For the purposes of this chapter, the term SUBDIVISION shall mean all divisions of a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, building sites, or other divisions when any one or more of those divisions is created for the purpose of sale, or building development (whether immediate or future) and shall include all division of land involving the dedication of a new street or a change in existing streets, but the following shall not be included within this definition nor be subject to the regulations established herein (G.S. § 160D-802):
(A) The combination or recombination of portions of previously platted lots where the total number of lots is not increased and the resultant lots are equal to or exceed the standards of the municipality as shown in its subdivision regulations.
(B) The division of land into parcels greater than ten acres where no street right-of-way dedication is involved.
(C) The public acquisition by purchase of strips of land for the widening or opening of streets, beach access, and location of town utilities.
(D) The division of a tract into single ownership whose entire area is no greater than two acres into not more than three lots, where no street right-of-way dedication is involved and where the resultant lots are equal to or exceed the standards of the municipality, as shown in this chapter.
(E) The division of a tract into parcels in accordance with the terms of a probated will or in accordance with intestate succession of G.S. Ch. 29.
(Ord. 98-19, passed 9-28-98; Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-26-01; Am. Ord. 21-10, passed 6-15-21)