(a) The provisions of this Ordinance, including design standards and improvement requirements, shall, except as specifically provided otherwise in this Ordinance, apply to all subdivisions of land within the jurisdiction of the City, including but not limited to the following forms of land subdivision and development activity:
(1) The division of land into two (2) or more tracts, lots, sites or parcels, any part of which shall contain less than five acres in area when subdivided;
(2) The division of land into two (2) or more tracts, lot, sites or parcels, any part of which when subdivided shall contain five (5) acres or more in area and will require the dedication or conveyance of any access, public right-of-way, easement, or any public improvement;
(3) Land previously subdivided or platted into tracts, lot, sites or parcels, which subdivision was subject to, but not in accordance with, City or County Ordinances in effect at the time of such subdividing or platting;
(4) The combining of two (2) or more contiguous tracts, lots, sites or parcels for the purpose of creating one (1) or more legal lots in order to achieve a more developable site, except as otherwise provided herein;
(5) Any PDD for which two (2) or more lots, tracts, o parcels are designed, established or created for occupancy, use or a building site, or for which a building permit, plumbing permit, electrical permit, floodplain permit, utility tap, or certificate of acceptance for required public improvements is required by the City;
(6) The platting of any existing legal deed-divided unplatted lot, parcel, site or tract;
(7) The voluntary platting and recording of a subdivisions plat dividing any land within the jurisdiction of the City into lots, parcels, sites or tracts;
(8) Any plat having received approval from the Commission or the Council for which said approval has expired; or
(9) The dedication of any street or alley through any tract of land, regardless of the area involved.
(b) There may be occasions when the City Council deems it appropriate to allow a delay in the implementation of certain elements of this Ordinance. On those occasions, a development agreement shall be used in accordance with the City policy.
(c) This Ordinance applies to Concept Plans, Preliminary Plats, Construction Plans, Final Plats, Short Form Final Plats, Replats and Amended Plats.
(Ord. 2022-002, passed 4-19-2022)