The Commission shall be the official platting authority. As the official platting authority, it hereby delegates to the Executive Director the power and authority to approve or deny all preliminary and final plats in accordance with all the regulations of the Commission. As a result of this action, the Executive Director may appoint the Zoning Enforcement Officer to review and approve all plats and applications or deny the same.

(Amended November 10, 2008, ZA08-11-01)

[1]

Application for preliminary plat approval. The subdivider shall submit to the Executive Director or his designee the following:

(a)

A completed plat review application

(b)

A minimum of ten (10) copies of the plat and other documents as specified in Section 29.03; and

(c)

A preliminary plat filing fee.

[2]

Review of preliminary plat. The Executive Director or his designee shall check the plat for conformance to the rules and regulations of this Resolution.

(a)

Preliminary approval. Plats are distributed as follows: one (1) copy to the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department, one (1) copy to the Macon-Bibb County Health Department, one (1) copy to the City or County Engineering Department, one (1) copy to the Macon-Bibb County Traffic Engineering Department, one (1) copy to the Macon Water Authority. Following the review of the preliminary plat and other related material, the Executive Director or his designee may grant preliminary approval of a preliminary plat noting any conditions of such approval on the preliminary plat. Two (2) copies are retained by the Commission and the remaining copies are returned to the applicant. Approval of a preliminary plat does not constitute approval of a final plat. It indicates only approval of the layout as a guide to the preparation of the final plat.

(b)

Expiration time. Preliminary approval shall expire and be of no further effect twelve (12) months from the date of the preliminary approval unless the time is extended by the Executive Director or his designee.

(c)

Disapproval. Following the review of the preliminary plat and other related material, the Executive Director or his designee may find reasons detrimental to the public safety, health, and general welfare, or in conflict with adopted plans to the Commission which require the disapproval of the preliminary plat. A statement of the reasons for disapproval shall be made on two (2) copies of the preliminary plat with one (1) copy being returned to the subdivider and one (1) copy being added to the records of the Commission. The applicant may re-apply for preliminary plat approval in accordance with Section 29.02[1] above.

(Amended November 10, 2008, ZA08-11-01)

[1]

Scale. The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn at a scale not smaller than two hundred (200) feet to one (1) inch.

[2]

Sheet size. Sheet size shall not be greater than eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four (24) inches. If the complete plat cannot be shown on a sheet of this size, it may be shown on more than one (1) sheet with an index map on a separate sheet at a reduced scale.

(Note: Final plat specifications may be found in Section 29.05.)

[3]

Ground elevations. The preliminary plat shall show ground elevations, and contour lines as shown on the Bibb County Topographical Maps. Elevations shall be based on control datum as approved by the City or County Engineering Office. (Sewer inverts shall not be used as control datum.) Subdivisions with on-site sanitary systems shall provide ground elevations and topographic information as required by the Macon-Bibb County Health Department.

[4]

Information to be provided on preliminary plat. The preliminary plat shall contain the following information:

(a)

Name and address of owner of record and of subdivider;

(b)

Proposed name of subdivision;

(c)

North point, graphic scale, and date;

(d)

Vicinity map showing location and acreage of the subdivision;

(e)

Boundary lines of the tract;

(f)

Names of owners of record of adjoining land with its approximate acreage;

(g)

Existing streets, utilities, and easements on and adjacent to the tract, including the size and width of each;

(h)

Proposed layout including streets, alleys and easements with both approximate dimensions and proposed street names; lot lines with approximate land to be reserved or dedicated for public uses; and any land to be used for purposes other than single-family dwellings;

(i)

Block letters and lot numbers or section designation and lot numbers;

(j)

Provisions for drainage, as required by the City or County Engineering Department;

(k)

Notation as to whether water supply service and sewerage service are provided publicly or privately; to include public or private lift stations.

(l)

Minimum building front yard setback lines;

(m)

Location of streams, lakes and swamps and land within the elevation of the regulatory flood as required by the City or County Engineering Department.

