Cochise County Subdivision Regulations Board of Supervisors Public Hearing

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Cochise County Subdivision Regulations Board
of Supervisors Public Hearing
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1996 Comprehensive Plan

• Provide viable, cost-effective VOLUNTARY
  development alternatives for the use of land.
  These alternatives might include
• (a) Clustering residential development (including
  roads, utilities and other infrastructure)
  leaving open areas and vistas, but retaining
  overall densities of the subdivision
• (b) Allow for smaller lots with provision of
  shared ownership in common open space
• (c) Provide increased densities for a planned
  unit development
• (d) Conservation and agricultural easements for
  preservation of open space and
• (e) Waiving certain subdivision requirements so
  long as they meet minimum health and safety
  standards.

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Highlights of Changes

• Article 1Purpose/Definition/Penalities
• Defining exempt bulk sales (6 or more lots), as 1
  buyer in 1 transaction only if the entire
  inventory of parcels owned by the seller is sold
  in one transaction.
• Defining as new subdividers, individuals selling
  5 or more lots in previously platted subdivisions
  that do not meet current standards

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Highlights of Changes

• Article 2 Tentative Plat
• Defines Subdivision Committee Role
• Updates information requirements on TP letter
  of intent
• Gives Board opportunity to approve TP along with
  waivers

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Highlights

• Article 3 Final Plat
• Defines conformance with Tentative Plat
• Updates information requirements on FP
• Drops allowance for subdivision name changes
• Makes minor final plat amendments an
  administrative process by Planning Director with
  H F concurrence
• Defines major amendments

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Highlights

• Article 4 General Requirements
• Ensure overall area planning with development
  plan for contiguous property with same owner
• Defines information for traffic analysis
• Allows septics on 36,000 sq. ft. if on community
  water system
• Add fire protection requirements
• Adds water conservation requirements
• Defines phasing
• Allows private roads if built inspected to same
  standard as public roads
• Improvement plans required with FP
• Phasing
• Cattle guards

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Highlights

• Article 5 Security for Improvements
• 5 model homes per phase
• Makes explicit that assurances released only for
  complete phases
• Adds improvement inspection process
• Added-Existing roads must be maintained during
  construction
• Added-up to 75 lot sales allowed if secured by a
  bond, certified check etc.

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Highlights

• Article 6 Alternative Residential Options
• Minor expedited subdivisions designed to
  facilitate small subdivisions
• 34 density bonus (up to 27 lots) if on paved
  roads lot sizes 36,000 sq. ft. or greater
• Otherwise up to 20 lots
• No fee
• Combined tentative final plat
• Drainage report not Hydrology and Hydraulic study
  

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Highlights

• Article 6 Alternative Residential Options
• Conservation Option
• Replaces cluster option in Zoning Regulations
• Deletes density bonus for subdividing more than
  10 lots in Zoning Regulations
• 34 density bonus lot sizes 36,000 sq. ft. or
  greater
• 50 density bonus lot sizes 36,000 sq. ft. or
  greater with fire, sewer, community water
• 50 open space
• Defines cooperative design process

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Highlights

• Article 7 Definitions
• Article 8 Adoption/Severability/How to amend

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Highlight Public Input

• Work-session Commission 2-03
• Work-session Board 8-03
• Work-session Commission 3-04
• Public Hearing Commission 5-12
• Extensive Interested Party Mailing List
• A foot high pile of drafts reviewed
• Notice of drafts sent to E-notification list
• Standard legal notification

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Fees

• Tentative Plat
• Final Plat
• Minor Expedited Subdivision
• Improvement Plan Review
• Tentative Plat Time Extensions
• Waivers from Subdivision Regulations
• Amended Plats
• Assurance Agreement Time Extensions
• Substitution of Assurance Agreement
• Plat Abandonments
• Appeals
• Private Road Inspection Fee

• 500 20 per lot
• 500 10 per lot (50 H F)
• No Fee
• 125 per sheet (To H F)
• 500
• 100 per waiver
• 300 each
• 500
• 300
• 300
• 300
• 50 per hour

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Recommended Motion

• Mr. Chairman, I move to approve the attached
  resolution, which adopts updated subdivision
  regulations, amends the Zoning Regulations and
  amends the Planning Department fee schedule and
  authorize the Chairman to sign.

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Next Steps

• By July 22nd
• Develop applications checklists
• Develop standards for the combined
  tentative/final plat then
• See if they work