[CC 1996 § 25-359; Ord. No. 891 § 25-1201]
Except as otherwise noted in this Chapter for minor subdivisions, the regulations contained herein apply to the division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land for the purpose of sale or building development, whether immediate or future, including the resubdivision or replotting of land or lots.
[CC 1996 § 25-360; Ord. No. 891 § 25-1202]
A. 
The Zoning Officer shall be responsible for enforcing the following requirements regarding the subdivision and platting of property:
1. 
No subdivision (except a minor subdivision as defined in this Chapter) may be developed in the City until both a preliminary and a final plat have been filed and approved and all applicable conditions of this Chapter have been satisfied,
2. 
No person shall create a minor subdivision, plat amendment, resurvey or any other similar act within the City, except in conformance with the provisions of this Chapter.
3. 
No lot, tract or parcel of land shall be divided by a metes and bounds description for the purpose of sale, transfer, or lease except in conformity with these requirements.
4. 
No subdivision shall contain a lot that is less than the minimum dimensions set out in the applicable zoning district regulations.
5. 
No lot, tract or parcel of land as part of any plat or replat of any subdivision shall be sold or offered for sale, traded or otherwise conveyed unless the plat or replat first shall have been approved in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds.
6. 
No building permit shall be issued for the construction of any building or structure located on a lot, tract or parcel or plat divided or sold in violation of the provisions of this Chapter.
7. 
No building permit shall be issued for a lot that is not platted as required by this Chapter.
8. 
No person shall change any recorded subdivision plat if the change affects any street layout shown on the, plat, or area reserved for public use, or any lot line, or if it affects any map legally recorded prior to the effective date of this Chapter, unless the parcel shall be approved by the City under the procedures established by this Chapter.
9. 
No changes, erasures, modifications or revisions, including the addition of any street within the subdivision, shall be made to any plat after approval has been given by the Council unless the plat is first resubmitted for review and approval in its entirety as required by this Chapter.
[CC 1996 § 25-361; Ord. No. 891 § 25-1203]
There shall be no construction or building across a property line in the City. If a construction project is to be constructed on or across two (2) or more separately platted or subdivided lots, these lots or properties must be approved by the Zoning Officer after written request by the property owner or replotted into a single lot or property in accordance with the provisions of this Article before a building permit is issued for the projects.
[CC 1996 § 25-362; Ord. No. 891 § 25-1204]
Throughout the duration of the development of any subdivision, the subdivider shall secure and maintain insurance of the types and in the amounts as are required herein. The subdivider shall provide certificates of insurance confirming the required protection on forms acceptable to the City. The City shall be notified by receipt of written notice from the insurer at least thirty (30) days prior to material modification or cancellation of any policy listed on the certificates.
[CC 1996 § 25-363; Ord. No. 891 § 25-1205]
All conditions of approval of a subdivision that run with the land, the acceptance of dedications of land by the Council, and all modifications granted by the Commission shall be clearly stated on the final plat prior to its recording by appropriate City officials.
[CC 1996 § 25-364; Ord. No. 891 § 25-1206]
A. 
One (1) or more requirements of this Article may be modified through approval of a preliminary plat if the Commission finds that:
1. 
Granting the modification will not injure the public health, safety and general welfare;
2. 
The conditions upon which the request is made are unique to the property for which relief is sought, are the result of the physical layout or topography of the property, are not applicable to other property, are not due to an economic hardship, and are not due to the desired development schedule of the property owner;
3. 
Without the modification, a particular hardship, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience, would result to the owner due to the physical surroundings or topographical conditions, and would not be the result of economic hardship or the desired development schedule of the property owner; and
4. 
The requirement to be modified is inappropriate due to the inadequacy or inexistence of connecting facilities.