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Sec. 55-8. - Same —Same —Final plat.
(a) Conformity to tentative plat. The final plat shall have incorporated all changes, or modifications, as
required by the plat and street committee, to make the tentative plat conform to the
requirements of this chapter. Otherwise, it shall conform to the approved tentative plat.
(b) Preparation. The final plat shall be prepared by a land surveyor. The final plat shall be clearly and
legibly drawn in ink on drafting linen or a Mylar base, to a sheet size of 18 inches by 28 inches or
30 inches by 36 inches and to a scale of sufficient size to be legible. The final plat, insofar as
preparation is concerned, shall comply with all applicable regulations and state laws dealing with
the preparation of plats.
(c) Contents.
(1) Name of subdivision. The plat shall have a title or name. The terms "town," "city" or "village"
or any other terms suggesting a municipal corporation shall not appear in the title or name of
any plat which includes any property in the City of Miami, The supervisor of plats of the city
shall disapprove any name or title which may be found to be sufficiently similar to the name of
any existing town, city or village or municipal corporation, or the name similar to any
previously approved plat in the incorporated or unincorporated areas of the county which
may cause confusion as to the status or the location of any platted property.
(2) Deed description. Description written on map or plat. There shall be written or printed upon
the plat a full and detailed description of the land embraced in the map or plat showing the
township and range in which such lands are situated and the section and part of sections
platted and location sketch showing the plat's location in reference to the closest corner of the
section in which the plat is located. The description must be so complete that from it, without
reference to the plat, the starting point can be determined and the outlines run. If a
subdivision of a part of a previously recorded plat is made, the previous lots and blocks to be
resubdivided shall be given. If the plat is a resubdivision of the whole of a previously recorded
plat, the fact shall be so stated.
(3) Names of adjacent subdivisions.
(4) Names or numbers and width of streets immediately adjoining plat.
(5) All plat boundaries.
(6) Bearings and distances to the nearest established street lines, section corners or other
recognized permanent monuments which shall be accurately described on the plat.
(7) Municipal, township, county or section lines accurately tied to the lines of the subdivision by
distance and bearing.
(8) Accurate location of all monuments.
(9) Length of all arcs, radii, internal angles, points of curvature and tangent bearings.
(10) When lots are located on a curve or when side lot lines are at angles less than 87 degrees or
more than 93 degrees, the width of the lot at the front building setback line shall be shown
in addition to the width of the lot at the right-of-way line.
(11) The name or numbering and right-of-way width of each street or other right-of-way shown
on plat.
(12) The numbering of all lots and blocks shown on the plat. All lots shall be numbered either by
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progressive numbers, or in blocks progressively numbered, except that blocks in numbered
additions, bearing the same name shall be numbered consecutively throughout the several
additions. Excepted parcels must be marked "not part of this plat."
(13) All areas reserved or dedicated for public purposes. No strip or parcel of land shall be
reserved by the owner, unless the same is sufficient in size and area to be some practical
use or service.
(14) The dimensions of all lots and angles or bearings.
(15) Location, dimension and purpose of any easements.
(16) Certification by a registered surveyor to the effect that the plat represents a survey made by
him, and that their location is correctly shown.
(17) An acknowledgment by the owner, or owners, of his adoption of the plat, and of the
dedication of streets and other public areas and the consent of any mortgage holders to
such adoption and dedication.
(18) Signature of the director of the city department of public works, certifying that the plat
appears to conform to all of the provisions and requirements of this chapter.
(19) Signatures of the city manager and city clerk, and the impression of the city seal, certifying
that the city commission has approved the plat and accepted the dedications thereon by
resolution, and stating the number and date of said resolution,
(20) Signature of director of the county public works department indicating that the plat also
conforms to chapter 28 of the county Code.
(d) Other data required with plat.
(1) Restrictive covenants desired by the developer so long as they do not violate existing
ordinances. Restrictive covenants shall be required covering restrictions controlling building
lines, establishment and maintenance of buffer strips and walls, and restrictions of similar
nature,
(2) Current opinion of title from any attorney authorized to practice law in this state.
(3) Certification from the city and county that all taxes and assessments have been paid on the
land within the proposed subdivision or receipted tax bills.
(4) Necessary fees as required by city Code for processing, checking and recording plat.
(5) Certification that all required improvements within the public right-of-way have been
completed and/or that the city is holding sufficient bond for the completion of the
improvements. The certification shall also state that the plat appears to conform to all of the
requirements of this chapter.
(e) Approval by city commission.
(1) Upon submission of the final plat and the additional required data, the director of the
department of public works shall cause the plat to be placed on the next available city
commission agenda for approval. After approval by the city commission, and certification of
said approval by the city manager and city clerk, the owner of the property being platted shall
be notified that his plat is ready for recordation. The owner shall retrieve his plat from the
department of public works and carry it to the appropriate county agency for recordation in
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the public records of Dade County. The plat must be recorded within 120 calendar days of the
approval by the city commission.
(2) If the property owner has not caused the recordation of the plat within the above -specified
120 days, the director of public works shall notify the city commission that the plat is in
default, and is deemed abandoned. The director shall submit to the city commission, at the
earliest available meeting, a resolution for their approval rescinding their prior action and
ordering the release and/or refund of any bond for subdivision improvements. The property
owner shall be notified by registered letter, return receipt requested, that his plat is in default
and shall be informed of the date of the city commission meeting at which recision of his plat
will be considered. At that meeting, the property owner may petition the city commission for
an extension of time, not to exceed 30 days, in which to complete the recordation of his plat.
The city commission may grantor deny the petition of the property owner for extension of
time. If the extension of time is granted and the plat has not been recorded within the above
30-day period, the city commission shall automatically rescind its original approval of the plat.
(Ord. No. 9584, § 1, 3-24-83; Ord. No. 10385, § 1, 2-18-88; Code 1980, § 54.5-8)
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