New Franklin Final Plat: Contents and Submission Procedure ordinance (§ 410.050)

A. Contents. A 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 name of the owner or owners of the land platted and, if the owner is a corporation, the names of the officers thereof.

3. The name and registration number of the surveyor registered in Missouri who prepared the plat.

4. The north point and scale.

5. The exterior boundaries of the land platted.

6. The right-of-way width of all streets and the proposed improved width of all streets, including the type of street and thickness of pavement.

7. Public sidewalks with inclined walkways at the intersections shall be shown in accordance with Section 410.080.

8. The boundaries of all areas to be dedicated to public use and the manner in which the areas are to be used.

9. The width, names and lines of all streets on land adjoining the land shown on the plat.

10. In the event there are branching streets or alleys on the plat, the angle of departure from one street or alley to another except where the angle of departure is either ninety degrees (90°) or one hundred eighty degrees (180°).

11. The dimensions of the lots and the numbers (letters in the subdivisions) of all lots on the plat.

12. The location and dimensions of all utility easements, if any, on the plat.

13. 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 in lot or out lot line.

14. 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.

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

16. The location and description of all monuments and all street, alley lots or other area corners, intersections and all perimeter corner or angle points shall be marked with a suitable, durable monument as defined in Section 410.010.

17. The form for dedication to public use of areas identified as right-of-way for streets, alleys, boulevards, 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 the owner or owners, trustee, mortgagee or mortgagees, if any, of the land platted.

18. A form for the approval of the City Planning Commission and the Mayor of the City of New Franklin, Missouri, and certification by the City Clerk.

B. Submission Procedure.

1. Within eighteen (18) months, or within such additional time as the owner in writing may request and the Commission may allow, from the date of approval or conditional approval of the preliminary plat of a subdivision or section or tract thereof, the owner shall cause to be prepared by a registered surveyor or registered professional engineer and submit to the Board five (5) prints of the final plat thereof to be referred to the Commission for their review and recommendation.

2. If the owner fails to file with the Commission the final plat within the time mentioned in Subparagraph (1) above, 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. The report shall be final and unappealable.

3. The submission of the final plat shall be accompanied by five (5) prints of the proposed design of all streets, sanitary and storm sewers, sidewalks and any other necessary appurtenances, drawn to a scale of fifty (50) feet to the inch horizontal and ten (10) feet to the inch vertical.

4. At their next regular scheduled meeting, the Commission shall review the final plat and design plans and notify the owner of the date, time and place of the meeting of the Commission and the owner may appear and be heard.

5. Within sixty (60) days after the submission of a plat to the Commission, the Commission shall approve or disapprove the plat; otherwise the plat is deemed approved by the Commission, except that the Commission, with the consent of the applicant for the approval, may extend the sixty (60) day period. The ground of disapproval of any plat by the Commission shall be made a matter of record.

6. The Commission shall submit a written report of its action on the final plat and design plans to the owner and the Board 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 in the manner prescribed in Section 410.040.

7. 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. 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 with the original tracing and a reproducible copy of the final plat as approved.

8. Approval of the final plat constitutes approval by the Board of the subdivision's name and location; the size and layout of lots; the arrangement, location and widths of easements and streets; and that the developer has met the land platting requirements as specified in Sections 410.030, 410.040 and 410.050 of this Chapter.

9. No final plat of any subdivision shall be approved unless:

a. The subdivider agrees with the Board upon an assessment whereby the City is put in an assured position to install the improvements listed below at the cost of the owners of property within the subdivision, or

b. The improvements listed below have been installed prior to such approval, or

c. Performance guarantee. A performance guarantee shall be required from the subdivider in the amount of the estimate approved by the City Engineer for the cost of the proposed improvements. The performance guarantee shall run to the City of New Franklin and be with good and sufficient surety satisfactory to the Board and as approved by the City Attorney, conditioned upon the installation of the required improvements within two (2) years after the approval of the final plat. Filing of the actual bond or other security shall not be required until after the final plat approval, but sufficient information concerning the form of guarantee to be used shall be submitted with the final plat documents to permit Board approval at that time.

d. Transfer of title of the subdivision. In the event a developer who has posted an escrow, or letter of credit, or bond with the city, in accordance with Subsection (9)(c) of this Section transfers title of the subdivision property prior to full release of the escrow, letter of credit, or bond, the City shall accept a replacement escrow or letter of credit from the successor developer in the form allowed in Subsection (9)(c) of this Section and in the amount of the escrow or letter of credit held by the City, at the time of the property transfer, and upon receipt of the replacement escrow or letter of credit, the City shall release the original escrow or letter of credit in full and release the prior developer from all further obligations with respect to the subdivision improvements if the successor developer assumes all of the outstanding obligations of the previous developer. The City, may accept a surety bond from the successor developer in the form allowed in Subsection (9)(c) of this Section and in the amount of the bond held by the City, at the time of the property transfer, and upon receipt of the replacement bond, the City, shall release the original bond in full, and release the prior developer from all further obligations with respect to the subdivision improvements.

e. Release of bond, letter of credit or escrow. Any escrow or bond amount held by the City to secure actual construction and installation on each component of the improvements or utilities shall be released within thirty (30) days of completion of each category of improvement or utility work to be installed, minus a maximum retention of five percent (5%) which shall be released upon completion of all improvements and utility work. The City, shall inspect each category of improvement or utility work within twenty (20) business days after a request for such inspection. Any such category of improvement or utility work shall be deemed to be completed upon certification by the City that the project is complete in accordance with the ordinance of the City including the filing of all documentation and certifications required by the City in complete and acceptable form. The release shall be deemed effective when the escrow funds or bond amount are duly posted with the United States Postal Service or other agreed-upon delivery service or when the escrow funds or bond amount are hand delivered to an authorized person or place as specified by the owner or developer.