[R.O. 2004 § 420.430; Ord. No. 2.56 § 4, 1-9-2001; Ord. No. 2.77 § 2, 2-11-2003]
Any subdivision of land within the jurisdiction of the City of Mount Vernon must, with certain exceptions, follow the procedures outlined below. The simple division of one (1) lot into two (2) lots may qualify for a lot split, as explained in Article XVI of this Procedures Manual and in the applicable subdivision regulations. The subdivision process involves submittal of a preliminary plat, engineering plans for any public improvements and a final plat. The following provides a more detailed overview of the subdivision process.
[R.O. 2004 § 420.440; Ord. No. 2.56 § 4, 1-9-2001]
A.
The applicant shall first meet with the
Zoning Administrator, the City's planning consultant, the City Engineer
and all other applicable City or County staff members to discuss the
following:
1.
Procedure for filing plats.
2.
Availability of City sewer, water,
gas and other applicable public services.
3.
Comprehensive Plan requirements for
major streets, land use, parks, schools and public open spaces.
4.
Zoning requirements for the property
in question and adjacent properties.
5.
Special setback requirements for
arterial, collector and local streets.
6.
Any other issues that may be applicable
to the development.
B.
The preliminary plat application form shall
be completely filled out and returned to the office of the Zoning
Administrator with the appropriate application fee, deposit and required
information. As a part of the application, four (4) copies of a preliminary
plat conforming to the requirements of the subdivision regulations
and a vicinity map showing the location of the proposed subdivision
shall be submitted.
An application shall not be scheduled
for public hearing until the application form has been fully completed,
the fee and deposit paid and all required information submitted. The
deposit shall be used to cover expenses incurred by the City in the
processing and review of the application. If the City's processing
and review costs exceed the amount of the initial deposit, the applicant
shall be required to pay the additional amount.
C.
The Planning and Zoning Commission, based
on the standards set out in the Mount Vernon subdivision regulations,
may approve, approve conditionally or disapprove the preliminary plat
within sixty (60) days of receiving the plat at a regularly scheduled
meeting.
[R.O. 2004 § 420.450; Ord. No. 2.56 § 4, 1-9-2001]
A.
Upon the approval of the preliminary plat
by the Planning and Zoning Commission, the subdivider shall have prepared
by a licensed professional engineer engineering drawings for all proposed
and required improvements containing the data and information specified
in the applicable subdivision regulations. The engineering drawings
shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator for review and approval
by the City. If the proposed subdivision is to be developed in phases,
engineering drawings need only be for the applicable phase of the
development to which the subsequent final plat will apply unless otherwise
specified by the Zoning Administrator, City Engineer or Planning and
Zoning Commission.
B.
The City Engineer shall review the submitted
engineering drawings in order to determine their compliance with City
design standards. After having reviewed the submitted engineering
drawings, the City Engineer shall notify the subdivider and the Zoning
Administrator as to their compliance. In the event that the drawings
do not so conform or comply, the City Engineer shall specify the manner
in which such drawings do not so comply. The subdivider shall then
have corrections made of the defective drawings and resubmit the corrected
drawings.
C.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall
approve a final plat only after consideration of the City Engineer's
opinion that the drawings are consistent with the approved preliminary
plat and comply with their design standards.
[R.O. 2004 § 420.460; Ord. No. 2.56 § 4, 1-9-2001]
A.
The subdivider shall submit the final plat
application form, along with the appropriate fee, deposit and any
required supplemental information. Included as part of the application
shall be the original and four (4) copies of the final plat prepared
in accordance with the subdivision regulations.
A final plat application shall not
be scheduled for public hearing until the application form has been
fully completed, the fee and deposit paid and all required information
submitted. The deposit shall be used to cover expenses incurred by
the City in the processing and review of the application. If the City's
processing and review costs exceed the amount of the initial deposit,
the applicant shall be required to pay the additional amount.
B.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall
review the final plat and, based on the approved preliminary plat
and standards set out in the subdivision and zoning regulations, approve
or deny the final plat.
C.
The final plat shall then come before the
Governing Body for their consideration of any dedications from the
subdivider of street rights-of-way, drainage easements, park lands
or other property to be used for public purposes.
