The final plat of the subdivision shall comply with the following general requirements with regard to style and content:
A. 
It shall be drawn in black India ink on tracing linen or dimensionally stable plastic film and shall comply with the applicable provisions of the laws of the State of Maryland relative to the making of plats.
B. 
It shall be prepared by a registered land surveyor, preferably at a scale of one inch to 100 feet, but in any case at a scale not less than one inch to 200 feet, and it shall be drawn on sheets not less than eight inches by 12 inches and not more than 24 inches by 30 inches in size, including a margin of 1/2 inch outside ruled border lines.
C. 
All dimensions and bearings of lines and all areas shall be based upon a field survey of sufficient accuracy and detail that the data shown thereon may be reproduced on the ground. All distances and the length of all lines shall be given to the nearest hundredth of a foot. Bearings of all lines shall be magnetic bearings referenced to the date of the plat, and all bearings shall be given to the nearest minute. All areas shall be given to the nearest square foot.
The final plat shall be legibly and accurately drawn and shall show the following information:
A. 
The name under which the subdivision is to be recorded and the subdivision's location.
B. 
A legal description of the area being platted.
C. 
A scale, date, North point and small-scale key map showing the general location of the subdivision in relation to its surroundings.
D. 
Distances and bearings for all the boundary lines of the subdivision.
E. 
The locations and descriptions of all permanent survey monuments, with coordinates of all monuments.
F. 
The names and locations of adjacent subdivisions and the locations of adjoining parcels of unplatted land, with the names of the owners of record.
G. 
The locations, dimensions and names of all streets and alleys within and adjoining the subdivision, with the lengths and bearings of tangents, the lengths of arcs and radii, internal angles, points of curvature and any other necessary engineering data.
H. 
The locations, dimensions and bearings of all lot lines and the area of every lot or parcel.
I. 
The building lines along all streets, dimensioned to street lines.
J. 
The blocks, lettered in alphabetical order, with the lots within each block numbered in numerical order.
K. 
The locations, dimensions and purposes of all crosswalkways, easements and other public ways.
L. 
The locations, dimensions and purposes of any other property offered for dedication or to be reserved for acquisition for public use or to be reserved by deed covenant for the common use of property owners in the subdivision.
Accompanying the final plat and made a part thereof shall be the following certificates and statements:
A. 
A notarized owner's certificate, acknowledging ownership of the property and agreeing to the subdivision thereof as shown on the plat, and signed by the owner or owners and any lienholders.
B. 
A notarized owner's statement of dedication, offering all streets, alleys and other public ways and public grounds for dedication and constituting an irrevocable offer to dedicate for a period of not less than five years from the date of filing the final plat with the Planning Commission.
Information to be shown on the final plat for subdivisions in the Rock Hall Critical Area Overlay District shall be as follows:
A. 
A final tabulation of:
(1) 
The total area of the subdivision or parcels to be recorded in the Critical Area District.
(2) 
The total number of lots in the Critical Area District.
(3) 
The residential density in the Critical Area District.
B. 
Accurate outlines (metes and bounds, where required) of any common or reserved areas or portions of lots to be maintained by covenant, easement or similar approved instrument in permanent forest cover, including existing forested areas, reforested areas and afforested areas;
C. 
Accurate outlines (metes and bounds, where required) of any areas to be maintained as permanent wildlife and plant habitat protection areas;
D. 
Comments of the Bay Watershed Forester, required when a proposed development site contains or will contain forest or developed woodland areas;
E. 
A habitat protection plan, including the comments to the Maryland Forest, Park and Wildlife Service, required when a habitat protection area (not including the buffer) is on or adjacent to the site;
F. 
A final stormwater management plan;
G. 
A sediment and erosion control plan; and
H. 
A planting plan or forest management plan, as applicable.