A.

Objectives.

1.

Provide for the orderly growth and development of the city;

2.

Provide for coordination of street alignment, community facilities and utilities within future subdivisions;

3.

Assure the provisions of streets, utilities, recreation and public school facilities;

4.

Locate population in a spatial distribution that will decrease the potential of congestion and overcrowding and will establish physical conditions essential to public health, safety and general welfare;

5.

Provide for proper legal description, monumentation and recordation of land that will facilitate identification and permanent location of real estate boundaries;

6.

Encourage the wise, productive and beneficial use of the natural resources of the city without damage to the environment; maintain a healthy and pleasant environment; and preserve the utility of the land within the city's planning jurisdiction.

B.

Establishment of subdivision regulation jurisdiction. The provisions of this chapter shall apply within the corporate limits of the city and within the ETJ as shown on the city's official zoning map.

C.

Definition of subdivision. All divisions of a tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, building sites or other subdivisions when any or more of those divisions is created for the purpose of sale or building development, whether immediate or future; subdivision shall include all divisions of land involving the dedication or a new street or a change in existing streets.

D.

Basic subdivision principles.

1.

The land to be subdivided shall possess the potential to be developed for building purposes without danger to health or peril from fire, flood or other menace.

2.

The general layout of streets, lots, blocks and utilities proposed to serve the subdivision shall be coordinated with its surroundings and with the city's development plans.

3.

All required improvements shall be constructed and/or installed to conform to the city construction specifications which may be obtained from the director of public works. Permits for construction shall be obtained prior to the beginning of any construction in conformance with the city's standard design and specification manuals. All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage.

E.

Types of subdivision.

1.

Minor subdivision. Any subdivision of four (4) lots or less fronting on any existing dedicated public street and meeting all city regulations. Minor subdivision may involve either rural or urban land, and may be used to combine lots or otherwise re-plat land where no public dedication is required. Minor plat submissions shall meet the requirements set forth in chapter 14, subdivision regulations. The DRC has the authority to review and approve minor subdivision plats.

2.

Major subdivision. Any subdivision of land that does not fit the definition of a minor or exempt subdivision.

3.

Exempt subdivision plats. The following shall not be included within this definition of subdivision and shall not be subject to the regulations authorized herein:

a.

The combination or recombination of portions of previously platted lots where the total number of lots is not increased and the resultant lots are equal to or exceed the standards of the city as shown in the subdivision regulations;

b.

The division of land into parcels greater than ten (10) acres where no street right-of-way dedication is involved;

c.

The public acquisition by purchase of strips of land for the widening or opening of streets; and

d.

The division of a tract in single ownership whose entire area is no greater than two (2) acres into not more than three (3) lots, where no street right-of-way dedication is involved and where the resultant lots are equal to or exceed the standards of the city.

(Ord. No. O-2005-34b, § 1(Att. A), 5-9-05; Ord. No. 0-2006-2, § 2, 1-9-06; Ord. No. O-2021-2, § 4, 1-11-21)

A.

General procedure.

1.

Recordation of final plat. No final plat of a subdivision within the jurisdiction of this LDC shall be filed or recorded by the register of deeds unless and until it has been signed by the director of development services and the director of public works.

2.

Conveyance of the lots. No lot in any subdivision shall be offered for sale or conveyed until the final plat of such subdivision has been recorded in the register of deeds of the county in which the subdivision is located.

3.

Approvals required prior to construction. No construction may begin on the improvements required by this LDC until the plans for those improvements have been approved by the planning board and the plans and preliminary plat duly signed by the director of development services and director of public works. Any party who initiates construction without an approved plan may be subject to the fines and penalties outlined in "Penalties for violations of the provisions of this LDC".

B.

Standards and required improvements.

1.

Monuments. Within each subdivision at least two (2) monuments designed and designated as "control corners" shall be installed. All monuments shall be constructed of concrete and be at least four (4) inches in diameter or square and not less than three (3) feet in length. Each monument shall have imbedded in its top or attached by a suitable means a metal plate of noncorrodible material marked plainly with the point, the bench mark elevation and coordinates of the North Carolina grid system, if said coordinates are available from the city, within two thousand (2,000) feet of the subdivision. This monument shall be installed flush with the existing ground elevations unless this requirement is impractical because of unusual topographic features.

