[Amended by Ord. of 9-9-2002]
The subdivider shall file the final plat of a major subdivision
with the commission in accordance with the requirements of this ordinance
within one year from the date of the approval of the preliminary plat.
Failure to do so shall make preliminary approval null and void.
[Amended by Ord. of 9-9-2002]
A final plat of a major subdivision must include all of the
area covered by the approved preliminary plat or an approved phase
thereof. Eight black line copies of the final plat shall be submitted
for approval at least two weeks prior to a regularly scheduled meeting
of the commission at which action thereon is desired. The plat submitted
for final approval by the commission and subsequent recording shall
be clearly and legibly drawn in ink upon recordable material at a
scale of 100 feet to the inch on sheets having a maximum size of 16 1/2
inches by 22 inches. In addition to the requirements of the preliminary
plat the final plat shall include the following:
(1)
A space shall be reserved for official approval by the commission.
(2)
Certificate signed by the surveyor or engineer setting forth the
source of title of the owners of the land subdivided and the place
of record of the last instrument in the chain of title.
(3)
A statement to the effect that the subdivision as it appears on this
plat is with the free consent and in accordance with the desires of
the owners or trustees, if any, which shall be signed by the owners
or trustees, if any, and shall be duly acknowledged before an officer
authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds such as a notary public.
(4)
When the subdivision consists of land acquired from more than one
source of title, the outlines of the various tracts shall be indicated
by dash-lines and identification of the respective tracts shall be
placed on the plat.
(5)
The accurate location and dimensions by bearings and distances with
all curve data of all lot boundaries and street lines and centerlines
of streets; boundaries of all proposed or existing easements, parks,
school sites or other public areas; the number and area of all lots;
setback lines as set forth in the zoning ordinance; all existing public
and private streets, their names, numbers and widths; existing utilities,
and those to be provided, including sanitary sewers, storm drains,
water mains, manholes, and underground conduits including their size
and type, watercourses and their names; names of owners and their
property lines, both within the boundary of the subdivision and adjoining
the boundaries.
(6)
Distances and bearings must balance and close with an accuracy of
not less than one in 5,000.
(7)
The data of all curves shall be shown in detail at the curve or in
a curve data table containing the following: delta, radius, arc, tangent,
chord and chord bearings.
[Amended by Ord. of 9-9-2002]
No final plat of a major subdivision shall be approved or recorded
until the required improvements have been properly installed and accepted
by the city or the subdivider has complied with subsubsection 6-1(a)(2)
or (3). Approval of the final plat shall be written on the face of
the plat by the chairman or vice chairman of the commission. Such
approval shall be granted in writing within 60 days of official submission
of the final plat to the secretary of the commission if it conforms
to the requirements of the ordinance; otherwise it shall be disapproved
with reasons given for the disapproval set forth in writing thereon.
The reasons for disapproval shall identify deficiencies in the plat
which cause the disapproval by reference to specific ordinances or
regulations of the city and shall generally identify such modifications
or corrections as will permit approval of the plat. The subdivider
shall record the plat within six months after final approval thereof
or the final approval shall be void, except that when construction
of improvements in the subdivision to be dedicated for public use
has commenced pursuant to approved plans and specifications or when
the developer has furnished surety to the city by certified check,
cash escrow, bond, or letter of credit in the amount of the estimated
cost of construction of such improvements, the time within the plat
must be recorded shall be extended to one year after final approval
of the plat or to the time limit specified by the city engineer for
completion of the improvements, whichever is later.
[Amended by Ord. of 9-9-2002]
(a)
Eight black line copies of a plat of a minor subdivision shall be
submitted for approval to the zoning administrator. It shall be clearly
and legibly drawn in ink upon recordable material at a scale of 100
feet to the inch on sheets having a maximum size of 16 1/2 inches
by 22 1/2 inches. The plat shall include the following:
(1)
A space shall be reserved for approval by the zoning administrator.
(2)
Certificate signed by the surveyor or engineer setting forth the
source of title of the owners of the land subdivided and the place
of record of the last instrument in the chain of title.
(3)
A statement to the effect that the subdivision as it appears on this
plat is with the free consent and in accordance with the desires of
the owners or trustees, if any, which shall be signed by the owners
or trustees, if any, and shall be duly acknowledged before an officer
authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds such as a notary public.
(4)
When the subdivision consists of land acquired from more than one
source of title, the outlines of the various tracts shall be indicated
by dash-lines and identification of the respective tracts shall be
placed on the plat.
(5)
The accurate location and dimensions by bearings and distances with
all curve data of all lot boundaries and street lines; boundaries
of all proposed or existing easements; setback lines as set forth
in the zoning ordinance; the number and area of all lots; the name
and width of all adjacent streets; the names of owners and their property
lines, both within the boundary of the subdivision and adjoining the
boundaries.
(6)
Distances and bearings must balance and close with an accuracy of
not less than one in 5,000.
(7)
The data of all curves shall be shown in detail at the curve or in
a curve data table containing the following; delta, radius, arc, tangent,
chord and chord bearings.
(b)
Approval of the final plat shall be written on the face of the plat
by the zoning administrator. Such approval shall be granted in writing
within 60 days of official submission of the final plat to the zoning
administrator if it conforms to the requirements of the ordinance;
otherwise it shall be disapproved with reasons given for the disapproval
set forth in writing thereon. The reasons for disapproval shall identify
deficiencies in the plat which cause the disapproval by reference
to specific ordinances or regulations of the city and shall generally
identify such modifications or corrections as will permit approval
of the plat. The subdivider shall record the plat within six months
after final approval thereof or the final approval shall be void.
[Amended by Ord. of 9-9-2002]
A subdivider shall submit proof of recordation of an approved
final major subdivision plat or an approved minor subdivision plat
to the zoning administrator prior to issuance of any building permit
for construction of improvements on lots within the subdivision.
