Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 170 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS Such approval shall be revocable after 30 days, unless such plat has been duly recorded and evidence thereof filed with the Clerk within such 30 days. 170.04 FEES ESTABLISHED. The Council shall, from time to time, establish by resolution, fees for the review of plats. No plat for any subdivision shall be considered filed with the Clerk, unless and until said plat is accompanied by the fee, as established by resolution of the Council, and as required by this chapter. 170.05 PENALTIES. Any person or persons, as owner or agent, who shall dispose of or offer for sale any lot or lots within the area of jurisdiction of this chapter, until the plat thereof has been approved by the Council, and recorded as required by law, shall forfeit and pay amount set by Council to the City for each lot or part of lot sold, disposed of, or offered for sale. The violator will also be subject to a municipal infraction for each lot sold in violation of this provision. Nothing contained herein shall in any way limit the City’s right to any other remedies available to the City for the enforcement of this chapter. These remedies include, but are not limited to, the City’s ability to institute an action for injunction, mandamus or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent any pending disposal or offer of sale, or to prevent any further disposal or offer to sale in violation of this chapter. 170.06 BUILDIGN PERMIT TO BE DENIED. No Building Permit shall be issued for construction on any lot, parcel, or tract, where a subdivision is required by this chapter, unless and until a final plat of such subdivision has been approved and recorded in accordance with this chapter, and until the improvements required by this chapter have been accepted by the City or other provisions have been made in writing with the City regarding the completion of improvements. As a condition of the issuance of Building Permits, sidewalks will be required to be constructed in every subdivision within the City limits within one year after the construction of a building on said premises or within five years following the approval of the final plat for the subdivision if construction has occurred in more than 50 percent of the lots within the subdivision. Before any building is inhabited all sidewalks must be installed. In all cases, sidewalks must be installed on all lots within a subdivision within five years of the final plat approval. 170.07 DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this chapter the following terms are defined. 1. Words beginning with “A” A. “Acquisition plat” means the graphical representation of the division of land or rights in land, created as the result of a conveyance or condemnation for right-of-way purposes by an agency of the government or other persons having the power of eminent domain. B. “Aliquot part” means a fractional part of a section within the United States public land survey system. Only the fractional parts one-half, one- quarter, one-half of one-quarter, or one-quarter of one quarter shall be considered an aliquot part of a section. C. “Alley” means public property dedicated to public use primarily for vehicular access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street. D. “Auditor’s plat” means a subdivision plat required by either the auditor or the assessor, prepared by a surveyor under the direction of the auditor. CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1830 -