A. Subdivision In Unincorporated Areas: This chapter shall apply to the subdivision of all property within the unincorporated area of Ada County except as may be modified by title 9 of this code.
B. Unlawful:
1. It shall be unlawful to make a subdivision of property until the requirements of this chapter are satisfied.
2. No plat or any instrument passing title to any portion of a plat shall be offered for recording unless approved in accord with the regulations of this title.
3. No building permit shall be issued on any property being considered in the subdivision process until: a) the final plat has been recorded, b) assessor's parcel numbers have been assigned, and c) all required public improvements have been constructed and approved by the appropriate authority or a surety agreement and a performance bond have been submitted to and approved by the director.
4. It shall be unlawful to reduce a property containing an approved distributed power facility, wind freestanding tower below the forty (40) acre minimum property size as of the effective date hereof; provided further, none of the exceptions listed in subsection C of this section are applicable to such properties, excepting a "property reduced by governmental action" in accord with section 8-4A-19 of this title.
C. Exceptions: The following divisions of property shall not constitute a subdivision:
1. A "property boundary adjustment" in accord with chapter 4, article C of this title and as defined in section 8-1A-1 of this title.
2. An approved onetime division in accord with chapter 4, article B of this title.
3. The division of property as a result of condemnation, as defined and allowed in the Idaho Code.
4. The expansion or acquisition of street rights of way by a public highway agency.
5. An approved farm development right in accord with the regulations of section 8-2A-5 of this title.
6. Abutting parcels that qualify as an exception to the contiguous parcel regulation as set forth in section 8-4A-8 of this title.
7. A "property reduced by governmental action" in accord with section 8-4A-19 of this title. (Ord. 389, 6-14-2000; amd. Ord. 490, 4-9-2003; amd. Ord. 699, 6-18-2008; amd. Ord. 768, 1-12-2011; amd. Ord. 772, 7-27-2011)