1155.01 Purpose.
1155.02 Definitions.
1155.03 General requirements.
1155.04 Procedures for minor subdivisions.
1155.05 Procedures for major subdivisions.
1155.06 Procedures for lot consolidations and resubdivision.
1155.07 Procedures for lot splits.
1155.08 Performance and maintenance bonds.
CROSS REFERENCES
Publication of legal notices - see ADM. Ch. 107
Planning Commission - see P.& Z. 1171.03
Fees - see P.& Z. 1173.06
Ohio Administrative Code - see OAC Chapter 4733-37
(a) LOT, SUBLOT, AND PARCEL mean an area of land described in documents properly recorded in the records of the Cuyahoga County Recorder, bearing a unique permanent parcel number.
(b) SUBDIVISION means a division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units in the current records of the Cuyahoga County Recorder into two (2) or more lots, parcels, sites or other division of land, any one of which is five (5) acres or less, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership, including:
(1) MINOR SUBDIVISION which means the division of a parcel of land along an existing public street not involving the opening, widening or extension of any road or street, and involving not more than five (5) proposed lots.
(2) MAJOR SUBDIVISION which means the division of a parcel of land into two (2) or more lots when such subdivision involves the opening, widening or extension of any street, or any division of a parcel into more than five (5) lots.
(c) RESUBDIVISION means a reconfiguration of three (3) or more lots, which were previously established by recorded subdivision.
(d) LOT CONSOLIDATION means the joining together of two (2) or more existing lots or parcels to create a new single parcel.
(e) LOT SPLIT means the separation of part of an existing lot or parcel from the remainder.
(f) LOT SPLIT AND CONSOLIDATION means the reconfiguration of two (2) lots, which were previously established by recorded subdivision.
(Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-1996.)
(a) Plat Drawing. The plat drawing shall be prepared in accordance with Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4733-37 (Minimum Standards for Boundary Surveys in the State of Ohio) by a professional surveyor registered in Ohio. It shall be drawn on polyester drafting film (mylar) with India ink to an appropriate scale. It shall be not smaller than eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four (24) inches or larger than twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inches and shall contain the following:
(1) Overall dimensions of the existing parcel(s) and the length and direction of each new lot line, street or easement.
(2) Monuments set along the subdivision boundaries and street center line control points within the subdivision.
(3) Sublot or parcel numbers/letters in progressive order, utilities and drainage easements and building lines.
(4) Surveyor’s certification and reproducible seal.
(5) Permanent parcel number, owner’s name and current deed volume and page for all adjoining parcels.
(6) Owner’s acceptance of plat and subdivision and (where necessary) statement offering dedication of streets, rights-of-way and any sites reserved by deed covenants for common use.
(7) Approval clauses for Commission (Chairman and Secretary), Engineer and
City Council (Clerk), where applicable.
(b) Streets. Location of streets shall conform to the City’s general plan. If possible, streets shall be continuous. Where a continuous street is impracticable, a cul-de-sac with a minimum termination diameter of 120 feet is permitted.
(1) Minimum street right-of-way width shall be sixty (60) feet.
(2) Street pavement shall be at least twenty-five (25) feet wide, including curbs, with a minimum of a four (4) inch base and a surface of at least seven (7) inches of reinforced concrete.
(3) Street intersections shall be at ninety (90) degrees where possible, but never less than sixty (60) degrees.
(4) Reserve strips abutting proposed street shall not be permitted.
(c) Sublots.
(1) All sublots, parcels or blocks shall have access to a public street. Whenever practicable, side lot lines shall be straight lines perpendicular with the street or radial to a curved centerline.
(2) Minimum frontage, building setback and side yards shall be in accordance with the current zoning for the parcel(s) being subdivided.
A. Minimum frontage shall be determined at the building line, but in no case will the frontage at the right-of-way be less than twenty-five (25) feet.
B. Corner lots shall have a minimum street-side-yard of fifteen (15) feet.
(3) Lots and sublots may not be sold nor shall titles transfer until the City accepts the plat and it has been recorded.
(d) Maps and Plans.
(1) Location map shall show the locations of all peripheral streets and subdivisions and the classification of zoning and uses of areas contiguous to the project site.
(2) Preliminary plan shall show all existing streets and utilities, proposed street and lot lines, existing and proposed drainage ditches, existing structures and gas wells within the proposed subdivision and on all adjacent parcels.
(3) Improvement plan shall be prepared by a professional engineer registered in Ohio and shall be drawn with permanent ink on standard twenty-four (24) inch by thirty-six (36) inch plan and profile polyester drafting film (mylar) with a horizontal scale of one (1) inch equals fifty (50) feet and a vertical scale of one (1) inch equals five (5) feet. Benchmarks referenced to the Cleveland Regional Geodetic Survey datum shall be used and shown on the plans. Also included shall be the plan and profile of proposed pavement, storm and sanitary sewers, water mains, gas and electric lines, house connections and a typical section of the roadway showing underground installations and pavement and berm areas. Grades shall be shown at least at fifty (50) foot intervals. Vertical curves shall be used at all pavement grade changes.
(4) Site plan shall be a topographic map drawn to a scale of one (1) inch equals fifty (50) feet with a contour interval of one (1) foot and conforming to the Cleveland Regional Geodetic Survey datum. It shall show the proposed locations of houses on the lots, finished ground elevations at the house and sublot corners and the proposed lot drainage.
(Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-1996.)
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