Minor plats creating lots with frontage on existing public or private streets that do not meet the pavement width standards specified in § 155.342(A)(9) and, therefore, require improvements to the existing street(s) shall conform to the following standards.
(A) (1) The minor subdivision plat shall be drawn on Mylar at a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch. One copy, as required by the application process, shall be submitted to Planning and Design Services. In case of an unusually large subdivision, division staff may modify this requirement and allow a scale of not more than 200 feet to the inch. All distances and angles shall be drawn large enough to be legible after photo-reduction of the plat by 50%. No sheet of the record plat may exceed 24 inches by 36 inches, unless the Planning Commission and the County Clerk has agreed, in writing, to record it. A two-inch by three-inch space shall be reserved in the lower right hand corner for the County Clerk’s stamp.
(2) All other sections of this subchapter shall apply.
(B) The plat shall show pavement depth; sidewalk details, if required; roadway cross-section; and other items necessary for compliance with § 150.065 of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances and as required by Metro Public Works.
(C) Before Planning Commission approval may be shown on the record plat for recording, the subdivider shall deliver to the Director of Works the following items.
(1) Subdivider’s commitment. The subdivider shall be responsible for the installation, good repair, and proper functioning of all improvements, including private roads, required by the approved minor plat and the installation of all reference monuments required by the record plat. Installation shall begin within a year after approval of the record plat, or within any one-year extension granted by the Director of Works, and shall proceed in a manner which, in the judgment of the Director of Works, does not cause unreasonable harm, inconvenience, or annoyance to any other property owner in or outside of the subdivision. The judgment of the Director of Works, with respect to the manner of proceeding, may not be questioned in any judicial proceeding by anyone except the subdivider, but said judgment when exercised in favor of the subdivider shall not constitute a defense to the subdivider in a judicial action against the subdivider by a complaining property owner. This obligation of the subdivider shall continue until the Director of Works, acting on behalf of the Planning Commission, has granted a release pursuant to § 155.225. The required installations shall be completed and properly functioning within five years from the date of which construction plans are approved, unless an extension is requested by the subdivider and approved by the Director of Works in writing. If 80% of the lots do not have a completed structure on them, the subdivider may request that the Director of Works, also acting on behalf of the MSD, waive the 80% requirement and notify the Planning Commission of such waiver. If the waiver is granted, the subdivider or design engineer, acting on behalf of the subdivider, shall initiate the bond release process by sending a written request for bond release inspection to the Public Works, the MSD, the Health Department, and the local fire protection district. At any time after the date of approval of the record plat, the subdivider shall abide by any time limits which the Director of Works may specify in writing. This obligation shall be evidenced in writing signed by the subdivider on forms provided by the Director of Works.
(2) Security required. There shall be filed with the Director of Works a bond instrument(s) approved by the Planning Commission and in the amounts determined by the Director of Works and the MSD to ensure fulfillment of the subdivided commitment as set out above. Reduction of bond requirements shall not alter the subdivided liability for fulfilling the obligations set out in § 155.222(A).
(D) Note: § 150.065 - 150.073 of the Code of Ordinances required roads to be 18 feet wide; roads serving no more than five lots five acres or greater may be 12 feet wide with three-foot shoulders on each side.
(LDC § 7.8.85)