(A) Whenever any subdivision of land is proposed, before any contract is made for the sale of any part of the land, the owner of the land shall apply for and secure a recommendation of the Planning Commission and approval of the City Council of such proposed subdivision. The proposed subdivision may be processed as a standard subdivision as follows: Standard subdivision:
(1) Sketch plat;
(2) Preliminary plat (and construction plans for improvements);
(3) Final plat;
(4) Building permits may be issued by the Community Development Director only after the preliminary plat has been approved by the Planning Commission and City Council; and
(5) Certificate of occupancy may be issued by the Community Development Director only after the structure(s) comply with the requirements of the International Residential Code and/or the International Building Code and a preliminary plat has been approved by the Planning Commission and City Council.
(B) Upon initial receipt of a subdivision proposal, the Community Development Director shall determine if the proposal shall be classified as a major or minor subdivision or a re-plat. The Community Development Director shall determine what information, drawings and procedure will be necessary for the submission of the subdivision to the Planning Commission as well as to the City Council in accordance with these regulations and the policies of the Planning Commission and of the City Council The Community Development Director, shall consider in each case the nature of a proposed subdivision and the relationship of the proposal to surrounding land uses, topography, property shape, property size, adjacent ownership, public access and public facilities in order to determine the extent to which the platting process must be followed. The above determinations of the Community Development Director may be reviewed and revised by the Planning Commission, and then the City Council upon request of the subdivider.
(Prior Code, § 156.040) (Ord. 1573, passed 11-13-2007; Ord. 1671, passed 11-14-2011; Ord. O-2021-20, passed 8-10-2021)