The standards and requirements herein shall
be considered the minimum standards and requirements for the promotion
of the public health, safety and general welfare.
[Amended 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 258]
A. All portions of a tract being subdivided shall be
taken up in lots, streets, public lands or other proposed uses so
that landlocked areas shall not be created.
B. The subdivision design and layout shall be consistent
with the Zoning Ordinance and Maps.
C. No lot shall be created that would render any existing
structure on a lot not in compliance with the zoning regulations.
D. Where trees, waterways, scenic points, historic sites
or other assets and landmarks are located within a proposed subdivision,
every possible means shall be provided to preserve and provide access
to these features.
E. Burial sites. Where a burial site is located on land
subject to a subdivision plat an appropriate easement shall be provided
for ingress and egress to the site by persons related by blood or
marriage, or by persons in interest, as defined in the Real Property
Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
F. Subdivision name. The proposed name of the subdivision
shall not duplicate, or too closely approximate phonetically, the
name of any other subdivision in the county. The Director or the Commission
shall have final authority to approve the name of the subdivision
which shall be determined at sketch plan approval. No other name may
be used for advertising or sales purpose unless an approved and amended
plat is recorded bearing the revised name. Where a subdivision name
has been changed, all subsequent plans submitted for processing shall
reference the original subdivision name.
Wherever individual water supply and sewage
disposal are proposed for a subdivision, they shall meet the requirements
of the Health Department.
Wherever a community or shared water and/or
sewerage system is proposed to serve the proposed subdivision, it
shall meet the design criteria of the Health Department and/or other
appropriate authority, such as the Dorchester Sanitary Commission,
the Municipal Utilities Commission or the Cambridge Department of
Public Works. Provisions for maintenance, administration and ownership
shall be in accordance with the policies and procedures of the appropriate
authority.
All proposed subdivisions in the one-hundred-year
floodplain shall include the following on the plat:
A. The minimum elevation for the one-hundred-year base
flood, referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929,
referenced to as "Sea Level Datum 1929."
B. The location and elevation of at least one bench mark
within the subdivision, referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical
Datum of 1929, unless the Commission requires additional bench marks.
Provisions for a coordinated storm drainage
system shall be designed in accordance with the Dorchester County
Stormwater Management Ordinance.
Where subdivisions are subject to the Dorchester
County Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance, the standards of the Dorchester Soil Conservation District
shall apply for approval of the Erosion and Sediment Control Plan.