What is a Subdivision?
Subdivisions come in a variety of shapes,
sizes, uses and locations. Many require the construction of
infrastructure to serve the lots created while some utilize
existing infrastructure. Therefore, this Subdivision Code provides
four basic processes to suit the wide variety of possibilities
involved in subdividing land: the Major Subdivision Process,
Infill Subdivision Process, Alternate Summary Procedure and Replat.
MAJOR SUBDIVISIONS
A subdivision that does not meet the criteria under the Alternate
Summary and Infill Subdivision Process is considered a major
subdivision. This name is somewhat deceiving in that a major
subdivision may range from just three lots to a multi-phased
development consisting of hundreds of lots. The typical major
subdivision is required to follow both the Preliminary Plat
(Article III) and Final Plat (Article IV) procedures. More complex
proposals such as phased development, development with multiple
land uses and large developments (over 40 lots) will be required
to follow the Master Plan (Article II) process in addition to the
Preliminary and Final platting processes. The Master Plan is also
required when a property owner within the County wishes to annex
his/her property into the City Limits.
ALTERNATE SUMMARY PROCEDURE
The Alternate Summary Procedure (Article VI) is followed when a
subdivision of land consists of no more that two (2) lots. While
larger subdivisions consisting of three lots or more are required
to be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission at a public
hearing, the Alternate Summary Procedure is intended to streamline
the processing of small subdivisions by allowing them to be
approved administratively.
INFILL SUBDIVISION PROCESS
In the central part of the city, the Infill
Subdivision Process (Article V) is designed to make it more
desirable to develop vacant land in the central part of the City.
The boundary of the Infill Area is generally bordered by I-25,
University Avenue, Valley Drive, and North Main Street. All
subdivision proposals within this boundary would be considered to
be Infill Subdivisions. There are two methods of processing
subdivisions within the Infill Area. One is the Infill Development
Process, an expedited process which allows variances, special use
permits, among other land use regulatory issues to be addressed in
conjunction with the subdivision. The second method is the Infill
Subdivision Method, which is also an expedited method to allow
subdivision related cases only and is used by properties which do
not qualify to use the IDP. See Article V, Infill Subdivision
Process for more details regarding these two processes. It should
be noted, however, that subdivision proposals in the Infill Area
consisting of just one or two lots may follow the Alternate
Summary Procedure. |
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