CHAPTER 16B. SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS

 


Article I. Title, Purpose, Authority and Jurisdiction  1

Section 1.      Short title. 1

Section 2.      Purpose. 1

Section 3.      Authority. 1

Section 4.      Jurisdiction. 1

Section 5.      Applicability. 1

Section 6.      Exemptions. 2

Article II. Administration And Enforcement 4

Section 1.      Division of responsibility. 4

Section 2.      Duties of the zoning administrator 4

Section 3.      Duties of the office of the city clerk related to these regulations. 5

Section 4.      Duties of the Haysville Planning Commission. 5

Section 5.      Duties of the governing body. 5

Section 6.      Enforcement. 5

Section 7.      Filing fees. 6

Article III. Interpretation And Construction. 7

Section 1.      Interpretation and construction. 7

Section 2.      Definitions. 7

Article IV. Procedure For Approval Of Subdivision Plats  14

Section 1.      Application for subdivision approval. 14

Section 2.      Pre-platting conference. 14

Section 3.      Filing of preliminary plat. 14

Section 4.      Contents of preliminary plat. 14

Section 5.      Distribution and review of preliminary plat. 15

Section 6.      Action by the planning commission on preliminary plat. 15

Section 7.      Failure of planning commission to act on preliminary plat. 16

Section 8.      Effect of approval of preliminary plat. 16

Section 9.      Filing the final plat. 16

Section 10.     Action by the planning commission on the final plat. 16

Section 11.     Failure of planning commission to act on the final plat. 16

Section 12.     Submission to the governing body. 17

Section 13.     Action of governing body. 17

Section 14.     Disapproval or deferment by the governing body. 17

Section 15.     Failure of the governing body to act on the final plat. 17

Section 16.     Approval of plats and acceptance of dedications by the county commission. 17

Section 17.     Recording of final plat. 17

Section 18.     Phased developments. 17

Section 19.     Approval of final plats for small tracts. 18

Section 20.     Correction of Certain Platting Errors: Procedure. 19

Article V. Contents Of Plans And Plats. 20

Section 1.      Engineering accuracy. 20

Section 2.      Contents of preliminary plat. 20

Section 3.      Contents of final plat. 22

Article VI. Design Standards. 28

Section 1.      Principles of acceptability. 28

Section 2.      Land subject to flood. 28

Section 3.      Access. 28

Section 4.      Parks, playgrounds, open space, schools, streets and public facility sites. 29

Section 5.      Land subject to excessive erosion by wind or water. 30

Section 6.      Specific standards. Streets layout and design. 30

Section 7.      Alleys. 34

Section 8.      Blocks. 34

Section 9.      Lots. 35

Section 10.     Easements. 36

Section 11.     Business, commercial and industrial subdivisions. 36

Section 12.     Planned unit developments. 37

Section 13.     Drainage. 37

Article VII. Installation of Required Improvements  39

Section 1.      Required improvements. 39

Section 2.      Exceptions for existing improvements. 41

Section 3.      Waiver of required improvements or guarantees of installation of same. 41

Section 4.      Agreement and guarantees for installation of required improvements. 42

Article VIII. Improvement Procedures. 43

Section 1.      Petitions. 43

Section 2.      Final improvement plans. 43

Section 3.      Content of engineering drawings. 43

Section 4.      Review of plans. 44

Section 5.      Approval of planning commission. 44

Section 6.      Construction of improvements. 44

Section 7.      Inspection. 44

Section 8.      Inspection procedures. 44

Section 9.      Final inspection. 45

Section 10.     Report to governing body. 45

Section 11.     Acceptance of improvements. 45

Section 12.     Vacation of undeveloped subdivision. 45

Article IX. Building And Other Permits. 46

Section 1.      Permits. 46

Article X. Appeals And Variances 47

Section 1.      Appeals general. 47

Section 2.      Variances. 47

Section 3.      Variance – planned unit development. 47

Article XI. Lot – Splits. 48

Section 1.      General intent and purpose. 48

Section 2.      Application procedure. 48

Section 3.      Approval guidelines. 49

Article XII. Amendments. 51

Section 1.      Procedure. 51

Article XIII. Severability And Effective Date. 52

Section 1.      Severability. 52

Section 2.      Effective date. 52