Ordinances-1995-197

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. P) Certification by the local public utility companies that the locale of utility easements are properly placed for the installation of utilities. Q) Certification of dedication of streets and other public property and perpetual easements for the installation, operation, and maintenance of utilities. R) Contain a signature block for the signature of the Mayor certifying the governing body's approval of the plat. S) Show any provisions provided by the Code of Iowa. T) The final plat should also have the following accompanying instruments: i. 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. ii. 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 release of mortgage or lien shall be recorded for any areas conveyed to the governing body or dedicated to the public. iii. A certificate of the treasurer that the land is free from certified taxes and certified special assessments or that the land is free from certified taxes and that the certified special assessments are secured by a