Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 170 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS 8. Street names and clear designation of public alleys. 9. Block and lot numbers. 10. Accurate dimensions for any property to be dedicated or reserved for public use, and the purpose for which such property is dedicated or reserved for public use. 11. The purpose of any easement shown on the plat shall be confined to only those easements pertaining to public utilities including gas, power, telephone, cable television, water, sewer easements for trails, bikeways, ingress and egress; and such drainage easements as are deemed necessary for the orderly development of the land encompassed within the plat. 12. All interior excepted parcels, clearly indicated and labeled, “not a part of this plat.” 13. A strip of land shall not be reserved by the subdivider unless the land in of sufficient size and shape to be of some practical use or service as determined by the Council. 14. The minimum unadjusted acceptable error of closure for all subdivision boundaries shall be 1:10,000 and shall be 1:15,000 for any individual lot. 15. A statement by a registered land surveyor that the plat was prepared by the surveyor or under the surveyor’s direct personal supervision, signed and dated by the surveyor and bearing the surveyor’s Iowa registration number or seal, and a sealed certification of the accuracy of the plat by the registered land surveyor who drew the plat. 16. Certification by the local public utility companies that the location of utility easements are properly placed for the installation of utilities. 17. Certification of dedication of streets and other public property and perpetual easements for the installation, operation, and maintenance of utilities. 18. Contain a signature block for the signature of the Mayor certifying the Council’s approval of the plat. 19. Show any provisions provided by the Code of Iowa. 20. Show appropriate date of IDNR and City approval of floodplain permits when specific lots within the subdivision are proposed for development within the 100 year floodplain boundary. 21. The final plat should also have the following accompanying instruments: A. An opinion by an attorney at law who has examined the Abstract of Title for the land being platted, stating the names of the proprietors and holders of mortgages, liens, or other encumbrances, along with any bonds securing the encumbrances. B. A statement from the mortgage holders or lienholders, if any, that the plat is prepared with their free consent and in accordance with their desire, signed and acknowledged before an officer authorized to take the acknowledgment of deeds. An affidavit and bond in an amount double of the amount encumbrance and approved by the Recorder and Clerk of District Court and which runs to the County for the benefit of purchasers of lots within the plat may be recorded in lieu of the consent of mortgagee or lienholder. When a mortgagee or lienholder consents to the subdivision, a CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1854 -