The final plat of the subdivision
shall comply with the following general requirements with regard to
style and content:
A.Â
It shall be prepared by a registered Delaware
land surveyor or engineer and certified and endorsed by a registered
Delaware land surveyor. It shall be prepared at a minimum scale of
one inch equals 100 feet, and it shall be drawn on sheets not more
than twenty-four by thirty-six (24 x 36) inches in size, including
a margin of one-half (1/2) inch outside the ruled border lines. These
requirements are not applicable to construction plans or drawings
required by other agencies.
B.Â
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 bearings, distances, areas and other dimensions shall be true
and correct to the accuracy required by accepted surveying standards.
A.Â
The final plat shall be legibly and accurately
drawn and shall show the following information:
(1)Â
All information as required for the preliminary
plat except topographic contours and drainage layout and construction
drawings.
(2)Â
The name under which the subdivision is
to be recorded.
(3)Â
The scale, date, North point and location
map showing the general location of the subdivision in relation to
its surroundings.
(4)Â
Bearings and distances for all boundary
lines of the subdivision.
(5)Â
The locations and descriptions of all permanent
survey monuments.
(6)Â
The names and locations of adjacent subdivisions
and the location of adjoining parcels of unplatted land, with the
names of the owners of record. One of the corners shall be referenced
to the nearest intersection to two roads.
(7)Â
The locations, dimensions and names of
all streets and alleys within and adjoining the subdivision, with
the lengths and bearings of tangents, dimensions of sight easements,
the lengths of arcs and radii, internal angles, points of curvature
and any other necessary surveying data.
(8)Â
The locations, dimensions and bearings
of all lot lines, and the area of every lot or parcel designated.
(9)Â
Lots numbered in consecutive numerical
order and blocks lettered consecutively.
(10)Â
The locations, dimensions and purposes
of all crosswalkways, easements and other public ways.
(11)Â
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.
(12)Â
A typical street section of the street
construction design.
(13)Â
A space for the signature of the Chairman
or Secretary of the Commission and the President of the Sussex County
Council.
(14)Â
An 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.
(15)Â
An owner's statement of dedication of streets
and other public ways for dedication to public use or an owner's statement
providing perpetual maintenance of private streets and other common
areas.
(16)Â
The locations, bearings and dimensions
and area of any land set aside for forested buffer strips, if required.
[Added 6-15-1993 by Ord. No. 893]
(17)Â
The location of all wetlands (both state
and federal) shall be indicated by legal description with bearings
and distances with each flag point numbered. A signed and dated statement
by an experienced qualified professional shall be provided verifying
the accuracy of the delineation. If the site contains no wetlands,
then the plan must contain the appropriate statement from the same
professional. Building lots containing wetlands shall be identified
by a notation stating that "construction activities within these sites
may require a permit from the United States Army Corps. of Engineers
or the State of Delaware."
[Added 12-7-1993 by Ord. No. 941]
(18)Â
A space for the signature of an authorized
representative of the Sussex Conservation District approving the location
and design of all stormwater management areas and erosion and sediment
control facilities which shall be shown on the final site plan.
[Added 7-29-2008 by Ord. No. 1984]
(19)Â
The locations, dimensions and purposes
of all open space areas. The legend or plot notes must show a breakdown
of acreages, both gross and net, of open space, the percentage of
impervious cover area, the percentage of open space to total gross
acreage and the total acreage of proposed streets, roads, parking
lots, alleys and ways used for vehicle access and multimodal paths
located within state rights-of-way.
[Added 12-16-2008 by Ord. No. 2022[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided
that it shall apply to applications filed after 1-1-2009.
(21)Â
The location of all resource buffers.
[Added 5-17-2022 by Ord. No. 2852]
(a)Â
The boundary and type of any nontidal/tidal
wetland or water resources (tidal, perennial, intermittent) which
require a resource buffer. The boundary will be shown per methods
identified in the definitions of "wetlands" and "ordinary high-water
line delineation." In addition, the boundary shall marked on the site
itself with permanent markers and signage, with the location and type
of signage depicted on the final plat
(b)Â
All existing (i.e., at the time of
application) natural forest, managed forest and nonforest meadow within
the future resource buffer shall be identified.
(c)Â
The area limits of the required resource
buffer.
(e)Â
Calculations supporting resource
buffer enhancement calculations and corresponding forested and/or
landscaped buffer reductions, if applicable (§ 155-193G).
(f)Â
Proposed access easement layout for
access to resource buffers and the adjacent resources with a note
that such access easements are public access easements for maintenance
purposes. For purposes of this requirement, "public" shall mean, and
be limited to, those parties requiring access for maintenance purposes.
(g)Â
A statement incorporating the resource
and resource management and maintenance plan by reference.
(h)Â
A reference by title, author and date, to the drainage assessment report required by § 115-193F(2).
(22)Â
Any walking trails, including method
of construction and the materials used to establish the trails.
[Added 5-17-2022 by Ord. No. 2852]
B.Â
The plat shall contain the seal and signature
of the surveyor, which shall serve as the surveyors certification
that the final plat, as shown, is a correct representation of the
survey as made, that all monuments indicated thereon exist and are
correctly shown and that the plat complies with all requirements of
this chapter and other applicable laws and regulations.
The following supporting statements
are required:
A.Â
A summary of deed restrictions applicable within the subdivision, including agreements for the operation and maintenance by the property owners or agency in the subdivision of street and road improvements, surface drainage facilities, erosion and sedimentation control facilities, water supply facilities, sanitary sewer facilities, forested buffer strips, all areas approved as open space as defined in § 99-5 and other improvements deemed necessary by the Commission.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided
that it shall apply to applications filed after 1-1-2009.
B.Â
Evidence that all conditions related to
the preliminary plat approval have been satisfied.
