§ 1562. Data for plats required per state law.

This section enumerates data required to be shown on plats per the Georgia Plat and Condominium Plan Recording Act of 2017.

(a)

County. The county where the property lies.

(b)

City. Any municipality wherein the property lies.

(c)

Owner. The name of the property owner or owners of the subject property as stated on the most current or applicable title instrument.

(d)

Plat type. The type of plat (final subdivision, boundary line adjustment, lot combination, retracement survey, easement survey, dedication plat, etc.).

(e)

Name. The name of any subdivision if the property lies within a named subdivision or if the plat is creating a new subdivision; or the name of any condominium if the property is within a condominium development.

(f)

Division designations. The applicable units, pods, blocks, lots, or other subdesignations of any named subdivision or condominium.

(g)

Developer. The name or names of the developer or developers of any named new subdivision or condominium.

(h)

Land lots and districts. All applicable land lots, land districts, sections, reserves, or militia districts wherein the platted property lies.

(i)

Date and revision dates. The date of initial preparation and issuance and any revision dates, including a brief explanation of each revision.

(j)

Surveyor. 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.

(k)

Surveyor registration. 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.

(l)

Surveyor seal. 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.

(m)

Page numbers. 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.

(n)

Scale. The scale of the plat stated and shown graphically.

(o)

Surveyor certification box for subdivision plats. Each plat involving a subdivision shall have depicted thereon a box which contains the following applicable certifications of the land surveyor:

"As required by subsection (d) 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 and as set forth in O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-67."

The land surveyor shall sign on a line immediately beneath the certification on the plat. At the discretion of the land surveyor and in conformity with local regulations, the surveyor may electronically sign the certification using a facsimile signature. The facsimile signature may be a reproduction of an original signature or an electronically created signature. If the land surveyor elects to use a facsimile signature, the surveyor must maintain full control over the application and use of such signature.

(p)

Additional certifications. Additional dates, certifications, and signatures, which may be electronically created signatures, may be placed on plats. Such certifications may include, but are not limited to, those that may be required by local jurisdictions or agencies, the United States Small Business Administration, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the American Land Title Association.

(Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)