07/13/2004 Ordinances 8921
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ORDINANCE NO. 8921
An ordinance to amend Chapter 33 of the Grand Island City Code; to amend
Sections 33-1, 33-7, 33-8, 33-9, and 33-14 pertaining to subdivision regulations; to add
Addendum "A" to Chapter 33 of the Grand Island City Code; to repeal Sections 33-1,33-7,33-8,
33-9, and 33-14 as now existing, and any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith;
and to provide for publication and the effective date of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 33-1 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
~33-1. Definitions
Applicant shall mean the titleholder of record, his agent, or a person holding a notarized letter authorizing
the person to represent the legal owner of the property, or an appropriate purchase agreement.
Alley shall mean a minor public service street or public thoroughfare 20 feet or less in width, through a
block of lots primarily for vehicular service access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting on another
street and to provide access to utility services located therein. Buildings facing an alley shall not be construed as
satisfying the requirements of this code related to frontage on a dedicated street.
Block shall mean a parcel ofland platted into lots and bounded by public streets or by waterways, right-of-
ways, unplatted land, City-County boundaries, or adjoining property lines.
Bond shall mean any form of security including a cash deposit, security bond, or instrument of credit in an
amount and form satisfactory to the City Council which meets the intent of such security required by this chapter.
Boundary Adjustment shall mean the transfer of property by deed to a respective owner or owners of
contiguous property for the purpose of adjusting a boundary line and not for the purpose of creating an additional lot
or parcel.
Building: Line shall mean a line parallel, or nearly parallel, to the street line at a specified distance from the
street line which marks the minimum setback distance a building may be erected. In the case of a cul-de-sac, the
building line shall be measured around the curvature of the street line and shall be located at the required front yard
setback where the lot width shall meet the minimum lot width required in the zoning district.
Chief Building: OfficiaI(s) shall mean the individual(s) appointed and/or employed by the City to enforce
the prescribed and adopted building codes for the City.
City shall mean the City of Grand Island, Nebraska. Also, City Councilor governing body.
City Council shall mean the governing body for the City of Grand Island, Nebraska.
City Eng:ineer shall mean the City Engineer of the City of Grand Island utilized for the recommendation,
advice, and implementation of engineering work as requested by the City or such other engineer as the City may
assign in the particular matter.
Clerk shall mean the City Clerk of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska.
Comprehensive Development Plan shall mean the master plan for the improvement and development of
Grand Island, Nebraska, as adopted by the Hall County Regional Planning Commission and the City in accordance
with the laws of the State of Nebraska and the ordinances of Grand Island.
County Control Point shall mean any point identified as such within the Grand Island/Hall County
Geographic Information System (GIS) by the GIS Committee. County control points may include but are not limited
to township comers, section comers, quarter section comers, subdivision comers, and block comers.
Approved as to Form I:l
July 15, 2004
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Cul-de-Sac shall mean a short public way that has only one outlet for vehicular traffic and terminates in a
vehicular turn-around.
Dead End Street shall mean a public way that has only one outlet for vehicular traffic and does not
terminate in a vehicular turn-around.
Dedication shall mean the intentional appropriation of land by the owner to some public use.
Developer see "Subdivider".
Easement shall mean a right to use a parcel of land, granted to the general public, utility, corporation or
person( s) for a specific purpose or purposes.
Flood Plain shall mean any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source (see also
definition of "flooding" in S36-128).
Floodwav shall mean the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be
reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than
one foot.
Frontal?:e Road shall mean minor streets parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways, which
reduce the number of access points to the arterial street or highway for the purpose of increased traffic safety.
Gradinl?: Plan shall mean a drawing of a proposed subdivision with plans and specifications for grading
which is intended to represent the layout which will be approved for construction by the Planning Commission and
the City Council.
Hall Countv Rel?:ional Planninl?: Commission shall mean the Hall County Regional Planning Commission
of Grand Island, Nebraska.
Improvements shall mean street grading, street surfacing and paving, curbs and gutters, street lights, street
signs, sidewalks, crosswalks, water mains and lines, water meters, fire hydrants, sanitary sewers, storm drainage
facilities, culverts, bridges, public utilities, or other such installation as designated by the City Councilor its specific
approving authority.
