13.20.010 FINAL PLAT: Final Plat; Submission Requirements

It shall be the intent of this chapter that approval of a final subdivision plat be an administrative action of the Land Use Authority, accompanied with findings of fact, and assuring compliance with all applicable requirements of this chapter and any conditions imposed by the Land Use Authority during the approval of the preliminary subdivision plan. Applicant(s) shall submit a complete application for final plat approval including the fee as required on the County’s fee schedule to the Zoning Administrator on a form prescribed by the Zoning Administrator, together with the number and size of plans indicated on the application form, including all digital submittals of the final plat. The applicant shall submit supporting documents outlined in 13.20.030, and the final plat shall conform in all respects to those regulations and requirements specified during the preliminary plan process. A revised proposal summary statement shall be submitted which shall reflect any changes made from the summary statement of the approved preliminary plan. Additionally, all other final plat requirements such as title report(s), improvement guarantees, agreements, etc., shall be included. A poorly drawn or illegible final plat shall be sufficient cause for rejection. 1. Submission Requirements. a. The mylar copy of the final plan shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator at the request of the Zoning Administrator, until then submission of paper copies shall be sufficient for review. b. The final plat shall consist of a mylar with the outside or trim line dimensions of twenty-four inches by thirty-six inches (24” x 36”) and one eighteen by eighteen inches (18” x 18”). The borderline of the plat shall be drawn in heavy lines leaving a space of at least one and one half inches (1 ½”) on the left side and at least one half inch (½”) margin on the other sides. The plat shall be so drawn that the top of the drawing faces either north or west, whichever accommodates the drawing best. All lines, dimensions, and markings shall be made on a mylar with approved waterproof black ink. The plat shall be made to a scale large enough to clearly show all details, and in any case shall not be smaller than one inch equals one hundred feet (1” = 100’). Workmanship on the finished drawing shall be neat, clean cut and readable. c. The final plat shall conform in all respects to the preliminary plat as previously reviewed and approved by the Land Use Authority and shall have incorporated all modifications required in its review. d. The plat shall fully and clearly show all stakes, monuments and other evidence indicating the boundaries of the subdivision as found on the site. Any monument or benchmark that is disturbed or destroyed before acceptance of all improvements shall be replaced by the applicant under the direction of the County Surveyor. The following required monuments shall be shown on the final plat: i. The location of all monuments placed in making the survey, including a statement as to what, if any, points were reset by ties; ii. All right of way monuments at angle points and intersections as approved by the County Surveyor. e. The final plat shall contain the name, stamp, and signature of a professional land surveyor licensed in the State of Utah, who prepared the plat, together with the date of the survey, the scale of the map, and number of sheets. The following certificates, acknowledgements, and descriptions shall appear on the title sheet of the final plat, and such certificates may be combined where appropriate: i. Professional Land Surveyor’s “Certificate of Survey”: SURVEYOR’S CERTIFICATE I, [NAME OF PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR], do hereby certify that I am a Professional Land Surveyor, and that I hold License No. __________, in accordance with Title 58, Chapter 22, of the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Act; I further certify that by authority of the owners I have completed a survey of the property described on this subdivision plat in accordance with Section 17-23-17, have verified all measurements, and have subdivided said tract of land into lots and streets, together with easements, hereafter to be known as [NAME OF SUBDIVISION AND PHASE NUMBER IF APPLICABLE] and that the same has been correctly surveyed and monumented on the ground as shown on this plat. ii. Owners dedication certificate in the following form: OWNERS DEDICATION Known all men by these presents that we, the undersigned owner(s) of the above described tract of land, having caused said tract to be subdivided into lots and streets to be hereafter known as [name of subdivision] do hereby dedicate for perpetual use of the public all parcels of land, other utilities, or easements shown on this plat as intended for public use. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set out hands this _____ day of __________, 20_____. (Add appropriate acknowledgements) iii. Notary public’s acknowledgement for each signature on the plat; iv. A correct metes and bounds description of all property included within the subdivision; v. Signature lines of the water provided (if provided by a culinary water system), sewer provided (if provided by a sewer improvement district), Health Department, Planning Commission Chair, County Engineer, County Attorney, and Chair of the Board of County Commissioners with an attestation by the County Clerk. A block for the County Recorder shall be provided in the lower right hand corner of the final plat; and vi. Such other affidavits, certificates, acknowledgements, endorsements, and notarial seals as are required by law, this title, the County Attorney, and/or County Surveyor. f. Prior to recordation of the final plat, the applicant shall submit a current title report to be reviewed by the county. The current title report shall disclose all recorded matters of title regarding the property and which is prepared and dated not more than thirty (30) days before the proposed recordation of the final plat. The title report shall set forth the names of all property owners included in the plat and shall include a list of all mortgages, judgements, liens, easements, contracts and agreements of record in the County which shall affect the property covered by such plats. If the opinion of title discloses such encumbrances, than at the option of the City Attorney, the holders or owners of such mortgages, judgements, liens, easements, contracts, or agreements shall be required to join in and approve the application before the plat shall be acted upon by the Land Use Authority. g. When a subdivision contains lands which are reserved in private ownership for community use, including common areas, the applicant shall submit with the final plat, the name, proposed articles of incorporation and bylaws of the owner, or organization empowered to own, maintain and pay taxes on such lands and common areas and any access easements which may be required by the County. 2. Incomplete Submissions. The lack of any information required by this title for final plat shall be cause for the Zoning Administrator to find the application for final plat incomplete. The Zoning Administrator’s determination of an incomplete final plat submittal shall prohibit the Planning Commission and Land Use Authority from considering any material, items or other information related to the proposed subdivision. The Zoning Administrator shall notify the applicant of the required information lacking from the final plan application in writing.