177.091  Plats made for recording.--Every plat of a subdivision offered for recording shall conform to the following:

(1)  It shall be:

(a)  An original drawing made with black permanent drawing ink or varitype process on a good grade linen tracing cloth or with a suitable permanent black drawing ink on a stable base film, a minimum of 0.003 inches thick, coated upon completion with a suitable plastic material to prevent flaking and to assure permanent legibility; or

(b)  A nonadhered scaled print on a stable base film made by photographic processes from a film scribing tested for residual hypo testing solution to assure permanency.

Marginal lines, standard certificates and approval forms shall be printed on the plat with a permanent black drawing ink. A print or photographic copy of the original drawing shall be submitted with the original drawing.

(2)  The size of each sheet shall be determined by the local governing body and shall be drawn with a marginal line, or printed when permitted by local ordinance, completely around each sheet and placed so as to leave at least a 1/2-inch margin on each of three sides and a 3-inch margin on the left side of the plat for binding purposes.

(3)  When more than one sheet must be used to accurately portray the lands subdivided, each sheet must show the particular number of that sheet and the total number of sheets included, as well as clearly labeled matchlines to show where other sheets match or adjoin.

(4)  In all cases, the scale used shall be of sufficient size to show all detail and shall be both stated and graphically illustrated by a graphic scale drawn on every sheet showing any portion of the lands subdivided.

(5)  The name of the plat shall be shown in bold legible letters, as stated in s. 177.051. The name of the subdivision shall be shown on each sheet included.

(6)  A prominent "north arrow" shall be drawn on every sheet included showing any portion of the lands subdivided. The bearing or azimuth reference shall be clearly stated on the face of the plat in the notes or legend.

(7)  Permanent reference monuments must be placed at each corner or change in direction on the boundary of the lands being platted; however, "P.R.M.s" need not be set closer than 310 feet, but may not be more than 1400 feet apart. In all cases there must be a minimum of four "P.R.M.s" placed on the boundary of the lands being platted. Where such corners are in an inaccessible place, "P.R.M.s" shall be set on a nearby offset within the boundary of the plat and such offset shall be so noted on the plat. Where corners are found to coincide with a previously set "P.R.M.," the number on the previously set "P.R.M." shall be shown on the new plat or, if unnumbered, shall so state. Permanent reference monuments shall be set before the recording of the plat, and this will be so stated in the surveyor and mapper's certificate on the plat. The "P.R.M." shall be shown on the plat by an appropriate designation.

(8)  "P.C.P.s" shall be set at the intersection of the centerline of the right-of-way at the intersection of all streets, at "P.C.s," "P.T.s," "P.R.C.s," and "P.C.C.s," and no more than 1,000 feet apart, on tangent, between changes of direction, or along the street right-of-way or block lines at each change in direction and no more than 1,000 feet apart. Such "P.C.P.s" shall be shown on the plat by an appropriate designation. In those counties or municipalities that do not require subdivision improvements and do not accept bonds or escrow accounts to construct improvements, "P.C.P.s" may be set prior to the recording of the plat and must be set within 1 year of the date the plat was recorded and shall be referred to in the surveyor and mapper's certificate. In the counties or municipalities that require subdivision improvements and have the means of insuring the construction of said improvements, such as bonding requirements, "P.C.P.s" must be set prior to the expiration of the bond or other surety. It is the surveyor and mapper's responsibility to furnish the clerk or recording officer of the county or municipality his or her certificate that the "P.C.P.s" have been set and the dates the "P.C.P.s" were set.

(9)  Each plat shall show the section, township, and range as applicable, or, if in a land grant, the plat will so state.

(10)  The name of the city, town, village, county, and state in which the land being platted is situated shall appear under the name of the plat as applicable.

(11)  Each plat shall show a description of the lands subdivided, and the description shall be the same in the title certification. The description must be so complete that from it, without reference to the plat, the starting point and boundary can be determined.

