§ 23-72. Final plats.

(a)

All final plats shall be submitted on sheets twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inches and to a scale of not less than one hundred (100) feet to the inch or larger. Where more than one (1) sheet is required to encompass the subdivision an index sheet, twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inches, shall be filed showing the entire subdivision together with the complete dedication, attests, dates, titles and seals, on one (1) sheet.

(b)

The exterior boundary of the subdivision shall be indicated by the district dash line and corner markers by individual symbols.

(c)

The length and bearing of all straight lines, radii, arc lengths, tangent length and central angles of all curves shall be indicated along the boundary line of the subdivision and each block. All dimensions along the lines of each lot shall be shown. The curve data pertaining to block or lot boundary may be placed in a curve table at the base of the plat.

(d)

The names of all adjoining subdivisions, the dimensions of all abutting lots, lot and block numbers and accurate reference ties to courses and distances of at least two (2) recognized land corners shall be shown.

(e)

The names and accurate location of all streets adjoining, abutting or within five hundred (500) feet of the subdivision shall be shown.

(f)

The location and dimensions of any utility easements adjoining or abutting the subdivision or proposed within the subdivision shall be shown.

(g)

The description and location of all survey monuments placed in the addition or subdivision shall be shown. In all subdivisions and additions corners shall be established at the corner of each block in the subdivision consisting of an iron road or pipe not less than three-quarters of an inch in diameter and twenty-four (24) inches deep flush with the top of the sidewalk. Lot corner monuments shall be placed at all lot corners except corners which are also block corners, consisting of iron roads or pipes of a diameter of not less than one-half-inch and eighteen (18) inches deep set flush with the top of the sidewalk. In addition, curve point markers shall be established on the specifications as lot corners. All corners shall be installed prior to filing of the final plat, except where excessive earthwork is contemplated and has prior approval of the city manager.

(h)

The final plat shall show a title including the names of the addition or subdivision, the name of the owner and engineer or surveyor, scale and location of subdivision with reference to original land grant or survey and abstract number and a north point with true or magnetic north.

(i)

A certificate of ownership giving a metes and bounds description of the property, dedication of all streets, alleys, parkways and parks where donated to the city and dedication or reservation of all easements and drainageways to the public use, signed and acknowledged before a notary public by the owner of the land, shall appear on the face of the plat or index sheet of the plats where two (2) or more sheets are required.

(j)

The certificate of the licensed professional engineer or licensed public surveyor who surveyed, mapped and monumented the land, which certificates shall be attested before a notary public, shall be placed on the face of the plat on index sheets of the plats together with the seals of the engineer or surveyor and notary public. Printed seals and signatures are prohibited except for extra prints that the owner or developer may need certified for other purposes. The certificate of the engineer or surveyor to be placed on the plat shall be as follows:

"KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

THAT I, _______, do hereby certify that I prepared this plat from an actual and accurate survey of the land and that the corner monuments shown thereon were properly placed, under my personal supervision, in accordance with the subdivision regulations of the City of Henrietta, Texas."

(k)

At the time the developer files the final plat with the city manager, he shall, when required to do so, also file a certificate showing that all taxes have been paid on the tract to be subdivided and that no delinquent taxes exist against the property.

(Ord. No. 7718, § 1(VII)(B), 8-18-77)