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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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General
Section 100. Short Title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Section 101. Jurisdiction .............................. 1
Section 102. Content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Section 103. Purposes................................ 1
Section 104. Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Section 105. Exemptions.............................. 2
Section 106. Definitions ........................... . . . . 3
ARTICLE II
Procedure for Approval of Subdivision Plats
Section 200. Pre-Application............................ 9
Section 201. Approval of Development Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9
Section 202. Approval of Final Plat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11
ARTICLE III
Requirements for Development Plans and Final Plats
and Provisions for Inspection
Section 300. Development Plan - Size and Scale of Drawings. . .. 15
Section 301. Development Plan - To Show Overall Development. 15
Section 302 Development Plan - Data Information to be Included. 15
Section 303 Development Plan - Utilities, Drainage,
and Street Improvements. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 19
Section 304 Pre-Construction Conference ................ 20
Section 305. Development Plan - Inspection ................ 21
Section 306. Final Plat - Size and Scale of Drawings. . . . . . . . .. 21
Section 307. Final Plat - Information to be Included. . . . . . . . . . .. 21
Section 308. Survey and Plat Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23
ARTICLE IV
Section 400.
Section 401.
Section 402.
Section 403.
Section 404.
Section 405.
Section 406.
Design Standards
General Standards for Streets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 27
General Standards for Curbing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28
Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28
General Standards for Drainage and Easements. .. 29
Sidewalks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29
Lots. . . .. ................................ 29
Subdivision Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 32
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ARTICLE V
Planned Unit Development
Section 500. Conditions for Subdivision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Section 501. Pre-Application Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Section 502. Approval of Development Plan ............... 33
Section 503. Design Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Section 504. Improvements Required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 34
Section 505. Compliance with Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
and Resolution for Augusta, Georgia. . . . . . . . . . .. 34
Section 506. Final Plat and Final Approval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 34
ARTICLE VI
Miscellaneous
Section 600. Hardships and Variances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 601. Penalty...................... ........... 36
Section 602. Amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ........... 36
Section 603. Repeal.................................. 33
Section 604. Severability............................... 33
Section 605. Effective Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Ordinance No. 6175
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LAND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS FOR
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
AN ORDINANCE regulating the subdivision of land in Augusta, Georgia; requIring and
regulating the preparation and presentation of Development Plans and Final Plats for such
purpose; establishing minimum subdivision design standards; requiring minimum
improvements to be made or guaranteed to be made by the subdivider; setting forth the
procedure to be followed by the Planning Commission in applying these rules, Regulations,
and standards; and prescribing penalties for the violation of these rules, Regulations, and
standards; and for other purposes.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission, Augusta, Georgia, that:
WHEREAS, the Augusta-Richmond County Commission was authorized by the Home Rule
Provision of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983 to: Establish planning
commissions; provide for the preparation and amendment of overall plans for the orderly
growth and development of municipalities and counties; provide for the regulation of structures
on mapped streets, public building sites, and public open spaces; repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, created and organized under the terms of the
aforementioned Home Rule Provision, has made a study and analysis of the areas of Augusta,
Georgia and the said study and analysis now are complete and Land Subdivision Regulations
for the purposes described in the title of this Ordinance are now ready for adoption; and
WHEREAS, the Augusta-Richmond County Commission has held a public hearing on the
proposed Land Subdivision Regulations in compliance with Local Ordinances.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission as follows:
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ARTICLE I
General
Section 100. Short Title. This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Subdivision
Regulations of Augusta, Georgia. It is included by reference in the Augusta-Richmond
County Code at Title 8, Chapter 3.
Section 101. Jurisdiction. These Regulations control the subdivision of land within Augusta>
Georgia.
Section 102. Content. These Regulations require and regulate the preparation of
Development Plans and Final Plats for the subdivision of land; establish minimum
design standards for subdivisions, streets, and improvements; set forth the procedure
to be followed in applying these Regulations; provide penalties for violation of the
Regulations; and set forth other matters pertaining to the development of land.
Section 103. Purpose. The various sections of the Ordinance are adopted for the following
purposes, among others:
A. To encourage the development of an economically sound and stable
community so as to help conserve and protect the natural, economic, and scenic
resources of Augusta, Georgia.
B. To assure the provision of required streets, utilities, and other facilities
and services to new land developments to help prevent and reduce the traffic
congestion and hazards which results from narrow or poorly aligned streets.
C. To assure the adequate provisions of safe and convenient traffic access
and circulation, both vehicular and pedestrian to help insure that all building lots
will be accessible to fire fighting equipment and other emergency service
vehicles.
D. To encourage the provision of needed public open spaces and building
sites in new land developments through the dedication or reservation of land for
recreational, educational, and other public purposes.
E. To help eliminate the costly maintenance problems which develop when
streets and lots are laid out without proper consideration being given to the
drainage characteristics of the tract of land at the time the land is being
subdivided into streets and lots.
F. To expedite the proper provision of a full range of housing choice to and
for all the citizens.
Ordinance No. 6175- Processed without City Code Ordinance
per Jim Wall
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G. To help prevent the spread of urban blight and slums and to promote a
safe and healthy environment.
H. To assure adequate identification of property on the public records.
I. To encourage, in general, the wise development of the community In
harmony with the Comprehensive Plan, and for other purposes.
Section 104. Application. Within the jurisdiction of these Regulations, except as hereinafter
provided, no subdivision shall be made, platted, or recorded for purpose of sale, nor
shall parcels resulting from such subdivision be sold or offered for sale, unless such
subdivision meets all the requirements of these Regulations and has been approved by
the Planning Commission and Augusta, Georgia. The owner or the agent of the owner
of any land to be subdivided in Augusta, Georgia, who transfers or sells or agrees to
sell or negotiates to sell such land by reference to or by exhibition of or by other use of
a plat of subdivision of such land before such plat has been approved by the Planning
Commission and the Commission and has been recorded in the office of the Clerk of
Superior Court shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished as provided in the Augusta-Richmond County Code 9 1-6-1; and the
description by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used
in the process of selling or transfer or other document used in the process of selling or
transfer shall not exempt the transaction from such penalties. The Commission,
through its enforcing agent, may enjoin such transfer or sale or agreement by
appropriate action.
Section 105. Exemptions. The combination or recombination of portions of previously platted
lots where the total number of lots is not increased and the resultant lots are in
compliance with the standards of these Regulations and all other Ordinances and
Resolutions of Augusta, Georgia, shall not be defined as subdivisions and shall be
exempt from the requirements of this Ordinance.
The Executive Director of the Planning Commission may also exempt from the
requirements of Article II the following types of subdivisions:
· The division of any tract of land that is in one individual ownership into ten (10)
lots or less, provided that in such cases no new streets, street rights-of-way, or
street dedications are involved, provided that the street the property is fronting
on must be a street that is officially deeded to the Augusta, Georgia; provided
further that no utility, drainage, or other easements are found necessary; and no
new or residual parcels are created which do not conform to the requirements of
these Regulations. Such exempted subdivisions must be accompanied by
whatever supportive documentation shall be required by the Executive Director.
The subdivider shall disclose ownership or financial interest in any lands that
adjoin the subject property, and if there are plans to further subdivide any of this
property then they shall be disclosed in the form of an Overall Concept Plan. If
the Overall Concept Plan includes more than sixteen total lots or more than eight
flagpole lots then the subdivider shall conform to Articles II, III and IV. In no case
shall more than sixteen lots be subdivided from a parent parcel within any ten
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year period without conforming to Articles II, III and IV. At the discretion of the
Executive Director, compliance with Articles II, III and IV in whole or in part may
be required.
· The public or private acquisition of strips of land for the widening or opening of
streets.
· The trading or exchanging of portions of previously platted and recorded
properties which are contiguous and which necessitate the creation of parcels
not conforming to the requirements of these Regulations provided that a
statement is placed on the plat to be recorded to the effect that such parcels are
not created as individual building lots, and are not approved as such, and that no
building permit shall be issued for construction on such parcels.
Section 106. Definitions. Words and phrases used in these Regulations shall have the
meaning or meanings set forth as follows. Words or phrases not herein defined shall
have their customary dictionary meanings where such meanings are not inconsistent
with the context and intent of these Regulations. When not inconsistent with the
context and intent of these Regulations, words used in the singular shall include the
plural and words used in the present tense shall include the future. The terms "shall" or
"will" are mandatory, the word "may" is permissive.
Building: A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls for the shelter,
support or enclosure of persons, animals, or chattels. When separated without
connections, each portion of such building shall be deemed a separate building.
Building Line, Front: A line parallel to the front property line in front of which no
structure shall be erected between the front building line and the front property line.
Building Line, Rear: A line parallel to the rear property line, behind which no structure
shall be erected between the rear building line and the rear property line.
Building Line Setback: The distance between the building line and the right-of-way
line/property line in a district, lot, tract, or parcel of land.
Building Line, Side: A line parallel to each side property line beyond which no structure
shall be erected between the side building line and the side property line.
Building, Main: "Main Building" means a building in which is conducted the principal
use of the lot on which it is situated. In any residential district any dwelling shall be
deemed to be a main building on the lot on which the same is situated. Main building,
when used with reference to ground coverage, shall mean the dimensions of the
dwelling with the porches and garages excluded.
Building Permit: A written permit issued by the Chief Building Official of Augusta,
Georgia.
