III. - Final plat submission.

A.

The final plat shall be prepared by a Georgia Registered Land Surveyor preferably at 100 feet to an inch, but in no case smaller than 200 feet to an inch. The plat shall be drawn in permanent ink on reproducible material on sheet or sheets not exceeding 17 by 22 inches.

B.

From the date of final plat submission, including all required supporting data and certifications, the building inspector shall approve or disapprove the final plat and/or site plan within 30 days.

C.

The final plat shall substantially represent the as-built development approved via the preliminary plat process. Such improvements shall have been completed in accordance with approved standards, and certificates of satisfactory completion have been obtained from the appropriate authority(ies); or the developer/subdivider may submit an appropriate bond, irrevocable letter of credit, or funds in escrow in an amount not less than 110 percent) of the estimated expenses of construction to proper standards and shall complete construction within one year of the issuance of the first building permit for a lot along such road.

D.

A minimum of five copies of the final plat shall be submitted and shall show the following:

(1)

Name of subdivision and street names;

(2)

Name, address, and telephone number of person to be notified of action;

(3)

Name, address, seal and license number of the registered land surveyor; the signature of the surveyor shall be across the seal in black ink for the plat to be valid; also, seals of landscape architects or civil engineers, if appropriate;

(4)

Date of plat drawing, graphic scale, north point, notation as to the reference of bearings to magnetic, true north, or grid north and indication whether bearings shown are calculated from angles turned or taken from compass readings;

(5)

Location of tract (land district and land lot) giving total acreage being subdivided; total number of lots created; and total length of new streets within the development;

(6)

Location sketch map showing the relationship of the plat to other existing streets and properties in Murray County;

(7)

Index map where more than one sheet is required to present plat; [Note: multiple sheets shall each be named to conform with the title sheet and designated for example: one of three, two of three, and three of three];

(8)

Identify the point of beginning (P.O. B.) tied to the nearest existing street intersection or nearest land lot line or district line;

(9)

Exact boundary lines of the tract, to be indicated by a heavy line giving distances to the nearest one-hundredth-foot and angles to the nearest minute, which shall be balanced and closed with an error of closure to be one foot in 8,500 feet or better. The error of closure shall be stated on the plat;

(10)

City, county or land lot lines accurately tied to the lines of the subdivision by distance and angles when such lines traverse the subdivision;

(11)

Street center lines showing angles of deflection and standard curve data of intersection, radii, length of tangents and arcs, and degree of curvature;

(12)

Lot lines with dimensions to the nearest one-hundredth foot, necessary internal angles, arcs, and chords and tangent or radii of rounded corners;

(13)

Front setback lines;

(14)

Lots or sites numbered in numerical order or numbered in relationship to each phase of development;

(15)

Location, dimensions and purpose of all drainage structures and of any easements; including slope easements, and public service utility right-of-way boundaries, and any areas to be reserved, donated, or dedicated to public use or sites for other than residential use with notes stating their purpose and limitations; and of any areas to be reserved by deed covenant for common uses of all property owners;

(16)

Final plan of sanitary sewers (if applicable) with grade, pipe size and manhole locations;

(17)

Final plan of water supply system (if applicable) with pipe sizes and location of valves, pipe and fire hydrants;

(18)

Plan showing approximate location of electrical, telephone, television cable, and gas (if applicable) service's. An as built drawing of these services shall be submitted to the building inspector upon completion of the installation.

(19)

Accurate location of monuments and markers;

(20)

The boundary and elevation of the 100-year floodplain as determined by the past history of flooding or best available data;

(21)

All certification statements on the final plat shall be signed and dated by the responsible city official per subsection 4.6.2(f) of the subdivision regulations;

(22)

If a declaration of covenants and restrictions apply to the subdivision, then such covenants and restrictions shall be presented before the final plat is approved; the plat shall contain a statement: Restrictive covenants apply to the subdivision of lots shown hereon.

(Ord. of 3-3-2008)