plat represents a
survey made by him, that the monuments shown thereon actually exist as located and that all dimensional and
other data are correct, including a statement of closure error, stamped and signed by the surveyor.
F. When applicable, a written Statement of Dedication should be included on the survey for the signature
of the property owner dedicating rights-of-way or easements shown on the survey to the City.
NOTE: Owner’s notarized signature is required on the Certificate of Resubdivision.