Landscaped shall mean landscaping improvements which include but are not limited to screen plantings,
lawn area, pools, trees, shrubs, fences, and walls. Crushed rock, gravel, bark chips, etc., shall not substitute for lawn
area. Landscaping shall be provided within two years of issuance of occupancy permit for the principal structure on
each lot, and thereafter be properly maintained.
Lot shall mean a parcel, tract or area of land created in conformance with this chapter that may be
separately owned, used, developed or built upon.
Lot Consolidation shall mean a method for approval of lot boundary adjustments which reduces the
number of lots to not greater than two.
Lot, Corner shall mean a lot located at the intersection of two (2) or more streets at an angle of not more
than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees. If the angle is greater than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees, the lot
shall be considered an "interior lot".
Lot, Depth of shall mean the mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines. Comer lots
shall provide at least one dimension equal to the required lot depth prescribed in the affected zoning district.
Lot, Double Frontal?:e shall mean a lot having a frontage of two non-intersecting streets.
Lot, Flal?: shall mean a lot with frontage and access provided to the bulk of the lot by means of a narrow
corridor. The measurement of the actual lot frontage shall be made along the widest portion of the lot along the line
parallel to the street.
Lot, Frontal?:e shall mean that portion of a lot abutting a street. For purposes of determining yard
requirements of comer lots and through lots, all sides of a lot abutting a street shall be considered frontage.
Lot, Interior shall mean a lot other than a comer lot.
Lot Line shall mean the boundary line of a lot.
Lot Minimum Area shall mean the minimum square footage of land area within the boundaries of the
platted lot lines, as applicable to designated zoning districts.
Lot, Nonconforminl?: shall mean a lot having less area or dimension than that required in the district in
which it is located and which was lawfully created prior to the zoning thereof whereby the larger area or dimension
requirements were established, or any lot, other than one shown on a plat recorded in the office of the Hall County
Register of Deeds, which does not abut a public road or public road right-of-way and which was lawfully created.
Lot, Platted shall mean a lot which is part of a subdivision of the plat of which, or the appropriate permit
for which, has been legally approved by the City and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Hall County.
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Lot of Record shall mean a lot held in separate ownership as shown on the records of the Hall County
Register of deeds at the time of the passage of a regulation or regulation establishing the zoning district in which the
lot is located.
Lot Split shall mean a subdivision involving the division of one or more lots with the end result not be
greater than the two lots.
Lot, Throueh shall mean a lot having frontage on two (2) dedicated streets, not including a comer lot.
Lot, Width of shall mean the average horizontal distance between the side lot line, measured at right
angles to the lot depth at a point midway between the front and rear lot lines.
Master Plan see "Comprehensive Development Plan".
Monument shall mean an identification marker established by certified land survey and set by a registered
land surveyor at each section comer, angle point, block comer, street centerline, or other point.
Outlot shall mean a lot remnant or parcel of land left over after platting, which is intended as open space or
other use, for which no building permit shall be issued for any private structure. Typically uses are limited within the
subdivision agreement and/or plat.
Owner shall mean an individual, firm, association, syndicate, or corporation having sufficient proprietary
interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain such proceedings.
Pedestrian Way shall mean a tract of land dedicated to public use, which cuts across a block to facilitate
pedestrian access to adjoining streets or properties.
Person shall mean an individual, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal
organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, City, County, special district or any other group or
combination acting as an entity, except that it shall not include Grand Island, Nebraska.
Planned Unit Development shall mean a development designed to provide for an unusual or different
arrangement of residential, business, or industrial uses in accordance with an approved development plan.
Plat shall mean a map showing the location, boundaries, and legal description of individual properties,
including street rights-of-way, public utility easements, etc.
Plat, Administrative shall provide for lot combinations and boundary adjustments which result in
reconfigured lots with new lot boundaries.
Plat, Final shall mean the final plan of the plat, subdivision or dedication of land prepared for filing or
recording in conformance with this chapter. Substantial conformance to an approved preliminary plat, prepared by a
registered professional engineer or a registered land surveyor in accordance with this chapter is required.
Plat, Preliminary shall mean the preliminary plan of the plat, subdivision or dedication prepared in
accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
Plat, Revised Preliminary shall mean a revised plat or map of a previously approved preliminary plat,
including supporting data, indicating a proposed subdivision development, prepared in accordance with this chapter.
Preliminary Study shall mean a drawing of a proposed subdivision to be approved by the Planning
Commission and City Council before proceeding with a final plat.
