(a) Where the subject property is located along a thoroughfare so designated by the Municipal Thoroughfare Plan, it is the policy of the Municipality to request the dedication of the right-of-way necessary to complete future road expansion. If this dedication does not occur, thoroughfare setbacks will be applied as if the dedication had occurred and the following State Department of Transportation review may be required.
(b) For any land within 300 feet of the centerline of a proposed new highway or a highway for which changes are proposed, or any land within a radius of 500 feet from the point of intersection of such centerline with any public road or highway, the Planning and Zoning Commission may give notice, by registered or certified mail, to the State District Deputy Director. The Commission shall not approve the plat for 120 days from the date the notice is received by the Deputy Director. If the Deputy Director notifies the Commission that he or she shall proceed to acquire the land needed, then the Commission shall refuse to approve the plat.
(c) If the State District Deputy Director notifies the Commission that acquisition at this time is not in the public interest, or upon the expiration of the 120-day period or any extension thereof agreed upon by the Deputy Director and the property owner, the Commission shall, if the plat is in conformity with all provisions of these regulations, approve the plat with setbacks in conformity with the Thoroughfare Plan.
(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)