(A) Plat amendments shall be governed as follows:
1. Plat amendments should be submitted in substantially the same form as a final plat.
2. The amendment plat shall be clearly identified as such.
3. The amendment plat shall show the dimensions and acreage of all parcels that have been modified. New parcels may not be created by amendment.
4. The amendment plat shall include a key. That key shall show all changes made as an overlay over the final plat originally recorded.
5. The certificate of consent must be signed by all owners of record affected by the amendment.
6. Plat amendments are reviewed by the administrator rather than the commission before being presented to the city council. The certificates of approval should be for the administrator and the council.
(B) Vacation of a plat shall be subject to the following:
1. Vacation of any plat, or any portion of a plat, may be proposed, following the procedure provided here and in I.C. § 50-1306A.
2. A petition for vacation and the required fee shall be filed with the administrator, who shall place consideration of that petition on the agenda of the next regular commission meeting at which time will permit its proper review.
3. The commission shall review the proposed vacation and recommend that the vacation either be accepted or denied by the council.
4. The administrator shall notify the council and the petitioner of the commission's recommendation within ten business days, and unless the petitioner withdraws the petition, place a hearing on the proposed plat vacation on the agenda of the next regular council meeting for which the notice requirements can be met, and at which time will permit its proper review.
5. Notice of the hearing shall be provided as outlined in Section herein, and I.C. § 50-1306A.
6. The council shall conduct a hearing on the proposed plat vacation. No petition shall be reviewed if the petitioner or a representative is not present.
7. The council shall accept or reject the petition for vacation, with acceptance based on findings that:
(a) The vacation will not eliminate safe road access to any lot or parcel that is in separate ownership and was formerly included in or is adjacent to the plat.
(b) The vacation will not eliminate easements or rights-of-way used for utilities serving any lot or parcel that is in separate ownership and was formerly included in, or is adjacent to the plat; and
(c) All owners of record of property or property interests within the plat proposed to be vacated have consented, in writing, to the vacation.
(d) If the petitioner or a representative has petitioned a partial vacation of a subdivision, the petitioner will prepare a new plat drawing on archival Mylar of the amended subdivision, clearly noting those portions or parts of the subdivision vacated. This revised plat drawing must be recorded immediately in the office of the Caribou County Clerk after being signed by the city council.
(e) The administrator shall notify the petitioner and interested parties of the council's decision within ten business days.
(C) No subdivision shall be approved that creates lots that do not comply with the underlying zoning or land use requirements established by city ordinances, and Comprehensive Plan, with the exception of lots platted as common areas or public space, or lots that are otherwise not to be established for private use and development.
(D) It shall be the responsibility of the applicant of every subdivision to install at own expense and have prepared by a registered engineer, a complete set of construction plans, including profiles, cross-sections, specifications and supporting data, for all required streets, street lights, utilities and other facilities. Such construction plans shall be based on the approved subdivision and shall be prepared in conjunction with the final plat. All construction plans shall be prepared in accordance with the public agencies' standards or specifications, and shall be installed in conformance with the following conditions and specifications:
1. Survey monuments shall be set in accordance with Idaho Code and all street monuments shall be installed in monument boxes approved by the city.
2. Water line construction shall be governed by the standards of the water purveyor and shall include a separate water meter to each lot. Public water supply shall be provided in conformance with the standards adopted by the city council and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
3. Sewer line construction shall be governed by the standards established by the city and approved by the city council. Any sewerage system shall be provided in conformance with the Idaho State Public Works Standards, plans adopted by the city, state law and sewer policies and procedures approved by the city council.
4. Adequate provision for fire protection shall be made in accordance with the International Fire Code.
5. Pedestrian ways, pathways, streetlights, streets, curbs, and storm water drainage systems shall be constructed in accordance with the design standards and policies adopted by the city council. Electric, natural gas, and communication utility lines shall be installed underground.
6. Subdivisions may be phased, to be developed in portions periodically according to a proposed schedule, so long as each phase contains all of the necessary improvements to function as a subdivision without the completion of any of the other phases. The applicant shall indicate plans for phasing at the time of application. The plans shall show proposed phasing boundaries, proposed interim or temporary solutions to sanitary sewer systems and to the handling of traffic on local streets within the subdivision and shall be accompanied by a narrative description of assurance of completion of permanent system improvements. A phasing plan shall coordinate required infrastructure systems, dedications, off-site improvements, open space/parks, landscaping, private utilities, or other elements of a subdivision. The plan may indicate times of triggering mechanisms for improvements.
(E) Every final plat required by this title shall be prepared in accordance with Chapter 13, Title 50, Idaho Code as it now exists or is subsequently amended.
(F) The original and three (3) copies of the final plat shall be submitted to the city, for review by the city's reviewing engineer and/or county surveyor to determine that the plat meets all of the requirements of Idaho Code, this title and the subdivision plan approval, including any conditions imposed by the city council, and that all required on-site and off-site public improvements have been completed and are ready for acceptance by the city or have been suitably guaranteed. Prior to submittal to the city, the final plat shall be submitted to the county for approval of the subdivision name and street names.
(G) Failure to file the final plat application within one year after action by the city council shall cause all approvals of said subdivision plan to be null and void, unless an extension of one year has been applied for by the applicant and approved by the city council. An applicant may apply for and receive additional extensions for good cause if actual work has been commenced and is continuing on the installation of the improvements.
(H) When staff review of the final plat is completed and all required terms and conditions are satisfied, staff may forward the plat to the city council for approval. The administrator shall thereafter place the request for plat approval on the next available city council agenda. The city council shall review the subdivision and plat and, upon finding that all of the requirements have been satisfied, shall authorize the mayor or chairman and the city clerk to sign the plat. The city's reviewing engineer's signature shall be the final approval assigned to the plat.
(I) After the plat receives the signatures required in this Section, the administrator may authorize recordation of the final plat with the county recorder and ensure that the city obtains a reproducible copy of the recorded plat.
(J) No building permits will be issued for lots depicted on the final plat until the final plat has been recorded, the reproducible copy of the recorded plat has been received and the interior monuments have been set in accordance with Idaho Code. (Ord. 2020-5, 9-16-2020; amd. Ord. 2022-3, 7-6-2022)