The final plat of a subdivision may include
all or any portion of the area covered by the preliminary plan. The
final plat shall be surveyed and prepared in accordance with the accuracy
standards contained in Table 1 and Table 2 of the minimum standard
detail requirements for ALTA/ACSM land title surveys (1988). The final
plat shall incorporate any changes or additions required by the preliminary
plan approval letter. The final plat shall conform to the following
requirements:
A.
It shall be legibly and accurately prepared on, or
printed on, sheets 24 inches by 20 inches in size.
B.
It shall be drawn legibly and accurately at a scale
1 inch to 50 feet or 1 inch to 100 feet, depending upon the size of
the subdivision.
C.
Information required. At a minimum, final plats shall
include all items as specified on the most recent checklist provided
by the Department of Planning and Zoning which is incorporated by
reference and made a part hereof as though it were fully stated herein.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The checklist is on file in
the County offices.
D.
Graphic information required. One or more corners
accurately tied by a system of bearings and distances to a monument
of the Harford County system. Coordinates of said corners will be
computed and shown in X (Easting) and Y (Northing) in the Maryland
Coordinate System referenced to the North American. Datum 1983. The
coordinate values may be in either feet or meters. This requirement
may be waived by the Director of Planning for subdivisions of 5 or
fewer lots with no corner within a 1-mile distance of the Harford
County monument system as traversed by public road.
E.
The final plat shall contain the following owner's
statements:
(1)
The owner hereby grants to Harford County, Maryland,
an easement for the construction, maintenance, repair and replacement
of water, sewer and storm drainage lines within the drainage and utility
easements and road improvement rights-of-way as shown on the plat.
(2)
Unless otherwise provided on this plat, the streets,
roads, open spaces and public sites shown hereon, and the mention
thereof in deeds, are for the purpose of description only and the
same are not intended to be dedicated to public use; the fee simple
title to the land so shown is expressly reserved to the present owner(s)
shown on this plat, their successor, heirs and assigns. Nothing contained
herein shall preclude the owner from conveying by deed the streets,
roads, open spaces and public sites in fee to Harford County, Maryland.
(3)
No lot will be re-subdivided to produce a building
site of less area or width than the minimum required by Subdivision
Regulations, the Zoning Code or the County Health Officer.
(4)
For all lots located in the Agricultural Zoning District
intended for residential use, the following note shall be provided:
"Any dwelling in an agricultural zoning district
may be subject to inconveniences or discomforts arising from agricultural
operations, including but not limited to noise, odors, fumes, dust,
the operations of machinery of any kind (including aircraft) during
any 24-hour period, the storage and disposal of manure and the application
by spraying or otherwise of chemical fertilizers, soil amendments,
herbicides and pesticides. The County shall not consider an agricultural
operation to be a public or private nuisance if the operation complies
with these regulations and all federal, state or County health or
environmental requirements."
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F.
If the owner is a corporation, the plat shall bear
the corporate seal and the signature of the officer authorized to
sign for the corporation.
G.
Required documentation. At the time of final plat
submittal to the Department of Planning and Zoning, the following
documents, where applicable, shall be submitted for review and approval
by Harford County.
(1)
For all subdivisions, charge and deposits agreements
providing for telephone, electric and gas service, shall be executed
by the subdivider in accordance with the respective public service
company's procedures. These agreements shall provide that the subdivider
is responsible for all applicable charges and deposits in accordance
with the applicable Public Service Commission rules and company service
tariffs, even though building lots of the said subdivision may be
sold, developed or improved by third parties. The posting of all required
deposits and charges for underground telephone, gas and electric services
shall occur prior to the earlier of:
(2)
The executed underground gas, electric and telephone
agreements shall be delivered by the subdivider to the appropriate
public service company prior to final plat approval.
(3)
For all subdivisions, overhead/underground right-of-way
agreements shall be executed by the subdivider, granting public service
companies the right-of-way onto the subdivision for the purposes of
or related to providing or maintaining telephone, gas or electric
service, even though building lots of the said subdivision may be
sold, developed or improved by third parties. The executed overhead/underground
right-of-way agreements shall be executed and delivered by the subdivider
to the appropriate public service company prior to final plat approval.
(4)
For subdivisions having frontage along an existing
County road, a signed deed conveying to Harford County the road improvement
right-of-way along the existing County road for each lot shown on
the final plat shall be submitted for recordation.
(5)
For subdivisions providing common open space(s), roads
and/or private utilities, a copy of the proposed homeowners' association
articles of incorporation, bylaws, budget, declaration of covenants
and restrictions and declaration of covenants for stormwater management
facilities shall be submitted for recordation with the final plat.
A.
Prior to approval of the final plat, the subdivider
shall prepare and submit to the Department of Public Works plans for
the construction of all required improvements, including water and
sewer lines and facilities, public roads, and road improvements, storm
drains and stormwater management facilities. Such plans shall meet
the appropriate design guidelines as established in the Rules and
Regulations of the Department of Public Works and in the Harford County
Code, as amended.
B.
In those situations where the preliminary plan approval
letter has approved the use of private roads, the final plats shall
clearly indicate that the roads are private and shall bear the note
"The Department of Public Works shall not improve or maintain private
roads."
Upon the approval of the construction drawings
by the Department of Public Works, the subdivider may proceed with
the construction of all improvements. In lieu of completing construction
prior to recordation of final plats and issuance of building permits,
the subdivider may post a performance guarantee in a form acceptable
to the County and in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of any
or all of the required improvements as determined by the Department
of Public Works.
A.
The Department of Planning and Zoning shall route
the final plat to all appropriate agencies for review and signature.
Upon signature by the County Executive, the plat shall be taken to
the Harford County land records, along with the appropriate agreements
and documents, and shall be recorded by the surveyor or authorized
party.
B.
All record plats must be recorded within 1 year from the date it
is signed by the Harford County Executive.
[Amended by Bill No. 13-37]
C.
If a subdivider desires approval of a final plat in
order to record the plat before completion or acceptance by the County
of the required improvements, the subdivider and the County shall
execute a subdivision agreement, and a copy of the plat shall be filed
with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Harford County, and the prints
shall be distributed as follows:
Upon satisfactory completion and acceptance
of the required public improvements, performance guarantees shall
be released and any required maintenance bonds posted. The subdivider
shall deed the roads to Harford County in fee simple.
Upon satisfactory completion and acceptance of the public improvements required in § 268-12 (Improvements), the County shall accept, by duly executed deed, the lands (together with their improvements) reserved for roads or streets upon which improvements have been completed and accepted.