Number
231970
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. BROSTOFF
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the submission requirements for certified survey maps.
Sections
119-5-3-a rn
119-5-3-a cr
119-5-3-b rn
119-5-3-c rn
119-5-3-d rn
119-6-1 am
119-6-2 am
119-10-1-b am
Analysis
This ordinance makes the following changes to the submission requirements for certified survey maps:
1. Allows the commissioner of city development to waive the requirement that a preliminary plat be approved before a final plat can be submitted.
2. Removes the requirement that all submitted certified survey map sets be originals.
3. Allows for the submission of certified survey maps in electronic form.
4. Allows for electronic signatures on certificates.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 119-5-3-a to d of the code is renumbered to 119-5-3-b to e.
Part 2. Section 119-5-3-a of the code is created to read:
119-5. Procedures.
3. FINAL SUBDIVISION PLATS.
a. A preliminary plat shall be approved pursuant to s. 119-5-2 prior to submittal of a final plat unless waived by the commissioner.
Part 3. Section 119-6-1 and 2 of the code is amended to read:
119-6. Submission Requirements; Certified Survey Maps.
1. [[One original]] >>The proposed<< certified survey map set shall be submitted with an application and associated fees. All sheets submitted shall [[be originals and]] have the surveyor’s seal, surveyor’s signature and signature date.
2. The certified survey map shall be prepared with a permanent, nonfading black image on durable white opaque media that is 8-1/2 inches wide by 14 inches long, [[or]] on other media that is acceptable to the register of deeds, >>or submitted in an electronic format specified by the department of city development<< with a binding margin [[1 and ½]] >>1-1/2<< inches wide and a [[½-inch]] >>1/2-inch<< margin on all other sides. On the first page, there shall be an additional minimum 2-inch blank space along the bottom of the [[8 and ½]] >>8-1/2-<< inch width for notating municipal actions. Every map shall be drawn with a permanent, non-fading black image, except that any certificates may be typewritten in black. Documents shall be clear. The letters, numbers, symbols, diagrams, and other representations shall be sufficiently large and dense enough to be legible and reproduced by a copy machine and microfilm camera or optical scanner to the extent that the image captured is legible.
Part 4. Section 119-10-1-b of the code is amended to read:
119-10. Required Certificates, Consents and Agreements; Certified Survey Maps and Final Subdivision Plats.
1. REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS.
b. An individual or entity owner’s certificate. The certificate shall be signed by each individual or entity holding an interest in the fee of record at the time that the certified survey map or final subdivision plat is submitted to the council for final consideration. [[Electronically-produced signatures shall not be accepted.]]
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
__________________________
Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: _____________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
___________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date: ______________________
Requestor
Dept. of City Development
Drafter
LRB179817-2
Kathleen Brengosz
5/2/2024
--clerical correction, Laurie Phillip 6/3/2024 --