[Amended 12-12-1989 by Ord. No. 89-009]
A.
Unless specifically indicated otherwise, the provisions
of this Article shall apply to all subdivisions and Planned Developments.
B.
The Planning Commission and Zoning Administrator shall
review all subdivisions to determine whether existing or planned public
facilities are adequate to serve the needs of the subdivision. If
the Planning Commission determines that adequate public facilities
do not exist, it may deny preliminary plat approval. The Zoning Administrator
may deny minor subdivision plat approval upon a determination that
adequate public facilities do not exist.
C.
Public facilities which may be considered by the Planning
Commission and Zoning Administrator under this Article include but
shall not be limited to roads, drainage, schools, emergency services
and solid waste collection and disposal.
A.
All subdivisions shall have access from a County road
or state highway adequate to meet existing and projected traffic loads.
Off-site road access shall not be hazardous or unsafe by virtue of
inadequate sight distances, width, vertical alignment, horizontal
alignment, drainage, surfacing, grades or cross section. Any County
road paved after March 18, 1980 on less than a fifty-foot right-of-way
shall be inadequate to provide access to a major subdivision, rural
major subdivision or planned development.
[Amended 12-14-1999 by Ord. No. 99-003]
B.
Where access to a major subdivision, rural major subdivision
or Planned Development is from an unpaved or otherwise inadequate
County road, no preliminary plat shall be approved unless and until
the road is paved or improved by the County Roads Board to eliminate
the inadequate condition.
[Amended 12-12-1989 by Ord. No. 89-009]
A.
Fire protection services and facilities for the area
in which the subdivision is located shall be adequate to protect the
lives and property of the residents of the subdivision.
B.
Where it deems necessary, the Planning Commission
shall request an evaluation from the appropriate authority as to the
adequacy of the fire protection services and facilities.
A.
Solid waste collection facilities serving the area
in which the subdivision is located shall be adequate to handle the
additional waste generated by the residents of the subdivision.