§ III. Requirements for plats and supplementary data.

A.

Pre-application and preliminary approval.

1.

Sketch plan. Two copies shall show, in sketch form, the proposed layout of the streets and other features in relation to existing conditions. A sketch plan may be a freehand sketch made directly on a print of the topographic survey. The sketch plan shall include existing topographic data listed as is necessary for the consideration of the proposed sketch plan.

2.

General subdivision information. At the request of the planning commission or director of the planning controls division, two copies shall describe or outline the existing conditions of the site and the proposed development as necessary to supplement the sketch above. This information may include data on existing covenants, land characteristics, available community facilities and utilities, and information describing the proposed subdivision such as number of residential lots, typical lot widths and depths, minimum floor area in structures, business areas, playgrounds, park areas and other public areas, proposed protective covenants, and proposed utilities and street improvements.

3.

Data required as a basis for the preliminary plat in A(1) above shall include the following information and other pertinent data as required to support the preliminary design of the proposed development:

(a)

Boundary lines: Bearings if available, and distances.

(b)

Easements: Location, width, and purposes of existing easements.

(c)

Significant contour data at such an interval (maximum two feet) as required to determine preliminary design of the proposed improvements and other dependant features.

(d)

Other conditions on the tract, water courses, existing structures, and other significant features.

(e)

Titles and certificates: Title under which the proposed subdivision is to be recorded or known with name of designer and owner.

(f)

A vicinity map showing the relationship of the subdivision site to the surrounding area.

(g)

Scale; area in acres data; north arrow; date of survey; date of plat; and the section, township and range in which the subdivision is located.

(h)

The proposed name of the subdivision and proposed street names shall not duplicate or too closely approximate phonetically the name of any other subdivision or street in Montgomery County, Alabama.

(i)

Two copies of a draft of protective covenants whereby the subdivider proposes to regulate land use in the subdivision and otherwise protect the proposed development.

(j)

For all planned unit developments, subdivisions consisting of more than 50 dwelling units, and for any subdivision when deemed appropriate by the planning commission; a comprehensive traffic analysis, which must be approved by the planning commission, indicating the probable effect of the proposed subdivision on traffic patterns and capacities of adjacent streets in the immediate area.

B.

Plat and data for final approval.

1.

The final plat shall be drawn to a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch. The final plat shall show the following:

(a)

Sufficient data to readily determine and reproduce this plat on the ground. The dimensions of each lot shall be shown. Lot dimensions on curves shall be chord distances. The beginning and the ending of curves shall be shown and curved property lines that are not boundary lines of curved streets shall be given. Curve data for curved property lines that are not boundary lines of curved streets shall be given. Building lines adjacent to streets shall be shown. Also to be provided are bearings and distances to the nearest established street lines or official monuments, section lines accurately tied to the lines of the subdivision by distances and bearings, and bearings and distance to a section corner or to an immediately adjacent plat which is tied to a section corner.

(b)

Tract boundary lines: Right-of-way liens of streets, easements, and other right-of-way and property lines of residential lots and other sites.

(c)

All dimensions must be accurate to the nearest one-tenth of a foot, and all angles accurate to the nearest minute of angle.

(d)

Name and right-of-way width of each street or other right-of-way.

(e)

Title, name, and location of subdivision; north arrow, date, and scale; and the section, township and range number.

(f)

Locations, dimensions, and purpose of any easements and any areas to be dedicated to public use, or sites for other than residential use, with notes stating their purpose and limitations.

(g)

Lots or sites numbered in numerical order and blocks designated either alphabetically or numerically.

(h)

Accurate location, material of, and description of monuments and markers, other than lot corners.

(i)

That subdivider is the land owner and dedicates streets, rights-of-way, easements and sites for public use.

(j)

Certification by either professional engineer and land surveyor or land surveyor for the applicant stating that the plat is true and correct and was prepared from an actual survey of the property made under his supervision on the ground, and that corner irons and other markers have been placed.

(k)

Engineering drawings of construction plans shall bear the signature, seal, and registration number of a professional engineer.

(l)

A certificate by the owner of the land joining in and signing the surveyor's certificate and adopting the map as true and correct, together with a proper acknowledgement thereto.

(m)

A certificate shall read as follows:

APPROVAL OF THE MONTGOMERY CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

This plat has been submitted to and considered by the City Planning Commission of Montgomery, Alabama, and is approved by such commission.

The Montgomery City Planning Commission

By:  _____ Executive Secretary

_____ Date

 

2.

Protective covenants. Protective covenants, if any, shall be shown on the final plat.

C.

Plat and data for planned unit developments. In addition to the data described above, in the case of planned unit developments the planning commission shall be furnished a final development plan at the time of the filing of the preliminary plat. Such final development plan shall include, but not be limited to:

1.

Comprehensive and detailed plans which include streets, utilities, lots or building sites, site plans, and elevations for all buildings as intended to be located, constructed, and used in detailed plans for other uses and improvements on the land as related to the buildings;

2.

Evidence of provision for operation and maintenance of such areas, improvements, facilities, and services as will be for common use by some or all of the occupants of the development, but will not be provided, operated, or maintained at general expense; and

3.

A comprehensive traffic analysis indicating the probable effect of the proposed development on traffic patterns and capacities of adjacent streets in the immediate area.