Chapter 17.35
FINAL PLAT
Sections:
17.35.020 Construction plans – Format.
17.35.030 Construction plans – Submission and presentation.
17.35.060 Features to be shown on final plat.
17.35.070 Council approval of final plat.
17.35.090 Proof of utility service.
17.35.100 Outstanding obligations.
17.35.120 Signing and recording of final plat.
17.35.130 Expiration of approval.
17.35.010 Construction plans.
Construction plans shall be prepared for all required improvements. Plans shall be drawn at a scale of no more than one inch equals 50 feet, and map sheets shall be of the same size as the preliminary plan. These requirements are the minimum; other information may be required by the Planning Commission, City Council, or City staff as the need dictates.
The following list of features is intended to be as complete as possible. However, the applicant is responsible to include all features required by this title or FCC Title 18, the Planning Commission, City Council or City staff in the construction plans whether included in this list or not. Failure to show any feature required by this title or FCC Title 18, the Planning Commission, City Council or City staff may result in denial of the plan.
The following features, at a minimum, shall be shown:
1. Profiles showing existing and proposed elevations along center lines of all roads. Where a proposed road intersects an existing road or roads, the elevation along the center line of the existing road or roads within 100 feet of the intersection shall be shown. Approximate radii of all curves, lengths of tangents, and central angles on all streets.
2. The Planning Commission and City Council may require, upon recommendation by the City Engineer, where steep slopes exist, that typical cross sections of all proposed streets be shown.
3. Plans and profiles showing the locations and typical sidewalks, drainage easements, irrigation ditches, servitudes, rights-of-way, manholes, and catch basins; the locations of street trees, streetlights, and street signs; the location, size, and invert elevations of existing and proposed sanitary sewers, storm water drains, and fire hydrants, showing connections to any existing or proposed utility systems, and exact location, shut-off valves and size of all water, gas, or other underground utilities or structures.
4. Location, size, elevation, and other appropriate description of any existing facilities or utilities, including, but not limited to, existing streets, sewers, drains, water mains, easements, water bodies or impoundments, streams, and other pertinent features such as swamps, wetlands, buildings, features noted on the official zoning map, at the point of connection to proposed facilities and utilities within the subdivision, and each tree or group of trees to be preserved. The water elevations of adjoining lakes or streams at the date of the survey, and the approximate high and low water elevations of such lakes or streams. All elevations shall be referred to the City Engineer’s or USGS datum plane. If the subdivision borders a lake, river, or stream, the distances and bearings of a meander line established not less than 20 feet back from the ordinary high-water mark of such waterways.
5. Topography at the same scale as the preliminary plan with a contour interval of five feet, referred to sea-level datum. All datum provided shall be the latest applicable U.S. Geodetic Survey datum and should be so noted on the plat.
6. All other specifications, details, and references required by the design standards, construction specifications, and standard drawings, including a site grading plan for the entire subdivision.
7. Notation of approval by the owner, city engineer and all utility providers.
8. Title, name, address, signature, and seal of the licensed engineer preparing the plans, and date, including revision dates.
9. A limit of disturbance and revegetation plan. (Ord. 2021-13 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2016-09 § 1, 2016; Ord. 66 § 6.21.3, 1993.)
17.35.020 Construction plans – Format.
The applicant will provide a PDF file of the construction plans to the City. The construction plans should provide signature blocks for and be signed by the City Engineer and the applicant’s engineer and surveyor. (Ord. 2021-13 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2016-09 § 1, 2016; Ord. 66 § 6.21.3.1, 1993.)
17.35.030 Construction plans – Submission and presentation.
The construction plans shall be presented to the City staff at least 30 calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission along with a completed final plat application and final plat. The Planning Commission will refer the proposed construction plans to the City staff for technical review and may hold work sessions to review any recommendations or reports. (Ord. 2021-13 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2016-09 § 1, 2016; Ord. 66 § 6.21.3.2, 1993.)
17.35.040 Final plat.
Following the approval of the preliminary plan and final master plan (for phased subdivisions), the applicant may proceed with the subdivision by filing an application for a final plat. The final subdivision plat shall be prepared by a licensed engineer and certified on the plat. The final plat shall contain the same information, except for any conditions, changes or additions indicated in the approval of the preliminary plan. These requirements are minimum; other information may be required by the City Council, Planning Commission, or City staff, as the need dictates. The applicant shall provide the City with a PDF file and a full-size paper copy (if requested) of the final plat prepared in a format approved by the City Engineer. (Ord. 2021-13 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2016-09 § 1, 2016; Ord. 66 § 6.22, 1993.)
17.35.050 Revisions.
All revision dates must be shown as well as notation of any self-imposed restrictions. If any revision is included on the final plat which was not present on the preliminary plan or a requirement of approval by the City Council, it is the applicant’s responsibility to inform the Planning Commission and City Council of the changes. Failure to inform the Planning Commission or City Council of revisions not present on the preliminary plan or a requirement of approval may result in revocation of any or all approvals. (Ord. 2021-13 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2016-09 § 1, 2016; Ord. 66 § 6.22.1, 1993.)
17.35.060 Features to be shown on final plat.
The following list of features is intended to be as complete as possible. However, the applicant is responsible to include all features required by this title or FCC Title 18, the Planning Commission, City Council or City staff on the final plat whether included in this list or not. Failure to show any feature required by this title or FCC Title 18, the Planning Commission, City Council or City staff may result in denial of the plat.
The final plat shall comply in all respects with the preliminary plan, as approved. The final plat shall be presented to the City staff at least 30 calendar days prior to the regular meeting of the Planning Commission in which the project will be addressed.
The final plat shall be drawn to scale no smaller than one inch equals 100 feet and, at a minimum, shall show the following:
1. All the requirements of the preliminary and construction plans, except the location of the water and sewer lines, as approved and/or amended. Please refer to FCC 17.30.030 and 17.35.010 for further detail.
2. Blocks for the names and stamps of the engineer and/or surveyor of the subdivision. An owner’s dedication block.
3. Signature lines for the Mayor, Planning Commission Chair, City Engineer, City Attorney, current South Summit Fire District, South Summit School District, utility companies, applicable irrigation company(s) and other signatures required by City Council.
4. A boundary description. All existing survey monuments and survey monuments to be installed with the construction of the subdivision shall be shown and properly labeled and referenced.
5. All easements of record shall be shown on the final plat.
6. All lot numbers and addresses. All bearings, distances, and curve data for all lot lines, street center lines, right-of-way lines, etc.
7. All public utility easements as required by the Planning Commission.
8. A vicinity map showing the location of the subdivision in relationship to the City.
9. Any notices to purchasers required by the Planning Commission and City Council.
10. Any notes required by the City Engineer. (Ord. 2021-13 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2016-09 § 1, 2016; Ord. 66 § 6.22.2, 1993.)
17.35.070 Council approval of final plat.
Following a recommendation for approval, approval with conditions, or denial of a final plat by the Planning Commission, the final plat shall be placed on the agenda for a public hearing and possible approval by the City Council. (Ord. 2021-13 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2016-09 § 1, 2016; Ord. 1999-1 § 6.23.4, 1999; Ord. 66 § 6.22.3, 1993.)
17.35.080 Dedications.
At the time of final plat approval, all dedications shall be completed accompanied by all formal irrevocable offers of dedication to the public of all required streets, public uses, utilities, parks, and easements, in a form approved by the City Attorney. A title report issued no more than 30 calendar days prior to recording the plat shall accompany the submitted final mylar plat. (Ord. 2021-13 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2016-09 § 1, 2016; Ord. 66 § 6.22.4, 1993.)
17.35.090 Proof of utility service.
Prior to obtaining final approval, the applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the City Engineer that all necessary utility services are available to each proposed building site. (Ord. 2021-13 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2016-09 § 1, 2016; Ord. 66 § 6.22.5, 1993.)
17.35.100 Outstanding obligations.
At the time of recording the plat, the applicant shall provide a report from the County Treasurer showing evidence that all property taxes are current and that no other debts or obligations are outstanding and no liens are placed on the property. Furthermore, all review fees owed to the City shall be paid in full prior to final plat approval. (Ord. 2021-13 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2016-09 § 1, 2016; Ord. 66 § 6.22.6, 1993.)
17.35.110 Vested rights.
Vesting for purposes of zoning occurs upon the filing of a complete application as provided in FCC 18.05.130. All requirements, conditions, or regulations adopted by the Planning Commission and City Council applicable to the subdivision or to all subdivisions generally shall be deemed a condition for any subdivision prior to the time of the signing of the final plat. (Ord. 2021-13 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; (Ord. 2016-09 § 1, 2016; Ord. 66 § 6.22.7, 1993.)
17.35.120 Signing and recording of final plat.
The Chair of the Planning Commission and the Mayor, and all others required by City code, will sign a reproducible mylar original of the final plat. It shall be the responsibility of the City Recorder to file the original mylar plat with the County Recorder within 30 calendar days of the date of signature. (Ord. 2021-13 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2016-09 § 1, 2016; Ord. 2008- § 6.22.8, 2008; Ord. 66 § 6.22.8, 1993.)
17.35.130 Expiration of approval.
Any plat not recorded within one year of final approval by the City Council shall be null and void, and the developer shall be required to resubmit a new application and preliminary plan subject to all new review requirements, zoning restrictions and subdivision regulations that may be in effect.
The City Council may, in its sole discretion, grant the applicant an extension of this deadline, for good cause shown, if application is made prior to expiration of the deadline. The City Council may condition its granting of the extension on specific requirements set by the City Council in its sole discretion. (Ord. 2021-13 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2016-09 § 1, 2016; Ord. 2008- § 6.22.9, 2008; Ord. 66 § 6.22.9, 1993.)