If the Commission finds that the property requested to be subdivided is unsuitable for development because of flooding, topography, inadequate water supply, inadequate sewage disposal, or other conditions which may endanger health, life, or property, the Commission shall not approve the land for subdivision. As a minimum, the Commission is empowered to approve the subdivision of land only after it finds that the land meets the following criteria:
A. Steep slope. For subdivisions with lots which will be served by individual sub-surface sewerage disposal system, each lot shall contain land area providing a suitable site for a filter field which contains at least the minimum area required by the Whitley County Board of Health and the Indiana Department of Health and each lot shall contain sufficient area for a reserve filter field. The remainder of the lot may contain slopes 10% or greater.
B. Water bodies. Each lot shall contain a contiguous land area providing a suitable building site which is at least 75% of the minimum lot size established by the Zoning Ordinance. The remaining 25% of the minimum lot size may have permanent or seasonal water bodies.
(1980 Code, Ch. 154, § 4.03) (Ord. 2001-4, passed 3-27-2001)