§ 30-109. Revisions.

(a)

The director shall have the discretion to determine whether a revision to an approved preliminary plat constitutes a major or minor revision, as defined herein, as per this section.

(b)

A major revision is a change to a subdivision plan that alters or deviates from the purpose, function and/or design as originally presented at the pre-application meeting so that the original character, effect and/or use of the site have been changed.

(c)

Minor revisions are any changes that are not considered major as defined below. Accumulative effects will be considered. Any revision criteria that does not appear on the major revision list shall be assumed to be a minor revision, but as determined by the director. Minor revisions may be referred back to the planning and zoning commission and board of supervisors if the county finds that the extent or nature of the revisions, even though minor, warrants that reconsideration.

(d)

Any one or more of the following changes to a preliminary plat, after its approval by the planning and zoning commission, shall be considered a major revision. The change(s) shall require the plat to be returned to the applicable earlier stage of review, a new pre-application meeting, or a new preliminary plat submittal, at the discretion of the director, and shall require new fees, involve a new tract number, and a new six-year period of approval, if approved:

(1)

The preliminary plat has received a substantial redesign that is different from the previous preliminary plat, instead of correcting deficiencies from the previous review.

(2)

The revised preliminary plat does not substantially conform to the design recommended by the commission and approved by the board of supervisors.

(3)

Addition or subtraction of a block of lots, or parcel(s) that influence the design and effects on the plat, where the remaining elements must be redesigned to accommodate a change in density of ten percent or more.

(4)

An increase or decrease in size:

a.

Of the plat boundary affecting total acreage of the site by ten percent or more;

b.

Of ten percent or more in residential lot density;

c.

Of the total number of lots on the plat by ten percent or more.

(5)

Changing a land use on the plat in such a manner that the change creates design conflicts between residential and commercial uses.

(6)

The addition or subtraction of a through collector street, or greater classification, inside the plat boundary.

(7)

Noncompliance with required road specifications.

(8)

Addition or subtraction of a golf course, lakes, canals, or parks, to the plat.

(9)

Any denial of a preliminary plat by the board of supervisors.

(10)

Any deliberately false or misleading representation on the plat or documents supporting the plat; falsification of records, legal description, or any proven fraudulent action affecting the plat; or legal/court determination requiring change as a result of false representation.

(11)

The addition of new exceptions from standard that the reviewing county departments consider significant, or which may not be supportable.

( Ord. No. 2001-01 , § 3.10(E), 2-20-2001; Ord. No. 2004-04 , § 3.10(E), 12-6-2004; Ord. No. 2010-06 , § 3.7(E), 4-5-2010)