§ 162-33. Final plat.


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  • A. 
    Plat size and legibility.
    (1) 
    The subdivision plat submitted for final approval shall be a clear, legible white print of an ink drawing.
    (2) 
    The final plat shall be on sheets not larger than 20 inches by 20 inches overall. Where necessary to avoid sheets larger than the maximum size prescribed above, final plats shall be drawn in two or more sections accompanied by a key diagram showing relative location of the sections.
    B. 
    Plat scale and required information.
    (1) 
    The final plat shall be at a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch and shall include the following information:
    (a) 
    Subdivision name or identifying title.
    (b) 
    North point, scale, date.
    (c) 
    Name and address of the record owner and subdivider.
    (d) 
    Name and seal of the registered professional engineer or surveyor responsible for the plat.
    (e) 
    Boundaries of the tract.
    (f) 
    Street lines, lot lines, rights-of-way, easements and areas dedicated or proposed to be dedicated to public use.
    (g) 
    Sufficient data to determine readily the location, bearing and length of every street, lot and boundary line and to reproduce such lines on the ground.
    (h) 
    The length of all straight lines, radii, lengths or curves and tangent bearings for each street.
    (i) 
    All dimensions and angles or bearings of the lines of each lot and of each area proposed to be dedicated to public use.
    (j) 
    The proposed building setback line for each street or the proposed placement of each building.
    (k) 
    Location and width of all private driveways.
    (l) 
    Location, size and invert elevation of all sanitary and storm sewers and location of all manholes, inlets and culverts.
    (m) 
    All dimensions shall be shown in feet and in hundredths of a foot.
    (n) 
    Lot numbers.
    (o) 
    Names of streets within and adjacent to the subdivision.
    (p) 
    Permanent reference monuments shall be shown and shall be as specified by the Engineer.
    (q) 
    Wherever practicable, names of any adjoining subdivisions shall be shown.
    (r) 
    Wherever practicable, names of the owners of any unplatted land shall be shown.
    (s) 
    Certificate of dedication of streets and other public property.
    (t) 
    Certificate for approval by the Board.
    (2) 
    The final plat shall include thereon or be accompanied by:
    (a) 
    An afficavit that the applicant is the owner or equitable owner of the land proposed to be subdivided.
    (b) 
    A statement, duly acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds and signed by the owner or owners of the property, to the effect that the subdivision as shown on the final plat is made with his or their free consent and that it is desired to record the same.
    (c) 
    Certification by the City Engineer that the subdivider has met the requirements of § 162-26 of these regulations.
    (d) 
    Typical cross sections, street profiles and drainage details for all streets. Such profiles shall show at least the following: existing (natural) grade along the proposed street center line; existing (natural) grade along each side of the proposed street right-of-way; proposed finished center-line grade or proposed finished grade at top of curbs; sanitary sewer mains and manholes; storm sewer mains, inlets, manholes and culverts.
    (e) 
    Protective covenants, if any, in form for recording.
    (f) 
    The subdivider shall tender offers of cession, in a form certified as satisfactory by the Municipal Attorney, of all land included in streets, highways or parks not specifically reserved by him, but approval of the plat by the Planning Board shall not constitute an acceptance by the municipality of the dedication of any street, highway or park or other open public areas.