2025-02-11-AMENDED AGENDA PACKET

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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE TO REVISE AND UPDATE TITLE 15 OF THE BATESVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE (SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS); TO REVISE CERTAIN APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the method of preparing and presenting preliminary and final plats has changed dramatically over the past several decades to a largely digital format; and, WHEREAS, the existing language in the Batesville Subdivision Regulations are outdated and in need of revision to reflect current practice and need for digital data to update City digital data files; and, WHEREAS, the Batesville Planning Commission, the Batesville City Code Enforcement Officer and City Engineer determined what revisions to the Subdivision Regulations would be most consistent with current submission practices and maintenance of City digital files; and, WHEREAS, the Batesville Planning Commission conducted a properly advertised public hearing as required by law on November 4, 2024; and, WHEREAS, the Batesville Planning Commission, at its regular meeting on November 4, 2024, recommended, by unanimous vote, that said revisions be adopted by ordinance by the Batesville City Council; NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. Add the following definition to Section 15.02.01. of the Batesville Municipal Code (Subdivision Regulations) with the following: "Code Enforcement Officer, means that person designated by the Mayor to administer the provisions of this Code." Section 2. Amend the definition of "Plat, preliminary" to read as follows: "Plat, preliminary, also known as a development plan, means the preliminary drawing(s), described in this chapter, indicating the proposed manner or layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Planning Commission for review, and including the preliminary bill of assurance" Section 3. Revise Section 15.02.20 as follows: a. Subsection (b) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: "The second step involves preparation of a preliminary plat by the applicant for consideration and approval by the Planning Commission. This document is designed to show the proposed subdivision in sufficient detail to indicate its workability in all respects, but not in final form, with all the details fully computed. This step shall be initiated within 12 months after approval of the preliminary plat by the Planning Commission. Failure to initiate construction within the approved time frame shall cause the approval to be terminated; the Code Enforcement Officer may authorize an extension of not more than 3 months, after which the applicant shall be required to submit a new application which complies with all requirements then in effect. A subdivider proposing to subdivide within the defined Planning Area Boundary of the City shall not proceed with any construction work on the proposed subdivision, including grading, before obtaining preliminary plat approval." b. In subsection (c) delete the first two sentences and replace with the following: "The third step involves submittal of a final plat conforming in all respects to the preliminary plat."