(a) All subdivisions submitted for review and approval or required by law or by ordinance or regulations of the City to be approved by the Planning Commission, shall meet the standards of these Subdivision Regulations.
(b) All development shall conform in effect to the Official Plan as adopted.
(c) The proposed subdivision and its ultimate use shall be in the best interests of the public welfare and the neighborhood development of the area.
(d) The tract to be subdivided should not encroach upon any area or areas designated in the Official Plan for future public facilities. Such area or areas shall be incorporated in the drawing and reserved for a period of one (1) year after approval thereof, or for a longer period as may be mutually agreed, to allow the Municipality, or other appropriate agencies time to acquire such land.
(e) Variances, special exceptions, and/or modifications of these Subdivision Regulations may be made by the Planning Commission in specific cases where it is deemed that unusual topographical or other exceptional conditions require such modification or adjustment of these subdivision requirements, provided that such plats are self-contained and do not encroach unfavorably on or interfere with the normal development of abutting properties. See Section 1151.05 (Variance) for further elaboration.
(Ord. 2008-06. Passed 4-14-04.)