2.

Property markers. A steel pipe or equivalent, not less than one-half (½) inch in diameter and at least thirty (30) inches in length, shall be set at every point of curvature, point of intersection, property corner, point of tangency and reference point, unless a monument has already been placed at said point.

3.

Blocks. Residential blocks shall not be more than one thousand (1,000) feet nor less than three hundred (300) feet in length and shall be wide enough to allow two (2) tiers of lots of appropriate depth, unless extreme physical conditions lend themselves to a deviation from this norm as approved by the planning board. A cul-de-sac shall not exceed nine hundred (900) feet in length.

4.

Lots.

a.

Lot size, depth, width and building setbacks shall be in accordance with the requirements of the LDC; provided, however, that lot area and yard requirements may be modified when the dedication of park lands, floodways or arterial buffer lands is exercised according to this LDC. In subdivisions where septic tanks, private individual wells and/or community water systems are to be employed, in addition to meeting the minimum lot size of the city, such lots will have to meet the size requirements of the respective county health department for the installation of the aforementioned utility systems.

b.

Each lot shall front on a public street except as provided in chapter 7 of this LDC and except whenever said lot shall be developed solely for a utility station or substation provided that an access easement is recorded which grants access to the lot from a public street to the owners of the lot and to employees of the city who need access to the lot to perform their municipal duties and provided further that the seller of the lot shall enter into a written agreement with the buyer of the lot to dedicate right-of-way access to said lot in the event said lot is no longer used as a utility station or substation (said agreement to be approved by the director and to become an encumbrance on the deed of the abutting property owned by the subdivider).

c.

Lots shall be of such configuration and location to provide adequate building sites which do not encroach in the floodway zone.

d.

All lot sizes shall meet or exceed the minimum width and area requirements as specified in the zoning LDC for the district in which they are located.

e.

All lot lines characterized by subdividing an existing building or portion thereof shall meet all applicable North Carolina State Building Code regulations including, but not limited to, fire walls.

f.

[Reserved.]

5.

Lots shall be of such configuration and location to provide adequate building sites which do not encroach in the floodway zone.

6.

All lots shall provide adequate building space. Lots which are smaller than the minimum required for residential lots shall be identified on the plat as, "not for residential purposes."

7.

For the purpose of calculating built-upon area, total project area shall include total acreage in the tract on which the project is to be developed.

8.

Where possible, roads should be located outside of critical areas and watershed buffer areas. Road constructed within these areas shall be designed and constructed so to minimize their impact on water quality.

(Ord. No. O-2005-34b, § 1(Att. A), 5-9-05; Ord. No. O-2018-78, § 3, 8-13-18; Ord. No. O-2021-2, § 4, 1-11-21)

Minor subdivision shall occur in a single stage through submission requirements of this LDC. The DRC shall review a final plat to ensure compliance with all requirements established in this section. The contents of the plat for a minor subdivision shall be reduced from those for a major subdivision to include only the following:

A.

The minor subdivision plat shall be drawn by an engineer or surveyor registered in the State of North Carolina. Any construction plans to accompany or to be part of a construction plat shall be prepared by a registered engineer only or other professionals granted authority under N.C.G.S. [ch.] 89 as amended.

B.

A minor subdivision plat submitted for recording must be of a material acceptable to the Register of Deeds in the county in which the map is to be recorded. Each minor subdivision plat shall be drawn at a scale of one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet, shall have an outside marginal size of eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four (24) inches and shall show the following information:

1.

Title block:
Name of subdivision;
Registered engineer's or surveyor's name and seal;
Name of property owners;
North arrow;
Bar scale;
Date;
Names of streets;
Label of "Minor Plat."

2.

Project information:
Area of subdivision in square feet or acres;
Total number of proposed lots.

3.

Existing data:

a.

