§ 4.1. Subdividing or recombining property.

All proposals to subdivide combine or recombine parcels of land under the provision of these regulations shall be in compliance with the Fulton County Standard Procedures and Guidelines for Subdividing Property.

4.1.1.

All final plats, replats and minor plats shall have the consent of the owners of all affected lots shown on said plat. Replats or new plats showing modifications to common areas shall require the consent of owners of all lots shown in the original final plat.

4.1.2.

Proposals for the subdivision, combination or recombination of lawful previously platted lots or parcels, or portions thereof, shall be in compliance with the Fulton County Zoning Resolution, as amended.

4.1.3.

If construction activity contemplated results in the disturbance of an area of 5,000 square feet or more, a land disturbance permit must be approved along with any building permit prior to construction.

4.1.4.

Where a proposed lot fronts an existing public street, the subdivider shall improve the street along the lot's frontage to the applicable standards of these regulations and any standard details as determined by the director.

4.1.5.

All slope, drainage and utility easements, as well as necessary right-of-way widths (as determined by the director) on an existing public street, paved or unpaved, shall be provided by the subdivider at no cost to Fulton County.

4.1.6.

Each proposed lot shall comply with the requirements of the Fulton County Board of Health, whose certification of approval shall accompany the submission of the final plat to the director.

4.1.7.

A minor plat proposal, as defined in Article III of these regulations, may be exempt from traffic and drainage studies and tree surveys, when an analysis is submitted and concludes that the development would have no negative impact on traffic or drainage.

4.1.8.

Each lot created under the provisions of a minor plat shall not subsequently be re-subdivided pursuant to the provisions of a minor plat.

4.1.9.

Standalone commercial and industrial parcels which do not have a legally recorded plat pursuant to these regulations and are subject to either: a zoning action; the land disturbance permit process; or a proposed change in the building footprint, shall be required to plat the parcel according to these regulations prior to the certificate of completion of a land disturbance permit or the issuance of a building permit. (Added 9-2-15)

4.1.10.

For the division of land, after initial development of the property, the following standards shall also apply:

A.

A proposed lot fronting an existing public street shall contain the necessary frontage required by the Fulton County Zoning Resolution.

B.

The subdivider shall submit documentation of the necessary easements providing for access to a public street for proposed lots that front only on an existing, documented, paved private street or driveway.

C.

All slope, drainage and utility easements, as well as necessary street rights-of-way (as determined by the director) shall be provided by the subdivider at no cost to Fulton County.

(Ord. No. 18-0340, Att. A, 5-16-18)