AGENDA ITEM # ___________
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APPLICATION FOR
SUBDIVISION APPROVAL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
700 FOX TRAIL
OPELIKA, AL 36801
DEADLINE: __________ MEETING: ___________
SITE ADDRESS: _________________________________________________________________
PROPERY OWNER: ______________________________________________________________
APPLICANT/AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE: _______________________________________
MAILING ADDRESS: ______________________________________________________________
PHONE NUMBER: _________________________ FAX NUMBER: ________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________
TYPE OF PLAT APPROVAL REQUESTED
SKETCH PLAN
ADMINISTRATIVE
PRELIMINARY
Does the subdivision require any other official action by the City? ____________________________________
Annexation
Rezoning
Other __________________
PARCEL INFORMATION
Subdivision Name: _________________________________
Current Land Use: __________________________________
Current Zoning: _____________________________________
Proposed use of the Subdivision: _______________________
__________________________________________________
Residential Commercial
Manufacturing/Industrial Office/Institutional
Number of Lots: _____ x $3.00 = $______
Number of APO: _____ x $7.00 = $______
(Adjacent Property Owners)
Fee: $75.00
TOTAL = ______
PAID ___________________
I, the undersigned, hereby request the Opelika Planning Commission review the Subdivision Plat for (name of
subdivision) Subdivision. I understand that I must provide certain
information as noted in Section 4.2, Section 4.3, and/or Section 4.4 of the Opelika Subdivision Regulations in
order for the Planning Commission to review my plans. The City may require additional information or
requirements, or waive certain requirements, at any time during the process. Failure to provide accurate and
complete information may result in disapproval by the Planning Department and/or Planning Commission.
This application, plat, and all other information are submitted with the full authorization and knowledge of the
property owner(s). The undersigned below hereby swears to be the authorized applicant designated by the
property owner(s) as representative or agent for the property owner(s) and therefore authorized to make said
application and submit said documents on this request. The undersigned authorizes the City to inspect the
subject property as necessary in reviewing the above referenced request.
OWNERS/AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:
DATE
(PRINT NAME)
AGENDA ITEM # ___________
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AUTHORIZED TO ACT AS APPLICANT FOR PROPERTY OWNER
I, _______________________________________, being owner/authorized manager of the property(s) as
described in this Subdivision Application hereby authorize
_________________________________________ to act as my representative in all decisions concerning
the subdivision of my property(s) before the Opelika Planning Commission and City Council.
Property Owner’s Signature _____________________________________ Date _______________________
STATE OF ALABAMA
COUNTY OF LEE
I, , a Notary Public in and for said County and State, hereby certify
that , whose name is signed to the foregoing document, and who is
known to me or acknowledged before me on this day, that being informed of the contents of said document,
did execute the same voluntarily on the day that bears the same date.
Given my hand and seal of office this day of ,
_
Notary Public
My Commission Expires: ___________________________
SUBDIVISION APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION
1. Application due 1
st
Tuesday of each month. (Regular Meeting 4
th
Tuesday of each month at 3:00 PM
CT; Work Session is 3
rd
Tuesday each month at 3:00 PM CT before each PC Meeting).
2. Application signed by property owner and/or authorized applicant.
3. Complete the ‘Authorization to Act as Applicant’, if applicable
4. Provide copy of the current Deed for the subdivision property
5. Provide a List of adjacent property owners on separate sheet.
6. Submit 26 copies of the plat (21 - 11 x 17 if legible; 4 24 x 36; 1 - 8 x 11). Copies must
accompany and be made part of this application.
7. For preliminary plat approval only or preliminary & final approval combined, if allowed: $75
application fee, plus $7.00 each certified letter, plus $3 each lot in subdivision. Checks payable
to City of Opelika. For final plat approval only or administrative plat approval only: $75
application fee.
8. Approval of a preliminary plat by the Planning Commission shall expire in one year after
approval date; approval of a final plat by the Planning Commission shall be null and void if the
plat is not recorded within 120 days after approval date.
9. Final plat approval shall not be given at the same Planning Commission meeting when
preliminary approval is requested if public infrastructure improvements are required. When
public improvements are required 20 days must lapse between preliminary and final approval.
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