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Chapter 18 — Subdivisions and Land Development, Article 2 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

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§ 18-2.1

Land is One Tract until Subdivided.

Until property proposed for subdivision has received plat approval and been properly recorded, the land involving the subdivision shall be considered as one tract.

§ 18-2.2

Lot Combinations.

An existing lot line forming the boundary between two lots located within the same subdivision may be removed or eliminated through the plat revision process which conforms to the requirements of this chapter. The combining of lots that are not located in the same subdivision is prohibited, except that lots that were formerly in different subdivisions may be combined where applicable covenants have expired either by their own terms or by application of law, provided that the proposed lot combination between lots in such different subdivisions is approved by the Board of Commissioners in compliance with the sketch plat approval procedures at UDC 8-5.3(D), irrespective of the acreage involved. In the case no plat applies to the subject lots or parcels, a boundary survey and plat depicting all lots involved in the lot combination shall be required to be approved by the director and recorded. Such combination plat shall be titled with the same name as that of the original subdivision and shall indicate thereon that the replat is for the purpose of removing the lot lines between specific lots. For purposes of this paragraph only, the term subdivision shall have the meaning set forth in Chapter 3 but shall also mean lots that are encumbered by effective, valid and enforceable covenants.

§ 18-2.3

Boundary Line Adjustments.

One or more existing lot lines forming boundaries between platted lots located within the same subdivision, or one or more lot lines between abutting lots or parcels may be adjusted through a final plat revision process that requires the approval of the director and recording of a plat meeting the specifications of a final plat. In the case no final plat applies to the subject lots or parcels, a boundary survey and plat of the entire lots involved in the boundary line adjustment shall be required to be approved by the director and recorded. Such plat showing said boundary line adjustment shall be titled with the same name as that of the original subdivision and shall include thereon that the replat is for the purpose of adjusting the lot lines between specific lots.

§ 18-2.4

Access Requirements.

(A)Minimum Access Standards. All lots and tracts hereafter created must front a minimum of sixty feet (60') on a County, City, or State approved public road, with the exception of cul-de-sac lots, which must front a minimum of twenty feet (20') on a County approved public road. In the event property is a landlocked lot, as of the effective date of this Code, the property owner shall acquire a minimum twenty

(20)foot easement to a State, City, or County-maintained road, and said easement shall be duly recorded and made a part of the property deed. No building permit shall be issued for any lot that does not meet the minimum access standards of this section, except as otherwise specifically permitted, until such time as there exists a road or street meeting all County standards.

(B)Plats Straddling Jurisdictional Boundaries. Whenever access to the subdivision is required across land within the jurisdictional boundaries of another local government, the Planning Commission may request assurance from the local government authority that access is legally established, and from the local government engineer that the access road is adequately improved, or that a guarantee has been duly executed and is sufficient in amount to assure the construction of the access road. In general, lot lines should be laid out so as not to cross jurisdictional boundary lines.

(C)Additional Rights-of-Way. Subdivisions that adjoin existing streets shall dedicate additional right-of-way to meet the minimum street width requirements specified by the County’s Major Transportation Plan, and the entire right-of-way shall be provided where any part of the subdivision is on both sides of the street; provided that when the subdivision is located on one side of an existing street, one-half of the required right-of-way, measured from the center line of the existing roadway, shall be provided.

ARTICLE III, STREETS AND DEDICATIONS IN MAJOR SUBDIVISIONS: