Section 16.58.040 Procedure for obtaining subdivision approval.


Prior to the adoption of Ord. 2005-07 on 06/01/2005, Section 16.58.040 read as follows.

    A.    Discuss Proposed Subdivision with City Planner. Any person wishing to subdivide land within Vernal City, Utah, shall secure from the City Planner information pertaining to the City's plan of streets, parks, drainage, zoning   land use  and other master general  plan requirements affecting the land to be subdivided.
    B.    Prepare Vicinity Plan. The subdivider shall then prepare a vicinity plan and shall submit nine (9) copies of the same to the Planning Commission.
    C.    Obtain Planning Commission Approval of Vicinity Plan. The Planning Commission shall review and shall approve or disapprove the general design of the subdivision or approve it subject to required changes or alterations.
    D.    Prepare Preliminary Plat and Engineering Drawing and Pay Preliminary Plat Fees to City Clerk. Upon approval of the vicinity plan by the Planning Commission, the subdivider shall prepare a preliminary plat of the subdivision and shall submit to the Planning Commission the following:
    1.    Nine (9) copies of the preliminary plat;
    2.    Three (3) copies of the engineering drawings showing:
    a.    Typical cross sections of streets,
    b.    Provisions for drainage,
    c.    Location and size of both "on-site" and "off-site" water mains and sewer lines;
    3.    Nine (9) copies of preliminary covenants, conditions and restrictions;
    4.    Any other material or information required by the Planning Commission.
    E.    Obtain Planning Commission Approval of Preliminary Plat.
    1.    The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing providing seven (7) day notice to a newspaper of general circulation within the City and posted on the City's web page and to property owners within three hundred feet of the subdivision.  The Planning Commission shall review and shall approve or disapprove the preliminary plat, or approve it with modifications within thirty (30) days from the date of the submission of the preliminary plat. Approval or denial of the plat shall be based upon compliance with the master general  plan and with the standards and conditions of approval, as set forth in this chapter. The action of the Planning Commission shall be written on the face of two (2) copies of the plat, one (1) of which shall be retained in the files of the Planning Commission and one (1) of which shall be returned to the subdivider. If disapproved, the Planning Commission shall express its reasons therefor to the subdivider.
    2.    Where a subdivider owns or controls more land that he wishes to develop immediately, the Planning Commission may require that the preliminary plat of the whole area be submitted, in which case the subdivider shall indicate on the preliminary plat the portion to be developed immediately and the portion to be held for development. Whenever final plat approval has been obtained on any part of the preliminary plat, approval of the remaining part of the preliminary plat shall remain in effect for a period of two (2) years. The preliminary plat, along with engineering drawings, may be presented to the Planning Commission at the same time as the vicinity plan.
     3.    The preliminary plat for minor subdivisions (see Section 16.58.030) shall not be approved by the Planning Commission until assurance, satisfactory to the Commission, has been received that all other requirements of this chapter have been complied with.
    F.    Prepare Final Plat and Obtain Approval of Planning Commission and Pay Final Plat Fees to City Clerk. After the preliminary plat has been approved, the subdivider shall then prepare and submit one (1) tracing, three (3) copies of the final plat of the subdivision and three (3) copies of the finalized covenants, conditions and restrictions to the Planning Commission.
    G.     Set up escrow account with the City. (see Section 16.58.030)
     1.      Subdivisions Requiring Final Approval.  After approval of the final plat of a subdivision by the Planning Commission, the subdivider shall either construct required improvements or  set up an escrow account with the City Clerk in an amount, as determined by the City Engineer, sufficient to cover the costs of any improvements required under this code as a guarantee that the improvements will be installed and paid for without cost to the City.
     2.    Subdivisions Not Requiring A Final Plat. Prior to the approval of the preliminary plat by the Planning Commission, the subdivider shall  set up an escrow account with the City Clerk in an amount, as determined by the City Engineer, sufficient to cover the costs of installing any improvements required under this chapter as guarantee that the improvements will be installed and paid for without cost to the City.
    H.    Obtain Approval of the City Council. After  setting up an escrow account, the plat, or in the case of a minor subdivision the preliminary plat approved by the Planning Commission,  shall be submitted to the City Council for approval. Unless otherwise provided on the plat, approval of the final plat, or in the case of a minor subdivision the preliminary plat, shall constitute acceptance by the City of all streets and other properties dedicated for public use.
    I.    Record Final Plat. After obtaining approval of the City Council, the subdivider shall submit the final plat tracing to the office of the Uintah County recorder for recording within ninety (90) days of the date of approval by the City Council. (PZSC § 03-28-003)(Ord. No. 96-08, Amended, 03/20/96)