Commission: The Augusta-Richmond County Commission.
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Contractor: The developer or subdivider or his representative whether doing work on a
contract basis or working directly for the developer or subdivider.
Development Plan: A tentative subdivision plan, in lesser detail than the Final Plat,
indicating the approximate proposed layout of a subdivision as a basis for consideration
prior to preparation of the Final Plat.
Director: The Executive Director of the Augusta-Richmond County Planning
Commission.
Dwelling: Any building or portion thereof which is designed or used exclusively for
residential purposes.
Easement: A grant by the property owner for use by the public, a corporation, or
person(s) of a strip of land for specified reasons.
Engineer: Shall mean the duly designated Engineer of the Commission to perform the
duties of engineer as herein specified, or the Director of Public Works of Augusta,
Georgia.
Final Plat: A complete and exact subdivision plat prepared for official recording as
required by these Regulations.
Frontage: The distance for which property abuts one side of a street, road, highway, or
other public way measured along the dividing line between the property and such road,
highway, or other public way.
Hardship (Variance): A hardship is a relaxation or variance of the terms of this
Ordinance where such variance will not be contrary to the public interest and where,
owing to conditions peculiar to the property, a literal enforcement of the Ordinance
would result in unnecessary and undue hardship.
Health Department: The Richmond County Health Department.
Improvements: Those physical additions and changes to the land that may be
necessary to produce usable and desirable lots.
Land or Territory Subdivisions: A parcel or tract of land, the dimensions of which are
shown on a map or filed with the Clerk of Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia,
as of the date of the adoption of this Ordinance.
Lot, Corner: A lot which abuts on two or more streets and/or roads at their intersection,
or upon a curved street, provided that the two sides of the lot, or the tangents to the
curve of the street line at its starting points at or within the side lines of the lot, intersect
to form an interior angle of not more than 135 degrees.
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Lot Depth: The distance between front and rear lot lines. If two opposite sides of said
lot are not parallel, the depth shall be deemed to be the mean distance between the
front and rear lot lines.
Lot, Double Frontage: A continuous (through) lot of the same depth as the width of a
block containing two (2) tiers of lots and which is accessible from both of the streets
upon which it fronts.
Lot, Interior: A lot which is not a corner lot.
Lot of Record: A parcel of land the dimensions of which are shown on a map on file
with the Clerk of Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia, or in common use by
City Officials, and which actually exists as so shown, or any part of such parcel held in a
recorded ownership separate from the ownership of the remainder thereof.
Lot Width: The width of the lot measured at the front building setback line.
Lot Line, Front: The front lot line of an interior lot separating the lot from the fronting
street right-of-way. The front lot line of a corner lot shall be the lot line upon which the
principal building entrance will front.
Lot Line, Rear: The rear lot line boundary opposite and more or less parallel to the
front lot line. The rear lot line of an irregular or triangular lot shall be for the purpose of
this Ordinance a line not less than ten feet long, lying wholly within the lot and parallel
to and the farthest distance from the front lot line.
Lot Line, Side: A side lot boundary line that is not a front lot line nor a rear lot line. A
side lot line separating a lot from a street line is an exterior side lot line. Any other side
lot line is an interior side lot line.
Master Plan (Comprehensive Plan): Any legally adopted part or element of the
Comprehensive or Master Plan. This may include, but is not limited to: the Zoning
Ordinance, Subdivision Regulations, Community Facilities Plan, Transportation Plan,
and Capita/Improvements Program.
Natural Grade: The elevation of the ground adjoining the building.
Nonconforming Use: Any use that does not conform to the Regulations for the district
in which it is situated as of the effective date of adoption of this Ordinance.
Official Map: An Official Map of Augusta, Georgia, showing the location of streets,
public building sites, and public open spaces theretofore existing and established by
law as public streets, public building sites or public open spaces. This may include
mapped boundary lines of future streets, public building sites, public parks, playground
or other public open space areas or of existing sites or areas that are to be expanded.
The Official Map may include the whole or any part or parts of Augusta, Georgia.
Paving Width: That portion of a paved street that is permanently covered with asphalt
or any other accepted hard surface treatment.
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Person: Any individual, firm, partnership, business trust, co-partnership, corporation,
company, association, joint stock association or body politic, and includes any trustee,
receiver, assigns or other similar representative thereof.
Planned Unit Development: A design to provide for small and large scale
developments incorporating a single type or a variety of residential and related uses
which are planned and developed as a unit. Such development may consist of
individual lots or it may have common building sites.
Planning Commission: The Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission.
Planting Strip: The portion of the street between the curb and the property line
exclusive of the area occupied by the sidewalk.
Roadway: That portion of a road which is improved, designed, or ordinarily intended for
vehicular use. Divided roads and roads with frontage or access roads have more than
one roadway. On undivided roads without frontage roadways or access roads, the
roadway width lies between the curb lines or between the pavement edges, whichever
is appropriate.
Shoulder: That portion of a roadway from the outer edge of the paved surface or the
curb to the inside edge of the ditch or gutter or original ground surface.
Sidewalk: That portion of a street or road available exclusively for pedestrian traffic.
Sign: Any words, lettering, parts of letters, figures, numbers, phrases, sentences,
emblems, devices, designs, trade names, or trademarks by which anything is made
known such as are used to designate an individual, a firm, an association, a
corporation, a profession, a business, or a commodity or products, which are visible
from any public highway and used to attract attention.
Single-tier Lot: A lot which backs upon a limited-access highway, a railroad, a physical
barrier, a major arterial, a nonresidential use and to which access from the rear of the
lot is usually prohibited.
Sketch Plan: General freehand drawing of the tentative subdivision plat proposal.
Staff: The technical staff of the Planning Commission.
Street: A public thoroughfare, twenty feet or more wide, where public title to land
extends between right-of-way lines. Whenever the sense of the law or these
Regulations so require, the word "street" shall include avenue, drive, circle, road,
highway, or similar terms as they are generally understood.
Streets, Arterial: Higher order, interregional streets that convey traffic between centers.
There should be no curb parking and ideally there would be limitations on access to
frontage properties. Most traffic would not have origins or destinations within the
immediate area traversed.
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Streets, Collector: Streets that connect minor streets to higher order streets, either
collectors or arterials. Such streets function to promote free traffic flow, therefore curb
parking should be prohibited and special building setbacks and/or lot width should be
required. Collectors should be designed so as not to be attractive as shortcuts by traffic
that has neither an origin or destination within a neighborhood or an immediate area
traversed. Residential collectors should have sidewalks on at least one side. Collector
streets should be designed to accommodate a maximum ADT of 3,000.
Streets, Minor or Residential: Streets that provide access to frontage properties and
are designed to carry traffic having origins or destinations within the immediate area
traversed. Such streets are not designed to interconnect adjoining neighborhoods,
subdivisions, or non-residential areas. They should be designed so that no segment
has an ADT greater than 500. A loop street may be considered two separate streets
but the design ADT at any point shall not exceed 500.
Streets, Residential Collector: The highest order of residential street. Conducts and
distributes traffic between lower-order residential streets and higher-order streets
(arterials or expressways). Such streets function to promote free traffic flow; therefore,
curb parking should be prohibited and special setbacks and/or lot widths should be
required. Residential collectors should be designed to prevent use by non-
neighborhood traffic. Total traffic volume should not exceed 3,000 ADT.
Street Line or Right-of-way: The dividing line between a lot, its property line or lines,
and a public right-of-way; a public street, road or highway; or a private street, road, or
highway, over which two or more abutting owners have an easement or right-of-way.
Street Width: The horizontal distance between the right-of-way lines of the street,
measured at right angles to the right-of-way lines.
Structure: Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires more or less
permanent or semi-permanent location on the ground or the attachment to something
having a permanent location on the ground or water. (The term includes buildings,
houses, stores, gasoline pumps, automobile house trailers, advertising signs,
billboards, trailers, coaches, mobile homes, commercial mobile units, commercial boats,
or structures from which products are vended and similar objects.)
Subdivider: Any person, firm or corporation who subdivides or develops any land
deemed to be a subdivision as herein defined.
Subdivision: The division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats,
sites, or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or
of building development for purposes other than agricultural. It includes resubdivision
and when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land
or territory subdivided.
Yard: An unoccupied area of a lot, open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky,
except as otherwise provided in the Zoning Ordinance.
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Yard, Front: An open space extending the full width of a lot and of a depth measured
horizontally at right angles from the front lot line to the front of the structure.
Yard, Rear: An open space extending the full width of a lot and of a depth measured
horizontally at right angles from the rear lot line to the rear of the structure.
Yard, Side: An open space extending along the side line of a lot between the front
yard and the rear yard and of a width measured horizontally at right angles from the
side lot line to the side of the structure.
Variance): A relaxation or variance of the terms of this Ordinance where such variance
will not adversely affect public health, safety and welfare, and where, owing to
conditions peculiar to the property, a literal enforcement of the Ordinance would result
in unnecessary hardship for the applicant.
Zoning Ordinance: The Ordinances recommended by the Planning Commission and
adopted by the Commission.
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ARTICLE II
Procedure for Approval of Subdivision Plats
Section 200. Pre-Application
A. Submission of Sketch Plan. Prior to the formal filing of an application for
approval of a Development Plan, a subdivider may submit to the Planning
Commission a Sketch Plan. This step does not require formal application,
payment of a fee, or appearance before the Planning Commission. When
submitted, this Sketch Plan shall show in simple sketch form the proposed layout
of streets, roads, and other features in relation to existing conditions.
