Chapter 11.60
SUBDIVISION AND UTILITY REGULATIONS

Sections:

11.60.010    Prohibited land transactions.

11.60.020    Subdivision and utility regulations.

11.60.010 Prohibited land transactions.

(a) No person, including any agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or owner of land, shall:

(1) Transfer, sell or enter into a contract to sell land in a subdivision before a plat of the subdivision has been prepared, approved and recorded; or

(2) File a plat or other document depicting subdivided land in a public recorder’s office unless the plat or document has been approved by the platting authority.

(b) Failure to comply with the terms of this section shall constitute an infraction and shall be subject to the penalty set forth in NCO Section 1.20.040, plus any surcharge required to be imposed by AS 12.55.039 per violation. (Ord. O-14-01-02 § 27, 2014: Ord. O-99-11-3 § 24, 1998: Ord. O-93-6-6 § 1 (part), 1994)

11.60.020 Subdivision and utility regulations.

(a) The planning commission shall deny permission to subdivide or develop land within flood hazard areas unless the following requirements have been fulfilled:

(1) The land subdivision and development are consistent with the need to minimize flood damages;

(2) All public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems shall be located, elevated or constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage;

(3) Adequate drainage shall be provided to reduce the exposure of structures, utilities and facilities to flood hazards;

(4) The preliminary and final plat shall include the ground elevation at convenient reference points.

(b) All new or replacement water supply systems and sanitary sewage systems, including on-site systems, shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems and discharges from the systems into flood waters.

(c) All new or replacement public utilities such as gas, electric and telephone systems shall be designed or constructed to eliminate disruptions due to flooding and associated hazards.

(d) In determining if the requirements of this section are fulfilled, the planning commission shall consider the intent of this chapter and at least:

(1) The danger to life and property due to the increased flood heights or velocities caused by subdivision fill, roads and intended uses;

(2) The danger that intended uses may be swept onto other lands or downstream to the injury of others;

(3) The adequacy of proposed water supply and sanitation systems and the ability of these systems to prevent disease, contamination and unsanitary conditions under flood conditions;

(4) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner. (Ord. O-93-6-6 § 1 (part), 1994)