(A) Variances. The City Council, sitting as the Board of Adjustments and Appeals, shall have the authority to grant variances from the requirements of this chapter subject to the same procedures, conditions and findings required by the zoning chapter.
(B) Exceptions.
(1) Simple lot divisions. A simple, easily described division of a platted lot of record (e.g., east one-half of lot 31, or west 100 feet of lot 32) may be exempt from the platting requirements of this chapter, provided the resultant parcels meet all zoning requirements as to lot area and width. This division requires the approval of the Council.
(2) Lot line adjustment. The relocation of a common ownership boundary between two or more platted lots or two or more parcels of unplatted property, may be exempt from the platting requirements of this chapter, provided the resultant parcels meet all zoning requirements as to lot area and width. This division requires the approval of the Council.
(3) Court ordered transfers. Transfers of land pursuant to a court order shall be exempt from the platting requirements of this chapter, provided the resultant parcels meet all zoning requirements as to lot area and width. However, any such division that fails to meet the standards of the city land use regulations shall not be deemed a lot of record for the purposes of issuing land use permits.
(4) Small subdivisions. The supplementary information required under § 152.05 may be waived at the discretion of the Planning Commission for small subdivisions. This will be an administrative decision based on the specific nature of the land involved.
(C) Planned unit development. The requirements of this chapter may be waived by fulfillment of the planned unit development requirements established in the zoning chapter.
(1989 Code, § 12.08) (Ord. 129, eff. 4-24-1976; Ord. 81, passed 7-11-2017)