B. Review of Sketch Plan. Within fifteen (15) days, the Executive Director of the
Planning Commission shall inform the subdivider wherein the plans and data as
submitted or as modified do or do not meet the objectives of these Regulations
and shall inform the subdivider as to how said objectives may be met. All review
during the preapplication procedure shall be carried out by the Staff of the
Planning Commission and no hearing before the Planning Commission is
intended to be required by these Regulations during the preapplication
procedure; provided, however, no representation or statement made during this
process shall constitute approval or be binding on the Planning Commission.
Section 201. Approval of Development Plan. The following procedures shall be followed for
approving a Development Plan.
A. No improvements shall commence until the Planning Commission has given
approval to the Development Plan and all improvements thereafter shall conform
to the Development Plan.
B. If the proposed water or sewerage system for a subdivision requires the approval
of the Georgia Department of Public Health and/or the Georgia Water Quality
Control Board, this approval shall be obtained prior to making written application
to the Planning Commission for approval of the Development Plan. This
approval by the Georgia Department of Public Health and/or the Georgia Water
Quality Control Board shall be in writing and shall accompany the application for
approval to the Planning Commission.
C. Written application for approval of a Development Plan shall be made in the
office of the Planning Commission by the subdivider or his authorized
representative and shall include all information as specified in Article III and
elsewhere in these Regulations.
D. Thirteen (13) complete sets and three (3) copies of sheet number one (1) --
sheet showing lot layout and easements-- of the Development Plan shall be filed
with the Planning Commission at the time of application. The Planning
Commission shall thereafter file such prints as follows:
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1. Three (3) copies shall be filed with the Public Works Department.
2. Three (3) copies shall be filed with the Utilities Department if the
subdivision is to be served with public water and/or sewer.
3. One (1) copy shall be filed with the Traffic Engineer.
4. One (1) copy shall be filed with the Fire Department.
5. One (1) copy shall be filed with the Soil Conservation Service.
6. One (1) copy shall be filed with the Board of Health, if applicable.
7. One (1) copy of sheet number one (1) shall be filed with the Georgia
Power Company or Jefferson Electric, whichever is applicable.
8. One (1) copy of sheet number one (1) shall be filed with the gas company
9. One (1) copy of sheet number one (1) shall be filed with the telephone
company.
10. One (1) copy shall be retained by the Planning Commission.
11. Two (2) copies shall be returned to the subdivider stamped in accordance
with the approval of the Planning Commission.
E. Within 30 days of receipt of Development Plans, reports shall be submitted to the
Planning Commission by all agencies to which plans are directed, and such
reports shall become part of the findings of the Planning Commission. Plans
which must be resubmitted due to disapproval(s) from reviewing agencies, will
begin another 30 day review period.
F. Following submission of the Development Plan and all other material(s)
submitted for conformity thereof to these Regulations, the Planning Commission
shall, within 45 days, take action to approve, to approve with contingencies, or to
disapprove the Development Plan. Disapproval may be given based upon failure
to comply with any or all requirements of these Regulations. The subdivider may
agree in writing to waive the 45 day take action period if the results of the action
would cause the Development Plan to be disapproved.
Development Plans disapproved by the Planning Commission for lack of
reviewing agency approval must be resubmitted including all applicable forms,
fees and number of Plans.
G. The Executive Director may, at his discretion, approve, approve with
contingencies, or disapprove a Development Plan administratively if all the
conditions for approval in this Ordinance have been complied with. When
administrative approval has been granted, then the Planning Commission shall
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be notified by placing the approved Development Plan on the next meeting
agenda.
H. The action of the Planning Commission shall be expressed in writing, a copy of
which shall be sent to the subdivider. One (1) copy of the notice of action taken
shall be retained permanently in the files of the Planning Commission.
I. Approval of a Development Plan shall not constitute approval of the Final Plat.
Such approval shall be deemed an expression of approval of layout and manner
of development of a subdivision and an authorization for the subdivider to
proceed with development in accordance with the approval granted.
J. Approval of a Development Plan shall apply for two (2) years. Where a
subdivision is being developed in sections, the two (2) years shall be measured
from the date of the most recent Final Plat approval granted to a portion of the
subdivision. A subdivider may request, and the Planning Commission may
grant, an extension of time for good cause; however, an approval of a
Development Plan shall never extend for a period of more than five (5) years
from the date of first approval. The Planning Commission shall terminate an
approval of a Development Plan after two (2) years unless formal request for an
extension of time is made.
K. At the time of application for approval, the subdivider shall pay a fee that has
been calculated by the Planning Commission as representative of the cost of
processing and administering a Development Plan.
Section 202. Approval of Final Plat. The procedure for obtaining approval of a Final Plat shall
be as follows:
A. Written application for approval of the Final Plat together with all required
exhibits as required herein shall be made in the office of the Planning
Commission by the subdivider.
B. Two original mylars and eleven (11) copies of the Final Plat shall be filed with the
Planning Commission at the time of application. The Planning Commission shall
thereafter file such copies as follows:
1. Three (3) copies shall be filed with the Public Works Department.
2. Three (3) copies shall be filed with the Utilities Department if the
subdivision is to be served with public water and/or sewer.
3. One (1) copy shall be filed with the County Board of Health, if applicable.
4. Two (2) copies shall be retained by the Planning Commission.
5. Two (2) copies shall be returned to the subdivider stamped in accordance
with the approval of the Planning Commission and the Commission.
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After approval by the Commission, the Planning Commission shall thereafter file
such copies as follows:
One (1) signed copy to each of the following:
a. Building Official
b. Tax Assessor
c. Water Department
d. US Post Office
e. Georgia Power or Jefferson Electric
f. Telephone company
g. Gas company
h. Cable Company
C. Reports shall be submitted to the Planning Commission by all agencies to which
copies are directed, and such reports shall become part of the findings of the
Planning Commission. The staff shall only place an application for approval of a
Final Plat on the Planning Commission's agenda when all Regulations have
been complied with.
D. Following a review of the Final Plat by the staff and a finding that all of these
Regulations, and others as applicable, have been complied with, the Final Plat
will be placed on the agenda of the Planning Commission. The Planning
Commission shall place the Final Plat on the next meeting agenda which would
allow for notification of the subdivider by certified or registered mail, a period of
five days before the date fixed, of the time and place of the meeting.
E. The Planning Commission shall take action to recommend approval or denial of
a Final Plat. If the recommendation is for denial, then the plat shall not be
forwarded to the Commission. If the recommendation is for approval, then the
Final Plat shall be forwarded to the Commission for a final decision at the earliest
convenience, allowing for normal administrative procedures. A Final Plat may be
disapproved for failure to comply with any and all requirements of these
Regulations, or for failure to comply with any other applicable Code, Rule, or
Regulation of Augusta, Georgia, or any applicable state law.
F. Prior to approval of a Final Subdivision Plat by the Commission, the subdivider
shall complete all improvements required by the Subdivision Regulations, as
amended. All improvements shall be completed in a manner satisfactory to the
Planning Commission and the City Engineer. Final Plat approval shall not be
granted until the Deed of Dedication and Maintenance Agreement for such
improvements has been submitted to the City Engineer.
G. In lieu of requiring completion of all improvements prior to granting Final Plat
approval, the Commission may, at its discretion, enter into a contract with the
subdivider whereby the subdivider shall guarantee the completion of all required
improvements in a manner satisfactory to the Planning Commission and the City
Engineer. To secure this contract, the subdivider shall obtain a security bond
from a security company authorized to conduct business in the state or a letter
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from a chartered state or national bank or savings and loan institution"
confirming the benefit of Augusta, Georgia, or a letter of credit from a chartered
state or national bank or savings and loan institution. If a bond is provided, it
shall be payable to the Commission and shall be in an amount sufficient to cover
the entire cost, as estimated by the subdivider and approved by the City
Engineer, of installing all required improvements. The duration of the bond,
escrow account, or letter of credit shall be as specified in (H).
H. Prior to the granting of Final Plat approval, the subdivider and the Commission
shall agree upon a deadline for the completion of all required improvements,
such deadline not to exceed one (1) year from the date of final approval. The
Commission may extend that deadline for one (1) additional year where the
subdivider can present substantial reason for doing so.
I. The City Engineer shall regularly inspect for defects in the construction of
required improvements. Upon completion of these improvements, the City
Engineer shall file with the Commission a statement either stating that to the best
of his knowledge and belief the improvements have been completed in
accordance with applicable Regulations or listing the defects in those
improvements; provided, however, no such representation shall be deemed a
certification or warranty of design or workmanship to any third party and shall not
be deemed a waiver of the Commission's right to require corrective work should
a defect be discovered or a waiver of sovereign or other immunity. Upon
completion of the improvements, the subdivider shall file with the Commission a
statement certifying the following:
(a) That all required improvements are complete;
(b) That these improvements are in compliance with the minimum
standards specified;
(c) That the subdivider knows of no defects from any cause, in those
improvements; and
(d) That these improvements to be dedicated are free and clear of any
encumbrance or lien.
The subdivider shall also file with the Commission an agreement dedicating such
improvements to Augusta, Georgia. If the City Engineer has certified that the
required improvements are complete and free of defects, then upon receipt of
the other statements and agreements detailed above, the Commission shall
accept dedication of those improvements.