(n)

Existing zoning district classification of the proposed subdivision and of adjoining properties;

(o)

Inscription stating "NOT FOR FINAL RECORDING."*

(p)

Legend containing all symbols or abbreviations used on the plat. Symbols or abbreviations not used on the plat shall not be included in the legend; and

(q)

A statement shall be shown on the plat as follows:

"Due diligence has been performed by this surveyor regarding easements and research has been conducted regarding easements for utilities and ingress/egress. All easements apparent on the ground and/or those for which recorded documents were found are shown hereon."

[5]

Preliminary plat approval of single-family attached developments. The Executive Director or his designee will require that all attached dwelling units shall conform to requirements of Section 29.03[1] through [4] and require that the following information be provided:

(a)

Number of units;

(b)

Minimum and maximum lot width;

(c)

Proposed building setbacks, and

(d)

Proposed parking layout.

The applicant shall make application for plat approval, appear before and comply with all requirements of the Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission.

[6]

Approval from Fire Department. A signed certification of approval from the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department shall be placed on the preliminary plat.

"Approved by Macon-Bibb County Fire Department.

[7]

Approval from the City and/or County Engineer. A signed certification of approval for layouts only by the City or County Engineer shall be placed on the preliminary plat as follows:

"This preliminary approval is for layout only. (Bibb County) (City of Macon) does not, by this approval, accept the dedication, if any, of drainage easements and assumes no responsibility for their maintenance.

Date: _______

(City) (County) Engineer: ___________"

[8]

Approval from the Health Department. A signed certification of approval of the Macon-Bibb County Health Department shall be placed on the preliminary plat as follows:

"This preliminary plat has been reviewed by the Macon-Bibb County Health Department and has been discussed with the applicant. Final approval of the layout of the subdivision lots for on-site sewage systems shall be subject to submission of additional information and subject to laws applicable at the time of such submission.

[9]

Approval from Macon Water Authority. A signed certification of approval for lay-out only by Macon Water Authority shall be placed on the preliminary plat as follows:

"This preliminary approval is for layout only. The detailed specifications and construction checklist are available at the Macon Water Authority, Engineering Office, Macon, Georgia.

[10]

Approval from the Traffic Engineering Department. A signed certification of approval from the Macon-Bibb County Traffic Engineering Department shall be placed on the preliminary plat as follows:

"Approved by the Macon-Bibb County Traffic Engineering Department.

[11]

Preliminary plat exemptions. The Executive Director or his designee may not require a preliminary plat under the following conditions:

(a)

When the subdivision includes less than three (3) lots;

(b)

Minor re-subdivision of land;

(c)

Combining of previously platted lots, or

(d)

Loan plats where the lot has been previously recorded.

[12]

Certificate of preliminary approval. A certificate of approval of the preliminary plat by the Commission shall be inscribed on the plat as follows:

"In that all the requirements of Preliminary Approval have been fulfilled, this subdivision plat was given Preliminary Approval by the Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission on ________, 20___.

This Preliminary Approval does not constitute approval of the Final Plat. This Certificate of Preliminary Approval shall expire and be null and void on ________, 20___.

(Amended November 10, 2008, ZA08-11-01)

[1]

Application for final plat approval. After the preliminary plat of proposed land subdivision has been given preliminary approval by the Executive Director or his designee, the subdivider may, within one (1) year or within such additional time as may be granted by the Executive Director or his designee, submit to the executive director or his designee the following:

(a)

An application requesting review and approval of the final plat;

(b)

Twelve (12) printed copies of the final plat with signed certificates and other documents as specified in Section 29.05; and

(c)

A final plat filing fee.

(Amended November 10, 2008, ZA08-11-01)

[1]

Conformance with the preliminary plat. The final plat shall conform to the conditions of approved preliminary plat.

[2]

Original tracing specifications. Final plats shall be a good legible copy, such as a blue, white, or other commercial print reproduced from an original and shall comply with all requirements of the "Georgia Plat Act," Section [1](a). The scale shall be a minimum of one hundred (100) feet to the inch on a sheet size of not less than eight and one-half (8½) inches by eleven (11) inches nor greater than seventeen (17) inches by twenty-two (22) inches. If the complete plat cannot be shown on one (1) sheet of this size, it may be shown on more than one (1) sheet with an index map at a reduced scale.

