The development standards in this development code protect the public health, safety and welfare by establishing standard setbacks, minimum lot areas, density, and other development standards that apply to various uses. The development standards for partitioning are provided for the orderly, safe, efficient and livable development of land within the City of Keizer. (2/01)

A partition is required for any land division that creates two or three parcels in a calendar year. (2/01)

An application for a partition shall be filed with the city and accompanied by the appropriate fee. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to submit a complete application that addresses the review criteria of this section. (2/01)

A.

Validity. Partition approval is valid in perpetuity upon recording of the final surveyed plat. (2/01)

B.

Number of parcels. No parcel within an approved partition may be redivided within the same calendar year in which it was recorded, except through the subdivision process. (2/01)

C.

Master plan. A master plan for development may be required for any application that leaves a portion of the subject property capable of replatting. (7/07)

A.

Application process. Applications for partitions shall be submitted on forms provided by the city and accompanied by the appropriate fee. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to submit a complete application that addresses the review criteria of this section. (5/98)

B.

Submittal requirements. Each application shall be accompanied by a preliminary partition plat drawn to scale of not less than one inch equals 50 feet, nor more than one inch equals 200 feet, and containing, at a minimum, the following: (5/98)

1.

Appropriate identification stating the drawing is a preliminary plan. (5/98)

2.

North point, scale and date. (5/98)

3.

Name and addresses of land owner, applicant, engineer, surveyor, planner, architect or other individuals responsible for the plan. (5/98)

4.

Assessor map number and tax lot number of subject property. (2/01)

5.

The property lines and approximate area of the subject property. (2/01)

6.

Dimensions and size in square feet or acres of all proposed parcels. (5/98)

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The approximate location of existing streets, easements or rights-of-way adjacent to, or within, the subject property and existing improvements on the property and important features such as section, political boundary lines. (5/98)

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Future street plan. A future street plan shall be submitted with partition proposals that include (a) public street(s) to connect to adjacent property for future development. The future street plan shall show the pattern of existing and future streets from the boundaries of the proposed land division and shall include other parcels within 500 feet of the proposed land division property line. The city may determine future neighborhood street connections. A future street proposal may be modified when subsequent development proposals are submitted. (01/02)

Preliminary plats for partitions shall be reviewed in accordance with the Type I-B review procedures specified in section 3.202.02. (2/01)

Approval of a partitioning shall require compliance with the following: (5/98)

A.

Each parcel shall meet the access requirements of section 2.310.03.D. (5/98)

B.

Each parcel shall satisfy the dimensional standards of applicable zoning district, unless a variance from these standards is requested and is approved. (7/07)

C.

Each parcel shall comply with the requirements of section 2.310. (2/01)

D.

Rough proportionality. Improvements or dedications required as a condition of development approval, when not voluntarily accepted by the applicant, shall be roughly proportional to the impact of development. Findings in the development approval shall indicate how the required improvements or dedications are roughly proportional to the impact. (1/02)

E.

Each parcel shall comply with the applicable requirements within sections 2.301 (general provisions); 2.302 (street standards); 2.303 (off-street parking and loading); 2.305 (transit facilities); 2.306 (stormwater management); 2.307 (utility lines and facilities); and 2.309 (site and landscaping design). (1/23)

F.

Adequate public facilities shall be available to serve the existing and newly created parcels. (5/98)

A.

Survey. Within two years of the final decision approving a preliminary plat, a final survey of the approved plat shall be recorded. If the final survey is not submitted within two years, the preliminary approval shall lapse. The city staff may extend the approval period for not more than one additional year at a time. Requests for extension of approval time must be submitted in writing 30 days prior to the expiration date of the approval period. Extensions may only be granted if no subsequent code amendments have been adopted that affect the partition. (9/20)

B.

Final approval. If the partition plat is consistent with the approved preliminary plat, and if the conditions of approval have been satisfied, the city shall sign the final plat. (5/98)

C.

Recording of approved plat. No building permit shall be issued until the final approved plat has been recorded with the county recorder. The applicant shall be responsible for all recording fees. (2/01)

D.

Improvements/bonding. Prior to issuance of an occupancy permit, all improvements required by the conditions of approval shall be constructed or the construction shall be guaranteed through a performance bond or other instrument acceptable to the city attorney, as provided for in subsection 3.202.05.B. (2/01)