[Amended 12-2-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-09]
A.
Within six months after approval of the preliminary plat by the Council, six copies of the final plat drawn in accordance with § 360-28 and two copies of the final plat reduced in size to approximately eight inches by 14 inches shall be submitted to the agent. Such copies shall be photographic copies of the original or tracings and shall be of semipermanent quality.
The final plat shall adhere to the following
requirements:
A.
The final plat shall be prepared by a certified land
surveyor or other qualified professional who shall endorse upon such
plat a certificate signed by him setting forth the source of title
of the land subdivided and the place of record of the last instrument
in the chain of title.
B.
The final plat shall be substantially in accordance
with the preliminary plat (together with any changes or additions
for its approval), except that a final plat may include all or any
part of the area covered by the preliminary plat.
C.
The plat shall be legibly and accurately drawn upon
sheets not more than 17 inches by 22 inches in size. There shall be
a one-fourth-inch border on each side. The plats shall be drawn at
a scale of one inch equals not more than 200 feet. The agent may,
at his discretion, permit different suitable scales for plats of dedication
or other special plats. If the subdivision is shown on several sheets,
match lines shall clearly indicate where the several sheets join.
E.
It shall also show the following details:
(1)
A boundary survey to an accuracy of one part of 5,000.
(2)
Location and dimensions of all lot and street lines
and center lines of all streets, both within and adjoining the subdivision;
names and widths of all streets; and boundaries of all easements,
school sites, parks or other public areas.
(3)
Building setback lines, shown as dashed lines with
dimensions to front property line along each street, and length of
setback line within each lot.
(4)
All dimensions shown in feet and decimals of a foot
to the closest 1/100 of a foot and all bearings and degrees, minutes
and seconds to the nearest 10 seconds.
(5)
Curve data showing radius, delta and arc either at
the curve or in a curve data table.
(6)
Location and approximate bearing of all property lines
intersecting the subdivision perimeter boundary.
(7)
Block letters and lot numbers.
F.
If any land or water areas are being dedicated or
reserved for streets, parking space, for other public use or for the
common use of future property owners of the subdivision, the final
plat shall so state and indicate which land or water areas are dedicated
or reserved.
G.
The final plat shall have appended to it an unexecuted
copy of a proposed certificate of owner's consent to subdivision suitable
for recording, containing a statement to the effect that the subdivision
is with the free consent and in accordance with the desire of the
owners, proprietors, trustees and lienholders thereof, as applicable,
and setting forth in full all restrictive covenants, reservations
and dedications applicable to the proposed subdivision.
H.
The final plat shall provide on the first sheet space
for (form available upon request from the Building and Zoning Administrator):
(1)
The surveyor's certificate as to title pursuant to the requirements of Subsection A of this section.
(3)
All restrictive covenants, or reference thereto.
(4)
Space for approval of the agent. The agent's approval
shall state that to the best of the agent's knowledge and belief the
proposed subdivision as set forth in the final plat complies with
all pertinent ordinances and other requirements of the City and that
the final plat is substantially in accordance with the plan of the
subdivision as submitted to and approved by the Commission and Council
in the preliminary plat.
A.
Certification by the agent, where improvements shown
on the preliminary plat have already been installed, that such improvements
as installed are acceptable and in conformity with current requirements.
B.
If all improvements required under this chapter are not completed, a cash bond, certified check or surety performance bond as required in § 360-15B.
C.
A check payable to the City of Lexington to cover
all required fees.
D.
An unexecuted copy of the proposed deed of dedication,
if required, accompanied by a certificate signed by the subdivider
and duly acknowledged before some officer authorized to take acknowledgements
of deeds, to the effect that this is a true copy of the proposed deed
of dedication which will be presented for recordation. Such copy shall:
(1)
Contain a correct description of the land subdivided
and state that such subdivision is with free consent and in accordance
with the desire of the undersigned owners, proprietors and trustees,
if any.
(2)
Contain language such that when the deed is recorded,
it shall operate to transfer in fee simple to the City such portion
of the platted premises as is on such plat set apart for streets,
easements or other public use and to create a public right of passage
over the same.
(3)
Contain all protective or restrictive covenants, including those referred to in § 360-28H(3).
A.
Within 30 days after any final plat and the accompanying
documents required by this chapter shall have been submitted to the
agent, he shall determine whether they comply with the provisions
of this chapter. When the aforesaid determination has been made, the
agent shall act to approve or disapprove the final plat and accompanying
documents.
B.
Approval of any preliminary or final plat by the Council,
Commission, agent or agent's deputies indicates only that the requirements
of this chapter and other relevant ordinances of the City have been
met. Such approval does not assure compliance with any pertinent ecological
and/or other standards or requirements imposed by the governments
of the United States or the state. Compliance with such standards
or requirements shall be the subdivider's responsibility.
A.
Following approval, the subdivider shall deliver one
copy of the reduced-size plat to the Clerk for recordation, one copy
of the full-size final plat to the same office for filing in the subdivision
plat book and one copy of the full-size plat to the Commissioner of
the Revenue of the City. The remaining copies thereof with the accompanying
documents shall be retained in the files of the agent. The cash bond
or check, if any, shall be delivered to the agent and made out to
the City of Lexington.
B.
Following disapproval of a plat, the agent shall return
the surety bond to the subdivider and notify him in writing of the
reasons for disapproval.
