3.4.1 General Requirements
For the purpose of these Regulations the types of activities contained in this Section shall be considered subdivisions but exempt from the "procedures" and "required public improvements" portions of these Regulations, except as noted. Each such subdivision shall be drawn as an Exemption Plat in accordance with Final Plat standards pursuant to the requirements of these Regulations and shall be submitted in an appropriate number of copies together with the appropriate fees to the City for review and approval. Upon approval, the City Manager, shall authorize the recording of the Exemption Plat with the Clerk of Superior Court of Gwinnett County and grant the issuance of building permits pursuant to the Codes and Ordinances of The City of Sugar Hill.
3.4.2 Recombinations
The combination or recombination of all of two or more buildable lots of record, where the total number of lots is not increased and the resultant lots or parcels are in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance. An Exemption Plat shall not be required for aggregations of properties for land assembly purposes where no building permit will be requested prior to issuance of a development permit.
3.4.3 Minor Subdivision
The division of a buildable lot of record into five (5) or fewer lots, provided:
a.Each proposed lot complies with all requirements of the Zoning Ordinance and is limited to single family detached residential use.
b.Each proposed lot abuts upon an existing Public Street.
c.All Project related slope and utility easements as well as necessary street right-of-way as determined by the City based on the Comprehensive Plan are provided at no cost to the City.
d.Each lot thus created may not be resubdivided pursuant to the provisions of this subparagraph. Such resubdivision shall be accomplished only through the procedures contained in Article 11 of these Regulations.
e.Each proposed lot shall comply with the requirements of the Gwinnett County Department of Public Utilities and the Gwinnett County Environmental Health Department, as appropriate, whose certification of approval shall be required prior to approval of the Exemption Plat by the City.
3.4.4 Estate Subdivisions
a.The division of land in any single family detached residential zoning district into lots having a minimum lot area of at least five acres, provided:
(1)Each proposed lot abuts upon an existing Public Street which contains the necessary right-of-way width required by these Regulations as determined by the Comprehensive Plan.
(2)Each proposed lot shall provide at least 100 feet of frontage upon the street, shall provide at least 200 feet of lot width measured in accordance with the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, and shall meet or exceed all other minimum requirements of the applicable single family detached residential zoning district.
(3)All Project related slope and utility easements as well as necessary street right-of way shall be provided at no cost to the City as determined by the City based upon the Comprehensive Plan.
(4)No lot thus created may be resubdivided to less than 5 acres as an exemption to these Regulations.
(5)Each proposed lot shall comply with the requirements of the Gwinnett County Department of Public Utilities and the Gwinnett County Environmental Health Department, as appropriate, whose certification of approval shall be required prior to approval of the Exemption Plat by the City.
b.The division of land in any single family detached residential zoning district into lots having a minimum lot area of at least ten acres, provided:
(1)Each proposed lot abuts upon an existing public street.
(2)Each proposed lot shall provide at least 100 feet of frontage upon the street, shall provide at least 200 feet of lot width measured in accordance with the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, and shall meet or exceed all other minimum requirements of the applicable single family detached residential zoning district.
(3)No lot thus created may be resubdivided to less than 5 acres as an exemption to these Regulations.
(4)A Record Survey certified by a Land Surveyor currently registered in the State of Georgia shall be submitted to and approved by the City showing all lots.
3.4.5 Nonresidential Project Management
The creation of a lot for recording within an overall nonresidential development being undertaken as a single multi-phase or multi-use project under the unified control of a single developer, provided:
a.The subject property is zoned for such use or development, and an overall Concept Plan for the entire project has been approved by the City Manager.
b.The proposed subdivision is clearly intended to transfer title for financing or building management purposes and not for the sale of the property for future development, to the satisfaction of the City Manager.
c.The proposed lot has been approved by the City to be provided permanent vehicular access by private drive. Said access shall be established by easement or acceptable covenant prior to or concurrently with recording of the Exemption Plat.
d.The proposed lot must encompass a principal structure which has been granted a building permit and which is under construction or has been completed.
e.The Exemption Plat shall be drawn to include the entirety of the overall development and shall clearly identify those lots to be recorded, those lots previously recorded and the remainder of the development which shall be labeled "not included." All easements, dedications, etc., shall be shown as appropriate or as required. Each lot shall be consistent with the zoning approved for the overall development and the applicable requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
f.The proposed subdivision shall provide the required public improvements.
3.4.6 Amnesty Lots
The designation of a lot as a buildable lot of record if the lot was recorded between June 2, 1970, and the effective date of these Regulations but not reviewed and approved under the provisions of the Subdivision Regulations in effect at that time, provided:
a.The Exemption Plat is limited to one (1) individual lot and no property which adjoins the lot is or has been owned by the applicant in whole or in part.
b.The lot meets all requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, and the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the City Manager that approval of the lot will not create nonconformity to the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance on any other portion of the original property from which the lot was subdivided.
c.The lot abuts upon an existing public street.
d.All Project related slope and utility easements as well as necessary street right-of-way as determined by the City Manager based on the Comprehensive Plan is provided at no cost to the City.
e.The lot shall comply with the requirements of the Gwinnett County Department of Public Utilities and the Gwinnett County Environmental Health Department, as appropriate, whose certification of approval shall be required prior to approval of the Exemption Plat by the City Manager.
f.A Record Survey certified by a Land Surveyor currently registered in the State of Georgia shall be submitted to and approved by the City showing the lot.
Article 4. Permits Required for Development or Construction.