(A) The following materials must be submitted for secondary approval of a minor subdivision plat. Primary plat approvals may be used as secondary plat approvals if no changes have occurred and as long as the following is provided. If changes have been made to primary plat approval, then a secondary plat will be done with all elements of § 153.061 and the following. If a primary approval has been heard by the Plat Committee, the secondary approval shall not be given utill after the five business day appeal period:
(1) An application on a form provided by the Administrator;
(2) A filing fee, as established by the adopted fee schedule;
(3) A secondary plat consisting of the following items:
(a) Certification by a registered land surveyor or engineer; and
(b) All applicable certificates and notations as shown in Appendix A.
(4) Plans and specifications for the improvements required in this chapter; and
(Prior Code, § 152.064)
(5) The certificates listed below, and all other applicable certificates and notations as shown in Appendix A:
(a) A-7: Secondary approval certificate;
(b) A-9: Board of County Commissioners’ certificate, or A-10: Subdivisions, containing no dedication certificate; and
(c) A-11: Recording certificate.
(B) Except where otherwise provided in divisions (D) through (I) below, each lot shall have at least 40 feet frontage on either a public road.
(C) Lots shall be platted exclusive of right(s)-of-way (as defined).
(D) In the Agricultural Zoning District, lots in subdivisions consisting of more than one lot shall derive access from either access easements or newly platted-private or public streets. However, two one-lots may derive individual access from existing public streets; provided the lot width is at least twice the minimum lot width required in the Zoning Ordinance, or three lots provided lot width is three times the required minimum. No more than three lots in any subdivision in the Agricultural Zoning District shall derive access from existing public streets.
(E) In residential zoning districts, lots in subdivisions containing more than four lots shall derive individual access from either access easements or newly platted private or public streets.
(F) To achieve more creative planning and preservation of natural property features, pipestem lots are permitted; provided each has exclusive unobstructed private access easement or private driveway of at least 20 feet width to a public road. Two pipestem lots with no more than one dwelling on each lot may share a common access easement of at least 21 feet width.
(G) Access easements providing legal access to more than one pipestem lots, or more than one regular lot, shall be at least 50 feet in width and shall have the capability of providing suitable locations for future public streets meeting the standards set forth in this chapter. Generally, up to four lots may receive access from a private access easement per subdivision. The subdivision plat shall be properly noted that the access easement is private and a plan for maintenance shall be filed with the plat. The Plan Commission shall approve a plan for maintenance of the proposed access easement road improvements.
(H) An access easement serving more than four lots shall be considered a street and must be constructed according to the street standards in § 153.090, even if the street remains private. In this case, the subdivider must submit apian for maintenance for approval by the Plan Commission.
(I) Except as provided in divisions (D) and (E) above, lots in residential subdivisions shall not in general have access directly from existing public streets. Where a subdivision borders on or contains an existing public street, the Plan Commission may require that access to such streets be limited by one or more of the following means:
(1) The subdivision shall be designed so that residential lots face a parallel newly platted public street. No access shall be permitted to the existing public streets from any residential lots, and screening may be required in a planting strip inside the rear property line of such lots;
(2) A series of cul-de-sacs, U-shaped streets, or short loops entered from, and designed generally at right angles to, the existing public streets;
(3) An access easement serving up to two one-pipestem lots, or up to four regular lots; and/or
(4) A common driveway between two adjoining lots, as provided by division (G) above.
(Ord. 87, passed 4-18-1988; Ord. 2015-04, passed 4-20-2015)