8-6-27: SUBDIVISION PLATS - FINAL PLAT:

   A.   Applicability: This Section applies to the approval of final plats for recording with the County. Final plat applications are filed after the preliminary plat is approved.

   B.   Initiation:

      1.   Generally: A final plat application shall be submitted to the Director.

      2.   Required Information: The final plat shall include the following information as required by Idaho Code Title 50, Chapter 13 and related state law, and the following additional requirements:

         a.   The final plat drawing page(s) and signature page drawn on eighteen-inch by twenty-seven-inch (18" x 27") sheets, with all information at least three and one-half inches (3½") from the left edge and one-half inch (½") from all other edges. The letters, numbers, and notes shall be of such size and scale to clearly show on microfilm copies, reproducible copies, and prints of the recorded documents.

         b.   The drawing page(s) shall show exterior boundary and property lines, right of way lines, streets, street islands, existing and new easements, all accurately dimensioned with bearings to the nearest one second and distances to the nearest one-hundredth (1/100) of a foot. The dimensions shall provide a minimum lot and boundary survey closure of one to ten thousand (1:10,000). The drawing page(s) and owner's certificate shall show or contain all related curve data including radius, length, central angle, long chord, and long chord bearing.

         c.   Permanent monuments, magnetically detectable, marked with the license number of the surveyor, is set for all the following:

            (1)   All lot corners and exterior boundary corners.

            (2)   Street centerline angle points, point of curvatures (PCs), point of tangencies (PTs), intersecting street centerlines, and places where street centerline changes directions.

            (3)   Street islands, radius points for cul-de-sacs, and lot controlling corners that control the location of the boundary.

         d.   In places that are impossible or impractical to set the monument, the final plat shall set and dimension a witness corner or reference monument. That monument shall have the same size and marking required for the monument it replaces. A witness corner monument sets on the lot line or property line. A reference monument sets with a bearing and distance tie to the actual corner.

         e.   All monuments found, existing or accepted and used in the survey shall be marked with the license number of the surveyor.

         f.   Format required by the County Surveyor.

         g.   The plat shall show:

            (1)   Primary Control Points: At least two (2) primary control points, officially recognized by the County Surveyor and ties to those control points. Primary control points are public land survey corners or officially recognized corners. Corner perpetuation and filing recording instrument numbers are shown.

            (2)   Approved Street Names: The Street Naming Committee shall approve all street names.

            (3)   Easements: Location, dimensions, and purpose of any easements.

            (4)   Monuments: Location, description, and size of monuments that are found.

            (5)   Title, Subdivision Name, Description And Date: Title, including subdivision name in accord with Idaho Code Section 50-1307, and general location description and date.

            (6)   Owner's Certificate: Owner's certificate containing a statement of reservation of easements and private roads. Private roads may be shown as a lot or an easement.

            (7)   Right Of Way Width: The right of way width from centerline of each street or other right of way.

            (8)   Abutting Subdivisions: Name and location of abutting subdivisions. All other abutting properties are shown as "unplatted."

         h.   The following certificates and approvals shall appear on the final plat:

            (1)   Owner's certificate.

            (2)   Licensed land surveyor's certificate.

            (3)   Ada County Highway District (if applicable).

            (4)   Central District Health.

            (5)   City Engineer (if applicable).

            (6)   City approval certificate (if applicable).

            (7)   County Surveyor's certificate.

            (8)   Acceptance and approval of the Board.

   C.   Completeness: See Section 8-6-5.

   D.   Notice: Not applicable.

   E.   Decision: The Board shall make the decision on the application pursuant to Subsection F.

   F.   Required Findings:

      1.   The final plat is in substantial compliance with the preliminary plat;

      2.   All conditions of the approved preliminary plat are met; and

      3.   For a planned community, the area encompassed by the final plat, together with any previously approved plats, is a self-supporting unit.

   G.   Appeals: See Section 8-6-13.

   H.   Scope Of Approval:

      1.   After the final plat is recorded, building permits may be issued.

(Ord. 1002, 10-28-2025)