ARTICLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS. 1

SECTION 1.       TITLE: 1

SECTION 2.       PURPOSE AND INTENT: 1

SECTION 3.       AUTHORITY: 1

SECTION 4.       JURISDICTION: 1

SECTION 5.       APPLICABILITY: 1

SECTION 6.       EXEMPTIONS: 1

SECTION 7.       RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS: 2

SECTION 8.       INTERPRETATION: 2

SECTION 9.       RULES OF CONSTRUCTION: 3

SECTION 10.     NOTICE TO THE COUNTY: 3

ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS. 4

SECTION 1.       APPLICABILITY: 4

SECTION 2.       DEFINITIONS: 4

ARTICLE III PLAT APPROVALS, VACATION PROCEDURE, VESTING OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS. 9

SECTION 1.       PLAT APPROVAL REQUIRED: 9

SECTION 2.       APPROVALS REQUIRED FOR PLAT RECORDING: 9

SECTION 3.       VACATION OF PLATS: 9

SECTION 4.       VESTING OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS: 9

ARTICLE IV APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND APPROVAL PROCESS. 10

SECTION 1.       PRE-APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: 10

SECTION 2.       SKETCH PLAN: 10

SECTION 3.       PRELIMINARY PLAT: 10

SECTION 4.       FINAL PLAT: 11

SECTION 5.       SMALL TRACT PLATTING PROCEDURE: 12

ARTICLE V DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLATS. 14

SECTION 1.       PRELIMINARY PLAT: 14

SECTION 2.       FINAL PLAT: 16

ARTICLE VI MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS  23

SECTION 1.       GENERAL GUIDELINES: 23

SECTION 2.       PUBLIC FACILITY REQUIREMENTS: 23

SECTION 3.       CHARACTER OF THE LAND: 24

SECTION 4.       STREETS, ALLEYS, AND PUBLIC WAYS: 24

SECTION 5.       BLOCKS: 28

SECTION 6.       LOTS: 28

SECTION 7.       SUBDIVISION DESIGN.. 29

ARTICLE VII DEDICATION OR RESERVATION OF PUBLIC SITES AND OPEN SPACES. 30

SECTION 1.       DETERMINATION OF NEED: 30

SECTION 2.       DEDICATION OF SITES: 30

ARTICLE VIII REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS  31

SECTION 1.       IMPROVEMENT PROVISIONS: 31

SECTION 2.       RELOCATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES: 32

SECTION 3.       EROSION CONTROL: 32

SECTION 4.       EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS: 32

SECTION 5.       FINANCING OF REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS: 33

ARTICLE IX INSTALLATION OF IMPROVEMENTS  35

SECTION 1.       PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED: 35

SECTION 2.       CONTENT OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: 35

SECTION 3.       CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS: 35

ARTICLE X LOT SPLIT PROCEDURE.. 37

SECTION 1.       AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL: 37

SECTION 2.       APPLICATION: 37

SECTION 3.       LOT SPLIT APPROVAL: 37

SECTION 4.       EXEMPTION FOR INDUSTRIAL PLATS: 38

ARTICLE XI APPEALS AND VARIANCES. 39

SECTION 1.       APPEALS: 39

SECTION 2.       VARIANCES: 39

SECTION 3.       WAIVERS: 39

ARTICLE XII AMENDMENTS AND REVIEW... 40

SECTION 1.       AMENDMENT PROCEDURE: 40

SECTION 2.       ANNUAL REVIEW: 40

ARTICLE XIII ADMINISTRATION.. 41

SECTION 1.       DUTIES OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: 41

SECTION 2.       DUTIES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION: 41

SECTION 3.       DUTIES OF THE GOVERNING BODY: 41

ARTICLE XIV SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE   42

SECTION 1.       SEVERABILITY: 42

SECTION 2.       EFFECTIVE DATE: 42