Property Line Adiustment shall mean the relocation of a single common property line between two
abutting lots, parcels or other units of land where an additional lot, parcel or unit of land is not created and the
existing lot, parcel or unit of land reduced in size by the adjustment must comply with the applicable zoning
requirements. A property line adjustment does not alter the location of utility services and hook-ups. Property line
adjustments are accomplished through an administrative plat.
Sidewalk or Walkway shall mean that portion of a dedicated right-of-way or easement improved and
intended for pedestrian use only.
Replat shall mean the act of platting the lots, parcels and easements in a recorded subdivision to achieve a
reconfiguration of an existing subdivision or to increase or decrease the number of lots in the subdivision.
Street shall include public streets, highways, avenues, boulevards, parkways, roads, lanes, alleys, viaducts,
subways, tunnels, bridges, public easements and right-of-way. Where explicitly authorized by the City Council,
private streets may be authorized as part of planned developments.
Street, Arterial shall mean a street of considerable continuity connecting various sections of the City,
designated as an arterial street on the official street plan of the City.
Street, Collector shall mean a street or highway that is intended to carry traffic from minor streets to major
streets. Collector streets are usually the principal entrance streets to residential developments and the streets for
circulation within the development as designated in the Comprehensive Development Plan.
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Street, Frontal!e Access shall mean a street parallel and adjacent to a major street, major inter-regional
highway, or major collection road and primarily for service to the abutting properties, and being separated from the
major street by a dividing strip.
Street, Local shall mean a street which is used primarily for access to the abutting properties.
Street, Maior shall mean a street or highway used primarily for fast or high volume traffic, including
expressways, freeways, boulevards, and arterial streets as designated in the Comprehensive Development Plan.
Street, Minor shall mean a street intended primarily to provide pedestrian and vehicular access to the
abutting properties.
Subdivider shall mean any person, group, corporation, partnership, or other entity, or any agent thereof,
dividing or proposing to divide land so as to constitute a subdivision.
Subdivision shall mean the division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, sites, or other
divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or building development,
provided that the smallest lot created by the division is less than ten (10) aces in size.
Subdivision, Administrative shall mean the re-subdivision of existing subdivided lots and blocks,
involving the adjustment of existing lot boundaries or the consolidation of lots, in a manner consistent with zoning
regulations concerning minimum area and dimensions of lots; but not creating additional lots nor necessitating the
dedication of additional public right-of-way or easements.
Subdivision A!!reement shall mean an agreement between the City of Grand Island and a subdivider
whereby the subdivider agrees to construct any required public street, drainage, and other improvements, for a
subdivision and to provide security for completion of the subdivision improvements and in situations involving
public financing, the relative cost be borne by the subdivider and by the public entity. Conditions involving lot
frontage, use, annexation, landscaping, sidewalks, flood plain, utilities and similar concerns specific to the
development of the property may also be addressed.
Water Course, Drainal!e Way, Channel or Stream shall mean a current of water usually flowing in a
definite channel, having a bed and side or banks, and discharging itself into some other stream or body of water.
Zonin!! District shall mean an area delineated on a zoning map for which uniform use regulations are
specified.
SECTION 2. Section 33-7 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
~33-7. Preliminary Study and Data
(1) The subdivider shall prepare and file with the Planning Commission twenty-five (25) copies of the
proposed preliminary study and required data at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the next regular Planning
Commission meeting at which approval of the preliminary study is requested for standard preliminary plat requests.
Twenty-five (25) copies of preliminary study or plat approval requests for planned developments including:
Commercial Development Zone, Residential Development Zone, Travel Development Zone, Gateway Corridor
(Overlay) District, and Mobile Home Residential Zone; shall be submitted at least forty (40) days prior to the next
regular Planning Commission meeting at which approval of the preliminary study is requested.
(2) The director of Planning shall, at least ten (10) days prior to the Planning Commission meeting,
transmit a copy of the proposed preliminary study to the Board of Education of the school district or districts
involved, the public works director, director of utilities operations, and any other department or agency that may be
affected by the plat and as the commission may designate. Such department or agency except said Board of
Education shall have five days to review the referred preliminary study and report back to the director of Planning
any requirements or recommendation pertinent to approval of the study. The director of Planning shall examine the
preliminary study as to compliance with laws and ordinances of the approved master plan, other official plans and
good planning principles; analyze the recommendations submitted by other departments and agencies; coordinate
these recommendations and submit his recommendations to the Planning Commission at the next regular meeting.
