(A) Any plat or any part of any plat may be vacated by the owner of the premises at any time before the sale of any lot therein by a Council resolution, to which a copy of such plat shall be attached, declaring the same to be vacated.
(B) If no lots in a subdivision, for which a final plat has been approved and recorded, have been sold within five years from the date of recordation, or if none of the improvements have been made in accordance with the assurance for completion of improvements, the Council may on its own motion hold a public hearing after notice to determine whether the approval of such final plat should be revoked. Such revocation shall be effective upon recordation of a certified copy of such resolutions; and thereupon, all streets, rights-of-way and easements dedicated or offer for dedication by such plat shall be of no further force or effect.
(C) When lots have been sold, the plat may be vacated in the manner herein provided by all the owners of lots in such plat, by petitioning the Council for consideration of the revocation of all or portions of the plat.
(D) Any action considered by the Council relating to the revocation of all or part of a subdivision plat, whether lots or lots and rights-of-way, shall be referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission for evaluation of at least the following:
(1) Correlation of the Town General Plan;
(2) Correlation with proposed development in adjacent areas;
(3) Recommendation as to whether or not zoning changes should accompany such action;
(4) Effect of such action on existing development in areas affected by the proposed reversion or abandonment;
(5) Effect of such action on existing or proposed public utilities.
(E) Any action taken by the Council on the revocation of a plat or any part thereof shall be documented by resolution, and said resolution shall be recorded in the Office of the La Paz County Recorder. The recordation of this resolution shall operate to destroy the force and effect of the recording of the plat so vacated, and to divest all public rights in the streets, alleys, and public grounds, and all dedications or easements laid out or described in such plat except as specifically identified in the resolution.
(Ord. 21-11, passed 10-26-2021)