(A) Design standards and improvements. The design standards and improvements required in this subchapter are the minimum requirements for approval of a subdivision. Additional or higher type improvements may be required in specific cases where the Planning Commission determines the improvements are clearly necessary to protect the public health and safety.
(B) Design and construction standards. This subchapter sets forth the design and construction standards for required improvements, regardless of whether the improvement will be dedicated to a government agency.
(C) Land. Land shall be suitable for the purpose for which it is to be subdivided or developed.
(D) Hazardous conditions.
(1) Subdivisions subject to hazardous conditions (such as open quarries, hazardous or toxic site pollution, unconsolidated fill, floods, excessive erosion or unsafe water supply) shall not be approved until the developer has provided or has legally committed to provide adequate measures to overcome or eliminate the hazards. However, the county accepts no responsibility to identify hazards or to guarantee their resolution.
(2) No subdivision shall occur in such a way that would significantly threaten the public health and safety, including hazards of toxic substances, traffic hazards, explosive hazards and fire hazards.
(E) Other ordinances. All aspects of a proposed subdivision shall conform to any applicable zoning ordinance and the county's sensitive areas ordinance, stormwater management ordinance, floodplain ordinance, erosion and sediment control ordinance and all other county ordinances and specifications.
(F) Nearby development. A subdivision and its roads shall be coordinated with existing or approved nearby development and roads to allow efficient and compatible development.
(Ord. —, passed 6-24-1997)