J. Upon acceptance, in accordance with (I), of the dedication of the required
improvements, the Commission shall authorize the release of any improvement
guarantees. If any portion of the required improvements shall fail to be accepted
for dedication in accordance with (I) within the allocated time limit, either for
reason of incompletion or for reason of substandard construction, then the
Commission shall declare the guarantee pledged under (G) to be forfeited. Upon
receipt of the secured funds, the Commission shall use them to finance the
completion of required improvements or the rebuilding of such improvements to
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proper specification. Unused portions of the bonded amount shall be returned to
the surety company.
K. The actions taken by the Planning Commission and the Commission shall be
expressed in writing, copies of which shall be sent to the subdivider. Copies of
the notice of action shall be retained in the permanent files of the Planning
Commission.
L. The original of the Final Plat shall be returned to the subdivider and shall show
the approval of the Planning Commission over the signatures of the Chairman or
Vice-Chairman, the Secretary or Executive Director, and the Commission if final
approval is granted.
M. All Final Plats together with Protective Covenants shall be recorded with the
Clerk of Superior Court by the subdivider or his authorized agent after approval
by the Planning Commission.
N. Approval by the Planning Commission of a Final Plat shall not constitute nor
affect an acceptance by the City of the dedication of any street or other ground
shown on the plat.
O. All requests for Final Plat approval shall be accompanied by an 18 months
maintenance agreement and deed(s) of dedication for all streets, land,
easements, storm drainage, sanitary sewer systems and water systems
conveying the same to Augusta, Georgia. The form of these documents shall be
as approved by the City Attorney. These documents shall be fully executed by
the grantor/subdivider with the date blank, to be filled by the Commission with
the date of acceptance of the deeds of dedication. Acceptance of streets and
other improvements shall be accomplished by executing the deeds of dedication.
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ARTICLE III
Requirements for Development Plans and Final Plats and Provision for Inspection
Section 300. Development Plan - Size and Scale of Drawings. Development Plans shall be
drawn to scale no smaller than 1" equals 200'. Where large areas are being planned,
they may be drawn on one or more sheets which shall not exceed 36 by 48 inches in
size. For small areas being planned, a scale of 1" equals 1 00' shall be used, provided
that the drawing shall not exceed 36 by 48 inches in size.
Section 301. Development Plan - To Show Overall Development.
A Even though a subdivider intends to subdivide only a portion of a large tract of
land initially, the Development Plan shall show a proposed street and lot layout,
contours, drainage plan and other requirements for the entire parcel or tract of
land in which such portion is contained. The Planning Commission may waive
this requirement upon a finding that such a complete layout is not necessary to
carry out the intent and purpose of these Regulations. Notice shall be given if a
subdivider requests to change an approved Overall Development Plan after a
Final Plat for a section or for the entire development has been approved. The
placement of a sign indicating the nature of the change in a conspicuous location
on the property not less than 15 days prior to the date of the hearing shall
constitute adequate notice.
B. If a subdivision is proposed to be developed in sections, then the Development
Plan for each section must stand on its own merit. All detention/retention, road,
and soil erosion control facilities needed to adequately serve a specific section
shall be constructed as part of the section that is submitted for approval.
Section 302. Development Plan - Information To Be Included.
A. The development name, scale, north arrow with reference, date of plan
preparation and revision(s) (if any); name, address and telephone number of
subdivider; name, address and telephone number of owner; and name, address
and telephone number of engineer or surveyor together with his state registration
number, seal, and signature.
B. Site Data to Include:
1. Tax Parcel Number;
2. Zoning Classification;
3. Acreage of the land involved;
4. Acreage of the area to be developed;
5. Total number of lots;
6. Total number of lots to be developed.
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C. The bearings and distances of the perimeter of the land involved with accurate
reference to a known point or points such as street intersections, railroad
crossings, and/or US Government monuments.
D. Names of adjacent landowners together with all intersecting boundaries or
property lines. Zoning of adjacent property.
E. Proposed divisions to be created including right-of-way widths, roadway widths,
curve data for roadways, proposed utility installations, lot lines with dimensions,
lot numbers and block numbers for all lots, sites reserved or dedicated for public
uses, and sites for other principal uses (specify maintenance responsibility).
Minimum building lines (front, side, and rear), and existing and proposed
easements, and clear view easements must be delineated. (as applicable)
F. Statement as to whether streets are to be private. If private, a draft of the Home
Owners Association documents shall be submitted indicating responsibility for
maintenance of streets, common areas, parking areas or any other areas of the
subdivision not deeded to the Commission.
G. Dead-end streets intended to be continued at a later time shall be provided with
a turn-around with a diameter of not less than 60 feet.
H. Existing streets on and adjacent to the tract (delineate right-of-way and
pavement) showing name of street, right-of-way, location, type, width and
elevation of surfacing, any legally established centerline elevations, walks, curbs,
gutters and culverts. (Connection to State Highways will require permits from
GA DOT). Delineate streets that intersect on opposite sides of adjacent
roadway.
I. Proposed street names and existing street names.
J. All existing physical features of the land, including contours, drainage ditches,
streets, and wooded areas. The contour interval shall be two (2) feet unless
otherwise approved in advance of application submission by the Department of
Public Works, and the Executive Director of the Planning Commission. All
contour information shall be based on sea level datum and shall be accurate
within one-half contour interval. The Bench Mark, with its description and datum
shall be clearly shown on the Plan. Within fifteen (15) days of a written request
of the subdivider or his engineer, the Department of Public Works shall provide
the subdivider with the Bench Mark within one thousand (1,000) feet of the
proposed.
K. General drainage features and plan of proposed storm drainage facilities with
hydrology study (1 set). Provide at least one copy of pipe sizing, detention /
retention sizing and other calculations required for review of this plan.
L. Individual sewerage disposal systems shall be designed and installed in
accordance with current Health Department Regulations.
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M. A note shall appear on the Development Plan to the affect that if individual water
supply or sewage disposal systems are to be utilized, such information as
needed by the Board of Health or other agencies shall be the responsibility of the
subdivider.
N. Plan of proposed water supply with tie to the nearest public water supply.
Delineate location of all existing and proposed fire hydrants.
O. Plan and profile of proposed sanitary sewer with tie to existing sewerage system.
Sewer design computations shall accompany the Development Plan furnished to
the Department of Public Works.
P. Street grades and cross-sections must be provided.
a. A location map of the subdivision at a scale no smaller than 1 inch is equal to
1,000 shall show the relationship of the proposed subdivision to the surrounding
area and the existing community facilities which serve or influence it.
R. Location of all utilities existing and proposed including water supply and
sewerage systems.
S. Location of all easements existing and proposed.
T. A Soil Erosion Sediment Control Plan of the proposed development (if larger
than 1.1 acre), with hydrology study 1 set. Soils data as provided in the Soil
Survey, Richmond County. This information is obtainable from the Soil
Conservation Service Office. A statement from the Tax Official's office that ad
valorem taxes owed and due have been paid and a SESC checklist must be
provided with the submittal.
U. Heavy outline of 100 year flood plain and note thereof. Any disturbances within
flood plain limits must comply with the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. If
the property is not in a 100 year flood plain, write note stating such.
V. For lots within a 100 year flood plain, a finished floor elevation (2 feet above 100
year base flood elevation) must be noted on each lot.
W. A statement of the following: "I am the owner of the property affected by this
Subdivision Development Plan. Prior to approval of the Final Plat, I will submit a
notarized statement as follows: I certify that the site improvements to be
dedicated are complete and in accordance with the approved plans and
specifications, that I know of no defects from any cause in the improvements,
and that the improvements are free and clear of any encumbrance or lien. This
certification will be based on observations of and supervision of construction by
me or my representative. I understand that the Final Plat will not be approved
until this certification has been made."
X. The location of known gravesites and cemeteries located on the property. If
gravesites or cemeteries are discovered after Development Plan approval but
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prior to approval of a Final Plat, information must be submitted to the Planning
Commission so that the location of such gravesites or cemeteries can be noted
on the Development Plan. The Development Plan must illustrate measures that
will be taken to preserve such cemeteries or gravesites including perimeter
fencing, a public access easement to a public roadway, and signs as needed to
identify the cemetery.
Y. The location of stop signs (and other traffic control devices as required by the
Traffic Engineer) including a statement to the effect that the subdivider shall be
responsible for the initial installation of the signs.
Z. A delineation of any wetland areas that are shown on the National Wetland
Inventory Maps and subject to permitting by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1977. Evidence that proper permits
have been granted by the Corps shall be required before a Development Plan
may be approved. National Wetland Inventory Maps are available at the office of
the Planning Commission to assist in making this determination.
AA. For any Development Plan that includes wetlands that are shown on the National
Wetland Inventory Maps and subject to permitting by the US Army Corps of
Engineers under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1977, the following must
be submitted:
. Location, dimensions and area of all impervious surfaces, both existing and
proposed, on the site.
. The orientation and distance from the boundaries of the proposed site to the
nearest bank of an affected perennial stream or water body.
. Location and detailed design of any spill and leak collection systems
designed for the purpose of containing accidentally released hazardous or
toxic materials.
. Calculations of the amount of cut and fill proposed and cross-sectional
drawings showing existing and proposed grades in areas of fill or excavation.
