A. Purpose: The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the orderly review and approval of the division of land into lots, tracts, parcels or other subparts for sale or development. This chapter includes provisions for major subdivisions, parcel maps and divisions of land into large parcels.
B. Prohibited Subdivisions: No person may subdivide land in the city except in accordance with all of the provisions of this chapter. Except as exempted in this chapter, the following acts are prohibited:
1. Parcel Creation: Creation of parcels without subdividing, except those intended for agricultural use, which is larger than ten (10) acres, is prohibited.
2. Selling Land Prior To Approved Map: No owner or agent of the owner of any of land subject to these regulations shall offer for sale or transfer title to any tract before a map has been approved in accordance with the provisions of these regulations and recorded with the county recorder and signed off by city department heads.
3. Subdivision By Metes And Bounds: Subdivision by metes and bounds is prohibited. It shall be unlawful to subdivide any lot or any parcel of land by the use of metes and bounds description for the purpose of sale, transfer or lease with the intent of evading these regulations.
C. Exemptions: The following divisions of land shall be exempt from these subdivision requirements:
1. The public acquisition of land for the widening of existing streets or for constructing other public works;
2. Any lot, parcel or tract of land located within the area governed by these regulations which has been legally subdivided or resubdivided by map or deed prior to the adoption of these regulations;
3. A division of property through inheritance, the probate of an estate or by order of a court of law;
4. A lien, mortgage, deed of trust or any other security instrument regulated under the laws of Nevada or any other interest in an investment entity;
5. Cemetery lots;
6. An interest in oil, gas, minerals or building materials, which is now or hereafter severed from the surface ownership of real property;
7. The creation of a leasehold for a space within a multi-occupant building or a commercial building site; provided, that the property is a part of an approved subdivision or addition and regulated in accordance with the site plan requirements of the city;
8. The creation of a leasehold for agricultural use of the subject property; provided, that the use does not involve the construction of a building(s) to be used as a residence or for any purpose not directly related to agricultural use of the land or crops or livestock raised thereon. (Ord. 172, 9-24-1996, eff. 10-31-1996)