[3]

Additional specifications. The final plat shall contain the following information:

(a)

North point, graphic scale, and date;

(b)

Tax map designation;

(c)

Names of owners of record of adjoining land;

(d)

Location of streams, lakes, swamps and land within the elevation of the regulatory flood as required;

(e)

Tract boundary lines, municipal or county lines when included within the subdivision, right-of-way lines, lines of street easements, property lines of residential lots and other sites with sufficient data to determine readily and to reproduce on the ground the location, bearing, and length of every street line, lot line, boundary line, whether curved or straight. This shall include, but not be limited to, the length of arc; internal angles and bearings of the tangent distances for the center line of curved streets and curved property lines that are not the boundary of curved streets. All dimensions shall be given to the nearest one-hundredth ( 1/100 ) of a foot and all angles shall be given to the nearest minute;

(f)

Exact boundary lines of the tract, determined by a field survey, giving distances to the nearest one-hundredth ( 1/100 ) of a foot and angles to the nearest minute, shall be balanced and closed with an apparent error of closure not greater than one foot (1FT) in ten thousand feet (10,000FT);

(g)

Widths and names of all streets and alleys within the new subdivision shall be shown on the plat;

(h)

Land-lot and land-district number(s) shall be shown;

(i)

Lots shall be numbered in numerical order and blocks lettered alphabetically or section labeled appropriately;

(j)

Each parcel platted shall have a street address which has been assigned by the County Engineer's Office. Parcels shall include but are not limited to drainage lots, cemeteries, detention ponds, green space, common areas, parks and building lots. Parcels not intended for use as building lots shall be labeled as such and listed in a note on the plat that includes the address, acreage, and proposed use(s).

(k)

Location, dimensions, and purposes of any easements and any areas to be reserved or dedicated for the public use shall be shown on the plat;

(l)

Accurate location, material, and description of monuments and markers shall be described on the plat;

(m)

Minimum building front yard setback lines shall be shown;

(n)

Point of Reference to nearest street right-of-way intersection, indicated by a directional arrow and distance;

(o)

All buildings on the property shall be shown. In the case of large tracts subdivided, the surveyor shall include a certification that no building(s) located on the property encroaches the required setback from the new property line(s) as shown;

(p)

A statement shall be shown on the plat as follows:

"Due diligence has been performed by this surveyor regarding easements and research has been conducted regarding easements for utilities and ingress/egress. All easements apparent on the ground and/or those for which recorded documents were found are shown hereon."

[4]

Final plat approval of single-family attached. The Executive Director or his designee will require that all provisions of the preliminary plat and subsequent Commission approval be obtained. All final plats shall conform to Section 29.05[1] through [3] and shall reflect "As-Built Conditions."

[5]

A surveyor's certification. A signed certification by a registered land surveyor certifying to the accuracy of the survey and the plat shall be placed on the final plat as follows:

"The field data upon which this map or plat is based has a closure precision of one foot in _____ feet and an angular error of _____ per angle point, and was adjusted using the _______ rule.

This map or plat has been calculated for closure and is found to be accurate within one (1) foot in _____ feet.

The linear and angular measurements shown on this plat were obtained by using a _______ and _______.

By: _____
Georgia Registered Land Surveyor Number"

[6]

An owner's certification. A signed certification of ownership shall be placed on the final plat as follows:

"Owner's Certification:
State of Georgia, County of Bibb

The undersigned certifies that he is the owner of the land shown on this plat and acknowledges this plat and allotment to be his free act and deed and dedicates to public use forever all areas shown or indicated on this plat as streets, alleys, easements, or parks. I also understand that said dedication does not imply acceptance by the applicable governing body for maintenance of any streets, alleys, easements or parks, and that appropriate petitions must be made to and approved by the applicable governing body for public maintenance.

[7]

Fire Department certification. A signed certification of the Fire Department shall be placed on the final plat as follows:

(a)

"Approved by Macon-Bibb County Fire Department

(b)

"Approval subject to installation of proper water mains and fire hydrants Macon-Bibb County Fire Department

(c)

"Approved—Limited water supply—No fire hydrants within 500 feet—in County only.