Elevations, horizontal scale and vertical scale must be shown on cross-
sectional drawings.
BB. A note to the effect that "Approval of Augusta, Georgia is for the improvements
shown on the Development Plan. Any variation from the approved Development
Plan must be approved by the City Engineer."
CC. Statement reserving five foot easements along all side lot lines and ten foot
easements along all rear lot lines, unless otherwise shown, for drainage and
utilities.
DO. A fence or indemnity form is required for all detention or retention areas.
EE. A note to the effect that a preconstruction conference shall be held with the City
Engineer or his designated representative prior to beginning construction. This
meeting shall be scheduled with the Department of Public Works and
Engineering at the time the notification of work commencement is given.
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FF. A note as follows: "The cost of inspection by the Augusta Department of Public
Works and Engineering, before or after regular working hours, on Saturdays,
Sundays or Legal Holidays, shall be paid for by the individual requesting the
inspection at a rate of 1 ~ times the regular salary per hour of the inspector plus
7.65% for the employer's FICA/Medicare match. Approval for the inspection
outside of normal working hours shall be obtained from the City Engineer 48-
hours in advance. Prior to the commencement of work requiring inspection
outside of normal working hours, the individual requesting the inspection shall
sign a form which is furnished by the Department of Public Works and
Engineering agreeing to pay the overtime. The individual requesting the
inspection will be billed by the Department of Public Works and Engineering for
payment."
GG. If the subdivision is to be deeded to the City, add a statement that "All
Construction shall meet Augusta Standards and Specifications". If the
subdivision is a private subdivision, add the note: "All Construction within
Augusta Rights-of-Way shall meet Augusta Standards and Specifications".
HH. A descriptive note providing the following information:
1. Outfall(s) Information - Location, Size and Shape
2. Land Use - Commercial, Industrial, Residential, etc.
3. Acreage of on-site and off-site drainage areas contributing to discharge
from development
4. Acreage of Impervious Drainage Area
5. Name of Receiving Drainage Basin
II. A descriptive note describing any permanent or temporary Best Management
Practices (BMP's) used to impact or target Water Quality.
Section 303. Development Plan - Utilities, Drainage, and Street Improvements.
A. Water distribution systems shall be designed to meet the standards set forth in
the Water and Sewer System Design Technical Manual. They shall provide an
adequate supply of water for domestic and fire purposes, with sufficient pressure
in the mains to meet minimum standards for fire purposes at all times in
accordance with Underwriter's Standards. A water connection to each lot shall
be provided.
B. Where individual water systems are utilized, they must conform to the standards
set forth in the Water and Sewer System Design Technical Manual, and all rules
and Regulations of the Board of Health or other applicable laws.
C. Sewerage systems shall be designed to meet the Standards set forth in the
Water and Sewer System Design Technical Manual.
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D. Where individual sewage disposal systems are used, they must conform to the
standards set forth in the Water and Sewer System Design Technical Manual
and all rules and Regulations of the Board of Health or other applicable laws.
E. The subdivider shall provide the subdivision with a governmental water supply
where governmental water supply is available within one thousand (1,000) feet of
the property, unless it can be demonstrated to the Utilities Department that it is
economically unfeasible to do so.
F. The subdivider shall provide the subdivision with a governmental sanitary
sewerage system where a governmental sanitary sewerage system is available
within five hundred (500) feet of the nearest point of the subdivision unless it can
be demonstrated to the Board of Health that it is economically unfeasible to do
so.
G. All approvals of Development Plans shall be accompanied by approval of street
plans and profiles and a detailed drainage plan by the Planning Commission and
the Department of Public Works. Such plans shall conform to the Street and
Road Design Technical Manual and other applicable Regulations.
1. Street plans shall demonstrate conformity with the design and
construction guidelines. Copies of street plans, profiles, and typical cross
sections shall be submitted with the Development Plan. The street plans
and profiles shall show the existing ground surface and proposed street
grades, including extensions for a distance of two hundred (200) feet
beyond the limits of the proposed subdivision unless access to adjacent
property is denied. The proposed typical cross section for the entire right-
of-way widths of proposed streets shall be shown. The vertical profile
scale shall be 1" equals 1 0' maximum and the horizontal profile scale shall
be 1" equals 1 00' maximum. The Bench Mark with its description and
datum shall be clearly shown on the profile sheet. The street plans shall
show curve data based on the arc method.
2. The street plans and profiles shall be accompanied by a drainage plan
showing proposed grades and cross sections of ditches and proposed
pipe and ditch sizes for the entire tract or parcel.
3. Stormwater retention facilities must be designed to meet the minimum
standards set forth in the Stormwater Management Technical Manual:
H. The Commission shall not be responsible for any internal subdivision drainage
other than as outlined in the Deed of Dedication. The Commission shall not be
responsible for off-site acquisition of drainage or utility easements. This does not
imply that the subdivider will be responsible for the maintenance of these
facilities after they have been deeded to the Commission.
Section 304. Pre-Construction Conference. A pre-construction conference may be required
by the City Engineer at his discretion. A notation on the Development Plan will
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be made to this effect when such a conference is required. Construction
pursuant to the Development Plan shall not commence until the conference has
been held.
Section 305. Development Plan - Inspection. Every site proposed for a subdivision shall be
inspected by the staffs of the Planning Commission, the Department of Public Works,
and the Health Department, if individual sewerage systems are to be used, prior to
approval of the Development Plan.
Section 306. Final Plat - Size and Scale of Drawings. A Final Plat shall have a maximum
sheet size of 18 by 24 inches, and the Final Plat shall be drawn at a scale of 1" equals
1 DO' or larger. When necessary, the plat may be on several sheets accompanied by an
index sheet or key map on each sheet showing the entire subdivision.
Section 307. Final Plat - Information to be Included:
A. The courses and distances of the perimeter of the land involved.
B. Accurate reference to a known point or points such as street intersections,
railroad crossings, and/or US Government monuments.
C. The acreage of the land involved.
D. Names of adjacent landowners and streets together with all intersecting
boundaries or property lines.
E. Proposed divisions to be created including right-of-way widths with name of
street, roadway widths, proposed utility installations, lot lines with dimensions,
sites reserved or dedicated for public uses, and sites for other principal uses.
F. Existing streets on and adjacent to the tract showing name of street, right-of-way
width, location, type (public or private) (asphalt or dirt), width and elevation or
surfacing, any legally established centerline elevations, walks, curbs, gutters,
culverts, and. streets that intersect on opposite side of adjacent roadways.
G. Proposed street names and existing street names.
H. The subdivision name, scale, north arrow, date of plan preparation and
revision(s) if any; name, address and telephone number of subdivider; name,
address and telephone number of owner; and name, address and telephone
number of engineer and/or surveyor together with his state registration number,
seal and signature.
I. A location map of the subdivision shall show the relationship of the proposed
subdivision to the surrounding area and the existing community facilities which
serve or influence it.
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N. The engineer's or surveyor's certificate as to the accuracy of the survey and plat.
Individual measurement of lots and blocks within the subdivision shall be
accurate within a minimum of one (1) part in three thousand (3,000).
O. When private streets or roads are utilized in a subdivision, the following owner's
acknowledgment shall be shown on the Final Plat, (with appropriate language
supplied by the Executive Director on each individual plat thereafter in the
subdivision) :
"The streets and roads (detention/retention ponds and common areas - as
applicable) are the private property of the owner, who has full and perpetual
responsibility for their maintenance and repair. The owner releases Augusta,
Georgia, from any and all claims, damages, or demands arising on account of or
in connection with the design, construction, and maintenance of the streets and
roads (detention/retention ponds and common areas - as applicable) as shown
hereon. Augusta, Georgia, assumes no liability or duty related thereto, and in no
manner approves or assumes liability for the design of the streets and roads
(detention/retention ponds and common areas - as applicable) as shown
hereon."
A Homeowners Association document must be submitted in recording form
indicating responsibility for maintenance of streets, common area, parking areas,
or any other areas of the subdivision that apply.
P. State plane coordinates shall be shown on the plat for at least one property
corner. The coordinates and names or descriptions of Augusta and/or geodetic
monuments used for control will be noted on the plat with the grid distance and
azimuth shown to at least one of the coordinated property corners.
Q. Statement reserving five foot side easement along all side lot lines and a ten foot
easement along all rear lot lines, unless otherwise shown, for drainage and
utilities.
R. Front building setback lines.
S. Clearview easement typical detail. Clearview easements can be made a part of
the street right-of-way.
T. Location and elevation of 1 00 Year Flood Plain if applicable. Also state that first
floor elevations within the 1 00 Year Flood Plain shall be two feet above the 100
Year Flood Plain level. FFE's must be shown on each lot located within the 100
Year Flood Plain. If the lot is not in the flood plain, a statement to this effect shall
be provided.
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308: SURVEY AND PLAT STANDARDS
A. The intent of this section is to require certain land parcels, located within
reasonable distance from monumented Augusta and/or geodetic control points,
to be referenced by field survey to Augusta and/or geodetic control points which
are defined by state plane coordinates. In cases where monumented Augusta
and/or geodetic control points are not within a reasonable distance as defined in
this document, the requirement will be to reference the survey to points which
are identifiable on the Augusta orthophoto maps. Property surveys affected by
this article will be referenced to their accurate geographical locations, and
therefore can be plotted in their correct position on the state-plane-coordinate-
based Augusta mapping system.
