CHAPTER IX   MUNICIPAL PLANNING


ARTICLE I – SUBDIVISION REGULATION 

9-101                             ADOPTED BY REFERENCE

ARTICLE II – APPLICATION                      

9-201                             SINGLE BUILDING PER LOT

9-202                             PLAT REQUIRED

9-203                             EXISTING UNDEVELOPED SUBDIVISIONS

9-204               BURIAL LOTS EXCEPTION

ARTICLE III – COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 

9-301                             ADOPTED

            ARTICLE IV – PENAL PROVISION

 9-401                            VIOLATION; PENALTY

 

CHAPTER IX       MUNICIPAL PLANNING

 

                          ARTICLE I – SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS

 

SECTION 9-101:  SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS; ADOPTED  BY REFERENCE

 

For the purpose of setting minimum standards to promote the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare of the community, and to lessen congestion in the street; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population; and to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements, the Subdivision Regulations for the City of O’Neill, Nebraska, ad prepared by Stahr & Associates, Inc., and published in pamphlet form, are hereby adopted in July, 2004.  Three copies of the adopted Subdivision Regulations shall be kept on file with the Clty Clerk and available for inspection by any member of the public during office hours. (Ord. No. 1254, 8/2/04)

 

ARTICLE II - APPLICATION

 

SECTION 9-201:  SINGLE BUILDING PER LOT 

 

Each separate principal building within the planning jurisdiction of the City shall be situated on a separate and single subdivided lot of record, unless otherwise provided in the zoning regulations for the City of O’Neill. (Ord. No. 506-A, 3/6/79)

 

SECTION 9-202:  PLAT REQUIRED

 

No subdivision of land shall be permitted within the city zoning jurisdiction unless a plat is approved in accordance with provisions of these regulations. (Ord. No. 506-A, 3/6/79)

 

SECTION 9-203:  EXISTING UNDEVELOPED SUBDIVISIONS

 

These regulations shall apply not only to subdivisions as herein set forth but shall also apply, insofar as payment of costs for improvement of subdivision is concerned, to those subdivisions or parts thereof already platted and approved, which are undeveloped, wholly or partially. (Ord. No. 506-A, 3/6/79)

 

SECTION 9-204:        BURIAL LOTS EXCEPTION

 

These regulations shall not apply to subdivision of burial lots in cemeteries. (Ord. No. 506-A, 3/6/79)

 

                      ARTICLE III – COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

 

SECTION 9-301:        COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; ADOPTED

 

In order to accommodate anticipated long-range future growth, the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City of O’Neill, Nebraska, as prepared by Stahr & Associates, Inc., has been adopted by the governing body in April 2004.  Three copies of the adopted Plan shall be kept on file with the City Clerk and available for inspection by any member of the public during office hours. (Amended by Ord. No. 1253, 8/2/04)

 

           ARTICLE IV – PENAL PROVISION

 

SECTION 9-401:  VIOLATION; PENALTY

 

Any person, whether as owner, proprietor, or as the agent, attorney or representative of any owner or proprietor of land, who shall plat or subdivide any tract of land within the corporate limits of the City or adjoining and contiguous to the same, except as herein authorized, or who shall sell, transfer, deed or convey, contract, or agree to sell, transfer, or offer for sale any lot or piece of ground in any addition or subdivision of three or more parts within said corporate limits, or adjoining and contiguous thereto, without having first obtained the acceptance and approval of the plat or map thereof by the Governing Body, and any person who shall violate or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions hereinbefore, as now existing or as hereafter amended, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not exceeding $500.00 dollars.  Each day that a violation of this Chapter continues shall constitute a distinct offense and shall be punishable as such. (Amended by Ord. No. 723, 8/4/87)