[Ord. No. 192 §600, 12-2-1986; Ord. No. 401 §1, 4-7-2003; Ord.
No. 650 §§3 — 4, 3-2-2009; Ord. No. 729 §8, 8-1-2011; Ord.
No. 1058, 10-3-2022]
A. Procedure.
1. The final plat shall conform substantially to the preliminary plat
as approved, and if desired by the subdivider, it may constitute only
that portion of the approved preliminary plat which he/she proposes
to record and develop at the time, provided that such portion conforms
with all the requirements of these regulations. Such final plat shall
be prepared by a registered engineer, registered surveyor.
2. At least five (5) copies of the final plat shall be submitted to
the Planning Commission at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting
at which it is to be considered.
B. Requirements.
The final plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn at a scale of one
(1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet. The following information
shall appear on the final plat:
1. The name of subdivision (not to duplicate or closely approximate
the name of any existing subdivision).
2. Location by section, township, range, County and State, and including
descriptive boundaries of the subdivision, based on an accurate traverse,
giving angular and linear dimensions which must mathematically close.
The allowable error of closure on any portion of a final plat shall
be one (1) foot in five thousand (5,000).
3. The location of monuments shall be shown and described on the final
plat. Locations of such monuments shall be shown in reference to existing
official monuments or the nearest established street lines, including
true angles and distances to such reference points or monuments. Monuments
shall be located at the corners of all blocks and shall be of a material
and size specified by the City.
4. Location of lots, streets, public highways, alleys, parks, and other
features, with accurate dimensions in feet and decimals of feet, with
the length of radii and/or arcs of all curves, and with all other
information necessary to reproduce the plat on the ground. Dimensions
shall be shown from all angles, points, and points of curve to lot
lines.
5. Lots shall be numbered clearly and in the center of each lot. If
blocks are to be numbered or lettered, these should be shown clearly
in the center of the block.
6. The exact locations, widths and names of all streets to be dedicated.
7. Location and width of all easements to be dedicated.
8. Boundary lines and description of boundary lines of any areas other
than streets and alleys which are to be dedicated or reserved for
public use.
10. Name and address of developer and/or owner and surveyor making the
plat.
11. Scale of plat (the scale to be shown graphically and in feet per
inch), date and north point.
12. Statement dedicating all easements.
13. Statement dedicating all streets, alleys, and other public areas
not previously dedicated.
14. Registered Land Surveyor's Certificate.
A certification shall be included on the plat by a registered
land surveyor 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 indicated thereon. The
months and year during which the survey was made shall be indicated.
The certificate block shall substantially conform to the following:
''That I, ____________ do hereby declare that this plat was
prepared under my supervision from an actual survey of the land herein
described and prepared by ____________ dated ____________ and signed
by ______________ P.L.S., No. _________ and that the corner monuments
and lot corner pins indicated herein were placed under the personal
supervision of ______________ P.L.S., No. _________ in accordance
with the Division of Geology and land Survey, Missouri Department
of Natural Resource's Current Missouri Minimum Standards for Property
Boundary Surveys as Promulgated by the Missouri Department of Natural
Resources.
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Date Prepared: ____________
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Signature: ____________
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Missouri Professional Land Surveyor No . ____________
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Date: ____________ "
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15. Certificate of approval by Planning Commission.
16. Such other certificates, affidavits, endorsements, or dedications
as may be required by the Planning Commission in the enforcement of
these regulations.
17. Certificate of approval of the Board of Aldermen.
18. Reference to protective covenants on subdivision or property, if
any.
19. Minimum finish floor elevations shall be noted for all lots containing
or bordering a 100-year floodplain, sinkhole, storm sewer open channel
or detention basin. The finished floor elevation shall be at least
one (1) foot above the 100-year floodplain.
20. When a lienholder is a stakeholder in the subdivision, a note shall
be added to the final plat stating, "The lienholder must execute a
subordination agreement subordinating their liens to all public streets,
alleys, parks, school sites, and any other public areas shown on the
plat of such subdivision as being set aside for public uses and purposes."
21. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article, whenever sidewalks
are not completed at the time of recording the final plat for the
subdivision, the subdivider shall submit to the City the cost of construction
of such sidewalks by cashier's check in an amount estimated by the
City Engineer to complete such work at the legal prevailing wage.
The City shall construct the sidewalks at such time as deemed reasonable
and appropriate, but in no event later than three (3) years after
recording the final plat. Provided, however, that the City Administrator
may authorize any subdivider to construct sidewalks, and upon acceptance
of the sidewalks, the City will return the funds deposited by the
subdivider in accordance with this Section.
22. Maintenance After Approval. The developer shall maintain and keep
in repair all public infrastructure and detention areas for a period
of one (1) year from the date the constructed improvements are approved
by the City. To guarantee this maintenance, an acceptable maintenance
bond, letter of credit or other acceptable security shall be provided
in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the contract price of the improvements
against defects in workmanship and materials for the above mentioned
one (1) year period. The bond, letter of credit or security shall
be filed with the City and be from a surety company licensed to do
business in the State of Missouri and in a form at be approved by
the City Attorney.
C. Supplementary
Requirements.
1. All public infrastructure improvements (water, sewer, streets, stormwater
and sidewalks improvements) shall be installed by the subdivider and
accepted by the City prior to acceptance of the final plat or issuance
of building permits for the subdivided area.
2. In addition to the final plat, such cross sections and profiles of
streets and drainage, showing grades, as required by the Planning
Commission or Board of Aldermen shall be submitted.
3. Upon filing of the final plat the subdivider shall pay a fee of one
dollar ($1.00) per lot or seventy-five dollars ($75.00), whichever
is lesser, but in no case shall the fee be less than twenty-five dollars
($25.00) .
4. Subdivider shall pay any cost the City is required to pay an outside
reviewer for review or examination of site plans and infrastructure
plans for purposed subdivision and the cost of City officials inspection
and review of such areas as necessary to insure proper Code compliance
at a rate to be set by the Board of Aldermen.
5. The fees and costs listed above shall remain as the correct fees
and costs until the Board of Aldermen specifically direct and order
otherwise. No ordinance shall be effective to change these fees and
costs unless said ordinance directly refers to this Section within
said ordinance.
6. Infrastructure drawings and specifications and final plats and covenants
must be approved, in writing, by the City engineering firm and the
City Administrator. Approved final plats with easements and covenants
shall be recorded with the County Recorder of Deeds by the developer
prior to issuance of building permits. The Administrator may require
proof of recording and proof of paid City and County tax receipts
prior to issuing a building permit.
D. Monuments.
1. All monuments shall be set in the ground at least to the depth of
the minimum length given, unless they are encased in concrete. The
precise position of corner monuments shall be marked by a point of
a cap and the cap inscribed with the registration number of the land
surveyor responsible for placement or the corporate registration number
or name of the company. Monumentation shall comply with the following
at a minimum.
2. Permanent Monuments. Two (2) permanent monuments per subdivision
block, adjacent to right-of-way.
a. Minimum diameter of five-eights (5/8) inch by twenty-four (24) inches
in length, steel or coated steel rebar or similar bar.
b. Monuments shall have a permanently attached cap of the same or of
a dissimilar metal if the metals are insulated with a plastic insert
to reduce corrosion.
3. Semi-Permanent Monuments. Located at each lot corner of each platted
lot in the subdivision.
a. Minimum diameter of one-half (1/2) inch by eighteen (18) inches in
length, steel or coated steel rebar of similar bar.
b. Monuments shall have a plastic or aluminum cap.
4. Elevation Markers. For subdivision platted in the vicinity of floodplains,
ponds, lakes, creeks, detention basins or other major drainage features,
a permanent elevation marker shall be established at location(s) required
by the City for reference and to verify minimum finished floor elevations.