(12)  The dedications and approvals required by ss. 177.071 and 177.081.

(13)  The circuit court clerk's certificate and the surveyor and mapper's certificate and seal.

(14)  All section lines and quarter section lines occurring in the map or plat shall be indicated by lines drawn upon the map or plat, with appropriate words and figures. If the description is by metes and bounds, the point of beginning shall be indicated, together with all bearings and distances of the boundary lines. If the platted lands are in a land grant or are not included in the subdivision of government surveys, then the boundaries are to be defined by metes and bounds and courses. The initial point in the description shall be tied to the nearest government corner or other recorded and well established corner.

(15)  Location, width, and names of all streets, waterways, or other rights-of-way shall be shown, as applicable.

(16)  Location and width of easements shall be shown on the plat or in the notes or legend, and their intended use shall be clearly stated.

(17)  All contiguous properties shall be identified by subdivision title, plat book, and page, or, if unplatted, land shall be so designated. If the subdivision platted is a resubdivision of a part or the whole of a previously recorded subdivision, sufficient ties shall be shown to controlling lines appearing on the earlier plat to permit an overlay to be made; the fact of its being a resubdivision shall be stated as a subtitle following the name of the subdivision wherever it appears on the plat.

(18)  All lots shall be numbered either by progressive numbers or, if in blocks, progressively numbered in each block, and the blocks progressively numbered or lettered, except that blocks in numbered additions bearing the same name may be numbered consecutively throughout the several additions.

(19)  Block corner radii dimensions shall be shown.

(20)  Sufficient survey data shall be shown to positively describe the bounds of every lot, block, street easement, and all other areas shown on the plat. When any lot or portion of the subdivision is bounded by an irregular line, the major portion of that lot or subdivision shall be enclosed by a witness line showing complete data, with distances along all lines extended beyond the enclosure to the irregular boundary shown with as much certainty as can be determined or as "more or less," if variable. Lot, block, street, and all other dimensions except to irregular boundaries, shall be shown to a minimum of hundredths of feet. All measurements shall refer to horizontal plane and in accordance with the definition of the U.S. Survey foot or meter adopted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. All measurements shall use the 39.37/12=3.28083333333 equation for conversion from a U.S. foot to a metric foot.

(21)  Curvilinear lots shall show the radii, arc distances, and central angles or radii, chord, and chord bearing, or both. Radial lines will be so designated. Direction of nonradial lines shall be indicated.

(22)  Sufficient angles, bearings, or azimuth to show direction of all lines shall be shown, and all bearings, angles, or azimuth shall be shown to the nearest second of arc.

(23)  The centerlines of all streets shall be shown with distances, angles, bearings or azimuth, "P.C.s," "P.T.s," "P.R.C.s," "P.C.C.s," arc distance, central angles, tangents, radii, chord, and chord bearing or azimuth, or both.

(24)  Park and recreation parcels as applicable shall be so designated.

(25)  All interior excepted parcels shall be clearly indicated and labeled "Not a part of this plat."

(26)  The purpose of all areas dedicated must be clearly indicated or stated on the plat.

(27)  When it is not possible to show curve detail information on the map, a tabular form may be used.

(28)  The plat shall include in a prominent place the following statement: "NOTICE: There may be additional restrictions that are not recorded on this plat that may be found in the public records of this county."

(29)  All platted utility easements shall provide that such easements shall also be easements for the construction, installation, maintenance, and operation of cable television services; provided, however, no such construction, installation, maintenance, and operation of cable television services shall interfere with the facilities and services of an electric, telephone, gas, or other public utility. In the event a cable television company damages the facilities of a public utility, it shall be solely responsible for the damages. This section shall not apply to those private easements granted to or obtained by a particular electric, telephone, gas, or other public utility. Such construction, installation, maintenance, and operation shall comply with the National Electrical Safety Code as adopted by the Florida Public Service Commission.