(A) An applicant shall file all of the following with the City Clerk or the Planning Commission for review and approval of a proposed land division before making any division either by deed, land contract, lease for more than one year or for building development:
(B) A completed application known as “City of Memphis Parcel Division/Combination Application” and any other such form as may be provided by the city;
(1) Proof of ownership of the land proposed to be divided;
(2) A tentative parcel map drawn to scale, including an accurate legal description of each proposed division and showing the boundary lines, approximate dimension and the accessibility of each division from existing or proposed public roads for automobile traffic and public utilities;
(3) Proof that all standards of the State Land Division Act and this section have been met;
(4) The history and specifications of the land proposed to be divided sufficient to establish that the proposed division complies with § 108 of the State Land Division Act, being M.C.L.A. § 560.108; and
(5) If a transfer of division rights is proposed in the land transfer, detailed information about the terms and availability of the proposed division rights transfer.
(C) Unless a division creates a parcel which is acknowledged and declared to be not a development site, all divisions shall result in buildable parcels with sufficient area to comply with all required setback provisions, minimum floor areas, off-street parking spaces, on-site sewage disposal and water well locations (where public water and sewer service is not available), access to existing public utilities and public roads, and maximum allowed area coverage of buildings and structures on the site. Declared agricultural land and land for forestry use shall not be subject to the foregoing as development sites as provided in the State Land Division Act at § 102, being M.C.L.A. § 560.102.
(D) The fee, as may be established by resolution of the city for land division reviews pursuant to this subchapter, to cover the costs of review of the application and administration of this section and the State Land Division Act, including mapping, legal costs and review costs.
(Ord. 161, passed 11-4-2003)