The final plat of a subdivision may include all or any portion
of the area covered by the preliminary plan. The final plat shall
be surveyed and prepared in accordance with the accuracy standards
contained in Table 1 and Table 2 of the minimum standard detail requirements
for ALTA/ACSM land title surveys (1988). The final plat shall incorporate
any changes or additions required by the preliminary plan approval
letter. The final plat shall conform to the following requirements:
A.
It shall be legibly and accurately prepared on, or printed on, sheets
24 inches by 20 inches in size.
B.
It shall be drawn legibly and accurately at a scale of one inch to
50 feet or one inch to 100 feet, depending upon the size of the subdivision.
The Director of Planning may authorize a different scale at the request
of the surveyor if the scale would provide for a more legible plat.
C.
Information required. At a minimum, final plats shall include all
items as specified on the most recent checklist provided by the Department
of Planning which is incorporated by reference and made a part hereof
as though it were fully stated herein.
D.
Graphic information required. One or more corners accurately tied
by a system of bearings and distances to a monument of the Harford
County system. Coordinates of said corners will be computed and shown
in X (easting) and Y (northing) in the Maryland Coordinate System
referenced to the North American Datum 1983. The coordinate values
may be in either feet or meters and clearly defined.
E.
The final plat shall contain the following owner's statements:
(1)
The owner hereby grants to Havre de Grace, Maryland, an easement
for the construction, maintenance, repair and replacement of water,
sewer and storm drainage lines within the drainage and utility easements
and road improvement rights-of-way depicted on this plat.
(2)
Unless otherwise provided on this plat, the streets, roads, open
spaces and public sites shown hereon, and the mention thereof in deeds,
are for the purpose of description only and the same are not intended
to be dedicated to public use; the fee simple title to the land so
shown is expressly reserved to the present owner(s) shown on this
plat, their successor, heirs and assigns. Nothing contained herein
shall preclude the owner from conveying by deed the streets, roads,
open spaces and public sites in fee simple to Havre de Grace, Maryland.
(3)
No lot will be resubdivided to produce a building site of less area
or width than the minimum required by City Code or the County Health
Officer.
F.
If the owner is a corporation, the plat shall bear the corporate
seal and the signature of the officer authorized to sign for the corporation.
G.
Required documentation. At the time of final plat submittal to the
Department of Planning, the following documents, where applicable,
shall be submitted for review and approval by the City.
(1)
For all subdivisions, charge and deposits agreements providing for
telephone, electric and gas service, shall be executed by the subdivider
in accordance with the respective public service company's procedures.
These agreements shall provide that the subdivider is responsible
for all applicable charges and deposits in accordance with the applicable
public service commission rules and company service tariffs, even
though building lots of the said subdivision may be sold, developed
or improved by third parties. The posting of all required deposits
and charges for underground telephone, gas and electric services shall
occur prior to the earlier of:
(2)
The executed underground gas, electric and telephone agreements shall
be delivered by the subdivider to the appropriate public service company
prior to final plat approval.
(3)
For all subdivisions, overhead/underground right-of-way agreements
shall be executed by the subdivider, granting public service companies
the right-of-way onto the subdivision for the purposes of or related
to providing or maintaining telephone, gas or electric service, even
though building lots of the said subdivision may be sold, developed
or improved by third parties. The executed overhead/underground right-of-way
agreements shall be executed and delivered by the subdivider to the
appropriate public service company prior to final plat approval.
(4)
For subdivisions having frontage along an existing City road, a signed
deed conveying to the City the road improvement right-of-way along
the existing City road for each lot shown on the final plat shall
be submitted for recordation.
(5)
For subdivisions providing common open space(s), roads and/or private
utilities, a copy of the proposed homeowners' association articles
of incorporation, bylaws, budget, declaration of covenants and restrictions
and declaration of covenants for stormwater management facilities
shall be recorded with the final plat. The documents shall be reviewed
for legal sufficiency by the City Attorney prior to recordation.
H.
The final plat shall include signature blocks for the Director of
Public Works, Director of Planning, Chair of Planning Commission,
County Health Officer, and Director of Administration.
A.
Prior to approval of the final plat, the subdivider shall prepare
and submit to the Department of Public Works plans for the construction
of all required improvements, including water and sewer lines and
facilities, public roads and road improvements, storm drains and stormwater
management facilities. Such plans shall meet the appropriate design
guidelines as established in the rules and regulations of the Department
of Public Works and in the City Code.
B.
In those situations where the preliminary plan approval letter has
approved the use of private roads, the final plats shall clearly indicate
that the roads are private and shall bear the note "The Department
of Public Works shall not improve or maintain private roads."
Upon the approval of the construction drawings by the Department
of Public Works, the subdivider may proceed with the construction
of all improvements. In lieu of completing construction prior to recordation
of final plats and issuance of building permits, the subdivider may
post a performance guarantee in a form acceptable to the City and
in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of any or all of the required
improvements as determined by the Department of Public Works.
A.
The final plat shall be submitted to the State Department of Assessments
and Taxation for review prior to submitting the plat to the Department
of Planning.
B.
The Department of Planning shall route the final plat to all appropriate
agencies for review and signature. Once the plat has been signed by
all appropriate agencies, the plat shall be taken to the Harford County
Land Records by the applicant/developer, along with the appropriate
agreements and documents, and shall be recorded by the surveyor or
authorized party.
C.
All final plats must be recorded within one year from the date a
plat is submitted to the City.
D.
If a subdivider desires approval of a final plat in order to record
the plat before completion or acceptance by the City of the required
improvements, the subdivider and the City shall execute a subdivision
agreement, and a copy of the plat shall be filed with the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of Harford County.
Upon satisfactory completion and acceptance of the required
public improvements, performance guarantees shall be released and
any required maintenance bonds posted. The subdivider shall deed the
roads to the City of Havre de Grace in fee simple.
A.
The Department of Public Works may require a third-party inspection
by a licensed qualified engineer to certify that the improvements
have been satisfactorily completed. All third-party inspections shall
be at the expense of the developer.
B.
The City shall not accept any improvements that are not fully completed.
Upon satisfactory completion and acceptance of the public improvements required in § 173-11 (Improvements), the City shall accept, by duly executed deed, the lands (together with their improvements) reserved for roads or streets upon which improvements have been completed and accepted.
