§ 38-65. Requirements for and contents of preliminary plat and supporting documents.

(a)

Contents of preliminary plat. The required number of copies of the preliminary plat which are submitted to the planning board and which shall be delivered to the secretary of the planning board at least 25 days prior to the regular meeting of the planning board, which meeting date shall become the submission date of the preliminary plat, shall be drafted and contain information as follows:

(1)

A scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch, and preferably not less than 50 feet to the inch.

(2)

The proposed subdivision name, name of the town, township and county in which located and the zoning district, including exact boundary lines of the district if in more than one district.

(3)

All parcels of land proposed to be dedicated to public use and the conditions of such dedication.

(4)

Topographic data in spot elevations or contour lines drawn at sufficiently close intervals to show drainage flow patterns and existing and finished elevations. Elevations of existing streets that abut the subdivision and any streets proposed as part of the subdivision shall be shown.

(5)

The location, width and names of any streets, alleys or public ways shown on the official map or the master plan, if such exist, within the area to be subdivided, and the width, location, grades and names of all streets or public ways proposed by the developer.

(6)

The storm drainage plan, if proposed by the subdivider, including the location and size of proposed lines, pipes, culverts and bridges.

(7)

The location and width of all easements of right-of-way, both existing and proposed, for pedestrians and for the construction and maintenance of cable television lines, utilities, including water lines, mains and fire hydrants, sewer lines and mains, and including all connections to existing lines, surface and subsurface electric and telephone lines and conduits and pedestrian walkways.

(8)

The minimum building setback line for every proposed lot, and also lot dimensions and lot numbering or lettering.

(9)

The location and dimensions of all proposed improvements, including those existing improvements which are to be incorporated into the subdivision.

(10)

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

(11)

The azimuth or courses and distances as surveyed of every line shall be shown, including offset lines where actually used in the field. Distances shall be in feet and decimals thereof; other units of measure may be placed in parentheses if desired.

(12)

All map lines shall be by horizontal (level) measurements. All information shown on the map shall be correctly plotted to the scale shown. Enlargement of portions of a map are acceptable in the interest of clarity, where shown as inserts on the same sheet.

(13)

For any curved line, the following data must be given:

a.

Actual survey data from the point of curvature of the curve to the point of tangent shall be shown as standard curve data; or

b.

As a traverse of chords around the curve.

(14)

All streets and lots shall be carefully plotted with dimension lines indicating widths and all other pertinent information necessary to reestablish all lines in the field.

(15)

As to control corners, the location and pertinent information required by state law shall be plotted on the map. All other corners which are marked by monument or natural object shall be so identified on all maps, and all corners of adjacent owners in the boundary lines of the subject tract which are marked by monument or natural object must be shown, with a distance from one or more of the subject tract's corners.

(16)

The names of adjacent landowners and lot, block and subdivision designations shall be shown.

(17)

All visible and apparent rights-of-way, watercourses, utilities, roadways and other such improvements shall be accurately located where crossing or forming any boundary line of the property shown, and locating, offset or traverse lines shall be plotted in broken lines with traverse lines shall be plotted in broken lines with azimuths or courses and distances shown on the map.

(18)

Where the map is the result of a survey, one or more corners shall, by a system of azimuths or courses and distances, be accurately tied to a monument of some United States or state agency survey system, such as the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey System, where such monument is within 2,000 feet of such corner. Where the North Carolina Grid System coordinates of such monument have been published by the state department of conservation and development, the coordinates of the referenced corner shall be computed and shown in X and Y ordinates on the map. Where such a monument is not available, the tie shall be made to some pertinent and permanent recognizable landmark or identifiable point.

(19)

The location of any natural or manmade features which may affect the suitability of the land for subdivisions. Such features shall include, but not be limited to, drainageways, flood hazard areas, wetlands, and drainage ditches. When applicable, the boundaries of flood hazard areas, wetlands, and other features shall be shown on the plat along with a notation indicating the date of determination and that the boundaries are subject to change.

(b)

Compliance with state law. The subdivider shall also comply with all the provisions of state law as may be amended, including the requirement for certification by a surveyor.

(1)

Any AEC (area of environmental concern) shall be shown on the preliminary and final plat.

(2)

The following certification shall be placed on subdivision plats showing AEC's: "Some lots in this subdivision are located in areas of environmental concern at the date of approval. Individual permits may be required before any development may take place within those areas."

(c)

Outline where plat covers only portion of subdivider's tract. If the application and preliminary plat covers only part of the subdivider's entire holding, a map of the entire tract, drawn at a scale of not less than 400 feet to the inch, showing an outline of the platted area with its proposed streets and an indication of the probable future street system in the remaining portion of the tract, shall be submitted in a single copy with the preliminary plat. The preliminary plat shall be considered in the light of the entire holdings of the subdivider.

(d)

Covenants and deed restrictions. The subdivider shall submit with the preliminary plat a list of proposed covenants, deed restrictions and a hold harmless agreement, in duplicate, which are intended to cover all or part of the tract. There also shall be submitted an application in duplicate in a format approved by the planning board. For any proposed subdivision amenities including, but not limited to, tennis courts, swimming pools, streets, and vehicular and pedestrian accessways for the benefit of the property owners, the developer shall establish a property owners association having the responsibility and authority for the upkeep, maintenance, repair, and reconstruction of such amenities and the authority to assess and collect dues and fees from the property owners within the subdivision for this purpose.

(Code 1990, § 18-56; Ord. No. 04-05-018, § I, 5-5-2004)