§ 114-150. Final plat specifications.

(a)

The final plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn in black ink on suitable permanent reproducible material. The scale of the final plat shall be 100 feet to one inch or larger. Sheet size shall be 18 inches by 24 inches.

(b)

The final plat shall be based on a certified boundary survey delimiting the entirety of the property contained within the final plat, and tied in at least two locations to the state plain coordinate system. The survey shall have an accuracy of no less than 10,000 and shall meet all requirements of state law regarding the recording of maps and plats.

(c)

The final plat shall conform to the approved concept plat and preliminary plat and it may constitute only a portion of the approved concept plat, which the subdivider proposes to record at any one time, provided that such portion conforms to the requirements of this division, and said portion is not inconsistent with the public health, safety, or welfare. Any substantial deviation from the approved concept plat and/or preliminary plat shall require revision and reapproval of both the concept plat and/or the preliminary plat. At a minimum, the following information and materials should be provided as a part of the final plat application package:

(1)

One copy of an accurate and up-to-date boundary survey of the property proposed for subdivision;

(2)

One copy of a completed final plat application form;

(3)

Six copies of the final plat drawn clearly and accurately by a design professional at a scale appropriate for the nature of the project;

(4)

Name of the subdivision and unit or phase number, if any;

(5)

Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the property owner of record and the developer or subdivider;

(6)

Name, address, and telephone number of each professional firm associated with the portion of the subdivision depicted on the final plat;

(7)

Date of plat and survey, north point and graphic scale;

(8)

Subdivision location including land lot and land district, area in acres, internal and abutting zoning, proposed number of lots and area represented in tabular format showing associated square footage;

(9)

A location sketch or vicinity map positioning the subdivision in relation to the surrounding area with regard to recognized permanent landmarks. The location sketch scale shall be drawn at a scale of 600 feet to the inch;

(10)

Field-run boundary survey of the subdivision property perimeter showing actual bearings in degrees, minutes and seconds and distances in feet and hundredths of a foot along all lines, and the bearing and distances to an existing street intersection or other recognized permanent landmark. The boundary information shall be tied and related to the state plane coordinates system, 1983 North American Datum, Georgia, east zone. Horizontal coordinates tied to this coordinate system shall be indicated on at least two boundary corners of the property. In addition, an elevation benchmark based on a USGS control monument tied to mean sea level, shall be shown on the final plat. All elevations provided on the final plat shall be mean sea level elevations;

(11)

Municipal or county jurisdictional lines tied to the lines of the subdivision by distance and angles when such lines traverse or adjoin the subdivision; land lot or land district lines traversing or adjoining the subdivision shall also be indicated;

(12)

Locations, widths, and names of all streets within and immediately adjoining the plat and all other public or utilities easements or rights-of-way;

(13)

Street center/lines showing angles of deflection and standard curve data including radii, chord lengths, and bearings, lengths of arcs and tangents, and points of curvature and tangency;

(14)

Lot lines with complete dimensions to the nearest one-hundredth of a foot and bearings to the nearest second, and radii, arc and chord lengths, and chord bearings of rounded corners;

(15)

Building setback lines with dimensions. When lots are located on a curve or when side lot lines are at angles other than 90 degrees, the lot width at the building line shall be shown;

(16)

Lots numbered in numerical order, blocks lettered alphabetically, with street names and addresses as established by the city;

(17)

Location, material and size of all drainage pipes, location and type of all drainage system appurtenances such as catch basins, headwalls and inlets, location and extent of detention ponds with 100-year event level noted, the location, material and size of all city water and sewer mains and appurtenances, the location of all fire hydrants, and the location, width and purpose of any easements, including slope easements;

(18)

Location of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) delineated wetlands and marshlands shall be indicated on the final plat;

(19)

Location of any areas to be reserved, donated, or dedicated to public use with notes stating their purpose and limitations, Location of any areas to be reserved by private deed covenant for common use of all property owners, or dedicated to a homeowner's association;

(20)

A statement of private covenants, if any, and if they are brief enough to be put directly on the final plat; otherwise, if covenants are separately recorded, a statement as follows: "This plat is subject to the covenants set forth in the separate document(s) attached hereto dated ________, which hereby become a part of this plat, and which were recorded on ________";

(21)

Accurate location, material, and description of property corner or line monuments or markers. All monuments and markers shall be in place prior to approval of the final plat;

(22)

Extent and elevation of the 100-year floodplain within the subdivision. When floodplain is present, a chart giving the areas within and outside of the floodplain for each lot containing any portion of the floodplain shall be on the final plat. The origin of the floodplain data shall be indicated. The minimum finished floor elevation (three feet above the 100-year flood elevation) for sites adjacent to the floodplain shall be indicated on the plat for each lot;

(23)

Individual lots, which are deemed by the community development director or his designee as requiring site plans, shall be designated in a readily identifiable manner; and

(24)

Certificates and statements specified in these regulations.

(Code 2004, § 155.66; Ord. No. 1710, 7-24-2017)