[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-140), 2-22-1999]
A. Land
subject to flooding, improper drainage or erosion, and any land deemed
to be topographically unsuitable for residential use shall not be
platted for residential occupancy, nor shall such land be platted
for any other uses as may continue such conditions or increase danger
to health, safety, life or property unless steps are taken to diminish
the above-mentioned hazards.
B. Such land within a proposed subdivision not detrimental to the development of the subdivision shall be set aside for use and shall not be endangered by the conditions set forth in Subsection
(A) of this Section.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-141), 2-22-1999]
Every subdivision shall be served by a publicly dedicated street.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-142), 2-22-1999]
A. All proposed
subdivisions shall conform to the Comprehensive Plan in effect at
the time of submission to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
B. All highways,
street and other features of the Comprehensive Plan shall be platted
by the subdivider in the location and to the dimension indicated on
the Comprehensive Plan. In the subdivisions related to or affecting
any State or Federally numbered highway, the approval of the State
Highway Department may be required by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
C. Where
such features of the Comprehensive Plan other than streets are located
in whole or in part in a proposed subdivision, such planned features
shall be reserved by the subdivider in the location and to the dimension
indicated on the Comprehensive Plan.
D. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall waive the above-mentioned platting and reservation requirements of Subsections
(B) and
(C) of this Section whenever the public body responsible for land acquisition executes a written release stating that such planned feature is not to be acquired.
E. The Planning
and Zoning Commission shall disapprove plats when such planned features,
as specified by the Comprehensive Plan, are not incorporated into
the plat.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-143), 2-22-1999]
No final plat of land within the force and effect of an existing
zoning ordinance shall be approved unless it conforms to ordinance.
Whenever there is a discrepancy between minimum standards or dimensions
noted herein and those contained in the zoning regulations, Building
Code or other official regulations or ordinances, the most restrictive
shall apply.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-144), 2-22-1999]
The Planning and Zoning Commission may change street names and
subdivision names when in conflict with existing names.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-145), 2-22-1999]
When land is subdivided into larger parcels than ordinary building
lots, such parcels shall be arranged and designed so as to allow for
the opening of future streets and to provide access to those areas
not presently served by streets.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-146), 2-22-1999]
A large scale development including the construction of two
(2) or more buildings together with the necessary drives and ways
of access which is not subdivided into customary lots, blocks and
streets may be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission if,
in the opinion of the Commission, a departure from this Article can
be made consistent with the intent thereof. Plans for such developments
shall be submitted to and approved by the Commission whether or not
such plat is to be recorded, and no building permits shall be issued
until such approval has been given.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-147), 2-22-1999]
A. Modifications
of the provisions set forth in this Article may be authorized by the
Planning and Zoning Commission in specific cases when, in its opinion,
undue hardships may result from strict compliance. Any determination
shall be based fundamentally on the fact that unusual topographical
and other exceptional conditions require such modification and that
the granting of the modifications will not adversely affect the general
public or nullify the intent of these regulations.
B. Application
for any of the above-mentioned modifications shall be filed in writing,
with necessary supporting documents, with the Planning and Zoning
Commission by the subdivider simultaneously with the preliminary plat
of the subdivision and shall explain in detail the reasons and facts
supporting the application.