9-4 Exemptions from the Plat Requirement
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This section applies to the subdivision of lands within the incorporated areas of Bryce Canyon City, that are not required to complete a formal preliminary or final plat process, but follow a simplified process as outlined herein. UCA 20-9a-605
9-4.1 Minor-Lot Subdivisions UCA 20-9a-605(1). A lot or parcel resulting from a division of incorporated land is exempt from the subdivision plat requirements of this Section, if:
1. the proposed subdivision:
a. is not traversed by the mapped lines of a proposed street as shown in the general plan unless the municipality has approved the location and dedication of any public street, municipal utility easement, any other easement, or any other land for public purposes as the municipality's ordinance requires;
b. has been approved by the culinary water authority and the sanitary sewer authority;
c. is located in a zoned area; and
d. conforms to all applicable land use ordinances or has properly received a variance from the requirements of an otherwise conflicting and applicable land use ordinance.
2. The Sketch Plan or Record of Survey has been reviewed by the Zoning Administrator, Building Official and/or Recorder and they have given recommendation to the Planning Commission that the proposed development qualifies as a Minor-Lot Subdivision as set forth herein.
3. The property is being subdivided into five or less building lots that all front a dedicated City street or road.
4. Each new lot created meets, or will meet with an appropriate zone change in conjunction with the proposed subdivision, the requirements of the Bryce Canyon City Zoning Ordinance.
5. An application for a Minor-Lot Subdivision of a lot created from a previously approved Minor-Lot Subdivision shall not be eligible for the exemption and shall meet the requirements of the Full Plat Process.
6. The Planning Commission has reviewed the development plan and Record of Survey in a public meeting and has given its recommendations to the City Council for final approval.
7. Before the Minor-Lot Subdivision is to be considered by the City Council in a public meeting, the developer shall furnish evidence of recordable deeds for each proposed lot in the subdivision. The Minor-Lot Subdivision shall not be presented to the City Council for final approval until evidence of recordable deeds have been provided.
8. Upon final approval from the City Council, the developer shall file the Record of Survey with the City Surveyor’s Office and record the deeds with the City Recorder’s Office.
9. Submitting a Minor-Lot Subdivision Record of Survey otherwise shall be null and void.
9-4.2 Agricultural Land Exemptions UCA 20-9a-605(2). 1. A lot or parcel resulting from a division of agricultural land is exempt from the subdivision plat requirements of this Section, if the lot(s): a. Qualifies as land in agricultural use under UCA 59-2-5 Farmland Assessment Act; b. Is not used and will not be used for nonagricultural purposes; and c. Meets the minimum size of six acres. 2. The boundaries of each lot or parcel that is exempted shall be graphically illustrated on a Record of Survey map that has received the approval of the Zoning Administrator, Building Official and Planning Commission. 3. If a lot or parcel exempted as agricultural land is used for nonagricultural purposes as defined by the Farmland Assessment Act, the City shall require the lot or parcel to comply with the related plat requirements of this Section. 4. When the above requirements have been met, the property owner shall file the Record of Survey with the County Surveyor within 14 days of approval. 5. A bona fide division or partition of agricultural land for the purpose of joining one of the resulting separate parcels to a contiguous parcel of unsubdivided agricultural land, if neither the resulting combined parcel, nor the parcel remaining from the division or partition violates this Section or other ordinances of Bryce Canyon City.
9-4.3 Other Exceptions. A property owner may:
1. To make a property boundary adjustment (i.e., parcel or lot line adjustment), a property owner shall meet the requirements of UCA 10-9a-523.
2. To execute a boundary line agreement, a property owner shall meet the requirements of UCA 10-9a-524.