Chapter 17.11
PLATTING PROCEDURE FOR FINAL PLATS
Sections:
17.11.010 Eligibility for request for final plat approval.
17.11.020 Notice and procedure for final standard plats.
17.11.030 Notice and procedure for abbreviated final plats.
17.11.040 Approval or denial for standard and abbreviated final plats.
17.11.050 Other requirements for standard and abbreviated final plats.
17.11.060 Engineering standards for final plats.
17.11.070 Time extensions for final subdivision approval.
17.11.010 Eligibility for request for final plat approval.
A. When the final plat is prepared and all subdivision improvements are installed or a financial guarantee is made for their installation as specified by Section 17.23.100 the subdivider may submit the final plat for approval.
B. 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. (Ord. 90-03 § 1 (part), 1990.)
17.11.020 Notice and procedure for final standard plats.
A. The subdivider shall submit twelve copies of the final plat for approval at least ten working days prior to the planning commission hearing.
B. The final plat must be submitted and subdivision improvements built or a financial guarantee provided for their completion within one year of approval of the preliminary plat unless a time extension is requested as specified in Section 17.11.070.
C. A hearing shall be scheduled before the planning commission with notice given as required by Section 17.07.050 of this title. (Ord. 90-03 § 1 (part), 1990.)
17.11.030 Notice and procedure for abbreviated final plats.
The final plat procedure for an abbreviated plat shall be the same as for a standard plat except that the final plat and subdivision improvements shall be approved or rejected administratively by the planning director rather than by the planning commission. (Ord. 90-03 § 1 (part), 1990.)
17.11.040 Approval or denial for standard and abbreviated final plats.
A. The planning commission, or in the case of abbreviated plats, the planning director, shall approve or deny the final plat and subdivision improvements within sixty days after a request for approval is filed, or shall return the plat to the applicant for modification or correction and/or state what must be done to make the improvements acceptable to the city. Unless the applicant consents to an extension of time, the plat and subdivision are considered approved and a certificate of approval shall be issued by the planning director on demand if the planning commission fails to act within sixty days.
B. Any reasons for the rejection of the plat or subdivision improvements by the planning commission shall be stated in the minutes of the meeting and in the resolution rejecting the subdivision and a copy thereof shall be supplied to the applicant. Any reasons for the rejection of the plat or subdivision improvements by the planning director shall be stated in a letter.
C. The planning commission resolution announcing the rejection or the letter of rejection from the planning director shall be mailed certified, return receipt requested, to the applicant within five working days of the date of the decision. The notice shall reference the right to appeal a decision to the city council within thirty days from the date of the decision in accordance with Chapter 18.52 of this code. (Ord. 90-03 § 1 (part), 1990.)
17.11.050 Other requirements for standard and abbreviated final plats.
A. The subdivider shall submit two reproducible mylar/sepia final plat maps.
B. The following shall accompany the final plat when submitted by the subdivider for approval and shall be shown on the face of the plat when feasible:
1. A notarized certificate from the owners of the subdivision stating ownership, acknowledging all dedications and describing all easements;
2. A certificate by the registered and licensed surveyor attesting to the accuracy of the survey to the installation and correct location of all monuments required;
3. A certificate from the tax collecting official stating that all taxes levied against the property have been paid;
4. A guarantee of improvements if required public improvements have not been completed at the date of submittal of the final plat;
5. A certificate by the city accepting all public dedications;
6. Approval signature spaces for the mayor and planning commission presiding officer;
7. Final, approved permits required by state and federal law;
8. Other data requested by the planning commission.
C. If there is a question determined by the planning commission regarding ownership of the property, grants, reservations, covenants, deed restrictions, easements, encumbrances, or any other thing relevant to the subdivision which could be resolved by a title insurance company, the planning commission shall request that the subdivider provide a certificate of plat or current title insurance policy indicating the legal and equitable owners, all grants, reservations, covenants, deed restrictions, easements and encumbrances on the property. The certificate shall be current within thirty days of the final map submittal. All issues made evident by the certificate of plat which affect the subdivision of land must be resolved prior to final plat approval.
D. The final plat of subdivided land shall comply with the requirements of AS 40.15 as amended from time to time and Alaska statutes governing the proper form of acknowledgement for a conveyance of an interest in real property (AS 34.15). (Ord. 90-03 § 1 (part), 1990; Ord. 97-1 § 1, 1997; Ord. 12-08 § 1, 2012.)
17.11.060 Engineering standards for final plats.
A. The final plat shall be drawn on a good quality polyester film or a good quality equivalent eighteen by twenty-four inches, twenty-four by thirty-six inches or another size approved by the planning commission. All lines and printing shall be made with nonfading black ink at a scale of one inch equals one hundred feet or one inch equals fifty feet for plats with lots ten thousand feet or less in size.
B. The final plat shall show accurately on its face:
1. Date, scale, and north point;
2. The exact length and bearing of the exterior boundaries of the subdivision;
3. The bearing and distance of all lot lines and the acreage of each lot;
4. The layout, width and bearing of all streets and rights-of-way, such as alleys, highways, all easements and other areas dedicated to public uses; the purpose and exact boundaries of all areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use or for the common use of property owners;
5. The initial point of survey, the original or reestablished corners and their descriptions, the actual traverse showing areas of closure and all distances, angles, and calculations required to determine the initial points, corners and distances of the plat, including the radii of all curves and lengths of tangents;
6. An identification system for all lots and blocks, and a legal description for all property being subdivided;
7. All certificates required by Section 17.11.050;
8. The current and record meander line of any water bodies within or bordering the subdivision;
9. The location of flood hazard areas as designated by the Federal Emergency Management Act maps;
10. If the subdivision is within one mile of a true mean sea level bench mark, one true elevation point within the subdivision shall be established and permanently monumented;
11. If an exemption to road standards is granted, the plat must indicate the statements required by Section 17.07.090, subsections E(1) through (3). (Ord. 90-03 § 1 (part), 1990.)
17.11.070 Time extensions for final subdivision approval.
A. The subdivider may request one-year time extensions not to exceed three years from the date of the original preliminary plat approval. These time extensions may be granted administratively by the planning director on finding that:
1. The facts on which the approval was based have not changed sufficiently to warrant refiling of the application.
2. No other development proposals will be affected.
B. If the planning director cannot make these findings or if the applicant requests a hearing, the time extension application shall be referred to a public hearing before the planning commission and shall be granted or denied according to the above-stated findings of fact. (Ord. 90-03 § 1 (part), 1990.)