Location of existing platted property, street right-of-way lines, existing buildings, water mains, fire hydrants, sewers, drainpipes, culverts, bridges, watercourses, electric power lines, gas lines, railroad tracks, corporate limit line, parks, public utility easements (both on the land to be subdivided and on the land immediately adjoining), names of existing streets on and adjoining the land to be subdivided, names of all adjoining subdivisions and the names of owners of adjoining unsubdivided tracts of land;

b.

Adjacent property owner.

c.

Data relating to proposed subdivision:

1.

Proposed property lines with all exact distances shown;

2.

Type, location and purpose of areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use;

3.

Lot numbers and house numbers (address numbers);

4.

Floodway boundary, if applicable;

5.

Proposed improvements including water, sewer, drainage, fire hydrants, etc.; proposed drainage to be shown by arrows indicating direction of surface water flow;

6.

Proposed easements for all utility and drainage improvements;

7.

If the proposed subdivision is designed to have individual septic tanks and/or individual wells for each proposed lot, the minor subdivision plat shall have an appropriate certificate of approval from the respective county health department;

8.

Topographic data if requested by the director of public works;

9.

Sedimentation and erosion control plan if requested by the city engineer.

4.

Signature blocks:

a.

County health department certificate: Insertion of the appropriate county health department certificate relative to the installation of septic tanks and/or wells as specified by the respective county health department.

b.

Preparation of plat and accuracy certificate:

I, ________, certify that this map was (drawn by me) (drawn under my supervision) from (an actual survey made by me) (an actual survey made under my supervision) (deed description recorded in Book ______, page ______); that the error of closure as calculated by latitudes and departure is 1: __________; that the boundaries not surveyed are shown as broken lines plotted from information found in Book ______, page ______, ________ County Registry; that this map was prepared in accordance with N.C.G.S. [§] 47-30 as amended. Witness my original signature, registration number and seal, this _____ day of _________, A.D., 20__.

c.

Certificate of ownership and dedication: The undersigned hereby acknowledge(s) that (they) (he) (is) (are) owners of the property shown on this plat having acquired title thereto by deed recorded in Book ______, Page ______ of the __________ County Register, and that (they) (he) hereby dedicate(s), unless otherwise noted thereon, to public use, playgrounds, parks, open space, and easements forever all areas as shown or indicated on this plat. The City is authorized to record this plat at the appropriate Register of Deeds. (In the event the dedicated property so dedicated is owned by a corporation, the corporation shall include the signature of the corporate officer, attested by the corporate secretary and the corporate seal.)

d.

Review officer certificate:

State of North Carolina
County of

I, ___________, Review Officer of County, certify that the map or plat to which this certification is affixed meets all statutory requirements for recording.

Review Officer   Date

e.

Notary public certificate:

Subscribed and sworn to me this _____ day of __________, 20__.

My Commission Expires: ___ _______

Notary Public

f.

Director and director of public works certificate: By signing below, I/we certify that this plat was approved by the Development Review Committee on __________ (date) and meets the city standards for minor subdivisions.

(Ord. No. O-2005-34b, § 1(Att. A), 5-9-05; Ord. No. O-2018-78, § 3, 8-13-18; Ord. No. O-2021-2, § 4, 1-11-21)

Before submitting a construction plat for a major subdivision it is recommended that a preliminary plat be submitted, in an effort to minimize development costs, avoid misunderstanding or misinterpretation, and ensure compliance with the requirements of this section. However, the applicant may choose to omit the preliminary plat process and submit a construction plat.

A.

Submission and review of preliminary plat. The applicant shall submit plats in accordance with the submission guidelines established in section 312 of this LDC and shall include the number of sets of plats as established in the City's Administrative Manual drawn to the standards listed below. The DRC shall review the plats for compliance with the standards of this LDC and other city requirements and shall forward a recommendation to the planning board for consideration.

1.

Standards for presentation. The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn. The size for the plat shall not be smaller than eighteen (18) by twenty-four (24) inches. The plat shall be drawn at a scale of one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet, unless otherwise determined by the city. The seal of a professional engineer registered in the State of North Carolina is required on all plans and documents submitted for approval.

