The purpose of Article VI is to:
A. 
Ensure building sites of sufficient size and appropriate design for the purposes for which they are to be developed and that lots to be created are within the density ranges permitted by the comprehensive plan;
B. 
Minimize negative effects of development upon the natural environment and to incorporate natural features into the proposed development where possible;
C. 
Ensure economical, safe and efficient circulation systems for pedestrians and vehicular traffic;
D. 
Ensure the appropriate level of facilities and services including provisions for water, drainage, and sewerage.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)
A. 
No person shall subdivide or partition an area or tract of land without complying with the provisions of this title.
B. 
No person shall sell any lot in a subdivision or a parcel in a partition until the plat of the subdivision or partition has approval and is recorded with the recording officer of Clatsop County.
C. 
No person shall negotiate to sell any lot in a subdivision or a parcel in a partition until a tentative plan has been approved.
D. 
No person subdividing or partitioning a parcel of land, shall lay out, clear property of trees, excavate for, construct, open or dedicate thereon a street, waste disposal system, storm sewer, water supply or other improvements for public or common use unless the subdividing or partitioning has received preliminary and construction plan approval pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
E. 
No person shall adjust the boundaries of parcels without the approval of a lot line adjustment as provided in this title.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)
As provided in Article II, the following review procedures shall apply:
A. 
Subdivisions and partitions shall be subject to a Type III procedure as provided in Article II; and
B. 
Lot line adjustments shall be subject to a Type II procedure as provided in Article II.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)
Before an action is taken pursuant to this title which would cause adjustments or realignment of property lines, required yard areas or setbacks, the exact lot lines shall be validated by location of official survey pins or by a recorded survey performed by a licensed surveyor. If a property boundary survey was recorded prior to January 1, 1986, a letter from the licensed surveyor responsible for the recorded survey, or another licensed surveyor, shall be submitted stating that the survey as performed and recorded is still valid and accurate and that nothing in the monumentation or methods used has changed since the survey was done which would make it inaccurate or invalid, and no known disputes of that survey exist. Failing to produce such a letter, the property owner shall be required to secure a new survey.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)