Chapter 19.16
FINAL PLATS
Sections:
19.16.030 Acceptance or rejection.
19.16.050 Submission of copy in lieu of original.
19.16.070 Compliance with statutes.
19.16.080 Certificate of ownership and affidavit of surveyor.
19.16.090 Final plat – Preparation and data.
19.16.100 Assessor’s plat for successive divisions.
19.16.010 Engineering data.
A. Following approval of the preliminary plat and prior to submittal of a final plat, the subdivider shall furnish to the planning commission the following engineering data pertaining to utilities and improvements in the preliminary plat:
1. Plan and profiles showing existing and established grades for all streets, alleys, and public rights-of-way;
2. Plan and profiles of all storm sewers, culverts, and surface water drainage facilities;
3. Plan and profiles of all sanitary sewers;
4. Plan and profiles of all water distribution lines;
5. Power and telephone poles;
6. Gas lines;
7. Easements.
B. All such engineering data shall be approved by the borough assembly and superintendent of public works, as to conformance with all relevant ordinances, statutes and regulations before the final plat shall be filed. [Ord. 276 § 4, 1973; prior code § 95.85.040(A)(2).]
19.16.020 Filing.
A. The final plat and copies thereof required shall be submitted to the borough clerk within six months of approval of the preliminary plat. However, if approval of the preliminary plat must be obtained from another governmental body after approval by the planning commission, the final plat shall be submitted within six months of such other approval. The planning commission may waive failure to comply with this requirement to avoid injustice or when waiver is in the public interest.
B. Upon official filing, the borough clerk shall forthwith forward the plat to the planning commission. [Ord. 276 § 4, 1973; prior code § 95.85.040(A)(3)(a).]
19.16.030 Acceptance or rejection.
The planning commission shall approve or reject the final plat within 30 days of its submission unless the time is extended by agreement with the subdivider. Reasons for rejection shall be stated in the minutes of the meeting and a copy thereof or a written statement of such reasons shall be supplied to the subdivider. [Ord. 276 § 4, 1973; prior code § 95.85.040(A)(3)(c).]
19.16.040 Recording.
Following approval of the final plat the certified survey map and a duplicate tracing shall be filed by the subdivider with the borough. [Ord. 276 § 4, 1973; prior code § 95.85.040(A)(3)(d).]
19.16.050 Submission of copy in lieu of original.
If the original of the final plat has been filed with another approving authority, the subdivider may file a true copy of such plat in lieu of the original. However, before approval by the borough may be inscribed on the true copy of the final plat, the surveyor or the subdivider shall certify the respects in which the original of the final plat differs from the true copy, and all modifications must first be approved. [Ord. 276 § 4, 1973; prior code § 95.85.040(A)(3)(e).]
19.16.060 Filing fee.
The processing fee for filing the final plat shall be $25.00 plus $1.00 each for the first 10 lots, plus $0.50 for each lot thereafter, the maximum fee not to exceed $50.00. [Ord. 276 § 4, 1973; prior code § 95.85.040(A)(3)(f).]
19.16.070 Compliance with statutes.
A final plat of subdivided land shall comply with the requirements and administrative regulations of AS 40.15, as amended from time to time, which are incorporated by reference in this chapter. [Ord. 276 § 4, 1973; prior code § 95.85.060(C)(1).]
19.16.080 Certificate of ownership and affidavit of surveyor.
A. A certificate of ownership and the affidavit of the surveyor who surveyed and mapped the parcel shall be submitted with the final plat giving a clear and concise description of the land surveyed by bearings and distances, commencing with some corner marked and established in the United States public land survey or some corner providing reference to a corner marked and established in the United States public land survey. Such affidavit shall include the statement of the surveyor to the effect that he has fully complied with the requirements of this chapter.
B. The final plat must represent an actual survey made by a person who has been qualified by the State Board of Engineers and Architects Examiners to practice land surveying in the state. [Ord. 276 § 4, 1973; prior code § 95.85.060(C)(2).]
19.16.090 Final plat – Preparation and data.
A. The final plat shall be drawn on Mylar not less than 18 by 24 inches in size. All lines and printing shall be made with nonfading black ink at a scale of 100 feet to an inch. In addition, it is mandatory that, along with the final plat paper copy and Mylar, a compact disk be submitted with the drawing in (1) “*.dxf” (drawing exchange format), or (2) AutoCad “*.dwg” format (using AutoCad 2000 or newer).
B. The final plat shall show accurately on its face the following:
1. The date, scale, and north point;
2. The final plat must represent an actual survey made by a person who has been qualified by the State Board of Engineers and Architects Examiners to practice land surveying in the state;
3. The dimensions of all lots;
4. The layout, width and bearing of all streets and rights-of-way, such as alleys, highways, easements for sewers, water mains, and other public uses;
5. The length of all arcs, radii, internal angles, points of curvature, length and bearing of tangents;
6. An identification system for all lots and blocks and a legal description of all property being subdivided;
7. A certificate of approval of the planning commission;
8. The name of the subdivision and name and address of the subdivider;
9. All easements as required by the State Division of Lands;
10. A properly labeled legend showing monuments as found or established;
11. No name for a geographic feature shall be shown on the final plat unless the name has been approved by the U.S. Board of Geographic Names.
C. In addition to the requirements of subsection (B) of this section, the electronic plat version submitted on the compact disk shall:
1. Have polygons that must close, have no undershoots or overshoots, and have parcel boundaries with clean snapped intersections;
2. Show only survey boundary and ties to control on the City and Borough of Wrangell layer; and
3. Not show any text, area, title block, annotation, symbols, bearing or distances, leaders, or other similar details on the City and Borough of Wrangell layer. [Ord. 760 §§ 1, 2, 2004.]
19.16.100 Assessor’s plat for successive divisions.
A. Where it is not practical to require that a final plat of a subdivision created by successive division be filed in accordance with this chapter, the borough may in lieu thereof order an assessor’s plat to be made and may assess the cost thereof to the subdivider.
B. Regardless of the type of plat filed, any such subdivision shall comply with all provisions of this chapter to the extent that they may be reasonably applied. [Ord. 276 § 4, 1973; prior code § 95.85.080.]