§ 6. Final plan; contents.  


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  • Be it further ordained, etc., that upon approval of the preliminary plan, the final plan shall be submitted in ink on tracing cloth, film, or vellum to the planning commission. Said final plan shall be drawn on plates 18 inches by 24 inches. If more than one plate is required, an index plate in skeleton of the same dimensions shall be filed showing the entire subdivision on one plate and showing the portion thereof contained on each of the other plates. The final plan shall show:

    (a)

    The title under which the subdivision is to be recorded, the name of the owner, the name of the engineer or surveyor responsible for the plan, north point, scale and date.

    (b)

    The boundaries of the property, the lines of all streets and alleys with their widths and names, and any other portions intended to be dedicated to public use. In case of branching streets or alleys, the angle of departure from one street or alley to another shall be indicated; angles of 90 to 180 degrees need not be shown, but all other angles must be indicated in the proper location.

    (c)

    The lines of the adjoining streets and alleys with their widths and names.

    (d)

    All lot lines, lot numbers, or letters in resubdivision and utility easements shall be shown and determined by measurements. Where there is no alley dedication, a utility easement having a minimum width of 7½ feet shall be granted and shown across the rear of all lots and at such other locations as the planning commission or the mayor and city council deem necessary.

    (e)

    All dimensions, both linear and angular, necessary for locating the boundaries of the subdivision in relation to some section, quarter section or other established corner and line must be shown in order to show the relation of the subdivision boundaries to the section lines, or to other established corner and line acceptable to the planning commission and the mayor and city council.

    All dimensions, both linear and angular, of the streets, alleys, lots, utility and/or drainage easements or other tracts or areas shall be shown. The linear dimensions shall be expressed in feet and decimals of a foot.

    (f)

    Radii, arcs and chords, points of tangency and central angles for all curves and rounded corners.

    (g)

    Location and description of all monuments. A suitable permanent monument of stone, iron or concrete shall be located at all corners, and all angle points on the subdivision boundaries. All streets, alleys, lot or other tract corners, intersections and angle points shall be marked with an iron pipe or other suitable monuments of similar material.

    (h)

    Any restrictive covenants to apply to lots in the subdivision shall be printed or referred to on the subdivision plat or plan for recording in the office of the clerk and recorder of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

    (i)

    That the engineer or surveyor preparing the map or plat is licensed and registered in the State of Louisiana.

    (j)

    A dedication form to be signed by the owner or owners, and the mortgagee or mortgagees, in the presence of a notary public.

    (k)

    A form for the approval of the planning commission and the mayor and city council.

    (l)

    The map or plan shall not show any tract, area, strip or any other portion of land as "reserved"; all areas shall be designated by number or letter and no blank area shall be shown on the map or plat.

    (m)

    When the area subdivided into lots, plots or building sites is within a designated flood hazard area as identified by the Federal Insurance Administration flood insurance rate map, or lies at such a low elevation that it has been, within the past 20 years, inundated or overflowed by rain or storm waters, a statement shall be printed on the subdivision map or plat setting forth these facts, and should the elevations of the land be variable, the portions that have been overflowed shall be indicated on said map or plat.