Sec. 7-01. - Preparation of final plat.

7-01.1.

Who may prepare final plat. Final plats shall be prepared by a certified professional engineer or land surveyor duly licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

7-01.2.

Method of presentation. Final plats shall be drawn in ink on reproducible media as approved by the administrator to a scale of one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet with letters and figures not less than eight one-hundredths (0.08) of an inch in height on a sheet, or sheets, with the following dimensions: The plat shall be sixteen (16) inches wide and twenty-two and four-tenths (22.4) inches long with a three-inch border on three (3) sides. The top side shall contain a four-inch border which shall be along one (1) of the twenty-two and four-tenths (22.4) inch sides. The overall size of said plat shall be twenty-three (23) inches wide and twenty-eight and four-tenths (28.4) inches long, and shall show the following information set forth in the following subsections of this article.

Sec. 7-02. - Contents of final plats.

7-02.1.

Title data. Name of subdivision, city, state, owner, north point, scale of drawing and number of sheets. If shown on more than one (1) sheet, matched lines shall clearly indicate where the several sheets join. A space three (3) inches high by five (5) inches long shall be provided with an inked border in the lower right-hand corner of the plat for the use of the approving authority. The names and titles of the city manager and the director of engineering shall be provided within the three-inch by five-inch space.

7-02.2.

Location map. Location of proposed subdivision by an insert map in the upper left-hand corner at a scale of not less than one (1) inch equals one thousand (1,000) feet indicating adjoining roads, their names and numbers, subdivisions and other landmarks.

7-02.3.

Boundary lines and names of adjacent owners. The boundaries of the subdivision showing the length of its courses and distances to one one-hundredth (0.01) of a foot and bearings to the nearest ten (10) seconds having been determined by an accurate survey thereof in the field, which shall close with error of closure not exceeding one (1) foot in ten thousand (10,000) feet. It shall also contain the names and locations of adjoining subdivisions and the names of the owners of adjoining parcels of land that may be subdivided.

7-02.4.

(Reserved.)

7-02.5.

Engineer's certificate and title reference.

a.

The seal of the engineer shall be affixed to the plat and signed.

b.

Certificates signed by the surveyor or engineer, shall certify as to the correctness of the survey and plat, and compliance with this ordinance, and set forth the source of title of the owners of the land subdivided, and the place of record of the last instrument in the chain of title.

c.

When the subdivision consists of land acquired from more than one (1) source of title the outlines of the various tracts shall be indicated by dash-lines, and identification of the respective tracts shall be placed on the plat.

7-02.6.

Consent of owners. A statement to the effect that the subdivision as it appears on this plat is with the free consent and in accordance with the desires of the owners, proprietors and trustees, if any, which shall be signed by the owners, proprietors and trustees, if any, and shall be duly acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds.

7-02.7.

Accurate layout. The accurate location and dimensions by bearings and distance with all curve data on all lots and street lines, right-of-way dedications, boundaries of all proposed or existing easements, parks, school sites or other public areas, the number and area of all building sites, all existing public and private streets, their names, numbers and widths, watercourses and their names, names of owners and their property lines, both within the boundary of the subdivision and adjoining said boundaries and minimum building setback lines shall be shown. The final plat shall contain a table showing the area in acres by use designation of all land within the subdivision.

7-02.8.

Dimensions. All dimensions shall be shown in feet and decimals of foot to the closest one-hundredth of a foot, all bearings in degrees, minutes and seconds to the nearest ten (10) seconds.

7-02.9.

Curve data. The data of all curves along the street frontages shall be shown in detail at the curve or in a curve data table containing the following: Degree of curvature, central deflection angle, radius, arc, tangent, chord, and chord bearings.

7-02.10.

Benchmarks. At least one (1) benchmark, related to the City of Newport News Benchmark System, shall be established on one (1) of the permanent boundary markers in every subdivision, and the elevation thereof shown on the final plat.

7-02.11.

Dedicated parcels. All parcels of land to be dedicated for public use or for the common use of property owners within the subdivision.

7-02.12.

Control data. The location and material of all permanent reference monuments and an accurate bearing and distance tie between not less than two (2) permanent monuments on the exterior boundary of the subdivision and permanent monuments at existing street intersections where required by the director of engineering.

Sec. 7-03. - Changes on final plats.

No change, erasure or revision shall be made on any plat, nor on accompanying data sheets after approval of the city manager has been endorsed in writing on the plat or sheets, unless authorization for such changes has been granted in writing by the city manager. Upon completion of construction of improvements required by this Ordinance, if any changes or revisions have been made, corrected, as built, plans shall be furnished to the city.

Sec. 7-04. - Preparation of legal plat.

7-04.1.

Who may prepare legal plat. Legal plats shall be prepared by a certified land surveyor duly licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

(Ord. No. 3479-86)

7-04.2.

Method of presentation. Legal plats shall be drawn in ink on reproducible media as approved by the director of engineering. The overall dimension shall be eight and one-half (8.5) inches by fourteen (14) inches with a minimum 0.2 inch border on all sides. A north arrow (either true or magnetic north) shall be required.

(Ord. No. 3479-86)

Sec. 7-05. - Contents of legal plats.

7-05.1.

Title data. Title data shall be in the lower right corner and include the name of the parcel, present owner, new owner, size of parcel, city and state, scale, date, name of certified surveyor who prepared it and his city and state. A title block for the approval of the director of engineering shall be provided.

(Ord. No. 3479-86)

7-05.2.

Boundary lines and names of adjacent owners. The boundaries of the parcel shall show the length and bearing of its courses with direction arrows. Curves in the boundaries shall show at least arc length and radius. The distance(s) and bearing(s) shall be shown from the nearest recorded street intersection. It shall also contain the names of adjoining subdivisions and/or the names of the owners of adjoining parcels.

(Ord. No. 3479-86)

7-05.3.

Certification and accuracy. The legal plat shall include a statement certifying that the perimeter survey is correct to the best of the surveyor's knowledge and belief, including an accuracy of not less than one (1) foot in ten thousand (10,000) feet. It shall be signed and sealed by a certified surveyor.

(Ord. No. 3479-86)