2.

Preliminary plat data. The preliminary plat shall contain the following information and meet the specifications of chapter 13 (minimum design and improvements requirements).

a.

Proposed name of the subdivision and proposed names of any public streets.

b.

Name and address of the owner or record, the subdivider, the land surveyor and the engineer preparing the plat, date of survey, north point and graphic scale.

c.

Tax parcel identification number (PIN)

d.

Preliminary engineering certificate and location of the tract by legal description, giving acreage.

e.

Vicinity map location streets and highways, sections lines, railroads, schools, parks, and other significant features within one half (½) mile of the proposed subdivision.

f.

Exact boundary lines of the tract, indicated by a heavy line, giving, dimensions, angles and at least one (1) bearing.

g.

Contour intervals to sea level datum of not more than two (2) feet when the slope is less than four (4) percent, and not more than five (5) feet when the slope is greater than four (4) percent, referenced to a United States Geological Survey or Coast and Geodesic Survey bench mark or monument.

h.

Natural features within and surrounding the proposed subdivision including streams, drainage channels, bodies of water, wooded areas and other significant natural features. On all watercourses leaving the tract, the direction of flow shall be indicated, and for all watercourses entering the tract, the drainage area below the point of entry shall be noted.

i.

Man-made and other cultural features within and surrounding the proposed subdivision, including existing and platted streets, bridges, culverts, utility lines, pipe lines, power transmission line structures, all easements, park areas, city and county lines, and other significant information.

j.

Names of owners of un-subdivided property abutting the proposed subdivision.

k.

Zoning districts and land uses for the subject property and all adjacent property.

l.

Proposed layout, including lot lines with rough dimensions, lot numbers, block numbers, street and alley lines with proposed street names, right-of-way widths, and sites reserved for parks, playgrounds, schools, etc., sites for nonresidential, non-public uses, and building lines with dimensions.

m.

Such other information as the subdivider wishes to bring to the attention of the planning board and the city.

3.

Technical documentation. The preliminary plat submitted shall also be accompanied by the following written information:

a.

Source of water supply and distribution.

b.

Horizontal alignment for sanitary sewer, water supply, drainage and flood control.

c.

Typical cross sections of all streets.

4.

Certifications and endorsements:

a.

Certification by the department of development services that this preliminary plat was approved by the city planning board on _____ day of __________, 20__.

___________
Director of Development
Services

b.

Certification by the city department of public works that this preliminary plat meets the appropriate city standards.

___________
Director of Public Works

c.

Insertion of the appropriate county health department certificate relative to the installation of septic tanks and/or wells as specified by the respective county health department.

1.

Construction plan approval from the City of Rocky Mount shall be obtained prior to construction of any street, water and/or sanitary sewer and storm drainage system.

2.

All required improvements shall conform to the City of Rocky Mount's Manual of Standard Designs and Details.

3.

All lots shall equal or exceed the minimum development standards of the City of Rocky Mount's Zoning Ordinance.

B.

Submission and review of construction plat. The applicant shall submit plats in accordance with the submission guidelines established in section 312 of this LDC and shall include the number of sets of plats as established in the City's Administrative Manual drawn to the standards listed below. The DRC shall review the plats for compliance with the approved preliminary plat as well as for compliance with the requirements of this LDC and other city requirements. The DRC shall advise the planning board of minor deviations from the approved preliminary plat. Plans with major deviations from the approved preliminary plat, as determined by the director, shall require reapproval from the planning board and shall follow the procedure for preliminary plat.

1.

Standards for presentation. The construction plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn. The size for the plat shall not be smaller than eighteen (18) by twenty-four (24) inches. The plat shall be drawn at a scale of one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet, unless otherwise determined by the city. The seal of a professional engineer registered in the State of North Carolina is required on all plans and documents submitted for approval.

2.

Construction plat data. The construction plat shall contain the following information and meet the specifications of chapter 13.

a.

