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FINAL PLAT CHECKLIST NO. - 7 MAJOR LAND DEVELOPMENTS AND MAJOR SUBDIVISIONS

Part of the Code of Ordinances of Jamestown, RI.

Local law · Updated April 21, 2025 · 1,225 sections

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The applicant shall submit to the administrative officer copies of final site plans and supporting materials as indicated below: 1.

Plat plans to be recorded. One copy of the final plat plan drawn on Mylar to a scale of one inch to 40 feet. The scale may be modified with the permission of the administrative officer. In addition, five blueline or photocopies shall also be submitted. Each sheet shall be no larger than 24 inches by 36 inches, and a sufficient number of sheets shall be included to clearly show all of the information required. Sheets shall be numbered sequentially (e.g., sheet 1 of 3, 2 of 3, etc.). Upon final acceptance of record of plat, all subdivisions are required to be published in [the] RI State Plane Coordinate System. The following information shall be shown on the plans:

1. _____ Name of the proposed subdivision

2. _____ Notation that the subdivision is located in the Town of Jamestown, RI

3. _____ Name(s) and address(s) of property owner(s) and applicant(s)

4. _____ Name, address and telephone number of engineer, land surveyor, architect or landscape architect

5. _____ Date of plan preparation, with revision date(s) (if any)

6. _____ Graphic scale and true north arrow

7. _____ Plat and lot number(s) of the parcel being subdivided

8. _____ Zoning district(s) of the parcel being subdivided. If more than one district, zoning boundary lines must be shown

9. _____ Perimeter boundary lines of the subdivision, drawn so as to distinguish them from other property lines

10. _____ Location and dimensions of existing property lines, easements and rights-of-way within or immediately adjacent to the parcel being subdivided

11. _____ Location, width and names of proposed and existing streets within and immediately adjacent to the parcel being subdivided

12. _____ Names of abutting property owners and property owners immediately across any adjacent streets

13. _____ Location of proposed permanent bounds

14. _____ Location of all interior lot lines and street lines with accurate dimensions indicated

15. _____ Location and number of all proposed lots, with accurate areas indicated

16. _____ Location and notation of type of proposed easement(s) or existing easement(s) to remain (if any) with accurate dimensions and areas indicated

17. _____ Notation of special conditions of approval imposed by the planning commission (if any)

18. _____ Notation of any permits and agreements with state and federal reviewing agencies (if any)

19. _____ Phasing schedule (if any)

20. _____ Certification by a registered land surveyor that all interior and perimeter lot lines and street lines of the land being subdivided have been designed to conform to the survey requirements of these regulations and are certified as being correct

2.

Construction drawings. Five blueline or photocopies of construction plans drawn to a scale of one inch to 40 feet. The scale may be modified with the permission of the administrative officer. Each sheet shall be no larger than 24 inches by 36 inches, and a sufficient number of sheets shall be included to clearly show all of the information required. Sheets shall be numbered sequentially (e.g., sheet 1 of 3, 2 of 3, etc.).

1. _____ Final construction plans as listed in the preliminary plat checklist, including plans of any additional improvements as required by the planning commission as a condition of approval

2. _____ Certification by a registered professional engineer that the plan is correct

3. _____ For phased projects, as-built drawings for the previous phase (if applicable)

3.

Supporting materials.

1. _____ Certificate of the tax collector showing that all taxes due on the parcel being subdivided have been paid for a period of five years prior to filing of the final plat and that there are no outstanding municipal liens on the parcel

2. _____ Filing fee: $300.00 + $50.00 per acre

3. _____ Performance bond or other financial guarantees (if applicable)

4. _____ Two original signed copies of all legal documents describing the property, creating a maintenance of common land guarantee, proposed easements and rights-of-way, dedications, restrictions or other required legal documents

Specify: _____

5. _____ Two signed copies of an irrevocable offer to convey to the town all public streets and/or other public improvements, accompanied by a metes and bounds description of said areas

6. _____ Deed and final legal documents transferring land proposed for dedication to the town or other qualified group or agency for open space purposes

7. _____ Upon final acceptance of record of plat, all subdivisions are required to be published in [the] RI State Plane Coordinate System.

4.

Payment of required fees. Payment of the following fees or posting of financial guarantees, if required, to be prior to endorsement by the planning commission and recording of final plans:

1. _____ Final plat recording fee: Amount _____

2. _____ Performance bond or other financial guarantees

Initial amount _____

Date set by planning commission: _____

Date of expiration of bond: _____

3. _____ Fees in lieu of land dedication: Amount _____

4. _____ Inspection fee: Amount _____

5. _____ Maintenance bond for acceptance of public improvements (if applicable)

Amount: _____

Date of council acceptance: _____

Description: _____

_____

Date of expiration of maintenance bond: _____

APPENDIX B. ILLUSTRATIONS

Ill. 1. Street Intersections

Ill. 2. Permanent Cul-De-Sac Street

Ill. 3. Temporary Cul-De-Sac Street

Ill. 4. Deflection Angle

Ill. 6. Collector Street—Typical Street Cross Section

Ill. 8. Minor Street—Typical Street Cross Section

Ill. 10. Sidewalk Installation Detail

Ill. 13. Lot Frontage on Cul-De-Sac xpp rotatepg?=""?

Ill. 15. Cluster Development Master Plan