Hallsville Final Plat Review ordinance (§ 405.100)

A. Generally. Following the approval of the preliminary plat of a subdivision, the owner may file an application for final plat approval in order to complete the subdivision process.

B. Contents. The final plat of the subdivision, or section or tract thereof, shall be drawn to a scale of not more than one hundred (100) feet to the inch and shall contain or be accompanied by the following information:

1. The title under which the land is to be recorded. If the plat is of a section or tract of a subdivision, the identification by section or tract number.

2. The names of the owners of the land platted and, if the owner is a corporation, the names of the owners thereof.

3. Certification by the registered surveyor or registered engineer who prepared the final plat to the effect that the plat represents a survey made by him/her and that the locations of all required survey monuments, installed or to be installed, are correctly shown thereon. The month and year during which the plat was made shall also be shown.

4. The North point and scale.

5. The exterior boundaries of the land platted, including bearings and distances.

6. The right-of-way widths of all streets and the proposed improved widths of all roadways.

7. The location of public sidewalks.

8. The location of existing buildings on the land platted and the location of building lines and setback requirements if more restrictive than those required in the Code of the City of Hallsville.

9. All areas of land to be dedicated for public use, and their intended use. These areas will be intended for such uses; however, such public use areas shall be dedicated to the City of Hallsville for public use in general.

10. The widths, names and lines of all streets on land adjoining the land shown on the plat.

11. The angle of departure from one (1) street or alley to another, except where the angle of departure is either ninety degrees (90°) or one hundred eighty degrees (180°).

12. The dimensions of the lots, the number of all lots and the mailing addresses of all lots on the plat.

13. The location and dimensions of all utility easements on the plat, and stormwater control easements.

14. All linear and angular dimensions necessary to locate the boundaries on the plat in relation to a section or quarter-section corner or line, or an established lot line of record.

15. All linear and angular dimensions of all streets, alleys, lots, utility easements, sanitary sewer and surface water drainage, easements or other areas on the plat, and such linear dimensions shall be expressed in feet and decimals of a foot.

16. All radii, arcs and chords, points and tangency and central angles for all curves and rounded corners on the plat.

17. The location and description of all monuments, and all street corners, alley lots or other area corners, intersections and all perimeter corners or angle points shall be marked with a suitable, durable monument.

18. Accurate elevation for a permanent benchmark.

19. The form for dedication to public use of areas identified as rights-of-way for streets, alleys, drives, roadways of any kind, parkways, parks, sanitary sewer easements, surface water easements and public utility easements, and all other areas intended for public use, with appropriate spaces for the signatures of all owners, trustees or mortgagees, of the land platted.

20. All common land and any other land designated as a private easement, said common land and other land being for the use and benefit of all lot owners in the subdivision.

21. If the developer desires restrictions or covenants on any land contained in the subdivision that are greater than those required by the Code of the City of Hallsville on zoning, or this Chapter, such restrictions or covenants shall be indicated on the plat or shall accompany the plat by separate instrument. All such restrictions or covenants shall be signed and agreed to by all owners, trustees, and mortgagees, if any, of the land to which the restrictions or covenants apply.

22. A form for the approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Mayor, and certification by the City Clerk.

23. The agreement on the plat of all owners, trustees and mortgagees, if any, to comply with all provisions of this Chapter.

C. Submission And Approval Procedure.

1. Within six (6) years, or within such additional time as the owner in writing may request and the Planning and Zoning Commission may allow, the owner shall cause to be prepared by a registered surveyor or registered engineer and shall submit to the Board of Aldermen five (5) prints of the final plat thereof, to be referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its review and recommendations.

2. If the owner fails to file with the Planning and Zoning Commission the final plat within the time mentioned in Subsection (C)(1) of this Section, then the Commission shall, by written report, vacate and set aside its previous report approving the preliminary plat, and a copy of such report shall be sent to the owner and the Board of Aldermen. The report shall be final and unappealable.

3. At its next meeting, the Commission shall review the final plat. The City Administrator shall give the owner and public at least five (5) days' notice of the date, time and place of said meeting wherein the final plat shall be reviewed by the Commission. The owner or his/her designated representative shall appear and be heard.

4. Within forty-five (45) days, or such additional time as the owner consents to in writing, after submission of the final plat by the owner, the Commission shall act upon the plat and approve, conditionally approve or disapprove of the same.

5. The Commission shall submit a written report of its action on the final plat to the owner and the Board of Aldermen, along with a copy of the plat, indicating any necessary revisions or modifications. The owner shall be entitled to appeal the Commission report to the Board of Aldermen.

6. If the Commission approves the final plat, it shall endorse its approval on the five (5) prints thereof, retain one (1) print and transmit one (1) print to the owner and three (3) prints to the Board of Aldermen. If the Board approves the plat, the plat shall be signed by the Mayor and certified by the City Clerk. In addition, the owner shall furnish the City of Hallsville with the original tracing and a reproducible copy of the final plat as approved.

D. Approval of the final plat by the Board of Aldermen constitutes acceptance of the dedications of public easements and street rights-of-way as property but does not constitute acceptance by the City of Hallsville of streets or their improvements for maintenance. The City shall have no duty to maintain the streets or other improvements until the provisions of this Chapter have been met by the developer.

E. No final plat of any subdivision shall be approved by the Board of Aldermen unless the developer has complied with the provisions of this Chapter.