A. Definition: For the purpose of this chapter, a "subdivision" shall be defined as the division of any tract of land into two (2) or more lots, parcels, tracts, or sites, for the purpose of sale, lease, establishing a regulated primary land use, or building development, whether immediate or future.
B. Applicability: This chapter shall apply to both the division of a large tract of land into multiple lots and the further division of any existing subdivision lot.
C. Compliance Required: Any such division is hereby defined as a "subdivision" and shall proceed only in compliance with this chapter and applicable state law.
D. Exemptions: The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
1. Divisions of land where the smallest tract is not less than twenty (20) acres (gross area to include road right of way).
2. Indefinite divisions of a tract of land made by testamentary provision, the laws of descent, or similar orders of partition entered by court proceeding.
3. Divisions made for cemeteries or burial plots while used for that purpose. This exemption is limited to exemption from internal improvement requirements. No exemption is provided from boundary or exterior improvement requirements necessary to provide services or access to or through a cemetery.
4. Divisions made for the purpose of lot line adjustments where no additional building sites are created and where the resultant tracts comply with zoning ordinance requirements.
5. Mere recordation of legal descriptions, without actual conveyance of the land described.
6. Any lot or lots forming a part of any subdivision created and recorded prior to the effective date hereof.
E. Existing Divisions: Divisions of land which are the result of a conveyance which occurred prior to the effective date hereof shall be governed by provisions of the law which predated this chapter. (Ord. 669, 5-13-1997)