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DAWSON COUNTY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT MINOR PLAT REVIEW www.dawsoncountyga.gov Surveyor: TMP: Project Name: Location: Reviewer: CORRECT HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS An electronic image of a plat shall be presented to the clerk electronically in conformance with all specifications set forth in any rules and regulations promulgated by the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; and: • Provide a box of not less than three inches square, if at full size, in the upper left-hand corner which shall be reserved for the clerk to append filing information; • The proposed plan shall be drawn to an engineer’s scale of 1 inch = 100-foot minimum • “Dawson County” must be referenced on the survey • The name of the property owner or owners of the subject property as stated on the most current or applicable title instrument; • The type of plat: “Minor” “Retracement” “Combination” • The name of any subdivision if the property lies within a named subdivision or if the plat is creating a new subdivision; • All applicable land lots, land districts, sections, reserves, wherein the platted property lies; • The date of initial preparation and issuance, and any revision dates, including a brief explanation of each revision; • The name, address, and telephone number of the land surveyor who prepared and sealed the plat and, if working for or through a firm, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, or other entity, then also the certificate of authorization number of that entity, in which case the address and telephone number of such entity are acceptable in lieu of the individual surveyor's address and telephone number; • The registration number of the land surveyor or a statement that he or she is the county surveyor and is not required by law to be a registered surveyor; • The seal of the land surveyor who has prepared the plat and is signing the surveyor certification, which shall be placed within or next to the surveyor certification box; • If the plat has multiple pages, the page number for each applicable page and the total number of sheets in the set shall be placed on each sheet in the same or similar location. The information required by this paragraph may be placed on all sheets or on different sheets within the set submitted for filing. • The scale of the plat stated and delineated graphically. Land Surveyor Certifications required Each plat shall have depicted thereon a box which contains the following certifications of the land surveyor: “As required by subsection of O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-67, this plat has been prepared by a land surveyor and approved by all applicable local jurisdictions for recording as evidenced by approval certificates, signatures, stamps, or statements hereon. Such approvals or affirmations should be confirmed with the appropriate governmental bodies by any purchaser or user of this plat as to intended use of any parcel. Furthermore, the undersigned land surveyor certifies that this plat complies with the minimum technical standards for property surveys in Georgia as set forth in the rules and regulations of the Georgia Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors as set forth in O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-67.” Date: RA LAND USE DISTRICT: Minimum lot size in acres of land is five acres. Minimum lot depth is 200 feet Minimum lot width is 175 feet Setbacks along roadways depend on the type of road - 40 for local, 60 for state and 100 from 4 lane parkway. Measured from the property line. ---PAGE BREAK--- Required Notes on Plat • “Dawson County shall not be responsible for maintenance of any pipes, ditches, detention ponds or other structures within any drainage easement beyond the County right-of- way.” • “No structures, fences or other obstructions may be located within a drainage or access easement without prior approval by the Dawson County Department of Engineering.” • “The common driveways identified as "Privately Maintained" are private ways and are not maintained by state, county, city or other public agencies." • "Privately maintained common driveways are ineligible for adoption as public roads or streets.” "All driveways entering any county street or road shall have a minimum ten foot breaking area no greater than five inches above the crown of the street or road.” Land Use Review • No more than five lots will be created from the parent tract (Lot of Record) • Delineate and label acreage of each lot • Delineate and label acreage of parent parcel • Label all LDP [Lot Grading] lots - if the parcel is within 200 feet of state waters, creeks, streams,etc. • Provide boundary of parent parcel • Label all existing structures and delineate all apparent encroachments • Delineate distances from existing structures to all property lines • Corner lots shall have adequate width to meet front yard building setback requirements from both abutting streets. • Lot sizes shall meet the requirements of the Dawson County Environmental Health Department when not served by public water and public sewer. • Building sites shall not be approved unless such sites are not subject to flooding, and do not encroach on any existing easement or building setback lines required by the Dawson County Land Use Code. • Extension of common driveways onto adjacent tracts beyond the subdivision of a maximum of 5 lots is prohibited. • Common Driveways shall be centered in a 30-foot-wide access and utility easement. • The minor subdivision shall not render any lots from the original tract unusable with regard to lot size, and shall not conflict with any provision or portion of the county codes, official maps, or Land Use Code. • Lots must access a public street or an easement • Delineate the setbacks of the zoning district • All boundaries with bearings and distances delineated. Note source and date of information. • Delineate the location of any state waters and/or wetlands on site or provide note indicating “no state waters present.” • All utility and utility stream and buffer crossings must be perpendicular • Stream buffer delineated from top of bank buffers – 50’ • Delineate flood boundaries and base flood elevation (BFE) if applicable. • Delineate minimum finished floor elevation (MFFE) three feet above the base flood elevation or one foot above the future conditions flood elevation, whichever is higher, on all lots adjacent to floodplain. Denote the 1085.00’ contour as “Lake Lanier Maximum Pool Elevation and Corps of Engineers Drainage Easement.” If applicable. • Distance to nearest Fire Hydrant • The Etowah River Corridor Protection Plan provides for the maintenance of a natural vegetative buffer; and the dwelling shall be located on a tract of land containing at least two acres. The size of the tract of land shall not include any area that lies within the protected river; that is, for tracts of land that include portions of a protected river, the area between the river banks cannot be counted towards the two- acre minimum size. Plat Review will take 7 to 10 working days - sites are typically visited by county staffprior to sending comments to the SURVEYOR. ---PAGE BREAK--- Review checklist for Minor Plats - The surveyor must correct the above noted items. The Planning and Development Director and Public Works Director may require a major subdivision plat if a minor subdivision plat does not conform with the purposes and intent of the minor subdivision plat specifications. TAX ASSESSMENT DATA Dawson County taxes must be current Lots must include lot number (numbered consecutively) NOTE: Conservation Land Use - A breach of covenant will carry with it significant back taxes and penalties for the property owner. The property owner should consult with the Dawson County Board of Assessors’ office for more details about how this project might affect their conservation use covenant. Any division of land to heirs prior to a judicial estate proceeding, or any division of land prior to a judicial partition, or any division of land for estate planning is not recognized as a subdivision of land. Additional widths on existing streets. Plats which adjoin existing streets shall dedicate additional right-of-way to meet the minimum street width requirements. The entire right-of-way shall be provided where any part of the subdivision is on both sides of the street. ADDITIONAL REVIEW COMMENTS: