§ 5.13 Requirements Of The Final Plat

The subdivider shall, within one (1) year from the date of approval of the preliminary plat, unless such time period has been extended, prepare and file with the City Clerk, twenty (20) copies of the final plat and required attachments, as set forth in this ordinance. Except for a final plat for a minor subdivision as set forth herein, no final plat shall be considered by the City Council until and unless a preliminary plat for the area included in the proposed final plat has been approved and has not expired and become void as set forth above. Copies of the Final Plat shall be distributed to the City Engineer and the City Attorney for their review, and upon completion of same, the City Engineer and City Attorney shall report the findings of their review to the City Council for its consideration regarding acceptance of the Final Play by resolution. All resolutions approving final plats shall be recorded by the subdivider, with copies of the recorded documents to be provided to the City Attorney. Extensions of time may be permitted in order to finalize and bring the final plat into compliance with this chapter and the recommendations of the City Engineer, City Attorney or City Staff.

The final plat shall be drawn at a scale of one inch equals one hundred feet (1" = 100') or larger. Sheet size shall be no greater than eighteen inches by twenty-four inches (18" x 24") nor smaller than eight and one-half inches by eleven inches (8-1/2" x 11") and shall be of a size acceptable to the County Auditor. If more than one sheet is used, each sheet shall clearly show the number of the sheet, the total number of sheets included in the plat, and match lines indicating where other sheets adjoin.

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ix. SUBDIVIDER’S AGREEMENT

a. An agreement executed by the subdivider which agrees, as a covenant running with the land, that the City shall not issue a building permit for any lot in the subdivision until the subdivider installs the public improvements, except sidewalks, according to plans and specifications approved by the City Engineer and until the City Engineer approves subdivision erosion control measures. If the subdivider desires a building permit prior to installing the improvements, the owner must deposit with the City Finance Department an escrow equal to the cost of improvements plus 10 percent thereof in cash. At the City’s discretion, this escrow may be divided by the number of lots in the subdivision and collected on a per lot basis prior to the issuance of a building permit. Subdivider must further agree, as a covenant running with the land, that subdivider will install sidewalks abutting each lot in the subdivision as set forth in this Title, that the obligation to install the sidewalks remains a lien on the lots abutting the sidewalk until released by the City and that, in the event subdivider fails to install the sidewalk the City may install the sidewalks and assess the total cost against the property without meeting the requirements of notice, benefit or value required by State law for assessing improvements.