Proposed name of the subdivision and proposed names of any public streets.

b.

Parcel identification number (PIN).

c.

Name and address of the owner or record, the subdivider, the land surveyor and the engineer preparing the plat, date of survey, north point and graphic scale.

d.

Preliminary engineering certificate and location of the tract by legal description, giving acreage.

e.

Vicinity map location streets and highways, sections lines, railroads, schools, parks, and other significant features within one half (½) mile of the proposed subdivision.

f.

Exact boundary lines of the tract, indicated by a heavy line, giving, dimensions, angles and at least one (1) bearing.

g.

Contour intervals to sea level datum of not more than two (2) feet when the slope is less than four (4) percent, and not more than five (5) feet when the slope is greater than four (4) percent, referenced to a United States Geological Survey or Coast and Geodesic Survey bench mark or monument.

h.

Natural features within and surrounding the proposed subdivision including streams, drainage channels, bodies of water, wooded areas and other significant natural features. On all watercourses leaving the tract, the direction of flow shall be indicated, and for all watercourses entering the tract, the drainage area below the point of entry shall be noted.

i.

Man-made and other cultural features within and surrounding the proposed subdivision, including existing and platted streets, bridges, culverts, utility lines, pipe lines, power transmission line structures, all easements, park areas, city and county lines, and other significant information.

j.

Names of owners of un-subdivided property abutting the proposed subdivision.

k.

Zoning districts for the subject property and all adjacent property.

l.

Proposed layout, including lot lines with rough dimensions, lot numbers, block numbers, street and alley lines with proposed street names, right-of-way widths, and sites reserved for parks, playgrounds, schools, etc., sites for nonresidential, non-public uses, and building lines with dimensions.

m.

Such other information as the subdivider wishes to bring to the attention of the planning board and the city.

n.

Street profiles and cross sections shall depict existing centerline and property line grades, proposed street grades, water and sewer mains, drainage pipes, culverts, bridges and watercourses.

o.

Location, size and invert elevations of water, sewer, storm drainage and electric utilities.

p.

Submission of a comprehensive sedimentation and erosion control plan for the proposed subdivision in compliance with the city's sedimentation and erosion control ordinance.

q.

On-site and off-site profiles of all easements for drainage courses and utility lines.

3.

Technical documentation. The construction plat submitted shall also be accompanied by the following written information:

a.

Source of water supply and distribution.

b.

Horizontal alignment for sanitary sewer, water supply, drainage and flood control.

c.

Typical cross sections of all streets.

4.

Certifications and endorsements:

a.

Certification by the department of development services that this construction plat was approved by the city planning board on _____ day of __________, 20__.

___________
Director of Development
Services

b.

Certification by the city department of public works that this construction plat and required improvement drawings meet the appropriate city standards.

___________
Director of Public Works

c.

Insertion of the appropriate county health department certificate relative to the installation of septic tanks and/or wells as specified by the respective county health department.

(Ord. No. O-2005-34b, § 1(Att. A), 5-9-05; Ord. No. O-2018-78, §§ 2, 3, 8-13-18; Ord. No. O-2021-2, §§ 3, 4, 1-11-21)

An exempt subdivision plat submitted for recording shall show the following information:

1.

Title block:

Name of subdivision;
Registered engineer's or surveyor's name and seal;
Name of property owners;
North arrow;
Bar scale;
Date;
Names of streets;
Label of "Plat."

2.

Project information:

Area of subdivision in square feet or acres;
Total number of proposed lots.

3.

Signature blocks:

a.

Preparation of plat and accuracy certificate:

I, ________, certify that this map was (drawn by me) (drawn under my supervision) from (an actual survey made by me) (an actual survey made under my supervision) (deed description recorded in Book _____, page _____); that the error of closure as calculated by latitudes and departure is 1: __________; that the boundaries not surveyed are shown as broken lines plotted from information found in Book _____, page _____, __________ County Registry; that this map was prepared in accordance with N.C.G.S. § 47-30 as amended. Witness my original signature, registration number and seal, this _____ day of __________, A.D., 20__.

b. Certificate of ownership and dedication:

I certify that I am (we are) the owner of the property shown and described hereon, which is in the subdivision jurisdiction of the County of Edgecombe/Nash and that I (we) herby adopt this plat with my (our) free consent.

