This checklist will be used to review your submittal. The following information is required on all plat submissions. Scroll down for additional requirements for preliminary, final, administrative, amending plats and replats, and refer to the comprehensive subdivision ordinance.
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Format (all plats)

A.	North arrow.
B.	A notation of the scale, which must be an engineering scale.
C.	A bar or graphic scale.
D.	A location map with the subject site clearly indicated.
E.	A legend for any graphic symbols used.
F.	Date of preparation and subsequent revisions.
G.	The plat must be drawn at a scale at which all details of the drawing are legible after the drawing has been reduced to an 8.5 X 11 inch format.

Title Block (all plats)

A.	The name of the proposed project.
B.	The words "Preliminary Plat," "Final Plat," "Replat," etc., as applicable.
C.	The county or counties in which the subdivision is located.
D.	The name, address and telephone number of the property owner.
E.	The name, company, company address, and telephone number of the engineer and/or licensed surveyor who prepared the plat.
F.	The city file number for the case (assigned by city staff after application review).

Site Information (all plats)

A.	Property description, including:
	1.	acreage of the tract;
	2.	boundary of the tract, and;
	3.	bearings and distances around the perimeter of the tract, with the point of commencing and/or beginning referenced from an existing street intersection.
B.	Location and width of all existing and proposed internal streets, alleys, rights-of-way and easements, including volume and page number if existing.
C.	Adjacent subdivisions, showing alleys, streets, easements, adjacent lot lines and subdivision name. If the adjacent property is unplatted, show property lines and current owner(s), and note "not platted."
D.	Proposed lot lines and approximate square footage of all lots which are not rectangular.
E.	For irregular, "pie-shaped," or a lot on an "eyebrow," cul-de-sac or curved portion of a street, in a residential subdivision, a building envelope for a structure meeting the minimum floor area requirements of the applicable zoning district must be shown.
F.	The "hundred block" address designation for all existing and proposed streets.
G.	County and or school district boundary lines crossing the property.
H.	Sites, if any, to be reserved or dedicated for parks, playgrounds, floodways or any other public uses.
I.	Gross and net acreage for each tract when floodplains or street or utility rights-of-way are involved.
J.	Minimum finished floor elevations for lots in and near floodplains and floodway areas.
K.	Size of rights-of-way dedications. (See the Subdivision Ordinance and Transportation Plan for right-of-way dedication requirements.)
L.	Courses referenced by notation upon the survey plat to an identifiable line for directional control.

Supplementary Checklist for Preliminary Plats

A.	Metes-and-bounds description of the perimeter of the property.
B.	Floodplains, floodways, stream courses or other water features.
C.	The outline of wooded areas and the locations of individual trees 18 inches in diameter or larger shall be shown on properties to be dedicated for public purposes.

Supplementary Checklist for Final Plats, Administrative Plats and Replats

A.	Metes-and-bounds description of the perimeter of the property.
B.	Label a place of beginning on the survey that accurately corresponds to the metes-and-bounds description.
C.	Label the point of commencement whenever such is described in the metes-and-bounds description.
D.	Plat must be of a second-order traverse closure with a closure error or 1/20,000 or greater.
E.	Dimensioned lot arrangements and bearings.
F.	A table listing the square footage of all non-rectangular lots.
G.	For lots with a "zero" or reduced side yard setback, place a blackened arrowhead on the property line having the "zero" or reduced side yard setback.
H.	Approved city dedication statement.
I.	Approved owners certificate with all applicable signatures.
J.	The printed names and signatures of the notary public, all property owners, the surveyor and the engineer.
K.	The signatures of all utility companies who have requested easements. (See the utility certificate.)
L.	All required mutual access easements to be dedicated. Include data table for easement curves, bearings, etc. (Consult with the Transportation Department prior to filing a formal application.)
M.	The approved mutual access agreement to be filed with the county. (The volume and page number must be clearly indicated on the plat, if filed as a separate instrument.)
N.	When a corner or smaller lot is being created out a larger tract of land, the dedication of right-of-way along the perimeter of the larger tract may be required as a condition of approval of the plat. In most cases, the dedication and filing of a mutual access agreement from the lot through the larger tract to a point adjacent to the next median opening will also be required.
O.	Joint parking agreements with the volume and page number of the city-approved joint parking agreement as filed with the county.
P.	Final engineering drawings showing the following must be submitted (unless the project is developed) to the Public Works Department:
	1.	Sewer mains;
	2.	Water mains;
	3.	Location and size of all water courses, ravines, bridges and culverts;
	4.	Other underground structures;
	5.	Drainage areas, or areas draining into the tract, and;
	6.	Street paving plans.
Q.	Label the State Plane Coordinates and elevation for at least 2 of the perimeter markers (effective April 1, 2003).

Supplementary Checklist for Replats (in addition to items A - P above)

A.	Original plat information (lots, blocks, etc.) shown lightly sketched or in dotted lines.
B.	New lot numbers, designated by an "R" (i.e. Lot 1R).
C.	Additional title block information:
	1.	Name of previous plat, which must remain a prominent part of the new title;
	2.	Blocks, lots and portions thereof which are being replatted;
	3.	Volume and page where previous plat was recorded, and;
	4.	Original city case number, where applicable.

Supplementary Checklist for Amending Plats

A.	Identify what elements are being amended.
B.	Graphically identify the area being amended with a "bubble" or "revision cloud."