[8]

Health Department certification. A signed certification of the Macon-Bibb County Health Department shall be placed on the final plat as follows:

(a)

"Approval of this plat by the Department of Health is solely for the purpose of permitting it to be recorded in the Bibb County Superior Court. Said approval does not imply nor is it intended to grant permission to any person to construct any building or to install a sewage disposal system or water supply system on property covered by this plat.

Approved for Recording Purposes Only
Macon-Bibb County Health Department

(b)

Health Department approval relates to general subdivision lot layout only. Individual approval required for each lot prior to construction.

(c)

Restricted to public sewers and public water supply.

(d)

Approved by Macon-Bibb County Department of Health

The blanks on the certification statement of Macon-Bibb County Health Department shall be completed by the director of environmental health, or his designee, so as to indicate whether approval is based upon the use of individual sewerage systems, individual water supplies, a community sewerage system, a community water supply or a combination thereof.

[9]

A certificate of approval by the County Engineer. A signed certification of the County Engineer for plats of property located in unincorporated Bibb County shall be placed on the final plat as follows:

"I certify that the final plat layout meets the platting requirements of the County of Bibb Engineering Department. The County of Bibb does not, by this approval, accept the dedication, if any, of drainage easements and assumes no responsibility for their maintenance.

[10]

A certificate of approval by the City Engineer.

A signed certification of the City Engineer shall be placed on the final plat for properties within the city limits of Macon as follows:

"I certify that the final plat layout meets the platting requirements of the City of Macon Engineering Department. The City of Macon does not, by this approval, accept the dedication of drainage easements or any other public improvement dedicated by this plat."

[11]

Water and sewerage certification. A signed certification of Macon Water Authority shall be placed on the final plat as follows:

"I certify that the specifications of the water and/or sewer lines meet the minimum requirements of the Macon Water Authority and that the installation meets with such specifications and proper financial arrangements have been made to insure installation according to said specifications; therefore, the final plat is approved by the Authority.

A note as follows shall be placed on all subdivision plats:

"IMPORTANT NOTICE TO POTENTIAL LOT PURCHASERS/DEVELOPERS:

The following fees apply to each lot in this subdivision and must be paid to the Macon Water Authority at the time each lot is developed:

Basin Specific Fee _______

Meter Fee _______

Sewer Tap Fee: _______

The above fees are subject to change at ay time by action of the Macon Water Authority."

The developer/subdivider must contact the Macon Water Authority Engineering Department for the specific amounts to be inserted into the blanks.

[12]

Traffic Engineering Department certification. A signed certification of approval from the Macon-Bibb County Traffic Engineering Department shall be placed on the final plat as follows:

"Approved by the Macon-Bibb County Traffic Engineering Department.

[13]

Certification of final approval by the Commission. Certification of final approval by the Executive Director or his designee shall be placed on the final plat only after every item in Section 29.05 has been complied with and shall state the following:

"I certify that all the requirements for Final Approval of this Plat have been fulfilled in accordance with the Resolutions of Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission.

(Amended November 10, 2008, ZA08-11-01)

Upon the approval of a final plat by the Executive Director or his designee, the owner, or his agent, shall have the final plat recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court prior to conveyance of any lot in the subdivision.

(Amended November 10, 2008, ZA08-11-01)

Upon recording the owner or his agent shall notify the Planning and Zoning office of the Plat Book and Page wherein the plat is recorded. Zoning permits for new construction shall not be issued until plat is recorded in the Bibb County, Georgia Clerk of Superior Court's Office.

(Amended November 10, 2008, ZA08-11-01)

Appeals may be taken by an aggrieved person, or by any officer, department, board, or bureau of Macon-Bibb County, affected by any decision of the Executive Director or his designee or the Commission. Such appeals shall be allowed as provided by the following rules:

[1]

Any person, firm or corporation aggrieved by a decision of the Executive Director or his designee in administering this Resolution may file in writing his appeal with the full Commission within seven (7) days of the decision. The Commission may, in conformity with the provisions of this Resolution, reverse, or affirm, wholly or in part, or may modify the order, requirements, decisions, or determination of the Executive Director or his designee at its next regular meeting; and

[2]

Any person, firm or corporation aggrieved by a decision of the Commission shall have the right of certiorari as provided by law.

(Amended November 10, 2008, ZA08-11-01)