Owner:___________

Date:_______

c.

Notary Public Certificate:

Subscribed and sworn to me this _____ day of __________, 20__.

My Commission Expires: ________ ________

Notary Public

d.

Review Officer Certificate:

State of North Carolina
County of___________

I, ___________ Review Officer of County, certify that the map or plat to which this certification is affixed meets all statutory requirements for recording.

Review
Officer___________

Date___________

e.

Director and Director of Public Works Certificate: By signing below, I/we certify that this plat was approved by the DRC on _______ (date) and meets the City standards for minor subdivisions.

___________
Director of Development
Services

Date___________

___________
Director of
Public Works

Date___________

(Ord. No. O-2005-34b, § 1(Att. A), 5-9-05; Ord. No. O-2018-78, § 3, 8-13-18; Ord. No. O-2021-2, §§ 3, 4, 1-11-21)

A.

Submission of the final plat for approval. A final plat shall be drafted pursuant to the preliminary/construction plat as approved by the Rocky Mount Planning Board. Such submission shall include the necessary copies properly signed for city review and recordation in the register of deeds in the appropriate county, along with necessary probate and recording fees. A copy of the appropriate permits from the State of North Carolina relative to water and sewer must accompany the final plat before the director of development services or the director of public works shall consider approving (signing) the plat. If the development is staged, the final plat shall include only that portion of the approved/construction plat which the subdivider proposed to record and develop at that time. No final plat shall be approved unless and until the subdivider dedicates all lands and improvements required by this LDC and has guaranteed the installation of improvements as provided for in this section. The final plat shall be drawn to specifications as designated in this section and must be signed by the director of public works and director and recorded in the respective county register of deeds prior to the sale of any of the lots depicted thereon. Approval of the final plat shall become effective upon certification on the plat by the director of development services and the director of public works that the final plat conforms with the preliminary plat/construction as approved by the planning board. However, if there is any significant deviation as determined by the director in the subdivision of property shown on the final plat and the approved preliminary plat, a revised preliminary plat must be considered by the planning board prior to the approval of the final plat. The city staff shall be responsible for recording a final plat in the appropriate county register of deeds within forty-eight (48) hours of the effective date of the final plat, excluding weekends and legal holidays.

B.

Specifications of a final plat. A final plat shall be drawn by an engineer or surveyor registered in the State of North Carolina. A final plat shall be drawn in black ink upon a reproducible stable base or other permanent material to a scale of one hundred (100) feet to the inch, which shall be shown in bar graph and numerical forms, and shall have an outside marginal size of eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four (24) inches, including one and one-half (1½) inches for binding on the left margin and one-half (½) inch border on each of the other sides. Where size of land areas or suitable scale to assure legibility so require, maps may be placed on two (2) or more sheets with appropriate match lines. Any map submitted for recording must be of a material which is acceptable to the register of deeds in the county in which the map is to be recorded.

Each final plat shall depict the following specifications:

1.

Title block:

a.

Name of subdivision.

b.

Registered engineer's or surveyor's name and seal.

c.

North arrow.

d.

Scale (bar graph mandatory) one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet.

e.

Date.

f.

Number of sheets.

g.

Label of "final plat."

h.

Minimum setback requirements.

i.

Zoning of tract(s) in subdivision with any conditional uses.

j.

Parcel identification number (PIN).

2.

Technical information:

a.

North arrow. An accurately positioned north arrow coordination with the bearings shown on the map. Indication shall be made as to whether the north index is true, magnetic or grid.

b.

Bearings and exact lineal distances. All property lines, street right-of-way lines and curves shall be noted by precise bearings, lineal distances and curvature data.

c.

Property corner stakes. All corners or points which are marked by monuments or natural objects shall be so identified on the plat.

d.

