(a) A rebuttable presumption shall exist against the approval of splits of lots of record. Council shall grant approval for proposed splits only when the applicant has shown that the requested lot split is not contrary to the public interest and the proposed use is not contrary to the intention and language of the Village Zoning Ordinance, Master Plan or any other relevant Village legislation now in existence or that may be adopted in the future.
(b) The County Tax Map Office and Auditor's Office are authorized by virtue of this chapter to refuse to approve for transfer any instrument of conveyance purporting to transfer any interest in a split of lot of record within the Village without the prior written approval of Council. No deed or plat shall be recorded by the County Recorder until Council has certified its approval on the proposed lot split plat. If Council should deny a request for the lot split, it shall state its reasons for the refusal on the record.
(Ord. 83-1. Passed 2-28-82.)