11.120 Application Requirements for Final Subdivision Plat
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The official Lehi code is at https://www.lehi-ut.gov/government/codes-ordinances/development-code/.
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The following information is required for all final subdivision plats, excluding those mentioned in Section 11.130, in addition to any other information required by the Reviewing Departments, Commission or City Council to evaluate the merits of the proposed subdivision:
A. General Requirements. The final plat shall be prepared by a land surveyor licensed to practice in the State of Utah and the final copy for recording shall be printed on Mylar. The final plat shall comply with the approved preliminary plat, including any changes or additions as required by the City Council.
B. Items to be shown on the Final Plat. The final plat shall contain at a minimum the following information:
1. a title block which contains: (a) the name of the subdivision; (b) type of development; (c) a surveyor’s certificate that has been signed and dated, showing the name and registration number of the surveyor responsible for making the survey; (d) a legal description of the subdivision boundaries including the quarter-quarter section, section, township, range, principal meridian and the County of its location; (e) the owner’s dedication of all public ways or spaces, signed by every person having a security interest in the subdivision property, dated, and notarized, including a reference to any covenants that may be declared and blanks where the County Recorder may enter the book and page number of their recording; and (f) signature blocks for the dated signatures of the Mayor, City Recorder, Planning Commission Chair, City Engineer, and the Notary Public’s acknowledgment;
2. written and graphic scale, not smaller than 1" to 100' or as recommended by the City Engineer;
3. the basis of bearings used and a north point;
4. a vicinity map locating the subdivision
within the section, identifying adjoining or nearby plats or certificates of survey, and showing prominent landmarks;
5. a notation of any adjoining plats or certificates of survey and titles thereto;
6. the exterior boundaries of the platted area, giving lengths and bearings of the boundary lines, and if the subdivision is bounded by a water body or watercourse, a closing meander traverse of that boundary;
7. where curving boundaries are used, sufficient data to establish the boundary on angle, and arc length, showing proper closures in all boundaries of the subdivision, and no final plat will be approved that shows a plus or minus distance for closure;
8. location of existing easements or rights-ofway, including those contiguous to the platted area, their nature, width, and the book and page number of their recording in the County's records;
9. location of proposed easements including: (a) any required easements for water, sewer, drainage, irrigation, or telecommunications; (b) temporary turnaround easements. (c) a ten-foot public utility easement shown along front lot lines and any rear or side lot lines adjacent to a public right-ofway, or as otherwise required by the City to accommodate necessary public utilities. (d) A fifteen-foot public utility easement shall be required on both sides of a private roadway, alley, or access way where there is not a planter strip. (e) adequate building set-back distance to accommodate code mandated clearances to various utilities is required. The public utility easement shall be free and clear of permanent structures including but not limited to building footings, foundation walls, window wells, retaining walls, retention and detention facilities, geotextile reinforcing, and tiebacks. (f) All common areas, limited common areas, and streets, alleys, or access ways in townhome or condominium projects shall also be designated as to serve as public utility easements. This easement
requirement does not preclude the ability to construct amenities in common areas such as a clubhouse, pavilion, pool, etc.
10. all lots, blocks, and rights-of-way, including open space, created by the subdivision with their boundary, bearings, lengths, widths, name, number, or purpose, including for curved boundaries, the curve radius, central angle, and length of arc;
11. an indication of lot areas in square feet;
12. a table with the connection types and sizes
13. the square footage of all private streets and parking.
14. lots consecutively numbered or lettered in alphabetical order;
(a) proposed addresses shown on each lot, with corner lots showing two addresses, as obtained from the Lehi City Planning Division;
15. all proposed new streets named or numbered in accordance with the street naming and numbering system of the City;
16. location and names of adjacent properties and property owners and platted subdivisions;
17. location of zoning boundary lines within and adjacent to the proposed subdivision;
18. location of all existing homes or buildings within the proposed subdivision that are to remain and labelled “to remain”;
19. all existing monuments found during the course of the survey, including a physical description such as "brass cap";
20. all monuments erected or to be erected, including corners and other points established in the field, with the monuments made of brass and the legend indicating the diameter, length, and weight of the monuments, and all exterior boundary angle points of the subdivision and lot corners marked in accordance with the Lehi City Design Standards and Public Improvements Specifications including brass pins in the back of curb for all front property lines;
21. location, type, and height of any new fencing, berming, or other buffering to be installed as part of the development, including any fencing required to comply with Chapter 18, Right to Farm indicating new fencing on the Final Plat and new and existing fencing on the construction drawings;
22. a detail diagram showing typical setbacks for corner and interior lots;
23. a summary of total project acreage, total acreage in lots, total number of units, total acreage of open space or other dedicated parcels, and total acreage in roads and lane miles of road;
24. a notation of any limited access restrictions on the lots that are affected;
25. if surface drainage is to be directed onto a privately owned area for detention or retention as part of the storm drainage system, an easement around the detention or retention area on the final plat with the following note on the easement area:
“Permanent detention/retention (whichever is applicable) facility to be owned and maintained by the owners of this property.”; and
26. if the proposed subdivision is adjacent to or in close proximity to an existing agricultural area or activity, the following note regarding the Right to Farm:
“This area is subject to the normal, everyday sounds, odors, sights, equipment, facilities, and any other aspects associated with agricultural lifestyle. Future residents should also recognize the risk inherent with livestock.”
