Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 424--Regulate Subdivision of Land — reading text

s . - 9- ~ s::- f 2. 3-~ 2f1/ d ~ _~ ORDINANCE NO. ~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT vVALTOfJ BEACH, FLORIDA, HEGuLATING THE , i JD IVSIuTl\ OF LAND IN Ort .. BO, T TO BE ANNEAED Tv TI'IE CITY OF } i'tmT W.-\LTON JBACH, REqtJfIUNG. AND H.EGUL~ T~ NG . TI.IE PRC- PHH.ATldN t\. ND . t\. tj. iEN' t:;. i\ iTIUiJ 0,(<' l' RBLJ.fI' 4LNAHY AND li'INl1L 1'L;-\T3: EST.~BLI3HING MINIM.\ Jri SVBDIVISIUN DESiGN ,.) Ti.NDArtDS: IJl{uVIDING MINIMUI,~ I~ VH() V:3- t1ENTS TO BE l\IiAD~ OH. GJ.\.HANTBED TO BE tJADE: BY THE Sja,lHVIDEH AND PRESCRIBING ~ Li.;,lLTI3S iOR VIOLATJ.0N THEHEOF. 1', . T ORDAINED BY THE CITY i- CO JNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT ',' HLTOI'J i., CH, FLORIDA: l~ CTIGN 1: DEC1ARArION OF PJRPOSE The procedures and . stc':. nd" rds f or the devclopElent .~ nd c: ui).Jivision of re:ll est',. t::; and for the s urveying ~md platting ceof Il(:): J~ dopted :, nd prescribed by this ordinance : lre hereby uund by the City Council, to be necess~ ry ~ nd appropriate 10 order to provide for economical and sufficient streets vrit-, h cldequ.~tc widths :1nd with proper alignment , md grndos l;-, s::gned to promote the public s1fety, heCllth Q nd general Jj. f,-' 1,re, to provide for sui t" ble residenti:= ll neighborhoods l1. dequ: lte streets _md utilities and .,, 1 ppropriate building sitJs, to Selve unnecGss: try expenditure of public funds by tiul proper construction of streets and utilities and to rovide proper L=~ nd records f or the convenience of the publlc i,' for better. identific:1tion 2nd permanent location of real i,'::. 1~ . tJ b oundJ.rl. es . CTION 2: DEFINITIONS For ~ he p~ rpose of these regulations certcin words and 3rmsusod heroin J.re defined : lS follows: 1. ALLEY. A minor dw_,y rOi.~ which is used primarily for va~ Lcul~r service ~ ccess to tho back or the side of properties otherwise butting o. on J. street. 2. BOARD. The word " Boilrd1t shD.ll be construod to I: 1oan tn(~ l;~ unicipJ.l Advisory Bo::trd J.S now constituted. T, 3. CITY. Tho City of Fort L1lton Beach, Florida. 4. CO~ P~ EHENSIVE PLAN. A Plan, which may consist of 30verill ITlilpS, diLta and other doscriptivo. mn.ttcr, for the physic,lI development of the ci ty'-01'- [~ny portion thereto including any ; lmendments, extensions or '- ddi tions thereof Jiopted by the City Council, indic, i.ting the generD.l locations fer ffiJ.jor rOJ.ds, pJ.rks or other public open spaces, public tuilding sites, routos $ or public utilities, zoning district other simil,Lr inforrrkl tion. OJ:' 5. COJ'NCIL. The City Council of the City of Fort Halton t:Sov.. ch) FloridJ.. b. C 'JL- DE- SAC . A street h,1.ving one open end and being ruunently f),,' tod by ,~ vehicuLlr termin:.:. round. rn- i.~ t..... DEDICATION. 7. The deliborJ.te appropriation of land by for any general and public USGS, ltS owner reserving to fUlilsolf no other rights thD.n such =~s ~ l re c omp:-,ti blc with the f"J 1 exercise J.nd onjoyment of the p . blic uses to which the prop~ rty h2S been devoted. 8. EA0~ 1!~ ENT. Aright- of -wqy gri1ntod for limi tad use of private property for J. public or quusi- public purpose. 9. liIGHT- OF-\' iAY. L:.: md reserved, used or to b rJ used fo: r nC';:::'" v, ll:.;vJcln/,,,,_ y, in' H'~ = d:::-,', silltv c~ cth- r' ,,-'~,-  2- 10. STREET. The tGrmd street1i means 11 public way for uLlr tr.J.ffic whether designo.tod '-LS Cl street, highwo.y, rc, lY, thrUWi. 1Y, rOc1d, rd, lane, boulev,:. pl.J.ce c . Jroughf.: . parKw':' 1' howovor dosign:ltod. CJ.) ART3RIAL STREETJ AND HIGHVAYS. Those which ro used priml1rily for fast or heavy tr~ffic. b) COLLECTOR OR FEEDER STREBTS. Those which c~1rry t, Y':", ffic from minor streets to the major ystom of ~ s 1rtoril( 1 reots or highwJYs, including the principal entrance streets tion wi thin rcsidontiJ. .l development " nd streets for circul:\. h a development. c) ~} IArlGINAL ACCESS STHEETS. Minor s treats which j paro.llel l1nd adj.J. c2nt to 0. rtcrio.l - streots and highways and ich provide access to ~ butting properties and protoction om traffic. d) I'1IINOR STREETS. Those which iJ. re used primarily lor J.ccess to a butting property. EX; RESSVAYS. Streets or highways intondod for 3t and heavy tro.ffic veling tr.J. J. considerable distance on hich points of ingress or egress o.nd crossings arc controlled: Jlmited or sepQr~ tcd. to f) HALF- STREET. Generally parallel and adjacent che boundary of a tract, living .J. lesser right- of- way width h~,n requirod for l1 full width of the type invol vod. TCH PLAN. Sl~ f: An informCll pLm indicating the salient 11. 0xisting features of the site and its surroundings as described n Section 3 and the general l3yout of a proposed subdivision. SIGHT 12. DI3.TA:NCE. The minirl1um extent of an unobstructG;.~ rd vision ( orw.-::. in a horizontal pl.ln:e) o.long a street from a ehicle loc~tod at any given point on the street. SJBDIVIDER. A person, or his agent, who undertakes 13. c 0. cti vities covered by these regulations, trticul. p:.: trly vhe d.r~ lwing up of il subdivision pLlt showing the layout of the L:md o.nd the public improvements involved therein. Inas- mLi.ch as tho subdivision is merely n necess, lry means pl.:1t to the ond of assuring a s:: t isfa. ctory development, the term 1 Ii subdi videri! is intended to include the term \ dov8loperlt even though the persons involv.3d in succossi ve st: lges of the pro- j ect mClY v,~ry. SJBDIVISION. 14.The division of a parcel of land into two ( 2) or more lots or purcels f or the purposo of transfer of own~ rship or d8v~ lopmGnt, or, if a new street is involved, J.ny di vi sion of J. p. lrcol of Lmd. ZONING OaDINANCE.15. Wherev0r used in these regulations 0ansZoning Ordin:.. lnce of th~ the City of Fort -} illton Beach, Florid~, and ~ mendmonts thGr~to. CTION 3: GENEHAL - PrlE- APPLICATION PROCEDURE Prior to tho propurution of u preliminury pl~t the sub- ii vidor of .J.ny Llnd wi thin tho corpor: Lto area of the City of ort W~ lton Beach sh.J.ll obt~ in ~ copy of the City of Fort tlton BG...cch Subdivision ReguLltions and confer with tho L1nicipal Advisory Bo, lrd in order to b 0come thoroughly f amili' - with tho subdivision regul~tions herein defined. At such con-