(A) 
Purpose.
The purpose of a Conveyance Plat is to provide a mechanism for land to be divided into lots or to dedicate public right-of-way, when such subdivision of the land is for conveyance (sale or inheritance) purposes only. This type of plat is appropriate when no immediate development is contemplated; when or if development does occur, then the land shall be properly platted in the form of a Final Plat (with or without approval of a Preliminary Plat, as applicable) prior to any type of development, construction activities, or further subdivision of the land.
(B) 
Applicability.
A Conveyance Plat may be used in lieu of a Final Plat to record the subdivision of property in the following instances:
(1) 
To record the remainder of a tract that is created by a Final Plat of a portion of the property, provided that the remainder is not intended for immediate development.
(2) 
To record the subdivision of property into lots, all of which are not intended for immediate development, provided minimum frontage requirements for all lots (as applicable) are met, and provided all lots have access in accordance with Section 3.33 of this Chapter 3. All public rights-of-way required by the City under this GDC (if any) shall be shown on, and dedicated by, a Conveyance Plat in accordance with Section 3.33, but the actual improvement of existing streets, and construction of any required new streets, may be deferred until development and further platting of the property shown on a Conveyance Plat.
(C) 
Subsequent Filing of a Final Plat.
No Final Plat processed and approved in association with a Conveyance Plat shall be approved or filed for record at the applicable county without the concurrent (or prior) approval and recording of the associated Conveyance Plat for the remainder of the subject property. Both plats shall be submitted, reviewed, considered for approval, and filed for record at the county as separate plat drawings (that is, not combined into a single plat drawing).
(D) 
Final Plat Required for Permits & Services.
No Site Permit or Building Permit shall be issued, nor permanent utility service provided, for land that has only received approval as a Conveyance Plat. A Final Plat shall be approved and recorded with the applicable county, in accordance with Division 3 of Article 2 of this Chapter 3, prior to issuance of any Site Permit, Building Permit or initiation of utility service.
(E) 
Grading Plans.
Grading plans for the excavation or filling of earthen material may be approved by the Director of Engineering (in accordance with tree mitigation requirements in Chapter 4, Article 4 of this GDC), at the Director’s sole discretion, with approval of a Conveyance Plat.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15; Ordinance 7107, sec. 43, adopted 12/3/19; Ordinance 7573 adopted 3/4/2025)
(A) 
Application Submission and Processing.
A complete application for Conveyance Plat approval shall be submitted, and will be processed, in accordance with Section 3.06 of this Chapter 3. A Conveyance Plat application must meet all application and recordation requirements of a Final Plat.
(B) 
Review Process.
A Conveyance Plat application shall be reviewed by the DRC and the Planning Director, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the City's Development Application Packet, as amended.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15; Ordinance 7573 adopted 3/4/2025)
(A) 
Review and Determination.
The Planning Director shall review the Conveyance Plat application, findings of the DRC, and any other information submitted with the application or supplied by City staff. From all such information, the Planning Director shall determine whether the Conveyance Plat application is in compliance with this GDC.
(B) 
Action by Plan Commission.
The Planning Director shall consider a Conveyance Plat application in the same manner as a Final Plat, and shall either approve the Conveyance Plat as submitted by the applicant or deny the Conveyance Plat.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15; Ordinance 7573 adopted 3/4/2025)
(A) 
Access.
All tracts, parcels, lots or sites created by a Conveyance Plat shall have minimum frontage and access to an existing public street or to an existing City-approved private street that meets City construction standards and that provides access to the City’s existing public street system. All lots created by a Conveyance Plat shall have the minimum number of points of access as required by this GDC.
(B) 
Reservation of Rights-of-Way.
A Conveyance Plat shall provide for the reservation of future rights-of-way of planned roadways (unless the City requires immediate dedication of such on the Plat – see Subsection 3.33(C) below). Right-of-way reservation acknowledges the future obligation to dedicate right-of-way for public thoroughfares and streets specified on the City’s adopted Major Thoroughfare Plan (as amended). Reservation of right-of-way does not grant any immediate right or interest in the property to the City. The final alignment may be adjusted upon Final Plat application in order to meet engineering design standards.
(C) 
Dedication of Rights-of-Way.
Dedication of right-of-way for planned roadways shall be required on a Conveyance Plat where the City deems it appropriate and in the best public interest to acquire such rights-of-way immediately. The required right-of-way dedication shall be limited to that which is necessary to provide access to one or more lots on the property or to avoid creating the “land-locking” of adjacent property, and where such immediate right-of-way acquisition is necessary to complete turn lanes, intersections, and transitions in road pavement width or other necessary roadway improvements to accommodate the proposed subdivision contemplated in the Conveyance Plat.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
The approval of a Conveyance Plat provides the applicant with a recorded plat for the sale or inheritance of the platted property. Any subsequent improvements to, or site disturbance activities on, the property to initiate development require the applicant to submit a Preliminary Plat (if required) and a Final Plat application in accordance with Division 2 and Division 3 of this Article 2, respectively.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
Same as Final Plat. Recordation procedures are the same as those for the recordation of a Final Plat in Section 3.19 of this Chapter 3.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
(A) 
No Expiration After Recordation.
There shall be no expiration of a Conveyance Plat after it is approved by the City and recorded with the applicable county.
(B) 
Expiration if Not Recorded.
If an approved Conveyance Plat is not timely recorded pursuant to Section 3.19 of this Chapter 3, then it shall be null and void.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)