§ 102.53. Final Plat or Re-plat.

A.

Applicability. Any subdivision of land resulting in the creation of three (3) of more parcels shall require a plat or re-plat pursuant to this section. No additional review of plat elements shall be required as the elements of a plat are required as part of the submission and review of any minor or major subdivisions. All plats or re-plats shall:

1.

Comply with the City's Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations;

2.

Comply with Fla. Stat. ch. 177; and

3.

Be recorded with the Clerk of the Court of Monroe County, Florida.

B.

Prior to approval by the City, the plat shall be reviewed for conformity to this chapter by a professional surveyor and mapper either employed by or under contract to the local governing body, the costs of which shall be borne by the legal entity offering the plat for recordation, and evidence of such review must be placed on such plat. The required elements of a plat are defined in Sections 102.47 D.5., above, and 177.091. Final technical review of a plat or re-plat for recordation shall be completed by a committee made up of the Planning Director or designee, Utilities Director or designee, City Engineer, the City Surveyor. The City engineer and surveyor shall be licensed to practice in the State of Florida.

C.

Every plat of a subdivision filed for record must contain a dedication by the owner or owners of record. The dedication must be executed by all persons, corporations, or entities whose signature would be required to convey record fee simple title to the lands being dedicated in the same manner in which deeds are required to be executed. All mortgagees having a record interest in the lands subdivided shall execute, in the same manner in which deeds are required to be executed, either the dedication contained on the plat or a separate instrument joining in and ratifying the plat and all dedications and reservations thereon.

D.

When a tract or parcel of land has been subdivided and a plat thereof bearing the dedication executed by the owners of record and mortgagees having a record interest in the lands subdivided, and when the approval of the City has been secured and recorded in compliance with this part, all streets, alleys, easements, rights-of-way, and public areas shown on such plat, unless otherwise stated, shall be deemed to have been dedicated to the public for the uses and purposes thereon stated. However, nothing herein shall be construed as creating an obligation upon the City to perform any act of construction or maintenance within such dedicated areas except when the obligation is voluntarily assumed by the governing body.

E.

Approval of a plat shall expire without further action of the PC or Council unless the plat has been recorded within one (1) year of the date of Council approval of the plat. In order to avoid expiration, all plat documents outlined in this section and that of 102.47 D.5., must be complete and accepted by the City to obtain the signatures of City officials at least 30 days prior to the one-year expiration date.

(Ord. No. 2017-02 , § 3, 2-28-2017)