§ 11-77. Plat requirements for land development.

(a)

The original plat shall be drawn in waterproof ink on reproducible, stable base material at a scale which best suits the size of the property being platted. Preferably, the sheets should be standard print size and the scale should be one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet.

(b)

Plats submitted to the Planning Office shall have the following information shown or made reference to and attached thereto. The Administrative Officer shall deliver the information to the Planning Board for review and consideration of Concept, Preliminary and Final Plats.

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	General Information	Concept Plat	Preliminary Plat	Final Plat
(1)	Name and address of owner, developer, engineer and surveyor	X	X	X
(2)	Name of the land development, date, graphic scale, north arrow, total acreage and individual tract acreage	X	X	X
(3)	Legal description of the property with dimensions and angles sufficient to locate all lines on the ground. Lot and blocks shall be numerically identified, boundaries shown by bearings and distance, and property located by Section, Township and Range and tied to the nearest of two (2) defined and referenced Section Corners or Quartersection Corners		X	X
(4)	Concrete or approved aluminum monuments shall be placed at the exterior boundary corners and one-half-inch by eighteen-inch steel pins shall be placed at all lot corners		X	X
(5)	Vicinity sketch at a scale appropriate to show the relationship of the development with surrounding improvements and communities, and other information requested by the Planning Board	X	X	X
(6)	If stage development is involved, the complete development plan with the stages of development and construction shown		X	X

 

	Existing Conditions for Land Development	Concept Plat	Preliminary Plat	Final Plat
(7)	Original topography at ten-foot contour intervals		X	X
(8)	Names of adjacent land developments and ownership of adjacent property including corresponding deed book and page number		X	X
(9)	Existing roads, streets, culverts, railroads, and other features: The plat shall show the location, name, width, surface type, surface condition and right-of-way width of all existing or platted roads, streets or other public ways within or adjacent to the proposed improvement, including features such as existing permanent buildings, water courses, railroads, municipal corporation limits, county's state lines, planning district limits, oil and gas lines or wells, abandoned wells and dry holes	X	X	X
(10)	Existing utilities: Ownership names and dimensions on overhead and underground power and communications lines, sewers, water mains, gas mains, and other underground structures, including water wells and septic systems within the development or immediately adjacent thereto		X	X
(11)	Flood areas: 100-year flood per FEMA map	X	X	X
(12)	Watercourses: If the proposed development is traversed by a watercourse, channel, stream, creek or river, the present and proposed location of each shall be shown	X	X	X
(13)	Soil analysis: The developer shall indicate the types of soil found in the plat area according to the USDA Soil Conservation Service		X
(14)	Plat and deed restrictions: Restrictions, if any, with use and perimeters defined. Plat restrictions should be certified as to current legality by a member of the Arkansas Bar		X

 

	Proposed Improvements	Concept Plat	Preliminary Plat	Final Plat
(15)	Location, dimensions and names of all proposed roads, streets, alleys, easements, blocks, parcel and lot lines and address numbers, dedications and reservations		X	X
(16)	Street typical sections and pavements sections for each classification of street		X	X
(17)	Bearings and linear dimensions referenced to true north of all lines, interior angles of lots may be shown in lieu of bearings		X	X
(18)	Proposed use of all land within the development		X	X
(19)	Location and size of all proposed utility lines		X	X
(20)	Drainage plan for entire area		X
	Sizes of all driveway and road tiles shall be stated			X
(21)	Building setback lines as fixed by the County, building lines and any setback lines established by public authority, and those stipulated in the deed restrictions and right-of-way lines		X	X

 

	Information to Supplement the Plat	Concept Plat	Preliminary Plat	Final Plat
(22)	Access control: The openings for ingress and egress from the platted area to public street, road or highways		X	X
(23)	Letter of transmittal		X	X
(24)	Payment of review fee	X	X	X
(25)	Certification issued by the County Tax Collector to the effect there are no delinquent taxes payable at the time of the plat approval			X
(26)	Certification of survey and accuracy of survey by the surveyor			X
(27)	Certification of ownership, title and dedication by the developer			X
(28)	Certification of the developer's engineer that the design meets the County's design standards			X
(29)	Signature block for Planning Board Approval			X
(30)	Signature block for the County Road Superintendent to certify approval of streets, grading and drainage improvements and easements; and receipt of required Maintenance Bonds			X
(31)	Signature block for the Arkansas Department of Health to certify approval of water and sanitary sewer improvements			X
(32)	Guarantees in lieu of improvements		X	X
(33)	A notice stating: "Each individual lot developer shall obtain approval of septic system from the Washington County Health Department Sanitarian Division."			X

 

(Ord. No. 91-9, Art. 1, § 2.07, 4-11-91; Ord. No. 99-32, Art. 1, 7-8-99)

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