19.12.02 General

1. Sales of portions of subdivision parcels. No person shall sell, deed, or exchange, or offer to sell, deed, or exchange, any parcel of land that is a part of a subdivision or of a larger tract of land, or record in the office of the County Recorder any subdivision plat, unless the subdivision has been approved by the City according to the provisions of the City Code. a. Parcels created without such approval by the City shall be considered part of an illegal subdivision and not eligible for further subdivision, or building permits, or other development permits until the illegal subdivision is corrected. b. Subdivisions creating remnant parcels outside of the subdivision shall only be permitted when the remnant parcel is shown to be of a sufficient size and configuration to enable future development approvals. c. This Chapter shall be interpreted so as to be consistent with Utah Code Chapter 1020. 2. All lots subject to ordinances. All lots, plots, or tracts of land located within a subdivision shall be subject to the provisions of the City Code, regardless of whether or not the tract is owned by the applicant or a subsequent purchaser, transferor, or holder of the land. 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Chapter is for any reason held to be invalid, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Chapter. 4. Building and occupancy permits. It shall be unlawful for any person to receive a building or occupancy permit until all infrastructure improvements, as defined by Utah Code Section 10-20-102, and public landscaping improvements are installed, accepted by the City in writing, and secured by a warranty bond as required by Section 19.12.05. In the case of uninstalled infrastructure and public landscaping improvements that are not essential to meet the requirements of the City’s adopted building and fire code, a person is eligible for building or occupancy permits in accordance with the City’s building and occupancy permit policies if performance and warranty bonds are posted (accompanied by a bond agreement) in accordance with Section 19.12.05. 5. Duration. Approvals for developments described in this Chapter are valid for twentyfour months from the date of approval. The City Council may grant extensions of time when such extensions will promote the public health, safety, and general welfare. Said extension must be requested within twenty-four months of Site Plan/Subdivision approval and shall not exceed twelve months. a. For phased developments, if the first phase is not recorded within twenty-four months from Final Plat approval, the approval for all phases shall expire. b. If the first phase is recorded within twenty-four months from Final Plat approval, the approval shall automatically be extended with each recorded phase for a period of twenty-four months measured from the date of most recent phase recordation. 6. Phased Subdivisions. If the construction of various portions of any development is proposed to occur in stages, then the standards for phased development subdivision is proposed to occur in stages, then the standards for phased development outlined in 19.13 shall be met. 7. Utilities. All utility lines shall be underground in designated easements. No pipe, conduit, cable, water line, irrigation line, gas, sewage, drainage, steam, electrical, or any other energy or service shall be installed or maintained upon any lot outside of any building above the surface of the ground except during construction. a. No sewer, storm drain, culinary water, or irrigation water main shall be installed or maintained within a residential lot; all such utilities must be placed in an easement within protected open space or within rights-of-way. When placed outside rights-of-way they shall be located a minimum of 10’ from any lot line and paved access roads shall be provided to all manholes or other access points required for maintenance.