(A) 
Final, Conveyance, or Minor Plat.
A recordable plat must be approved by the City prior to any land division and prior to any new construction or redevelopment. The type of recordable plat is determined by the type of land division, construction or redevelopment project contemplated, as determined by the Planning Director in accordance with the standards provided by this GDC.
(B) 
Replat.
A Replat, which must conform in all respects with state law and the provisions of Section 3.38 and Section 3.39 of this Chapter 3, is required any time a platted, recorded lot is further divided or expanded, and which thereby changes the boundaries or dimensions of any lot. In the case of minor revisions to recorded plats or lots, a Minor Plat or Amending Plat may instead be utilized if allowed by state law and if the plat conforms with Article 2, Division 4 and with Article 2, Division 7, Section 3.40, respectively.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
(A) 
Exemptions.
The following land divisions are exempt from the requirements of this GDC that apply to plats:
(1) 
Existing cemeteries that comply with all state and local laws governing the establishment, operation, and maintenance of cemeteries, to the extent of individual sales and conveyances of burial plots within the cemetery; and
(2) 
A division of land created by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, provided however, that prior to construction of improvements on any portion of the parcels created by the court order, a plat meeting the requirements of this GDC shall be approved and recorded prior to the issuance of permits; and
(3) 
A division of land into parts greater than five acres, where each part has access and no public improvement is being dedicated.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15; Ordinance 7055, sec. 5, adopted 5/7/19)
(A) 
Time Period for Action.
Thirty days. All plat applications shall be acted upon within thirty calendar days following the application filing day.
(B) 
Approved by Operation of Law.
If no decision is rendered on a complete plat application within the thirty-day period and no postponement was requested by the applicant, the plat application, as submitted, shall be deemed approved.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15; Ordinance 7107, sec. 37, adopted 12/3/19; Ordinance 7573 adopted 3/4/2025)
(A) 
Zoning.
Inside the corporate limits of the City, the following shall apply:
(1) 
Conformance with Existing Zoning.
All plat and development applications must conform with the existing zoning on the property.
(2) 
Request to Rezone First.
If an applicant seeks to change the zoning for the property, the request for a change in zoning must be submitted and approved prior to acceptance of a plat application.
(3) 
Planned Development (PD) District and Specific Use Provision (SUP) Zoning.
In a Planned Development (PD) district (refer to Chapter 2, Article 2, Division 2) or for Specific Use Provision (SUP) zoning (refer to Chapter 2, Article 2, Division 3), a plat application must conform with all PD/SUP and other applicable zoning regulations, and with the approved PD/SUP zoning exhibit, Concept Plan, Detail Plan, Site Plan, or other layout plan approved as part of the PD/SUP ordinance.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15; Ordinance 7079, sec. 32, adopted 8/20/19; Ordinance 7524 adopted 4/16/2024; Ordinance 7573 adopted 3/4/2025)
(A) 
Pre-Filing Meeting.
Prior to the official submission of a complete plat application or Site Engineering Drawings, the applicant(s) shall attend a Pre-Filing Meeting as provided by Chapter 1, Section 1.15, unless such meeting is waived by the Planning Director and by the Director of Engineering.
(B) 
Application Contents.
Submittal requirements for all types of plat and development applications are set forth in the City’s Development Application Packet, as amended. It is the applicant’s responsibility to be familiar with, and to fully comply with, the City’s requirements for submission, review, and approval of any plat or development application.
(C) 
General Plat Application Requirements.
For all types of plats, a Working Plat shall be submitted through the City Engineering Department for review and shall achieve acceptable status. Once acceptable status is achieved, the applicant shall submit a complete plat application in accordance with Section 1.16 of Chapter 1 that meets all requirements of the City’s Development Application Packet, as amended.
(D) 
Review and Approval Process.
The review and approval process for all plat applications shall be administered in accordance with the City’s Development Application Packet, as amended.
(E) 
Utility Providers.
Prior to the approval and filing of a Final Plat, the applicant shall contact all utility providers (including gas, telephone, electric and cable television providers servicing the site) and shall provide on the proposed Plat any utility service easements a utility provider may require to serve the area contained in the proposed Plat. Such utility service easements shall be included in and depicted on the Final Plat. Approval of a Final Plat is subject to the correct placement and depiction of both on-site and off-site easements required by the utility providers that will provide utility services to the area contained in the Plat. If no response is provided by a utility provider(s) regarding the establishment of easements for the provider’s facilities, then the Final Plat may be approved without such utility easements, and future acquisition of such easements shall be the responsibility of the applicant or of the utility provider(s), as applicable. The applicant shall provide, along with the Final Plat application, documentation of the reasonable attempts by the applicant, prior to submission of the Final Plat, to obtain all utility providers’ comments regarding necessity for easements.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15; Ordinance 7055, sec. 6, adopted 5/7/19; Ordinance 7107, sec. 38, adopted 12/3/19)