(A) A preliminary design plan approved by the Planning Commission and final design plan approved by the land use authority shall be required for all small subdivisions. Final approval by the land use authority and recording of the final plat will be authorization for the subdivider to sell lots within the subdivision. The land use authority may combine the preliminary and final design plans for approval in the same meeting.
(B) The Planning Commission and land use authority may recommend on-site and off-site improvements, facilities and amenities, and provided 100% by the applicant for small subdivision approval determined necessary by the Planning Commission and land use authority and accompanied by a finding of the Planning Commission and land use authority that such on-site and off-site improvements, facilities and amenities are required to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the subdivision, or the existing residents of the county, including, but not limited to:
(1) Road improvements, grading and hard-surfacing, bridges, culverts, road signs and lighting;
(2) Flood control areas and facilities;
(3) Culinary water facilities;
(4) Sanitary sewer facilities;
(5) Park, trail, open space areas and facilities;
(6) Fire protection facilities, including fire hydrants and water storage facilities;
(7) Irrigation facilities;
(8) Electrical power, telephone and other utility facilities; and
(9) Fencing and livestock guards.
(C) To be classified as a small subdivision, the subdivision must meet the following conditions:
(1) The subdivision consists of four lots or less;
(2) The subdivision does not require the dedication of any land for street or other public purposes within the subdivision (does not include dedication of land to widen existing county rights-of-way);
(3) The subdivision is not traversed by the mapped lines of a proposed street as shown on the General Plan;
(4) Each of the lots in the subdivision meets the frontage, width and area requirements of Chapter 154;
(5) Is not within 1,000 feet of another small subdivision if the property is owned by the same person as outlined in U.C.A. § 17-27a-605;
(6) There is no dispute, whether actual or implied by conflicting records of title or surveys, as to the ownership of the land within the proposed subdivision; and
(7) Each lot in the subdivision has been or will be provided with improvements as required by this chapter and the County Road Department. Cost of improvements will be at the expense of the property owner.
(Ord. 2024-5-2, passed 5-13-2024)