(3) The Planning Commission shall consider all evidence presented by the subdivider, the director of
Planning, and others, and shall approve or disapprove the preliminary study, and shall transmit its recommendation
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along with all supporting papers to the City Council. A copy of the recommendation shall be sent to the subdivider,
and one copy shall be retained in the permanent files of the Planning Commission.
(4) The city council shall consider and act upon the Planning Commission's recommendation, and shall
approve or disapprove the preliminary study. In the event of disapproval, the council shall notify the Planning
Commission and state specific reasons for disapproval, a copy of which shall be transmitted to the subdivider.
Approval by the council shall be effective for a period of twelve months, after which if the final plat has not been
submitted to the Planning Commission for approval, reapproval of the preliminary study by the Planning
Commission and council shall be required.
(5) The preliminary study shall be made from an accurate survey made by a licensed land surveyor in the
State of Nebraska. The minimum acceptable scale shall be 100 feet to the inch. All preliminary studies shall provide
the following information:
(a) Proposed name and acreage of the subdivision.
(b) Name and address of owner, subdivider, and engineer or land surveyor.
(c) A legal description sufficient to define the location and boundaries of the subdivision and
evidence of ownership of the property proposed to be subdivided.
(d) A map indicating plans for the development of the entire area if the proposed plat is a portion of a
larger holding intended for subsequent development. Preliminary engineering plans for all improvements
for the entire holding shall be a part of the requirement. Positive drainage from easements shall be included
in the drainage plan.
(e) Location, width, and name (if any) of all highways, streets, easements, right-of-way or railroad,
whether public or private, parks, or other open spaces within and adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
Tentative grades and direction of flow in streets and easements shall be shown.
(f) Location, grade, and size of existing and proposed storm drainage facilities, sanitary sewers, water
mains, electric, CATV, telephone, and gas mains within and adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
(g) Contours at intervals of six inches.
(h) If any portion of the land within the boundary of the proposed subdivision is subject to flood or
storm water overflow, that fact and location shall clearly be shown. Areas covered by water and trees shall
also be shown.
(i) Layout, approximate dimensions, proposed use, number of each lot, and number of each block
shall be indicated.
(j) Location and outline to scale of each existing building or structure.
(k) Date, north point, and scale shall be shown.
(1) All areas not a part of the proposed plat due to other ownership shall be clearly shown and marked
"Not a Part."
(m) If the lots within the proposed subdivision are to be served by individual water supply and
sanitary sewage systems, then the general location of such facilities on each lot shall be shown.
SECTION 3. Section 33-8 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
~33-8. Final Plat
(1) The subdivider shall prepare and file with the Planning Commission twenty-five (25) copies of the
proposed final plat at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the next regular Planning Commission meeting at
which approval of the final plat is requested for standard final plats. Twenty-five (25) copies of final plat approval
requests for planned developments including: Commercial Development Zone, Residential Development Zone,
Travel Development Zone, Gateway Corridor (Overlay) District, and Mobile Home Residential Zone; shall be
submitted at least forty (40) days prior to the next regular Planning Commission meeting at which approval of the
final plat is requested.
(2) At the time of filing of the final plat with the Planning Commission the subdivider shall pay to the city
treasurer a filing fee, as provided by a fee schedule approved by the City Council, which shall not be refundable
unless such final plat is withdrawn by the subdivider prior to consideration by the Planning Commission.
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(3) The director of Planning shall, at least ten (10) days prior to the Planning Conunission meeting, transmit
a copy of the proposed final plat to the Board of Education of the school district or districts involved, the public
works director, the director of utilities operations, and any other department or agency that may be affected by the
plat and as the Conunission may designate. Such department or agency except said Board of Education shall have
five days to review the referred final plat and report back to the director of Planning any requirements or
recommendations pertinent to approval of the final plat. The director of Planning shall examine the final plat as to
compliance with laws and ordinances of the master plan; other official plans and good planning principles and
compliance with the approved preliminary study if submitted; analyze the recommendations submitted by other
departments and agencies; coordinate these recommendations and submit his recommendation to the Planning
Conunission at the next regular meeting.