B. The following surveys require ties to geodetic control monuments:
1. Any subdivision of five (5) or more lots total aggregate, including all
phases and sections severed from parent parcels at the time of this
ordinance, within a one mile traverse distance along public roads of
Augusta and/or geodetic control monuments.
2. Any boundary survey for which the sum of the length of the lines platted is
greater than the traverse distance along public roads to Augusta and/or
geodetic control.
3. Any subdivision of twenty-five (25) or more lots total aggregate, including
all phases and sections severed from the parent parcel at the time of this
ordinance, regardless of distance to Augusta and/or geodetic control.
4. Any non-agricultural industrial/commercial development of 25 or more
acres regardless of distance from Augusta and/or geodetic control.
C. Surveys Exempt From Requirements For Ties To Augusta And/Or Geodetic
Control Monuments. It is considered very desirable for surveyors to tie all
surveys, whenever possible, to the state plane coordinate system. Nothing in
these exemptions is intended to discourage surveyors from tying surveys to the
state plane coordinate system.
The following surveys are exempted from the requirement for ties to Augusta
and/or geodetic control monuments:
1. Surveys of 5.00 acres or less, such as mortgage surveys, in existing
subdivisions initially recorded with the Clerk of Superior Court.
2. Any survey not specified in "Surveys Requiring Tie To Augusta And/Or
Geodetic Control Monuments" as outlined above.
D. Surveys Requiring Orthophoto Locator Tie. All surveys not included in "Surveys
Requiring Tie To Augusta And/Or Geodetic Control Monuments" and not
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exempted in "Surveys Exempt From Requirement For Ties to Augusta And/Or
Geodetic Control Monuments" shall have a "locator tie". A locator tie is defined
as a bearing and distance tie from a property corner to a point identifiable on the
orthophoto map such as a building corner, a road intersection with a driveway, or
other point that can be accurately spotted on the orthophoto.
To support this requirement, Augusta will make copies of the orthophoto maps in
digital format available to licensed surveyors and will provide access to these
maps in the Tax Assessors Office.
E. Survey Requirements. Survey requirements specified in this article are only for
control survey connections between Augusta and/or geodetic survey monuments
and land parcels. Boundary surveys shall be performed in accordance with the
State Minimum Standards published by the Georgia State Board of Registration
for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors unless more stringent
requirements are specified herein. In so far as possible, control surveys
between Augusta and/or geodetic monuments and property boundaries shall be
extended from the nearest Augusta and/or geodetic control monuments.
Augusta specifications for horizontal control are as follows:
1. Terrestrial Surveys:
a. If control is extended no more than ~ mile from the control monument
to the property boundary, third-order class 1 (1/10,000) specifications
shall be followed.
b. If control is extended more than ~ mile from the control monument to
the property boundary, second order class 11 (1/20,000) specifications
shall be followed.
c. Plats to be recorded must bear certification of the class of
specifications followed.
2. Global Positioning System (GPS) Surveys:
a. If GPS is used, procedures shall be followed to ensure survey grade
compatibility with the nearest county and/or geodetic control
monuments. Survey grade GPS receivers shall be used with a
manufacturer's stated accuracy of at least i: 5 cm i: 2 ppm. It is
realized that the nearest station may not always be suitable for
occupation by GPS because of obstructions, lack of property owner
permission, or other reasons. The intent here is to make ties to
network stations within 3 to 5 miles from the project and to avoid
establishing new coordinates on property corners that will not tie on
the ground by conventional surveys to an accuracy of 1/10,000 to
existing monuments that already exist in the project area.
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b. Plats to be recorded must bear certification stating the GPS receivers
used are of survey grade and have a manufacturer's stated accuracy
of at least::!: 5 em ::!: 2 ppm.
3. Plat Requirements:
a. State plane coordinates shall be shown on the plat for one property
corner. The coordinates and names or descriptions of Augusta and/or
geodetic monuments used for control will be noted on the plat with the
grid distance and azimuth shown to at least one of the coordinated
property corners.
b. Horizontal ground distances (not grid distances) will be shown on the
plat for all segments of the boundary survey. A combined state plane
coordinate - sea level reduction factor will be noted on the plat. Area
will be based on horizontal ground distances.
c. All bearings will be referenced to state plane coordinate grid north.
F. Digital Data. For Final Plats containing more than ten lots, digital data must be
submitted. The minimum requirements are as follows:
1. The data should conform to the following:
Coordinate System: GA State Plane East
Datum: NAD 83
Units: Feet
2. Documentation for layering scheme should be submitted with the data,
unless previously submitted.
3. Data should be in DXF format.
4. Data may be submitted via e-mail, diskette, CD Rom, or 4mm tape.
5. Data must be submitted when the plan is submitted to the Planning
Commission for approval.
G. County and or Geodetic Control Monuments.
1. The Augusta Information Technology Department will keep on file the
location of all Augusta and/or Geodetic Control Monuments and will
provide to the Registered Land Surveyor a location of the nearest
Augusta and/or Geodetic Control Monuments to their site or project.
2. Augusta Control Monuments shall be any monumented property corner or
control monument that has been tied to published Geodetic Control
Monuments and is on file with the Augusta Information Technology
Department.
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H. Violations of Section 307. Complaints against violators of this article shall be
reviewed by a panel of Georgia Registered Land Surveyors that shall be
selected by the Planning Commission, before the complaint is filed with the
Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land
Surveyors by the Planning Commission, Clerk of Superior Court, or other
department.
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ARTICLE IV
Design Standards
Section 400. Standards for Streets. Streets shall conform to the design standards set forth in
the Street and Road Design Technical Manual, and the following general standards:
A. A layout of streets as to arrangement, width, grade, character and location shall
conform to the latest Transportation Plan in effect, the latest Official Map in
effect, to adjoining street systems both planned and proposed, to topographic
conditions, natural features and drainage systems to be provided, and to the
public convenience and safety.
B. Minor or residential streets shall be so laid out that their use by through traffic is
discouraged.
C. Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed expressway or
arterial street, the Planning Commission may require frontage streets, reverse
frontage with screen planting, deep lots or other such treatment as may be
necessary for adequate protection of residential properties and to afford
separation of through and local traffic. "No access" easements may also be
required.
D. Reserve strips or parcels controlling access to streets shall be prohibited.
E. Alleys shall be permitted only in multifamily, commercial and industrial areas
where required to provide for service access such as off-street parking, loading
and unloading consistent with and adequate for the uses proposed. Such alleys
shall be at least twenty (20) feet in width and shall permit safe and through
vehicular movement. With special permission of the Planning Commission,
alleys may be permitted in single-family development.
F. Dead-end streets designed to be so permanently, shall not be longer than one
thousand (1,000) feet except where land cannot be otherwise subdivided
practicably. The Planning Commission staff shall have the authority to waive this
restriction if it is their opinion that it is warranted to do so. All permanent dead-
end streets shall be provided at the closed end with a turn-around having a
street-property line diameter of not less than eighty (80) feet. Turn-arounds of
this nature shall have a paved diameter of not less than sixty (60) feet. Dead-
end streets intended to be continued at a later time shall be provided with the
same turn-around as required for a permanent dead-end street, but only that
portion to be required as right-of-way when the street is continued shall be
dedicated and made a public street.
G. No street names shall be used which will duplicate or be confused with the
names of existing streets. Street names proposed by the subdivider shall be
subject to check by the Planning Commission and when duplication or confusion
occurs, the Planning Commission shall require the subdivider to substitute
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names free from duplication and confusion. The Planning Commission shall
maintain an up-to-date file of all street names for the guidance of subdividers.
H. Street right-of-way widths shall be as shown in the Official Road Book and on the
Official Map, and for new streets they shall be as follows:
PROPOSED ROADWAY REQUIREMENTS I
CLASSIFICATION CURB & GUTTER SHOULDER & DITCH SECTION
Right-at-Way Pavement Width Right-at-Way Pavement Shoulder
BIC to BIC Width Width
Minor 60 31 80 24 6
Residential 60 31 80 24 6
Residential Collector 80/60 31 80 24 6
Collector 80 31 80 24 6
Industrial Access 80 31 80 28 6
Arterial 100 53 120 48 8
I. Each street and road shall be paved or surfaced with a paving or surfacing of a
type and strength deemed suitable for the volume and character of traffic to be
expected. No street or road shall be provided with less than an all weather
surface. The type of roadway surfacing shall be determined from the Roadway
Standards.
Section 401. General Standards for Curbing are set forth in the Street and Road Design
Technical Manual.
Section 402. Markers
A. Markers shall be placed on all lot corners. Such corner shall be marked with an
iron pipe or pin having a minimum diameter of one-half (1/2) inch. Such iron pipe
shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) inches in length and shall be visible above
the ground so that any competent engineer or surveyor may retrace the line of
the subdivision.
B. Markers shall be installed prior to the submission of the letter requesting
approval for final acceptance of all improvements by the appropriate engineering
department.
C. The location and height of any signs denoting subdivision name or other
decorative fixtures shall have prior approval of the Traffic Engineer.
D. The location and type of all markers used shall be indicated on the Final Plat.
E. Street name signs of a suitable design and durable material and lettered on both
faces shall be installed by the subdivider on the northeast corner of every
intersection. Wooden signs and wooden posts shall not be used. A standard
street sign is shown on Appendix A. Any variance from this standard street sign
shall be approved by the Traffic Engineer and the Planning Commission.
