A. 
These regulations are designed to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community by establishing standards for the subdivision of land within the City of El Reno.
B. 
The provisions of this chapter are specifically designed to lessen the congestion on streets, promote the orderly layout and use of land, secure safety from fire and other dangers, provide adequate light and air, facilitate adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, playgrounds and other public requirements, and protect neighborhood areas from the hazard of through traffic.
C. 
These regulations are designed and intended to achieve the following and should be administered so as to:
(1) 
Implement the Comprehensive Plan;
(2) 
Provide for conservation of existing standard residential areas and prevent the development of slums and blight;
(3) 
Harmoniously relate the development of the various tracts of land to the existing community and facilitate the future development of adjoining tracts;
(4) 
Provide that the cost of improvements which primarily benefit the tract of land being developed be borne by the owners or developers of the tract, and that the cost of improvements which primarily benefit the whole community be borne by the whole community;
(5) 
Provide the best possible design for the tract;
(6) 
Reconcile any differences of interest; and
(7) 
Establish adequate and accurate records of land subdivision.
These regulations shall be known as the "Subdivision Regulations of the City of El Reno, Oklahoma."
These regulations are enacted pursuant to Chapter 256, Oklahoma Municipal Code, Article XLI, Sections 41-101 through 41-115, approved June 17, 1977, by the 36th Legislature of the State of Oklahoma.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 11 O.S. § 41-101 et seq.
A. 
These regulations shall govern the subdivision of land in the corporate limits of the City of El Reno, Oklahoma.
B. 
These regulations shall apply to the following forms of land subdivision:
(1) 
The division of land into two or more tracts, lots, sites or parcels, any part of which, when subdivided, shall contain less than 10 acres in area;
(2) 
The division of land, previously subdivided or platted, into tracts, lots, sites or parcels of less than 10 acres in area;
(3) 
The dedication, vacation or reservation of any public or private easement through any tract of land regardless of the area involved, including those for use by public and private utility companies; or
(4) 
The dedication or vacation of any street or alley through any tract of land regardless of the area involved.
No person, firm or corporation shall dispose of, offer for sale, or lease for any time any lots or blocks in the City of El Reno which are hereafter laid out before all the requirements of this chapter have been complied with.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ALLEY
A minor right-of-way dedicated to public use which gives a secondary means of vehicular access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting a street, and which may be used for public utility purposes.
BLOCK
A parcel of land, intended to be used for urban purposes, which is entirely surrounded by public streets, highways, railroad rights-of-way, public walks, parks or greenstrips, rural land or drainage channels, or a combination thereof.
BUILDING LINE or SETBACK LINE
A line or lines designating the area outside of which a building may not be erected.
CITY
The City of El Reno, Oklahoma.
CITY COUNCIL
The official body of the City of El Reno, Oklahoma.
CITY PLANNER
The qualified professional planner designated by the City Council to advise the Planning Commission and Council on matters relating to the development of the community.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The official plan of the City of El Reno, Oklahoma.
DEVELOPMENT DENSITY
For the purpose of this chapter, density in terms of gross land area is:
A. 
Low: two or fewer dwelling units per acre;
B. 
Medium: 2.1 to 6.0 dwelling units per acre; and
C. 
High: over six dwelling units per acre.
EASEMENT
A grant of the use of a strip of land for specific purposes by the property owner to the public, a corporation, or persons.
LOT
A subdivision of a block or other parcel intended as a unit for the transfer of ownership or for development.
LOT, CORNER
A lot located at the intersection of and abutting on two or more streets.
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE
A lot which runs through a block from street to street and which has two nonintersecting sides abutting on two or more streets.
LOT SPLIT
Any division of land by metes and bounds description into two or more parcels for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership. A lot split may also be referred to as a "minor subdivision."
MINOR SUBDIVISION
The division of any tract, block or lot into not more than four parcels by means of a metes and bounds description; otherwise known as a "lot split."
PLANNING COMMISSION
The Planning Commission of the City of El Reno as established by the Municipal Code of Ordinances.[1]
PLAT, FINAL
A map of a land subdivision prepared in a form suitable for filing of record with necessary affidavits, dedications, and acceptances, and with complete bearings and dimensions of all lines defining lots and blocks, streets and alleys, public areas, and other dimensions of land.
PLAT, PRELIMINARY
A map of a proposed land subdivision showing the character and proposed layout of the tract in sufficient detail to indicate the suitability of the proposed subdivision of land.
ROADWAY
That portion of any street so designated for vehicular traffic; and where curbs are in place, that portion of the street between curbs.
STREET
The entire width of whatever nature between the property lines when any part thereof is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for the purpose of vehicular traffic and/or pedestrian traffic, and whether designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, expressway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, cul-de-sac, or however otherwise designated.
STREET, ARTERIAL
Any street designated on the thoroughfare plan or Comprehensive Plan as an arterial, primary arterial, secondary arterial, major street, or any four-lane street, and/or as may be designated by ordinance by the City Council, and which is designed to carry intercommunity traffic and to relate the various neighborhoods within the community.
[Amended 10-1-1996 by Ord. No. 2819]
STREET, COLLECTOR
A street collecting traffic from minor streets and serving as the most direct route to an arterial street or a community facility. Any street may be designated by the City Council as a collector street when it serves, or when extended may serve, more than 50 dwelling units.
STREET, COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL
A street which abuts a commercial or industrial zoned property and is designed to provide access to those parcels so designated.
STREET, CUL-DE-SAC
A minor street having one end open to vehicular traffic and having one closed end terminated by a turnaround.
STREET, FRONTAGE OR SERVICE
A minor street auxiliary to and located on the side of an arterial street for service to abutting properties and adjacent areas and for control of access.
STREET, MARGINAL ACCESS
A service road or other roadway normally running parallel to or with an arterial street for the purpose of intercepting traffic from abutting property and/or intersecting streets for the purpose of limiting access to the arterial street main roadway.
STREET, MINOR
Any street not specifically classified on the thoroughfare plan and/or Comprehensive Plan whose primary purpose is to provide access to adjacent properties.
SUBDIVIDER
Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation or other entity acting as a unit, subdividing or proposing to subdivide land as herein defined.
SUBDIVISION
The division or redivision of land by map into two or more lots, tracts, sites or parcels for the purpose of transfer of ownership or for the development, or the dedication or vacation of a public or private right-of-way or easement.
THOROUGHFARE PLAN
The part of an official community plan referring to street development goals, principles and standards.
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 5, Boards and Commissions, Art. VIII, Planning Commission.