(A) Consolidation plat. Any number of existing lots of record may be combined into an equal or lesser number of lots by submittal of a final plat as described in this chapter. The final plat shall additionally show the original lot lines as dashed lines and the proposed lot lines as solid. Combining lots shall require approval by the Planning Director. Any lots resulting from such consolidation shall meet all applicable regulations. Consolidation plats that require a waiver from these regulations shall be deemed to be a major subdivision.
(B) Condominium plat.
(1) Any public or private infrastructure, easement, dedications or other improvements/ encumbrances shall be platted in accordance with the applicable sections and procedures of these regulations.
(2) The platting of individual condominium units in accordance with an approved preliminary plan, site plan, PUD Master Plan, or other document shall be in accordance with the Kentucky Condominium Act rules and requirements.
(C) Subdivision plat amendments. Subdivision plats which have been previously approved and recorded with the Simpson County Clerk may be amended with the signature of the Planning Administrator provided that such changes are minor in nature.
(1) The grounds for such plat amendments by the Planning Administrator shall be limited to the following:
(a) Correction of scrivener's and other inadvertent typographic errors and omissions upon the face of the plat, provided that such corrections do not alter the intent of the original approval;
(b) Alteration of depicted septic soil areas, provided that such areas do not cross lot lines, and further provided that the approval of the Simpson County Health Department is also obtained with the plat amendment.
(2) Plat amendments shall state clearly the action being taken, shall clearly and prominently reference the plat being amended and shall be recorded with the Simpson County Clerk after obtaining all approvals.
(3) Any visual depiction of the plat amendment shall have a signature block for the Planning Commission Secretary upon its face, in addition to any signature areas contained elsewhere in the document.
(4) Any fees set for planning review of minor plats as defined herein shall also apply to subdivision plat amendments.
(5) Any plat amendment, which shall be deemed to be outside the scope of the above limitations, shall be required to submit a major or minor subdivision plat as defined by these regulations for approval, and as determined by the Planning Director. Examples of such requests include, but are not limited to, those which may seek to:
(a) Alter a depicted or described public drainage easement, utility easement, or ingress/egress easement;
(b) Add a new public drainage easement, utility easement, or ingress/egress easement; and/or
(c) Alter a depicted lot line.
(6) For applications consisting of existing lots of record which cannot meet current state septic requirements and cannot be replatted, the Planning Commission may approve a waiver to these requirements provided that a signed letter is provided from the local Health Department stating that all options have been exhausted related to correcting septic system deficiencies.
(a) Such waiver shall be submitted for the proposed plat amendment in accordance with other waiver requests as provided herein.
(Ord. 2022-007, passed 3-14-2022)