APPENDIX D – SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS

 


ARTICLE 1. TITLE, PURPOSE, AUTHORITY, JURISDICTION, APPLICABILITY AND EXEMPTIONS  1

100...... Title. 1

101...... Purpose. 1

102...... Authority. 2

103...... Jurisdiction. 2

104...... Applicability. 2

105...... Exemptions. 2

ARTICLE 2. INTERPRETATION, CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS  4

100...... Rules of Interpretation. 4

101...... Rules of Construction. 4

102...... Definitions. 5

ARTICLE 3. ADMINISTRATION, PERMITS, ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATIONS AND FEES  11

100...... Division of Administrative Responsibility. 11

101...... Duties of the Subdivision Administrator. 11

102...... Duties of the City Clerk. 12

103...... Duties of the Subdivision Committee. 12

104...... Duties of the Planning Commission. 12

105...... Duties of the Governing Body. 13

106...... Building and Zoning Permits. 13

107...... Enforcement. 13

108...... Violations. 14

109...... Fees. 14

110...... Reports. 14

ARTICLE 4. PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLATS  15

100...... Submittal of Sketch Plan. 15

101...... Filing of Preliminary Plat. 15

102...... Distribution and Review of Preliminary Plat. 15

103...... Action by the Planning Commission on Preliminary Plat. 15

104...... Failure of Planning Commission to Act on Preliminary Plat. 16

105...... Effect of Approval of Preliminary Plat. 16

106...... Filing of Final Plat. 16

107...... Planning Commission Action on the Final Plat. 17

108...... Failure of Planning Commission to Act on Final Plat. 17

109...... Submittal to Governing Body of Final Plat. 17

110...... Governing Body Action on Final Plat. 17

111...... Acceptance of Dedications by County. 17

112...... Recording of Final Plat. 17

113...... Unit Developments. 18

114...... Approval of Plats for Small Tracts. 18

ARTICLE 5. CONTENTS OF PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLATS  20

100...... Contents of Preliminary Plat. 20

101...... Contents of Final Plat. 22

ARTICLE 6. DESIGN STANDARDS. 31

100...... Scope. 31

101...... Comprehensive Development Plan. 31

102...... Land for Public Facility Sites. 31

103...... Land for Open Space. 31

104...... Land Subject to Flooding. 31

105...... Land Subject to Excessive Erosion by Wind or Water. 32

106...... Access. 32

107...... Streets-Layout and Design. 32

108...... Alleys. 35

109...... Blocks and Pedestrian Ways. 35

110...... Lots. 36

111...... Easements. 37

112...... Commercial and Industrial Subdivisions. 38

ARTICLE 7. INSTALLATION OF REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS  39

100...... Subdivision Types. 39

101...... Engineering and Governmental Jurisdiction. 39

102...... Required Improvements. 39

103...... Exceptions for Existing Improvements. 42

104...... Agreement and Guarantees for Installation of Required Improvements. 42

105...... Off-site improvements. 44

ARTICLE 8. IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURES  45

100...... Submittal of Petitions. 45

101...... Final Improvement Plans. 45

102...... Construction of Improvements. 46

103...... Acceptance of Improvements. 46

104...... Maintenance by Homeowners Association. 47

ARTICLE 9. PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL OF LOT SPLITS  48

100...... Application Procedure. 48

101...... Approval Guidelines. 48

102...... Exception for Industrial Plats. 49

ARTICLE 10. VACATIONS AND CORRECTIONS  50

100...... Vacation of Unrecorded Plat. 50

101...... Vacation of Recorded Plat. 50

102...... Correction of Platting Errors. 51

103...... Vacation of Streets, Alleys, Easements and Plats. 51

ARTICLE 11. APPEALS, WAIVERS AND MODIFICATIONS  54

100...... Appeals General. 54

101...... Appeals on Improvement Standards. 54

102...... Waiver of Required Improvements or Guarantees for Installation of Same. 54

103...... Modifications. 54

ARTICLE 12. AMENDMENTS AND REVIEW... 55

100...... Amendment Procedure. 55

101...... Annual Review. 55

102...... Judicial Review. 55

ARTICLE 13. SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE   56

100...... Severability. 56

101...... Effective Date. 56