10-1-113 SUBDIVISION EXEMPTION—SIMPLE LOT SUBDIVISION

1. Purpose. Utah State Code provides an exemption from many subdivision requirements for subdivisions with ten (10) or fewer lots. The City of Fountain Green utilizes this simple lot subdivision process and has elected to allow for simple lot subdivisions with ten (10) or fewer lots. The intent is to provide a process that is as quick and simple as possible. In this process, an applicant divides property through a metes and bounds record of survey. 2. Applicability. A simple lot subdivision shall have ten (10) or fewer lots. An applicant may elect to forgo the simple lot subdivision process and instead proceed with the standard preliminary and Final Plat subdivision process. 3. Required Conditions. To qualify for simple lot subdivision approval, the proposed simple lot subdivision shall: a. Be located entirely within the original platted block system of fountain Green City, b. Be for single-family dwellings, and any associated accessory apartment, c. Be located on property zoned for such use, d. Does not contain more than four hundred twenty-nine (429) feet of undeveloped lot frontage being proposed to be split, e. Contain ten (10) or fewer lots, f. Not contain any legislative approval, such as a zone change or text amendment request. Any legislative approval necessary for the simple lot subdivision to meet all requirements shall be pursued separately and shall be completed before the Planning Commission may review the simple lot subdivision request, g. Not be traversed by the mapped lines of a proposed street as shown in the General PIan unless the City 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, and h. Does not require the installation of any municipal infrastructure that would normally be required of a subdivision, and i. Conform to all applicable land use ordinances. A property that has previously obtained a variance shall be deemed to conform as it relates to the conflict that had necessitated the variance. 4. Filing a Simple Lot Subdivision Record of Survey. The subdivider of a simple lot subdivision shall: a. File an application with the City on a form prescribed by the City, b. May provide an electronic PDF of the record of survey showing the land to be subdivided, properly and accurately drawn to scale and with sufficient additional information to determine the boundaries of the proposed subdivision, c. the record of survey shall be certified as to the accuracy by a licensed land surveyor. 5. Submittal Contents. An applicant shall submit an application to the City for a simple lot subdivision that includes, at a minimum, each of the following: a. A statement containing the zone, lot size, lot width, lot depth, and amount of frontage along a public street for each proposed lot. b. Simple lot subdivisions shall not be approved until the applicant provides a plot plan that indicates the proposed utility plan hookups for each proposed lot. c. Approval by the culinary water and sanitary sewer authority. d. County Health Department approval for any septic system, if permitted. e. The name of the applicant or authorized agent and contact information. f. A title report showing ownership by the applicant and any and all encumbrances that may affect the property. g. A property address and parcel number of all properties included in the application h. A metes and bounds description of the property proposed to be split. i. A subdivision name is optional. If a subdivision name is desired, it needs to be reviewed by the Office of the Sanpete County Recorder to ensure that the name does not conflict with any existing subdivision and the name is acceptable to their Office. j. A record of survey map, showing each new lot, which includes the following details: i. the location of survey by quarter section and Township and range, ii. the date of survey, iii. the scale of drawing and north point, iv. the distance and course of all lines traced or established, giving the basis of bearing and the distance and course to two or more section corners or quarter corners, including Township and range, or to identified monuments within a recorded subdivision, v. all measured bearings, angles, and distances separately indicated from those of record, vi. a written boundary description of property surveyed, vii. all monuments set and their relation to older monuments found, viii. a detailed description of monuments found and monuments set, indicated separately, ix. the surveyor's seal or stamp, x. the surveyor's business name and address, and xi. a written narrative that explains and identifies: 1. the purpose of the survey, 2. the basis on which the lines were established; and 3. the found monuments and deed elements that controlled the established or reestablished lines. xii. If the narrative is a separate document, it shall contain: 1. the location of the survey by quarter section and by Township and range, 2. the date of the survey, 3. the surveyor's stamp or seal, and 4. the surveyor's business name and address. xiii. The map and narrative shall be referenced to each other if they are separate documents. xiv. The map and narrative shall be created on material of a permanent nature on stable base reproducible material in the sizes required by the county surveyor. 6. Site Specific Contents. The following documents shall accompany the Record of Survey if and when deemed necessary by the City Engineer: a. Soils Report. The applicant shall provide a detailed soils report addressing the following issues for the subdivision: hill stabilization, road design including CBR or existing soils, foundation design, groundwater impacts, and general soil stability. The report must be stamped and signed by a Civil Engineer licensed in the state of Utah. The report shall include a minimum groundwater height factor for a peak month in a wet year for the lowest buildable floor elevation. The lowest buildable floor elevation shall be a minimum of three (3) feet above the highest groundwater level in a wet year. Foundation drains shall be required depending on the recommendations based on the GeoTech report. b. Storm Water Plan. The applicant shall provide a detailed storm water plan for the subdivision. This plan shall include all calculations showing that it meets all the requirements of the Construction Standards and the Drainage Design Manual. Plans and calculations shall be stamped and signed by a civil engineer licensed in the state of Utah. c. Wetland Delineation Study. If there are potential wetlands in a development the applicant may be required by the Army Corps of Engineers to submit a wetlands delineation by a qualified wetlands scientist. This delineation may need to be reviewed by a qualified wetlands scientist hired by the City. All costs for the delineation and review shall be borne by the applicant. d. Other Hazard Information: This may include FEMA floodplain information or other information to mitigate natural hazards.