§ 152.001 SHORT TITLE.

   This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Subdivision Control Ordinance of the county.

(Ord. O-C-97-9, passed 12-22-1997)

§ 152.002 PURPOSE.

   This chapter is adopted in accordance with the County Comprehensive Plan for the following purposes:

   (A)   To assist the orderly and efficient development of the county;

   (B)   To promote the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the county; and

   (C)   To secure equitable handling of all subdivision plans by providing procedures and standards.

(Ord. O-C-97-9, passed 12-22-1997)

§ 152.003 DEFINITION.

   For the purposes of this chapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   SUBDIVISION. A  planned division of a tract of land into several smaller tracts, pursuant to a plan or scheme for marketing the smaller tracts. A SUBDIVISION does not include unrelated sell offs of small tracts from a larger tract where there is no scheme or plan to create a SUBDIVISION as herein defined.

(Ord. O-C-97-9, passed 12-22-1997)

§ 152.004 COMPLIANCE.

   No lot in a subdivision shall be sold, no permit to erect, alter or repair any building upon land in a subdivision shall be issued, and no building shall be created in a subdivision, unless and until a subdivision plan has been approved as herein provided. In addition to complying with the requirements of this chapter, all lots in all subdivisions shall also comply with all provisions of the county zoning regulations then in effect, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. O-C-97-9, passed 12-22-1997)  Penalty, see § 152.999

§ 152.005 HARDSHIP.

   Where, owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement of this chapter would result in unnecessary hardship, the Plan Commission may take reasonable exception thereto as will not be contrary to the public interest, and may permit the sale of a lot, issuance of a permit and erection of a building, subject to conditions necessary to assure adequate streets and other public improvements.

(Ord. O-C-97-9, passed 12-22-1997)

§ 152.006 CONFLICT.

   Whenever there is a difference between minimum standards or dimensions specified herein and those contained in other regulations, resolutions or ordinances of the county or state, the highest standards shall govern.

(Ord. O-C-97-9, passed 12-22-1997)

§ 152.007 JURISDICTIONAL AREA.

   This chapter shall apply to all unincorporated land within the county, except those areas in which a city or town has established jurisdiction over all or any part of the unincorporated land outside of the corporate limits of the city or town.

(Ord. O-C-97-9, passed 12-22-1997)