A. Applicability. Final plats are technically complete versions of an already approved preliminary plat. No final plat may be considered or approved unless the preliminary plat for the same land has been approved.

B. Final plat review is required to ensure that a final recorded plat includes final engineering diagrams and descriptions that conform to the preliminary plat as approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The final plat must incorporate all changes from the preliminary plat that were considered and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

C. Final Plat Application Requirements. Submission requirements for the final plat will be developed by the City Administrator.

D. When filed, the final plat must also provide all support documentation required by the County Clerk's office for recordation.

E. A plat submitted for consideration as a final plat must have an area or signature block for any endorsement and approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission, as required to file the final plat with the county clerk.

F. Estimates for posting fiscal surety for landscaping requirements, maintenance, erosion and sedimentation control, roads, and utilities are also required for final plat review.

G. Approval Criteria. Subdivisions and plats of land shall be reviewed using the criteria in this Code and any technical criteria referenced by this Code.

H. A final plat must be determined to be consistent with a previously approved preliminary plat.

I. A construction plan for any required or agreed improvements must be approved by the City Administrator or his designee as required in this Code.

J. Recordation. If the City Council has approved the plat, the City Administrator or his designee has approved the construction plans, and the subdivider has either posted fiscal surety and assurance of construction, or completed the required infrastructure and public improvements, the final plat becomes the instrument to be recorded in the Office of the County Clerk when all requirements have been met. The subdivider shall pay the record filing fee and the City shall file the final plat with the County Clerk.