§ 35-B114. Plat Deferral.

(a)

Number of Copies. The director may require the applicant to submit up to four (4) full size blue line copies of the plat together with two (2) legible eight and one-half by eleven (8½ x 11) inch reduced copies.

(b)

Format. The application shall include a letter and a preliminary plat as provided below.

(c)

Contents. The application for a plat deferral shall including the following:

(1)

The letter shall state what specific utilities are required prior to platting, specify the reasons for the request and address the consequences or alternatives if the deferral is denied. The following supportive documents shall accompany the application letter.

(2)

A preliminary plat with the engineer's/surveyor's seal showing the limits of the 100-year floodplain if within or contiguous to the platted area, and topographic contours along with an eight and one-half by eleven (8½ x 11) inch reduction of the plat on bond paper. Commercially zoned tracts shall include an engineering report conforming to the requirements for stormwater detention.

(3)

A letter from the engineer/surveyor preparing the plat with his professional seal affixed, certifying that none of the conditions specified in subsection 35-436(a) are present; that the property contains a suitable building site; and that the engineer/surveyor has been retained to prepare the plat, the date he was retained, the status of the plat, and the expected date for formal filing of the plat.

(d)

Certification. The application shall include an affidavit the same as section 35-B121 of this appendix signed by the landowner or his authorized agent acknowledging his liability to comply with the Unified Development Code if the request is granted.