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The specific purposes of this Title One, Subdivision Regulations, shall be:
(a) To establish standards of design which will promote harmonious, healthful and stable communities;
(b) To provide safe and convenient traffic circulation, both vehicular and pedestrian;
(c) To assure the efficient, adequate and economic supply of utilities and public services;
(d) To provide ample public open spaces for schools, recreational and other public purposes.
(e) To obtain accurate surveying of land, preparing and recording of plats;
(f) To discourage premature, uneconomic or scattered land developments; and
(g) To coordinate land development in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance, Thoroughfare Plan and other plans of the City. (Ord. 1961-3. Passed 7-31-61.)
(a) Intent. The following terms shall have the meaning given herein.
(b) General.
(1) All words used in the present tense shall include the future tense.
(2) The word "shall" is to be interpreted as mandatory and not directory; the word "may" is permissive.
(3) "Subdivision" includes "resubdivision"; and where appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the lands divided.
(4) "Developer" means any individual, firm, association, corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings under these regulations to effect a subdivision of land for himself or for another.
(5) "Commission" means the Planning Commission of the City.
(6) "Council" means the Council of the City of Huron.
(c) Subdivision. "Subdivision" means the division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units of the last preceding tax roll into two or more parcels, sites or lots, any of which is less than five acres, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership; or the improvement of one or more parcels of land for residential, commercial or industrial structures, involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening or extension of any street or streets in the incorporated area of the City.
(d) Compliance. The owner of any such parcel of land who proposes to create a subdivision shall proceed in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
(Ord. 1961-3. Passed 7-31-61.)
Title One (Ordinance 1961-3, passed 7-31-61, as amended), of this Planning and Zoning Code shall be known as the Subdivision Regulations of the City of Huron, Ohio, and is hereby adopted and enacted and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, and thereupon all legislative enactments and parts thereof, heretofore enacted by Council, that deal with the subdivision and allotment of lands within the corporate limits of the City, or within three miles therefrom shall be and the same are hereby repealed.
(Ord. 1961-3. Passed 7-31-61.)
Where the Planning Commission finds that the land involved in a subdivision is of such size and shape, or is subject to such title limitations, or is affected by such topographical conditions, or is to be devoted to such usage that it is impossible or impracticable in the particular case for the developer to conform fully to such regulation, the Commission may accept such modifications as may be reasonable and within the general interest and purpose of these Regulations. (Ord. 1961-3. Passed 7-31-61.)
The owner shall, prior to the final approval of the plat, deposit with the City a reasonable amount of money, as is estimated and prescribed by the City Manager, to defray the costs of any inspection and/or engineering services, filing fees and any incidental costs that are directly chargeable to the particular project.
The owner may, at any time, request a statement of the account and at the final completion of the project and acceptance of same by the City for future maintenance, any surplus money remaining in the account shall be returned to the original depositor.
At the option of the owner, the owner may deposit a bond with the City, in the amount of the estimated cost of the inspection and/or engineering services, filing fees and any incidental costs, in lieu of the cash deposit hereinabove provided. Such bond shall guarantee the payment by the owner to the City of the above expenses as the owner may be requested to pay from time to time by the City Manager. The bond shall be executed by the owner and a surety satisfactory to the City Manager and shall be released by the City upon receipt of final payment. (Ord. 1961-3. Passed 7-31-61.)
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