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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 15.08, BY ADDING A SECTION 15.08.04 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO ALLOW, IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, MORE RAPID APPROVAL OF CERTAIN SUBDIVISION PLATS
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
SECTION 1: 15.08.04 PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to allow, in certain instances and when specific criteria have been met, the administrative approval of minor subdivision plats.
SECTION 2: APPLICABILITY. The following criteria must be met in order for a subdivision plat to qualify as a minor plat and be eligible for administrative approval.
(A) The plat must be for a lot which was previously subdivided by a dead or must be for a boundary line adjustment. The plat shall not create more lots than previously existed.
(B) All lots front on an existing public road which meets minimum standards, is included in a street improvements district, or for which a street improvement agreement has been signed. If adequate right-of-way does not exist, it shall be provided on the plat as required by the Master Street Plan or at the discretion of the City Engineer.
(C) The plat must be for property located in a residential zoning district.
SECTION 3: SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS. Twelve blue line or black line prints shall be submitted along with a filing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) plus sixty cents ($ .60) per lot. The following information shall be provided on all minor plats:
(A) A key map showing the tract and the nearest street intersections, a north arrow, and a graphic scale.
(B) The proposed subdivision name and location, the name and address of the owner(s), and the stamp of the surveyor who prepared the plat.
(C) The bearings and distances of all lots boundaries.
(D) The locations and dimensions of existing property lines, street right-of-way, railroads, buildings, culverts, drain pipes, public utility lines, easements, and floodway and flood plain boundaries.
(E) The propose...
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