(A) In order for a property to be eligible for subdivision, the property shall have a minimum of 30 feet in fee simple frontage to a publicly maintained road.
(B) All lots being created through the subdivision process shall be designed to provide in fee simple frontage to a publicly maintained road. The frontage shall be capable of providing vehicular access to the property. Where it is determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission that a street should be designed in a subdivision to carry traffic from other areas or adjacent subdivisions (whether existing or potential), a minimum of 60 feet shall be shown, unless specifically modified by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Where a subdivision is created fronting on an existing county-maintained road, front lot lines of a subdivision shall be established 30 feet from the center of the existing county-maintained road, unless specifically modified by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Proposed streets shall be designed in accordance with the Design Manual. A temporary turnaround shall be designed and constructed to extend to the extreme limits of the property, unless otherwise waived by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(C) Street names shall be submitted for approval to the Bureau prior to submitting a preliminary plan.
(D) Streets shall be constructed in accordance with those standards and regulations as set forth in the Design Manual. A suitable guaranty shall be provided to the county by the developer prior to recordation of the final subdivision plat by the Planning and Zoning Commission in order to ensure construction by the developer of those streets as shown.
(E) The area of lots, including off conveyances, remainders, and remaining portions, shall be subject to the requirements of the Health Department and meet the minimum lot area in accordance with the requirements for the zoning district in which the property is located as prescribed by Chapter 158.
(F) Nonresidential subdivisions, including industrial and commercial tracts, shall conform to the Master Plan and the requirements as prescribed in Chapter 158. The developer shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Planning and Zoning Commission that the street, parcel, and block pattern is specifically adapted to the uses anticipated and takes into account other uses in the vicinity.
(G) Where there is a discrepancy between minimum standards or dimensions noted herein and other official regulations, the highest standards shall apply, unless specifically modified by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(H) All subdivisions shall conform with the designated location of sites for public schools and other public facilities as shown on the Master Plan. Where the Master Plan indicates a location for a school or other public facility, the location of such sites shall be shown, if applicable, on any subdivision plan involving land affected by a public facility designation of the Master Plan.
(I) All easements or rights-of-way of record on or across a parcel being subdivided shall be shown on all plans and the final subdivision plat.
(J) All driveway entrances onto county-maintained roads are subject to the requirements of the Design Manual and to approval of the Department of Public Works, or its successor agency. All driveway entrances onto state-maintained roads are subject to approval of the State Highway Administration.
(K) Traffic impacts and controls are as follows:
(1) The Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the authority to require a traffic impact study be performed by the developer/owner in accordance with criteria established by the Department of Public Works, or its successor agency.
(2) The Planning and Zoning Commission may require the developer/owner to take any action necessary to ensure the adequacy and safety of transportation that are affected by the proposed improvements.
(3) Any traffic control devices which may be required as a result of the subdivision shall be provided at the developer’s/owner’s expense unless otherwise authorized by the Planning and Zoning Commission and shall be made a part of an agreement made with the county or state as appropriate for the project.
(L) All protective buffers for which an easement shall be granted to the county, including but not limited to floodplain, water resource protection, wellhead buffer, forest conservation, or environmentally sensitive areas, as required by any chapter of the County Code, shall be shown on every plan submitted.
(M) Septic minor subdivision.
(1) A septic minor subdivision will be defined as up to seven new lots for purposes of the Carroll County Health Department approval of on-site disposal systems. The preliminary plan will indicate the number of lots that have been created from the parcel since October 1, 2012. All development proposals will be required to comply with all other processing and County Code provisions applicable to subdivisions.
(2) This division (M) and the changes herein shall be applicable to any preliminary subdivision plan, or amendment thereto, that is submitted to the Bureau after October 1, 2012 and is effective December 31, 2012.
(Ord. 2022-19, passed 10-20-2022)