C. Construction Drawings. Final construction and plan and profile drawings of all required public improvements consistent with Lehi City Design Standards and Public Improvement Specifications shall be provided with the final plat. Construction drawings shall bear the seal of the professional engineer and professional land surveyor in accordance with Utah Code Ann. §58-22-602. All revision dates must be shown on the construction drawings. If any revision is included on the final plat which was not present on the preliminary plat or came as a requirement of approval by the Planning Commission, it is the applicant’s responsibility to inform the Reviewing Departments of the changes. Failure to inform the Re-
viewing Departments of revisions may result in revocation of any or all approvals.
D. Items to be shown on the utility plan page. 1. location of water and sewer service laterals for each lot including the location of the laterals in relation to each other, with water laterals located at the center of the lot and sewer laterals ten feet downstream from the water laterals;
2. location, depth, pipe type noted in a legend, and slope of all drainage and sewer lines, including the location and spacing of all boxes, manholes, and other improvements and details of any detention basins and related piping and orifices; 3. if the placement of irrigation system improvements is required, a separate sheet within the construction drawings showing the irrigation improvements including all piping, head gates, boxes, and grates, all in conformance with letter issued by the irrigation company, with the sheet stamped and signed by the irrigation company;
4. location, pipe type, and size of existing and proposed culinary and pressurized irrigation lines and associated fire hydrants, valves, and blowoffs, with a note where bends are required on water lines;
5. location of existing and proposed power streetlights, domes, and transformers;
6. location of existing and proposed city fiber.
7. cross sections of all roads including the location of underground utilities, pavement design, base, and subbase amounts, indicating the CBR value used to determine the amount of subbase required on the cross section;
8. street signs and traffic control signs;
9. two eight-inch utility casings where required at intersections and utility crossings;
10. all other specifications, details, and references required by the Design Standards and Public Improvements Specifications and Standard Drawings. 11.
E. Items to be shown on the landscaping plan page(s)
1. a landscaping plan for all park, open space, and common ownership areas including:
(a) planting areas with a list of the name, number, and size of plants designated for each area; (b) location, name and size of all existing and proposed trees and shrubs; (c) location and sizes of proposed irrigation facilities adequate to maintain the planting areas; (d) an indication of proposed seed mix for grass areas and rate of application;
F. The following might be required on a project by project basis.
1. an overall public improvement plan or index sheet that includes a summary of all improvement and utility information, for use by the Reviewing Departments to prepare the bond for public improvements; 2. 3. prepared easements for any necessary offsite water, sewer, and drainage lines, and temporary turnarounds, across privately owned land;
4. any deeds or boundary line agreements necessary for recording the final plat;
5. any required UDOT approvals for access;
6. an engineer’s estimate of costs for construction of all required public improvements;
7. evidence that all property taxes are current, that rollback taxes have been paid, and that no other debts or obligations are outstanding and no liens or encumbrances are placed on the property.
8. a preliminary title report covering all the property located within the subdivision, prepared or updated within 30 days of the date of recording of the final plat;
9. a final copy of any restrictive covenants, reservations, or private easements;
10. a letter from the Utah County Health Department regarding any proposed septic tanks or leach fields; and
11. prior to recording the final plat, staking of the new property line adjacent to existing roads.
12. Completed plans for all required amenities included in the final subdivision area. Submitted as part of the final subdivision or as a separate site
plan.
11.110 Effective Period of Preliminary Plat Approval · 11.130 Lack of Final Subdivision Application Information