2009/02/16 RESOLUTION AMENDING THE HC SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS ART IIIHARNETT COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
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A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE
1 ARNETT COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County adopted the Harnett County
Subdivision Regulations on April 7, 1977 for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, and
general welfare of the county residents; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance was adopted under authority granted by the General Assembly of the
State of North Carolina, particularly G.S. 153A -330; and
WHEREAS, the Subdivision Regulations contains provisions for amending said ordinance and
those provisions have been followed; and
WHEREAS, the Harnett County Planning Board has reviewed the amendment to the articles of the
Subdivision Regulations as listed below and recommends the adoption of the following
amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
HARNETT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA that Article III "Procedure for Review &t Approval
of Subdivision Plats ", Section 3.3 "General Procedures for Review of Major and Minor
Subdivision" of the Subdivision Regulations shall be amended to read as indicated below.
"All subdivisions shall be considered major subdivisions except those defined as minor
subdivisions in this Ordinance. Major subdivisions shall be reviewed in accordance with the
procedures in Section "Procedure for Review of Major Subdivisions ", Section "Preliminary
Plat for Major Subdivisions" and Section "Final Plat for Major Subdivisions ". Minor
subdivisions shall be reviewed in accordance with the provisions in Section "Procedure for
Review of Minor Subdivisions ". However, if the applicant owns, leases, holds an option on,
or holds any legal or equitable interest in any property adjacent to or located directly across a
street, easement, road or right -of -way from the property to be subdivided, the subdivision
shall not qualify under the abbreviated procedure. The abbreviated procedure may not be
used a second time within three (3) years on any property less than 1,500 feet from the
original property boundaries by anyone who owned, had an option on, or held any legal
interest in the original subdivision at the time the subdivision received preliminary or final
plat approval or by any subsequent owner, individual having an option on, or individual
having any legal interest in the original subdivision at the time the subdivision received
preliminary or final plat approval. However, the Planning Director or Designee may at any
time refer the application to the Harnett County Planning Board for consideration to allow a
second minor subdivision to occur within the allotted three (3) years if deemed necessary
and appropriate. Subsequent to Planning Board approval, the application shall then be
reviewed in accordance with the major subdivision review and approval process by the
Development Review Board. In no case shall utilization of this process allow for the number
of new lots created, combined with the number of lots created by the initial minor
subdivision exceed the maximum number of lots permitted by the minor subdivision
process. No other requirements set forth by the minor subdivision process shall be
circumvented."
Duly adopted this 16`h day of February, 2009 and effective upon adoption.
HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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Timothy B. Nt Neill, Chairman
ATTEST
Kay S. Blanchard,
Clerk to the Board