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The nameplates will be 9" high. The number of letters in the street
r:a:-ne i:1cluding the pre:fi\.e~ and suftlxes ,^ill deterrr:ine the length.
The plate: wi:] have a mi:limurr. length of24"; howevc, 30" or 36"
lengt~s r.lay be used if required. The blank nameplates will be
.080 gauge, 6061- TG Alodizcd aluminu.m with die-cut }~" radius
on comers.
Letter size and type ',vill conform to Bureau of Public Roads
"Stamiard Alphabet fur Highway Signs,.... series B - 6" high ilnd
~erjes C - 3" high. Street or road names 'Nil! appear on the signs
III 6" letters. The designation of Street, ROfld. Avenue. Drive, etc.
will be abbreviated and appear In 3" letters. The block number in
which tne sign is mounted will appear in 3" nu.merals. (~ee
sketch)
The sign background will bt: of green refiel:tiyc material enclosed
lens type. The sign m:;y be manufactured by use of the reverse
screening method on sih'er reflective material or by llse of green
reflective material \',ith cutout letters or numbers of silver
reflective sheeting. Mat\"Tial will be applied to only one side of the
sign blank and shall be applied in accordance with reflective
material :nanufactun:r's ;;pecifications.
The nameplates will be mounted to the post by '.lse of 3/16"
aluminum blind rivet~. Location of holes and location of
nameplates are as ShO~YD in the sketch. The post will be u
minimum of 10' 6" long and 2 1.14" x 2 1/4" square of structural
galvanized steel. Post shall 't>e set 20" deep into concrete, which
exrends a minimum of .:1" outside the edge of [he post. (see
sketch) Tht: buttOm (If the lowest nameplate shall he 7' above
gTounc. level. The shorter nameplate shall be mounted ~b()ve the
longer nameplate on the assembly.
Alternately. a. 2 3/8" round post with cap and .:rossbar may be
used with 9" extruded sign blanks.
SL7cet name signs will be mounted at street c..:ornc::rs with their fi;\.~:':s
parallel to the street they name ar.d a minimum of 6' away from
any curb or edge of pavement. In a]1 cases, signs will be piaced
\\--here they can be seen by rnotori"ts and pedestrians and sh:dl be
erected in such a manner that they are safe frorn dama~e from
trcdlc. and do not pO:k a danger to pedesLTians.
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Section 403. General Standards for Drainage and Utility Easements. Drainage facilities shall
conform to the design standards set forth in the Stormwater Management Plan
Technical Manual and other Regulations as appropriate.
A. Easements for drainage or utilities may be required where necessary. Such
easements shall be placed along side and/or rear property lines. Redesign of
the lot arrangement may be required to meet extreme drainage conditions.
B. Easements, when required for drainage of the area to be subdivided, shall be of
such width as is necessary to permit proper construction and maintenance of the
drainage facilities required to drain the area properly. Drainage easements shall
be a minimum width of ten (10) feet, provided, however, that easements up to
fifty (50) feet may be required, if in the opinion of the Department of Public
Works, such easements are necessary in the public interest.
C. Easements shall center along or be adjacent to a common property line where
practicable.
D. Subdivision development shall not block or obstruct the natural drainage from an
adjoining area. Provision of drainage facilities to maintain the established flow of
off-site water through any property to be subdivided shall be the responsibility of
the subdivider.
E. Existing natural drainage shall be retained or adequately relocated.
F. All drainage and utility easements within the subdivision that are intended to be
maintained by the Commission shall be deeded to the Commission.
Section 404. Sidewalks
A. The installation of paved sidewalks unless required by the City Engineer is not
required as a minimum standard.
B. Sidewalks where installed shall meet the construction standards of the City
Engineer.
Section 405. Lots. Lots shall conform to the following standards.
A. The size, width, depth, shape, orientation, and minimum setback lines of lots
shall be as required by the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance for Augusta,
Georgia, and shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision and for the
type of development and use contemplated.
B. Lot depth normally shall not exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) times the lot width
established in accordance with these Regulations and except in case of
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hardship, shall never exceed four (4) times that width. This provision shall not
apply where the width of a lot equals or exceeds three hundred (300) feet for its
entire depth.
C. Residential lots shall meet the area and dimensional requirements established
by the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and by the Richmond County Board of
Health, and established elsewhere in the Subdivision Regulations. If individual
water supply or sewage disposal systems are to be utilized, such information as
needed by the Board of Health shall be submitted along with the Development
Plan.
D. Corner lots shall have twenty (20) percent greater width at street property lines
than interior lots and shall have extra widths where necessary to permit the
establishment of sight areas easements.
E. Lots which have double frontage (through lots) shall be prohibited except where
essential to provide separation of residential development from traffic arteries or
to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and orientation. An
easement, of at least ten (10) feet in width, across which there shall be no right
of access shall be required along the rear street property lines of lots abutting
such a traffic artery or other disadvantageous use. No right of access across
such required easements shall be granted except upon resolution of the
Planning Commission.
F. All lots shall be provided, by means of streets which have been constructed in
conformance with the standards and specifications of the Department of Public
Works and dedicated in accordance with these Regulations, with access to an
existing street which has been accepted for maintenance by the State of Georgia
or Augusta, Georgia. Where private streets have a recorded provision for
perpetual maintenance and a minimum fifty (50) foot right-of-way and are
controlled by a responsible association, club, or fellowship, the foregoing may be
waived by the Planning Commission.
G. All quadrangular lots, and insofar as practical, all other lots, shall have side lines
at right angles to straight street lines and radial to curved street lines.
H. Lots for other than residential use shall include sufficient space for off-street
parking, loading and unloading, and circulation of traffic unless waived by the
Planning Commission.
I. Lots created after the effective date of this Ordinance shall have ingress and
egress by means of a public street or highway, or a private street per 405(J)(1),
not less than 25 feet in width to isolated lots (flagpole lots).
J. Subdivision of land into one or more flagpole lots shall comply with the following
requirements:
1. No flagpole lots shall have a width of less than twenty-five (25) feet at any
point.
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2. No portion of a flagpole lot less than sixty (60) feet in width shall be
located within one hundred (100) feet of a street intersection, railroad
crossing or stream crossing.
3. Minimum lot size for flagpole lots, excluding portions of lots less than sixty
(60) feet in width shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
4. Flagpole lots, where "flagpoles" are contiguous, shall have a common
driveway constructed by the owner to serve all lots for ingress and egress
with cross easements thereto extending from the street right-of-way to a
point where the lot widens to a width of sixty (60) feet or greater.
5. Common driveways serving more than two lots shall have all-weather
surface treatment which is acceptable to the Executive Director in
consultation with the Department of Public Works, given the soils,
topography, and other site conditions. The all-weather surface of
common driveways shall at a minimum have a width of ten feet and a
stable shoulder eight feet in width on either side of the all-weather
surface. The Executive Director may request a certification from a
professional engineer, who may be an employee of Augusta, that a
proposed common driveway plan consisting of surface treatment, base,
shoulders, and other design considerations is appropriate for the
particular site conditions. In situations where extraordinary hardships can
be demonstrated, the requirement for an all-weather surface may be
waived by the Executive Director in consultation with the Department of
Public Works.
6. If a Concept Plan provides for common driveways with all weather surface
treatment, then upon approval of such plan, the subdivider shall construct
all common driveways per the plan before any Final Plats are submitted.
7. If a Concept Plan provides for common driveways with all-weather surface
treatment, then covenants and/or homeowner's association documents
which at a minimum govern maintenance of the common driveway shall
be completed and executed after approval of said Concept Plan but
before any Final Plats are submitted.
8. There shall be a minimum distance of 400 hundred (400) feet between
common driveways of flagpole lot subdivisions.
9. Common driveways for flagpole lot subdivisions shall serve no more than
four (4) lots.
10. Easements providing common driveways for flagpole lots shall be
recorded on plats containing such lots.
11. Plats containing flagpole lots shall include the following owner's
acknowledgment:
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"Easements providing ingress and egress are the private property of the
owner, who has full and perpetual responsibility for their maintenance.
The owner releases Augusta, Georgia, from any and all claims, damages,
or demands arising on account of such easements."
Section 406. Subdivision Name. Every subdivision shall be given a name which shall not
duplicate or closely approximate that of any other subdivision existing or planned.
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ARTICLE V
Planned Unit Development
Section 500. Conditions for Subdivision. A subdivider may submit an application for a
Planned Unit Development on a minimum of five (5) acres provided such property is
properly zoned as a PUD (Planned Unit Development) Zone or provided an application
has been submitted to the Planning Commission for rezoning the property to such
Zoning classification. This acreage may be reduced by the Planning Commission if
sufficient justification is presented. However, no Development Plan for a Planned Unit
Development shall be approved until the property for which it is proposed has been
properly zoned. A Planned Unit Development may contain such land uses as permitted
in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance for Augusta, Georgia.
Written application for approval of a Planned Unit Development Plan shall include the
following:
A. A statement of the present ownership of all land within the proposed
development.
B. An explanation of the development proposed including the number of acres,
number of dwelling units in each housing type, gross density by type of land use,
minimum floor area standards, lot sizes, and yard and spacing proposals.
C. A general statement of the proposed development staging and construction
schedules.