Floodway boundary. If a proposed subdivision is located within or partially within a floodway boundary, then such boundaries shall be shown on the plat.

e.

Data necessary to reestablish. All rights-of-way, watercourses, roadways, crosswalk ways, lots, blocks, boundaries, easements, building and other such improvements shall be accurately depicted where crossing or forming any boundary of the property.

f.

Minimum building lines.

g.

Names and designations. The names and property lines of all owners, subdivisions and streets adjoining or crossing the platted area shall be shown. Each block within the subdivision shall be appropriately identified by a block letter, and each lot or tract shall be appropriately identified by a lot number. House numbers shall be designated on each individual lot.

3.

Certificates and endorsements:

a.

Preparation of plat and accuracy certificate.

I, ________, certify that this plat was drawn under my supervision from (an actual survey made under my supervision); or (deed description recorded in Book _____, page _____, etc.); or (other); that the error of closure as calculated by latitude and departure is 1: __________; that the boundaries not surveyed are shown as broken lines plotted from information found in Book _____, page _____; that this plat was prepared in accordance with N.C.G.S. [§] 47-30 as amended.

Witness my original signature, registration number and seal this _____ day of __________, A.D., 20__.

___________

Surveyor

___________

Registration Number

b.

Certificate of ownership and dedication: The undersigned hereby acknowledge(s) that (they) (he) (is) (are) owners of the property shown on his plat having acquired title thereto by deed recorded in Book _____, Page _____ of the __________ County Register, and that (they) (he) hereby dedicate(s), unless otherwise noted thereon, to public use, streets, playgrounds, parks, open space, and easements forever all areas as shown or indicated on this plat. The City is authorized to record this plat at the appropriate Register of Deeds. (In the event the dedicated property so dedicated is owned by a corporation, the corporation shall include the signature of the corporate officer, attested by the corporate secretary and the corporate seal.)

Property Owner Date

c.

Review Officer Certificate:

State of North Carolina

County of

I,, Review Officer of County, certify that the map or plat to which this certification is affixed meets all statutory requirements for recording.

Date

d.

Notary public certificate:

Subscribed and sworn to me this _____ day of __________, 20__.

Notary Public___________

My Commission Expires:________

e.

Director of development services and director of public works certificate: By signing below, I/we certify that this final plat conforms to the construction plat that was approved by the DRC/Planning Board on ________ (date).

___________
Director of Development
Services

Date___________

___________
Director of Public Works

Date___________

f.

Certificate of improvements.

Know all men by these present, that I hereby certify that on this, the _____ day of __________, 20__, all required improvements have been installed in this subdivision in an approved manner or that the subdivider has entered into a contract and posted sufficient bond with the City for installation and guaranteeing that all required improvements in this subdivision will be completed on or before the _____ day of __________, 20__.

___________
Director of Public Works

g.

North Carolina Department of Transportation Construction Standards Certification is not required for this subdivision.

C.

Final plat approval.

1.

Completion of improvements. A letter shall be submitted by the subdivider's engineer and approved by the director of public works stating that all improvements and installations to the subdivision required for its approval under the terms of these rules and regulations have been made, added or installed and done so in accordance herewith; or that a financial guarantee has been posted by the subdivider for any uncompleted improvements.

2.

Issuance. The director and director of public works shall sign and execute the final plat, certifying such on the face of the plat, together with other necessary certifications, the acceptance of the plat by the city.

D.

Acceptance of dedications. Approval for a final plat shall constitute acceptance of any of the public dedications shown on the plat.

E.

Public right-of-way and easement closures. Requests for the closure of a public right-of-way must be submitted to the city council for approval. After the street closure has been approved by the city council, a plat, combining the street right-of-way into the adjacent lots must be submitted to the DRC for review and approval. Requests for closure of easements shall be submitted to the director in the form of a plat which shall be forwarded to the DRC for review and approval.

(Ord. No. O-2005-34b, § 1(Att. A), 5-9-05; Ord. No. O-2018-78, § 3, 8-13-18; Ord. No. O-2021-2, § 4, 1-11-21)