(4) The Planning Conunission shall review the recommendation of the director of Planning and either
approve or disapprove the final plat. If the Planning Conunission finds that the final plat has been prepared in
compliance with these regulations and in substantial conformance with the approval preliminary study, such plat
shall be approved. In the event of disapproval, specific points of variance with aforesaid requirements shall be a part
of the Planning Conunission's recommendation. The Planning Conunission shall transmit its recommendation, along
with a copy of the final plat, to the city council. A copy of the recommendation shall be sent to the subdivider, and
one copy shall be retained in the permanent files of the Planning Conunission.
(5) The city council shall consider and act upon the Planning Conunission's recommendation and shall
approve or disapprove the final plat. If it finds that the final plat has been prepared in compliance with these
regulations and in substantial conformance with the approved preliminary study, such plat shall be approved. In the
event of disapproval, specific points of variance with aforesaid requirements shall be a part of the official record.
Upon approval of the final plat, the subdivider shall, within twelve months, furnish the following departments the
data as shown or such approval shall become null and void:
(a) Register of Deeds
(i) Approved final plat
(ii) Protective covenants, restrictions and conditions, if any.
(iii) Approved drainage plan.
(b) City Clerk
(i) Print of approved plat.
(ii) Approved subdivision agreement.
(iii) Print of approved drainage plan.
(c) Public Works Director
(i) Reproducible of approved final plat.
(ii) Reproducible of approved drainage plan.
(iii) Copy of approved erosion control plan unless the subdivision contains less than five acres in
SIze.
(6) The final plat shall be in permanent black lettering and lines on high grade linen or mylar which is
reproducible with dimensions of 18 inches by 24 inches. The minimum acceptable scale shall be 100 feet to the inch.
In the event that the entire plat cannot be one sheet, it shall be submitted in two or more sheets of the same
dimensions along with an index sheet showing the entire development at a smaller scale. All final plats shall portray
the following information.
(a) Name of subdivision, north arrow, scale, date, and names of subdivider, owner, and land surveyor.
(b) Legal description of the property, including location of boundary lines in relation to section,
township, range, county, and state. The perimeter of the subdivision shall be clearly and distinctly
indicated.
(c) The lines of all streets and alleys and other lands to be dedicated with their widths and names.
(d) All lot lines and dimensions and numbering of lots and blocks according to a uniform system.
(e) Location, use, and width of all easements for public use, drainage, services, and utilities.
(f) All dimensions in feet and decimals of feet, both linear and angular, interior angles, length of radii
and/or arcs of all curves, with all other information necessary to reproduce the plat on the ground.
(g) The perimeter and blocks of the plat shall have a closure to an allowable unadjusted error of 1 to
7500. Latitudes and departure computations shall be submitted.
(h) The location and description of all permanent monuments in the subdivision.
(i) The description, location, and elevation of all benchmarks.
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(j) Names in dotted lettering of adjacent plats with the location and widths of adjoining streets shown
by dashed lines.
(k) Certificate, seal, and signature ofland surveyor.
(1) Notarized certificate and signature of all parties having title interest in the land being subdivided
consenting to dedication and recording of the final plat as submitted.
(m) Certificates to be signed by the chairman of the Planning Commission, mayor, and city clerk.
(n) All areas not a part of the plat due to other ownerships shall be clearly shown as "Not a Part."
(0) Electronic subdivision requirements as provided in Addendum "A" of this chapter.
(p) References to a minimum of three established points, such as section corners, section quarter
corners, block or subdivision corners, at least one of which shall be a County Control Point.
(q) The following supplementary engineering data and plans:
(i) Paving design, including alignment, grades, and a typical cross-section.
(ii) Public sidewalks design and location.
(iii) Location of telephone, electric, and CATV facilities, if underground.
(iv) Location, grade, and size of existing and proposed storm drainage facilities, sanitary
sewers, water mains, and gas mains within the proposed subdivision.
(v) Location and outline to scale of each existing building or structure which is not to be
removed in the final development.
(vi) Final approved drainage plan including the location, grade, and direction of flow of
easements, and showing the proposed general locations of individual water supply and
sanitary sewer systems on each lot, if applicable.
(vii) An approved erosion control plan to prevent wind and water erosion during any activity
that will remove natural surface cover from within the subdivision boundary. This plan shall
not be required for any subdivision containing less than five acres in size unless such
subdivision is a phase of a larger development of five acres or more.