D. Proposed agreements, proVISions, and covenants which will govern the use,
maintenance, and protection of development and any common or open space.
Covenants shall establish control of land use, density, and open space in
perpetuity.
Section 501. Pre-Application Procedure. Pre-application procedure shall be the same as that
established for other types of subdivisions as stated in Article II above.
Section 502. Approval of Development Plan. The procedure for Development Plan approval
set forth in Article II above shall be followed, and exhibits required in Article III shall be
submitted. The following additional exhibits shall be submitted.
A. The existing and proposed land uses and the approximate location of all
buildings and structures to be built.
B. Perspective drawings of representative building types except for detached
single-family buildings and their accessory buildings. Such drawings shall
indicate general architectural style and appearance.
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C. For all single-family attached, multifamily, and commercial areas, off-street
parking and loading/unloading plans shall be shown.
Section 503. Design Standards. Design standards set forth in Article IV shall be followed
insofar as practicable and consistent with the type of development proposed.
Section 504. Improvements Required. All improvements required under Article VI shall be
provided.
Section 505. Compliance with Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. All Development Plans for
a Planned Unit Development shall comply in all respects with requirements of the
Planned Unit Development Zone and other requirements of the Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance for Augusta, Georgia.
Section 506. Final Plat and Final Approval. All procedures required in Article II above shall be
followed for Final Plat approval. Final Plat approval shall be required as for other
subdivisions. Final Plat submission shall be accompanied by a written application
setting forth any changes from proposals submitted with Development Plan proposals
and by covenants in recording form and signed by the proper parties.
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Miscellaneous
Section 600. Hardships and Variances
A. Variances to certain provisions of this Ordinance may be granted on the basis of
hardship. Variances to the procedures set forth may be granted by the Planning
Commission upon a finding that such variance would not adversely affect public
health, safety and welfare, and that failure to grant such variance would result in
unnecessary hardship for the applicant. Variances to design standards,
technical specifications, and construction materials shall be considered by the
Department of Public Works under the same hardship standards.
B. The subdivider shall submit a petition to the Planning Commission stating clearly
and definitely the reason for a request of variance. Consideration will be given
based on the following factors:
1. Unique conditions affecting the property.
2. Undue hardships would result from ordinary adherence to the
requirements.
3. A determination that the granting of a variance shall not be detrimental to
adjacent property or to the public interest.
C. A request for a variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be submitted no
less than 30 days prior to a meeting of the Planning Commission. A sign shall
be placed upon the property for which a variance is being requested no less than
15 days prior to the meeting at which the variance will be considered. The
decision of the Planning Commission on the variance from the Subdivision
Regulations shall be a final decision, subject to appeal in Superior Court.
D. If a request for a variance to the Subdivision Regulations is denied by the
Planning Commission, then that request or a request which is similar or serves
the same purpose in the opinion of the Executive Director shall not be
considered for a period of one year (1) from the date of the decision.
C. When Subdivision Plans have been submitted to the Planning Commission and
have been duly approved and are then submitted to agencies of the Federal
Government and such agencies require changes for mortgage guarantees, such
mandatory changes shall be accepted by the Planning Commission as prima-
facie evidence of a hardship and the changes will be accepted under the
provisions of this section unless such changes would be a clear violation of the
intent of these Regulations.
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Section 601. Penalty. Any person or corporation whether as principal, agent, employee, or
otherwise who violates any provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offense and
upon conviction shall be punished as provided in Augusta-Richmond County Code 9 1-
6-1.
Section 602. Amendments.
A. Amendments to these Regulations shall be proposed by the Planning
Commission or shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval
before being adopted by the Commission.
B. Augusta, Georgia, may adopt amendments to these Regulations, providing that
a public hearing thereon shall first be held by the Planning Commission, public
notice of which hearing shall be given at least fifteen (15) days prior to such
hearing.
C. No amendment, failing passage at its first consideration by the Commission,
shall be resubmitted for a period of one (1) year.
Section 603. Repeal. Previous "Subdivision Regulations for the Municipality and
Unincorporated Areas of Richmond County, Georgia" are hereby repealed.
Section 604. Severability. Any clause or provision of these Regulations declared invalid by
any court having jurisdiction shall not affect the validity of the Regulations as a whole or
any other part thereof.
Section 605. Effective Date. These Regulations shall become effective on
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Cf''''' Augusta, Georgia
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STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF RICHMOND
DEED OF DEDICATION
THIS INDENTURE, made and entered into this _ day of ,199 ,
between , hereinafter
referred to as the Party of the First Part, and AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, a political subdivision of
the State of Georgia, hereinafter referred to as the Party of the Second Part;
WITNESSETH:
THAT the said Party of the First Part, for and in consideration of the sum of One
Dollar ($1.00) in cash to it in hand paid by the Party of the Second Part, the receipt of which
is hereby acknowledged, at and/or before the sealing and delivery of these presents, and other
good and valuable considerations, has granted, bargained, sold, released, conveyed and
confirmed unto the said Party of the Second Part, its successors and assigns the following
described property, to-wit:
AN EASEMENT IN PERPETUITY UNDER, ACROSS AND THROUGH the
approximately marked strips of land, together with the pipelines and
appurtenances located therein, which are delineated on a plat prepared for
by dated
, to which plat reference is made for a more complete
and accurate description as to the metes, bounds and location of said
easements, and said plat is attached hereto and by reference made a part
hereof;
SAID EASEMENT BEING IN THE NATURE of a right-of-way for the purpose of
laying, relaying, installing, extending, operating, repairing, and maintaining pipelines
transporting and carrying utility services, the same hereinafter being referred to as the
"PROJECT;"
TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT, when construction or maintenance is
necessary, to dig such trenches in said property, as described by the deed, as may be
necessary for the project; to pile thereon the material excavated, and to haul pipe, supplies and
equipment connected with the construction and maintenance thereof, over, along, and across
the said property.
THE PARTY OF THE FIRST PART, his heirs, legal representatives, and
assigns, after the completion of the PROJECT, shall have the right to use said parcel in any
manner not inconsistent or interfering with he rights herein granted, EXCLUDING the right to
erect, construct, or maintain thereon any buildings or permanent improvements.
As a part of the consideration for said conveyance, the Party of the Second Part
covenants as follows:
[a] To cause the top of the pipelines to be laid a sufficient depth below
the surface of the ground so as to permit the use of the surface thereof by the Party of the
Second Part for normal agricultural purposes; however in the case of ravines, streams or low
places on the property, the Party of the Second Part may install the pipelines above the ground,
provided that the pipelines shall be laid and maintained so as not to interfere with the natural
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STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF RICHMOND
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this _ day of , 199_ ,
by and between , hereinafter referred
to as the "DEVELOPER," and AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, a political subdivision of the State of
Georgia, hereinafter referred to as the "CITY."
WHEREAS, the DEVELOPER requested that the Augusta-Richmond County
Commission accept certain streets, storm drainage and sewer lines, water lines and mains or
mains, pipes, valves, and connections, and appurtenances for the subdivision, as shown by deed
contemporaneously tendered and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Richmond
County, Georgia, in Realty Reel Page ; and
WHEREAS, the CITY has adopted a policy requiring the DEVELOPER to maintain
all installations laid or installed in the subdivision for a period of eighteen months, which the CITY
accepts by deed;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the expense previously
incurred by the DEVELOPER and the mutual agreements hereinafter set out, IT IS AGREED that:
(1) The CITY accepts certain streets, storm drainage and sewer lines, water lines
and mains or mains, pipes, valves, and connections, and appurtenances for the subdivision,
respectively described in the deed contemporaneously tendered herewith to the Augusta-Richmond
County Commission, recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Richmond County,
Georgia, in Realty Reel Page _'
(2) The DEVELOPER agrees to maintain all the installations laid or installed in said
subdivision as described in said deed for a period of eighteen months from the date herein.
(3) The DEVELOPER agrees that, if during said eighteen month period there is a
failure of the installations laid or installed in said subdivision described in the deed due to failure
or poor workmanship, the DEVELOPER shall be responsible for adequate maintenance and repair.
(4) In the event of such failure of the improvements, the CITY shall notify the
DEVELOPER and set forth in writing the items in need of repair. The DEVELOPER shall present,
within fifteen business days, its proposed plan of repair and shall have the repairs completed in a
reasonable time, as determined by the CITY.
(5) If, in the event of an emergency, as determined by the CITY, the DEVELOPER
is unable to respond in a timely manner, the CITY shall be authorized to erect barricades, traffic
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direction devices and such other temporary measures as are necessary to remedy the emergency
nature of the problem at the DEVELOPER'S expense and allow the DEVELOPER time to make
the needed repairs.
(6) In the event the DEVELOPER fails to comply with the terms of this agreement,
then the CITY shall proceed to have the necessary corrective work done, and the DEVELOPER
agrees to be responsible to the CITY for payment in full of costs of repairing the improvements due
to failure of material or poor workmanship as liquidated damages.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the DEVELOPER has hereunto set his hand and seal
and the CITY has caused the execution of this agreement by and through its duly authorized
officers and agents, with its seal affixed, the day and year first above written.
SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED
in our presence:
DEVELOPER
Witness
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As Its
(SEAL)
Attest:
As Its
Notary Public
My Commission Expires
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
BY:
As Its Mayor
Attest:
Clerk
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