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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 6014 AMEND SUDVISION REGULATIONS Augusta Richmond GA DOCUMENT NAME: ()- \~q'6' ---{YO\L\ DOCUMENT TYPE: O'(C\\ffi\\L.e" YEAR: ' C\% BOX NUMBER: 0-\ FILE NUMBER: \ ~'CiD NUMBER OF PAGES: L\ \ :T '\' ORDINANCE NO. 66/t} A resolution by the Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission recommending that the Subdivision Regulations be amended as follows: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS OF AUGUST A, GEORGIA, ADOPTED BY THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION ON MARCH 18, 1997 BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR THE CREATION OF REMOTE LOTS, OR FLAGPOLE LOTS. SECTION I. That the Ordinance regulating the subdivision of land in Augusta, Georgia, is amended by deleting Section l04.3(A). SECTION II. That the Ordinance regulating the subdivision of land in Augusta, Georgia, is amended by adding the following new section 104.3(A). Section 104.3 Modifications* The Executive Director of the Planning Commission may exempt from the requirements of Article II the following types of subdivisions: A. The division of any tract of land that is in one individual ownership into ten (l 0) lots or less, provided that in such cases no new streets, street rights-of-way, or street dedications are involved, provided that the street the property is fronting on must be a street that is officially deeded to Augusta,Georgia; provided further that no utility, drainage, or other easements are found necessary; and no new or residual parcels are created which do not conform to the requirements of these regulations. Such subdivisions must be accompanied by whatever supportive documentation shall be required by the Executive Director. The subdivider shall disclose ownership or financial interest in any lands that adjoin the subject property, and ifthere are plans to further subdivide any of this property then they shall be disclosed in the form of an overall concept plan. If the overall concept plan includes more than sixteen total lots or more than eight flagpole lots then the subdivider shall conform to Articles II, III and IV. In no case shall more than sixteenJ:ots be subdivided from a parent parcel within any ten year period without conforming to Articles II, III, and IV. At the discretion of the Executive Director, compliance with Articles II, III and IV in whole or in part may be required. it " SECTION III. The Ordinance regulating the subdivision ofland in Augusta, Georgia, is amended by deleting 405K in its entirety. SECTION IV. The Ordinance regulating the subdivision of land in Augusta, Georgia, is amended by adding the following section 405K. 405 .K. *Subdivision of land into one or more flagpole lots shall comply with the following requirements: 1. No flagpole lots shall have a width ofless than twenty-five (25) feet at any point. 2. No portion of a flagpole lot less than sixty (60) feet in width shall be located within one hundred (100) feet of a street intersection, railroad crossing or stream crossing. 3. Minimum lot size for flagpole lots, excluding portions of lots less than sixty (60) feet in width shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. 4. Flagpole lots, where "flagpoles" are contiguous, shall have a common driveway constructed by the owner to serve all lots for ingress and egress with cross easements thereto extending from the street right-of-way to a point where the lot widens to a width of sixty (60) feet or greater. . 5. Common driveways serving more than two lots shall have all weather surface treatment which is acceptable to the Executive Director in consultation with the Director of Public Works or his designee, given the soils, topography, and other site conditions. The all weather surface of GOmmon driveways shall at a minimum have a width of ten feet and a stable shoulder eight feet in width on either side ofthe all weather surface. The property owner may be required to supply the Executive Director with a certification from a professional engineer hired by the property owner that a proposed common driveway plan consisting of surface treatment, base, shoulders, and other design considerations is appropriate for the particular site conditions. In situations where extraordinary hardships can be demonstrated the requirement for an all weather surface may be waived by the Executive Director in consultation with the Director of Public V'; orks or his designee. 6. ,If a concept plan provides for common driveways with all weather surface treatment, then upon approval of such plan the subdivider shall construct all common driveways per the plan before any final plats are submitted. 7. If a concept plan provides for common driveways with all weather surface treatment, then covenants and/or homeowner's association documents J ,~ which at a minimum govern maintenance of the common driveway shall be completed and executed after approval of said concept plan but before ~my final plats are submitted which covenants and/or homeowners association documents shaH be recorded with the final plat. 8. There shall be a minimum distance of 400 hundred (400) feet between common driveways of flagpole lot subdivisions. 9. Common driveways for flagpole lot subdivisions shall serve no more than four (4) lots. 10. Easements providing common driveways for flagpole lots shaH be recorded on plats containing such lots. 11. Plats containing flagpole lots shall include the following owner's acknowledgment: "Easements providing ingress and egress are the private property of the owner, who has full and perpetual responsibility for their maintenance. The owner releases the Governing Body from any and all claims, damages, or demands arising on account of such easements." SECTION V. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Done in Open Meeting under the Common Seal thereofthis3rd day of March, 1998. APPROVED THE 3rd day of March, 1998. ~. . ATTEST: ~/~ ERK OMMIS:SION This petition was published in the Augusta Chronicle, Friday, November 21, 1997, by the Planning Commission for Public hearing on Monday, December 8, 1997. First Reading 2-17-98 Second Reading 3-3-98 I '1"""I~-~4.- ='0 """ 1'1 r L- t"'t .,.., .A. 1 .., ~ _ _. " . ... _ _ ... ....,.. T , ... " . r ':;;::1 ;:: ::;, fJ~I~~I' "'t~I'~~ ,., ftl t II II' '.. .. 111 . I'" ""'1' .11 ' , ., 'I ':1 ,., " .4.... p' - '~. r~ . ~: ~'i ; t':, . .!- p ..' : : .~,., , ,t 'If"." ~.. .... . p . ' ' l . -...;.-.....;.i .~ -...' ;;;.U ~..: '~~'-'-1Ilb:l -"~_' AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY PI.ANNING COMMISSlOl'i C,F.ORGR A. PATTY l::XEt'UTIVe DIRECTOR T1IEL:\1A :\-tACK CHAIRPERSON 'i7.'i TF.J .F A TR STR FE AUGUSTA. CEORGIA 30001 PHONF.: (7M) ~21,179fl FA-X: (706) 821.1806 MEMORANDUM From: Whom It May Concern George A. Patty, Executive Director J>W To: Subject: What is an "All Weather Surface"? Date: February 27, 1998 [ have been asked to deflne an all weather surface as required by the proposcu subdivision amendment regarding tlagpole lol". S~tion 405K (5) of this proposed amendment provides that: "Common driveways serving more than two luts shall have all weath,:=r surface tn:atml:nt which is acceptable to the Executive: Director and the Director of the Department of Public Works:' The phrase "paved with an all weather surface" is used in the Zoning Ordinance at 4-1 (d) to describe the surface treatment of offstreet parking areas. This has almost always meant pavement with either asphalt or concrete. At times aggregate has been acceptahle and there have probably been some isolated situations where grading the existing soils ha.c: heen acceptable. I have not given a lot of thought to this issue nor have I talked to Jack Murphy, but I would expect to consider the common driveways in the same way that we have considered the otlstreet parking areas. In almosl: all cases I would expect that there will have to be some pavement over an acceptable base, giving consideration for such variables as the existing soil conditions. topography, drainage, location within the county, and the nature of the street or road that it extends from. I would expect that only in those rare situations where there are good soils, flat topography, good drainage. an unpaved road. and other flagpole subdivisions with unpaved common driveways in the immedillte area that pavement would not be required. GAP/sic Enclo:mre ~ax . I .3 Phone 1/ ~ ~ ( _ I 7 qt:, Fax 9 Phone "