(viii) Final approved drainage plans shall be required with the submission of all final plats. A
drainage plan may be submitted with the paving and storm water plans, but the paving plan
will not be signed off until the drainage plan is approved by the Director of Public Works and
proof of its filing at the Register of Deeds office is submitted to the Director of Public Works.
SECTION 4. Section 33-9 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
~33-9. Procedure
No approved final plat shall be released by the planning director until a subdivision agreement shall have
been entered into between the subdivider and the City. Approval of an administrative subdivision shall not be
contingent upon the requirement of a subdivision agreement between the subdivider and the City. The city attorney
shall prepare such agreement with assistance of the director of Planning, the public works director, and the director
of utilities operations. The agreement shall provide for the needs of the subdivision, including but not limited to
pavement, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, sidewalks, grading, waste treatment, and open space
requirements. Security may be required to assure performance under the agreement.
SECTION 5. Section 33-14 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
~33-14. Lots
(1) Minimum Dimensions: The minimum width of lots shall be as required by the Zoning Chapter of the
Grand Island City Code. Side lot lines should be at right angles to straight street lines and radial to curved street
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lines. Lots having a depth of less than 100 feet should be avoided. Lot sizes shall meet or exceed the requirement of
the Zoning Chapter and should as near as practical meet or exceed the typical lot size for building sites in the
immediate vicinity. Each lot shall be a buildable site after taking into account all yard spaces required by the Zoning
Chapter. Excessive lot depth in relation to width should be avoided.
(2) Comer Lots Wider: Comer lots in residential areas shall be of sufficient size to comply with the
requirements of the Zoning Chapter.
(3) Double Frontage: Lots with street frontage at both front and rear shall be avoided except when backing
on a controlled access thoroughfare.
(4) Street Frontage: Each lot shall have frontage (minimum width of twenty (20) feet) on a street that will
allow for practical, physical vehicular ingress/egress, and allow for the proper provision of present or future
municipal services to the lot.
(5) Reversed Frontages and Key Lots: Reversed frontages at cross street intersections should be avoided
except where it will match existing development. Key lots, being those inside lots fronting on side streets, should be
avoided except where they are matching existing development and other lots are excessively deep. Key lots shall be
prohibited where they disrupt utility or drainage easements. Reverse frontage and normal comer lots when adjacent
to a key lot shall have additional width to allow front yard setbacks on both streets.
(6) Septic Tanks: In subdivisions within city jurisdiction outside of corporate limits where buildings are to
be served by septic tanks, the size of lots shall be sufficiently large to accommodate adequate drainage fields.
Standards set forth by the appropriate County and State or other agencies shall be met.
(7) Flag Lots: Flag lots, being those lots landlocked from public right-of-way except for a narrow tract of
land of less width than minimum frontage as required by the Zoning Chapter should be discouraged except where
development cannot reasonably be accomplished without their use. When such lots are platted, it shall be a
requirement of the developer, builder, and owner to direct and maintain storm water drainage from the flag lot to the
public right-of-way without directing the flow to adjoining property, i.e., drainage shall be by means of that strip of
land connecting the area of the structure to the public right-of-way unless other drainage facilities are approved by
the public works director.
SECTION 6. Addendum "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference, is hereby added to Chapter 33 of the Grand Island City Code.
SECTION 7. Sections 33-1, 33-7, 33-8, 33-9, and 33-14 as now existing, and any
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and hereby are, repealed.
SECTION 8. That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after
its passage and publication, in pamphlet form, within fifteen days in one issue of the Grand
Island Independent as provided by law.
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Enacted: July 13, 2004.
Attest:
Qcf\ ()L ~ON~
RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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Addendum "A"
Chapter 33
Grand Island City Code
Electronic Subdivision Requirements
Layer Name Description Font Size
Subdivision Boundary The outer boundary of the subdivision
Existing Easement Easements dedicated prior to this plat
New Easements Easements dedicated with this plat
Section Line Section and quarter section lines
Lot Line New lot lines
Measurement Distances, angles, bearings 0.1
Subdivision Name Subdivision Name 0.5
Governing Body 0.3
Surveyor 0.15
Street Name Street names 0.25
Lot Number Lot numbers 0.2
Block Number Block numbers 0.2
Text Certificates 0.2
Dedications 0.1
Adjacent Property Surrounding property lines, subdivision, lot
number, block number, unplatted ground, rights-
of-way, easements