(A) The General Plan shall guide the use and future development of land within the unincorporated lands of the county through the establishment of zoning and other land use regulations. The size and design of lots, the nature of utilities, the design and improvement of streets, the type, density and intensity of land use and the provisions for any improvements in any subdivision shall conform to the zoning map and the standards established in the land use regulations and other applicable ordinances.
(B) Trees, native land cover, natural watercourses and topography shall be preserved where possible. Subdivisions shall be so designed as to prevent excessive grading and scarring of the landscape and address any geologic hazards on or that affect the site in conformance with § 155.220 through 155.237 of this code (geologic hazards). The design of new subdivisions shall consider, and relate to, existing street widths, alignments and names.
(C) Community facilities, such as parks, recreation areas, trails and transportation facilities shall be provided in the subdivision in accordance with applicable recommendations of the General Plan, this chapter and other applicable ordinances. This chapter establishes procedures for the referral of information on proposed subdivisions to interested boards, bureaus and other governmental agencies and utility companies, both private and public, so that the extension of community facilities and utilities may be accomplished in an orderly manner, coordinated with the development of this subdivision. In order to facilitate the acquisition of land areas required to implement this policy, the subdivider may be required to dedicate, grant easements over or otherwise reserve land for, parks, playgrounds, public ways, utility easements and other public purposes, where there is an essential link between such dedications, the government interest to be served and the impact of the development on the community, where each dedication is roughly proportional, in nature and extent, to the impact of the development on the community and where such dedications are in accordance with adopted plans of the county or specific ordinances relative to said improvements.
(Prior Code, § 8-12-5) (Ord. 10-16, passed 12-14-2010; Ord. 19-09, passed 10-15-2019)