(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 by the Plan
Commission 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 by the Plan Commission 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.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15; Ordinance 7107, sec. 43, adopted 12/3/19)
(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. The Planning Director shall schedule the Conveyance Plat application for Plan Commission consideration, in accordance with Section 3.04 of this Chapter 3.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
(A)
Review
and Determination.
The Plan Commission 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 Commission shall determine whether the Conveyance
Plat application is in compliance with this GDC.
(B)
Action
by Plan Commission.
The Plan Commission 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)
(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.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
