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. 16

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. 30

100      Scope. 30

101      Comprehensive Development Plan. 30

102      Land for Public Facility Sites. 30

103      Land for Open Space. 30

104      Land Subject to Flooding. 30

105      Land Subject to Excessive Erosion by Wind or Water. 31

106      Access. 31

107      Streets Layout and Design. 31

108      Alleys. 34

109      Blocks and Pedestrian Ways. 35

110      Lots. 35

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

ARTICLE 9. PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL OF LOT SPLITS  47

100      Application Procedure. 47

101      Approval Guidelines. 47

102      Exception for Industrial Plats. 48

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

INDEX.. 57