Duluth UDC § 1120.04

1. When construction of the subdivision or a recordable portion of the subdivision has been completed (except for items for which a performance guarantee can be accepted), the subdivider may submit an application to the Planning and Development Department for Final Plat approval, using an application form and number of copies as determined by the Director. 2. The Planning and Development Director shall indicate on a review copy of the plat or in a written memorandum all comments related to compliance of the Final Plat with this Development Code, conditions of zoning approval, and the regulations of other City departments and State agencies as appropriate. The Director shall have final staff authority to determine the applicability of any and all comments under this Development Code or conditions of zoning approval. 3. The Director may not approve any Final Plat whereon is shown or by which is otherwise created a lot that would present particularly severe and unusual difficulties for construction of a building, which would clearly require a variance to be reasonably usable, or which is otherwise “unbuildable” due to the presence of floodplain, unusual configuration, lack of public utilities, or for any other reason. 4. Lots that would appear to be buildable under certain circumstances and would require further study or additional information before a building permit could be issued, but which present problems or unusual difficulties which can reasonably be addressed or overcome by the lot owner, may be included in the Final 328 | P a g e Article Eleven. Procedures and Permits Plat with the appropriate notation that an HLP, RDP or RDS will be required prior to issuance of a building permit. See Sections 1115.04 and 1115.05 for details. 5. The subdivider shall be responsible for compliance with all codes, regulations, zoning requirements and for the satisfaction of all the comments of the Planning and Development Director. 6. Final approval by the Planning and Development Director shall not be shown on the Final Plat until all requirements of these and other applicable regulations have been met, and the Director has received a completed request for Approval of Development Conformance and an executed Development Performance and Maintenance Agreement, prepared in accordance with the requirements of Section 1127 and Section 1128. 7. The Director shall further determine that either: a. All improvements to the subdivision required for approval of the Final Plat under the rules and regulations of the City of Duluth have been completed in accordance with the appropriate specifications; or b. All of the required improvements have been completed except final grassing, pavement topping, required landscaping, or sidewalks, in which case, a performance guarantee meeting the requirements of Section 1130 shall have been filed by the subdivider with the Development Performance and Maintenance Agreement. 8. Payment for materials and installation of traffic control and street name signs shall be made to the appropriate Gwinnett County Department in accordance with the traffic engineering regulations prior to approval of the Final Plat. Payment of the cost of striping major thoroughfares or signalization, where required, if not completed by the developer, shall also be received by the appropriate Gwinnett County Department prior to approval of the Final Plat, as appropriate. 9. Once the Department has approved the Final Plat and all other affected departments and agencies of government as required have certified compliance and signed the Route Sheet or have stamped the plans, the Planning and Development Director shall certify by his or her signature on the original of the Final Plat that all of the requirements of this Development Code and the conditions of zoning approval have been met, and that all other affected departments and agencies having jurisdiction have approved the plat. The Final Plat shall not be deemed approved until it has been signed by the Planning and Development Director and where use of septic tanks is proposed, by a duly authorized representative of the Gwinnett County Health Department.