(A) Once comment has been received from all notified government departments, agencies and property owners, the county’s Planning and Development Services Department shall review the submitted small subdivision application and check compliance with relevant requirements of the county’s General Plan, Land Use Management Code and other appropriate regulations, and shall present a staff report to the Planning Commission. Based on this staff report, the Planning Commission shall make findings regarding the submitted small subdivision plan, specifying the approval, approval with conditions or denial of the subdivision, or specifying any inadequacy in the information submitted, noncompliance with county regulations, questionable or undesirable design and/or engineering. The Planning Commission may also make a determination that the small subdivision is required to proceed through the normal subdivision process. The Zoning Administrator shall prepare a notice of decision and deliver it to the applicant within a reasonable period following the review, outlining the decision of the Planning Commission, including any findings and/or conditions of approval.
(B) The Planning Commission shall take the following into account when determining whether the application will require standard subdivision review:
(1) The size of the proposed development;
(2) Whether the subdivision lies within the Sensitive Area District or geologic hazard study area;
(3) Compliance with county ordinances and relevant sections of the county’s General Plan;
(4) Requests for exceptions or modifications;
(5) Compatibility with surrounding properties; and
(6) Whether the proposal is routine and uncontested.
(C) The Planning Commission may require additional information, data or studies to be provided by the applicant for the subdivision before any determination is made as to the acceptability of the proposed subdivision.
(D) The Planning Commission may, after review of the plan and comment from other departments and agencies, direct the applicant to follow the standard procedures required for subdivision, as described in this subchapter.
(E) The applicant may appeal any decision of the Planning Commission to the County Commission within 14 days of the notice of decision. The appeal must be submitted in writing to the county’s Planning and Development Services Department. The County Commission shall then, during a public meeting, review the record of the decision and determine if the Planning Commission’s decision was in accordance with this chapter. If the Planning Commission’s decision is found to not be in accordance with this chapter, the application shall be remanded, with comment regarding the County Commission’s action, to the Planning Commission for additional review.
(F) The Zoning Administrator shall provide notification of any final decision regarding a small subdivision to the Planning Commission and the County Commission.
(Prior Code, § 8-12-57) (Ord. 15-06, passed 6-21-2015; Ord. 19-09, passed 10-15-2019)