The final plat of the subdivision shall comply
with the following requirements and contain the following information.
A.
The final plat shall be legible and accurately drawn
on linen or Mylar sheets no larger than 18 inches by 24 inches in
size and at a scale of one inch to 50 feet or one inch to 100 feet,
depending upon the size and nature of the subdivision.
B.
The final plat shall conform in all respects to the
requirements of §§ 3-108 and 3-304 of the Real Property
Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland which relate to the making,
filing and recording of plats.
[Amended 9-13-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-5]
The following title information shall be included
on final plats:
The following graphical information shall be
included on final plats:
A.
Exact boundaries of the area included within the subdivision
with dimensions to hundredths of a foot and bearings to half minutes.
These boundaries shall be determined by an accurate survey in the
field, which shall be balanced and closed with an error of closure
not to exceed one in 10,000.
B.
Bearings and distances to the nearest recorded property
corners or other monuments which shall be located or accurately described
on the plat.
C.
The accurate locations and descriptions of all permanent
monuments.
D.
The names and locations of adjoining subdivisions
or the locations and ownership of adjoining unsubdivided property;
existing property lines with appropriate land record references.
E.
The exact location, width and name of each existing
or recorded road or street adjoining or intersecting the boundaries
of the tract.
F.
The exact location and width of every road, street,
alley, easement or other public or private way within the tract, with
length and bearing of every tangent, lengths of arcs, radii, internal
angles, points of curvature and any other necessary engineering data,
with the names of such ways and the purposes of easements or other
ways.
G.
Accurate location of every lot line with its dimension
to hundredths of a foot and bearing to minutes, except that these
data need not be repeated on a series of parallel lines or lines of
the same length.
H.
Building setback lines drawn to scale and dimensioned
to street lines.
I.
Blocks lettered in alphabetical order, and lots numbered
in numerical order within each block.
J.
Accurate outlines of any areas dedicated or reserved
for public use or for any other purpose except sale, with the purpose
indicated.
K.
Accurate location of any municipal or district line
traversing or closely related to the tract.
L.
Existing and relocated courses of any watercourses
traversing the tract, with the right-of-way or easement lines provided
therefor.
M.
Any additional features which the Planning Commission
or Mayor and Council may require to be shown.
[Amended 9-11-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-4]
A.
This section shall apply to all subdivisions receiving
final plat approval including all subdivisions receiving final plat
approval prior to enactment of this Ordinance No. 2007-4 dated October
1, 2007.
B.
Statements, seal and signatures. The following certificates
and other information shall be included on final plats:
(1)
A statement to the effect that the applicant is the
legal owner of the subdivision shown on the final plat and that it
is made with his or their consent and that it is desired to record
the same.
(2)
Each plat shall be signed and sealed by a professional
land surveyor or property line surveyor licensed in the state in conformance
with Maryland Code, Real Property Article, § 3-108(e) as
modified by the state.
(3)
The signature of the legal owner (or owners) of the
land and all parties of interest in a form approved by the Planning
Commission.
(4)
Resubdivision of all plats recorded or unrecorded
shall be in conformance with Maryland Code, Real Property Article,
§ 3-108(f) as modified by the state.
(5)
The signature of the Chairman, Vice Chairman or Secretary
of the Planning Commission.
(6)
Statements as follows:
(a)
The grant of a permit or approval of the subdivision
shall not constitute a representation, guaranty or warranty of any
kind by the Town of Snow Hill or by any official or employee thereof
of the practicability or safety of any proposed use and shall create
no liability upon the Town, its officials or employees.
(b)
All streets, roads, widening strips, amenities
and improvements (shown on the plat) are hereby offered for dedication
to the Mayor and Council of Snow Hill. Acceptance of such offer may
take place at any time by appropriate act of the Mayor and Council.
The Mayor and Council are in no way required to accept such offer.
The offer may not be withdrawn without the consent of the Mayor and
Council.
(c)
No more than one principal building shall be
permitted on any residential lot, and no such lot shall ever be resubdivided
so as to produce a lot of less area or width than the minimum required
by the applicable zoning regulations in effect from time to time.
C.
Recordation.
(1)
A final plat shall be submitted (with such number
of Mylar and paper copies as required by the Town Planner) for recordation
within 365 days of the approval or conditional approval of the final
plat by the Planning Commission.
(2)
If recordation has not occurred within 365 days of
final approval or conditional approval by the Planning Commission,
the developer may apply to the Planning Commission for an extension
of no more than 365 days, upon showing of good cause. If the developer
does not seek an extension, the subdivision must be resubmitted as
a preliminary plat to the Planning Commission.
(3)
If a final plat is not submitted for recordation within
365 days of approval or conditional approval, and the developer fails
to either petition for an extension or resubmit the subdivision as
a preliminary plat to the Planning Commission, or is denied by the
Planning Commission, the final plat approval shall be null and void,
and the applicant shall be required to submit a new plat for review
subject to the then existing zoning and subdivision regulations.
(4)
The Town's Planning Office shall record the final
plat in the land records of Worcester County and shall notify the
applicant of the date of recording and the plat number.
