CHAPTER 1171
General Provisions and Penalty

1171.01    Purpose and intent.

1171.02   Authority.

1171.03    Validity.

1171.99   Penalty.

CROSS REFERENCES

Plat and contents - see Ohio R.C. 711.01 et seq.

Plat acknowledgment and recording - see Ohio R.C. 711.06

Council to hold public hearing on platting rules and regulations see Ohio R.C. 711.101

Unlawful transfer of lots - see Ohio R.C. 711.13, 711.15

Certification prior to approval - see P. & Z. 1181.03

Recording after approval - see P. & Z. 1181.05

1171.01 PURPOSE AND INTENT.

   The general purpose of these Subdivision Regulations shall be to guide and regulate the planning, subdividing and development of land in order to promote and protect the public health, safety and general welfare. It is intended that the provisions of these Subdivision Regulations shall be applied to achieve the following objectives:

   (a)    Orderly development of the land to obtain harmonious and stable neighborhoods.

   (b)    Safe and convenient vehicular and pedestrian circulation.

   (c)    Designs to allow ample public open spaces for schools, recreational and other public purposes.

   (d)    Accurate surveying of land, preparation and recording of plats.

   (e)    The assurance that subdivision improvements are properly installed and completed in compliance with the regulations contained in Chapter 1177.

    (f)    Discouraging of premature, or scattered subdivisions.

   (g)    Coordination of land development in accordance with zoning codes, and the Master Plan.
(Ord. 164-1984. Passed 1-28-85.)

1171.02 AUTHORITY.

   The Planning Commission derives its legal authority, in the matter of regulating the subdivision of land, from the following:

   (a)    The Ohio Revised Code including, but not limited to, the statutes contained in Chapters 711 and 713.

   (b)    The Oregon City Charter including, but not limited to, Article VII, Section 8.

      (Ord. 164-1984. Passed 1-28-85.)

1171.03 VALIDITY

   Each section and part thereof of these Subdivision Regulations is hereby declared to be a separate and distinct enactment, and should any section or part thereof be found or declared to be ineffective or invalid for any reason whatsoever, the other sections and parts thereof shall not thereby be impaired.
(Ord. 164-1984. Passed 1-28-85.)