A. The regulations of this title shall apply to the subdivision of all land within the unincorporated territory of Valley County, except for land within impact areas for which different ordinances have been adopted, as defined by the definition of a "subdivision".
B. It shall be unlawful hereafter to make a subdivision of land, unless it is qualified as an exception in the scope, until plans and a subdivision plat thereof are submitted to and approved by the administrator or the county planning and zoning commission, and by the board of county commissioners.
C. Exceptions: The following division of land shall not be deemed a subdivision for land use purposes, but must comply with Title 11 of the Valley County Code - Flood Control:
1. A readjustment of lot lines as shown on a recorded plat or the assessor's plat which does not result in a violation of the setbacks or dimensional standards of the Valley County land use and development ordinance or any covenant pertaining to said plat, and does not increase the number of building sites.
2. An easement providing rights for ingress and egress, utilities, or drainage for one building site across any portion of a parcel of land, which does not transfer title to any portion of the parcel.
3. A division of land for financing or mortgage purposes only where the entire parcel remains in one ownership.
4. Allocation of land in the settlement of an estate of a descendent as provided in a will or a court decree for the distribution of property in the settlement of an estate of a descendent.
5. Allocation of land for a pathway that can be used by the public.
6. Any acquisition or division of land by a public agency.
7. Separation of lots to their original configuration from a previously platted subdivision shall be allowed so long as it does not create a violation of setbacks. This includes lots that were combined by the assessor for taxing purposes only. (Ord. 10-07, 8-26-2010; amd. Ord. 13-5, 9-16-2013; Ord. 21-08, 6-28-2021; Ord. 2022-02, 2-22-2022)