(A) Purpose of identification plat. It is the purpose of the identification plat to provide a process whereby not more than two lots may be subdivided from land held in large tracts, without having to be processed through the preliminary and final plat procedures, as established in these regulations. The identification plat process is also intended to provide for certain lot line adjustments that may be required (such as side and rear lot lines) when involving no more than three contiguous lots. In order to be processed as an identification plat, the following requirements must be met in addition to other requirements of these regulations:
(1) The parcel to be subdivided will not involve the construction of any public water lines, storm and sanitary sewers and streets;
(2) Not more than two lots may be subdivided from the original tract of land existing prior to 1966;
(3) Lot lines that are to be adjusted in already recorded subdivisions shall not involve more than three contiguous lots. If more than three lots are involved, then the lots shall be handled as a resubdivision and processed according to the applicable requirements of the preliminary and final plats; and
(4) Except as noted in division (A)(3) above, the identification plat process shall not be permitted in areas already approved or conditionally approved as a preliminary plat.
(B) Submission of the identification plat.
(1) The subdivider shall submit to the Planning Commission’s duly authorized representative the original and one copy of the identification plat at a size measuring eight and one-half by 11 inches or eight and one-half by 14 inches (intended for attachment to a deed) and prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of § 157.065 of this chapter and other pertinent sections of these regulations. In addition, the identification plat shall also contain the following information:
(a) A statement by a registered land surveyor preparing the plat that the parcel represents the first or second parcel subdivided from the original tract existing prior to 1966;
(b) In the case of the second lot to be subdivided, sufficient information shall be included to locate the parcel being subdivided in relation to the previous subdivided parcel, as well as its location within the original tract existing prior to 1966; and
(c) A vicinity map drawn at a scale of one inch to 2,000 feet or greater (for example, one inch to 1,000 feet) on the plat showing, within one- half mile of the proposed subdivision, existing roads and other significant features (such as streams and lakes).
(2) At this time, the following information shall also be filed with the Planning Commission’s duly authorized representative:
(a) Application for identification plat approval. An application provided by the Commission shall be submitted. At the time of submission, the Commission’s duly authorized representative shall indicate on the application the date of submission and signature of the Commission’s duly authorized representative;
(b) Traverse sheets. One copy of the traverse calculations. The minimum traverse calculations required shall include a closed traverse of the subdivision boundaries as per § 157.065(B)(2) of this chapter; and
(c) Identification plat fees. Plat fees shall be submitted in accordance with § 157.131(A) of this chapter.
(C) Processing of identification plat. The Planning Commission’s duly authorized representative shall review the identification plat as per the applicable requirements of § 157.065 of this chapter, the requirements of this section and other pertinent sections of these regulations. Following the review, the Planning Commission’s duly authorized representative shall take one of the following actions: approve the identification plat; or disapprove the identification plat. Should the Planning Commission’s duly authorized representative disapprove the identification plat, written notice of such action, including the reasons for disapproval, shall be mailed to the subdivider by the Planning Commission’s duly authorized representative. The action shall be entered in the official records of the Planning Commission’s duly authorized representative. If approved and signed by the Chairperson of the Planning Commission, the original identification plat shall be recorded in the County Clerk’s office per the county’s requirements.
(1984 Code, § 157.26) (Ord. O-86-78, passed 8-17-1978)