§ 110-115. Final plat specifications.

(a)

The final plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn on permanent reproducible material. The scale of the final plat shall be 100 feet to one inch. Sheet size shall not exceed 48 inches by 36 inches. If complete plat cannot be shown on one sheet, several sheets with an index map indicated on each sheet shall be used. In no case shall the sheet size be less than 8½ inches by 11 inches.

(b)

The final plat shall contain the following information:

(1)

Name of the project and street names.

(2)

Property address numbers (furnished by the community development department).

(3)

Reference to record subdivision plats of adjoining land by record name.

(4)

Date of plat drawing, graphic scale and north point.

(5)

Location of tract by land lot and district.

(6)

Location sketch at a scale of one inch equals 2000 feet (see note following subsection (b)(9) of this section).

(7)

Index map on each sheet when more than one sheet is required.

(8)

Courses and distances to the nearest existing street, intersections, or other recognized permanent monuments or benchmarks.

(9)

Exact boundary lines of the tract, to be indicated by a heavy line, giving distances to the nearest one-tenth foot and angles to the nearest minute, shall be balanced and closed. The error of closure shall be stated, and further the error of closure shall exceed one to 10,000. Tract boundaries shall be determined by accurate survey in the field.

Note: Unit plats shall provide a location sketch for location within the master plat.

(10)

Land lot lines shall be accurately tied to boundary lines of the subdivision by angles and distances when such lines traverse the subdivision; when the subdivision does not intersect a land lot line, then the lines of a major controlling street shall be projected and tied to a land lot line by angles and distances. In both cases, the measured distance from land lot tie to a respective land lot corner shall be shown with the magnetic bearing of the land lot line. No approximate land lot lines shall be shown on the subdivision plat.

(11)

Exact locations, width and names of all streets and alleys within and immediately adjoining the plat and the exact location and widths of all crosswalks.

(12)

Street centerlines showing angles of deflection and standard curb data of intersection, radii, length of tangents and arcs, and degree of curvature with basis of curve data.

(13)

Lot lines with dimensions to the nearest one-tenth foot, necessary internal angles, arcs and chords and tangent or radii or rounded corners.

(14)

Building setback lines with dimensions.

(15)

Legal description of individual condominium units shall be provided as follows:

a.

The individual condominium unit shall be referenced as a lot by numeric data only, limited to 999 units.

b.

Each building shall be referenced as a unit by numeric data only, limited to 99 units.

c.

Each development phase shall be referenced as a block by alpha data.

d.

Parcel numbers shall be assigned by the tax office.

e.

Plats of the development shall be separated into different development phases when individual units or buildings reach the limits set in subsections (b)(15)a and (b)(15)b.

(16)

Location, dimensions, drainage area and purpose of all drainage structures and of any easements, including slope easements, flood hazard areas, public service utility right-of-way lines, and any areas to be reserved, donated or dedicated to public use or sites for other than residential use with notes stating their purpose and limitations; and of any areas to be reserved by deed covenant for common uses of all property owners.

(17)

Accurate location, material and description of monuments and markers.

(18)

A statement referencing the protective covenants by record book and page number.

(19)

Registered land surveyor's certification and stamp required for master plat.

(20)

Registered professional engineer certification and stamp accepted for as-built condition on unit plats only.

(21)

Registered architect certification and stamp may be used to certify the acceptability of the structural work.

(22)

Variances, if any, and date approved by the appeals board.

(c)

Certification for the final plat shall be provided as follows:

(1)

Registered professional engineer's certification:

The undersigned Registered Professional Engineer hereby certifies that the plan to which this certification is affixed fully and accurately depicts the layout, location, number/letter identification and dimension of the buildings resident shown thereon as built.

Stamp _____ Signature

_____ P.E. Number

 

(2)

Registered professional architect:

The undersigned Registered Professional Architect hereby certifies that the building and residence units shown on this location plat are, within reasonable construction tolerances, constructed in accordance with the approved set of construction plans on file in the Cobb County Community Development Department.

_____ Signature

_____ Register Number

 

(3)

Registered land surveyor's certification:

The undersigned Registered Land Surveyor hereby certifies that the plan shown and described hereon is a true and correct survey made on the ground under my supervision, that the monuments have been placed as shown hereon, and is to the accuracy and specification required by the Cobb County Subdivision Regulations.

_____ Signature

_____ Register Number

 

(Ord. of 9-24-74, art. XII; Ord. of 2-22-77; Ord. of 4-26-77)