17.20.120 Minor land divisions, lot splits and lot combinations.
A. The provisions in this section shall apply to any improved or unimproved property not yet recorded, including a lot, parcel, tract, or combination thereof, for the purpose of financing, sale or lease, whether immediate or future, if one of the following conditions exists:
1. Any lot or parcel of land, not a part of a recorded subdivision plat, that has a tax parcel established by the county and is being divided into two or three lots shall be processed as either a lot split or minor land division.
a. The division of land whose area is two and one-half acres or less and is being divided into two or three tracts or lots of land for the purpose of sale, lease or conveyance, shall be processed under a lot split request.
b. The area of the property to be divided is greater than two and one-half acres, is five lots or less and requires the creation of a public or private street or easement to provide legal access to one or more additional lots, shall be processed under a minor land division request.
c. The division of land into more than two parts, or the combination of land from two parts and when the boundaries of such property have been fixed by a recorded plat, shall be processed as a final plat amendment.
d. The combination of any size parcels to create a new, single parcel shall be processed as a lot combination, unless part of an existing subdivision.
B. A minor land division and/or lot split does not include the adjustment of a property line, where land taken from one lot is added to an adjacent lot, provided the proposed adjustment does not create a substandard lot. A certificate of correction shall be required if the property line adjustment is for lots within a recorded subdivision plat.
C. An application for a minor land division, lot split and/or lot combination shall be submitted to the zoning administrator prior to any deeds related to a minor land division lot split and/or lot combination with the Pinal County Recorder’s office. The city may approve minor land divisions, lot splits and lot combinations administratively.
D. Except where expressly modified or permitted by staff all minor land divisions, lot splits and/or lot combinations shall be in general conformity with the design standards and principles outlined for subdivisions in Chapter 17.30 MCC. All lots created by a minor land division, lot split and/or lot combination shall be designed to conform to the existing zoning and the general plan.
E. If dedicated and/or public improvements are required for minor land divisions, lot splits and/or lot combinations, the applicant shall be responsible for the preparation of a complete set of improvement plans, prepared by an Arizona registered civil engineer, satisfactory to the city engineer for the construction of the required improvements. The plans shall be prepared in conjunction with the minor land division, lot split and/or lot combination map and the requirements outlined in Chapter 17.35 MCC.
F. The minor land division, lot split and/or lot combination map shall not be recorded, nor shall any improvement work commence until the city engineer has approved the improvement plans.
G. No minor land division, lot split and/or lot combination, which creates a substandard or nonconforming lot or structure, shall be approved except by council action.
H. If any improvements are required for the minor land division, lot split and/or lot combination pursuant to regulations contained herein, no building permit for any lot created will be issued until such improvements are completed and the work accepted by the city engineer unless the applicant provides construction assurance in a form acceptable to the city attorney as outlined in Chapter 17.35 MCC. [Ord. 20-11 §2(14-4-12); Res. 20-31.]