§ 30-432. General standards for plat approval.

(a)

No preliminary or final plat shall be approved unless the plat is consistent with the purposes, goals and objectives of the comprehensive plan, this division, applicable provisions of state law, including but not limited to F.S. ch. 177, the provisions governing the development of land set forth in this chapter, and the procedures set forth in this article.

(b)

In those areas where the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) certifies that it can furnish an adequate supply of water to the property to be platted, water distribution systems shall be provided and constructed and shall become the property of the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and shall be maintained and operated by the authority in accordance with its water main extension policy.

(c)

Sewers, sewage treatment plants, and septic systems shall meet all requirements of the state department of environmental protection and the state department of health and rehabilitative services.

(d)

No plat shall be approved which creates an unbuildable lot under the provisions of this chapter unless the plat bears a legend restricting the use of the unbuildable lot according to the provisions of this division.

(e)

No plat shall be approved unless it is prepared by a land surveyor licensed in the state.

(f)

Lands within the R1, R1M, RMH, R2, R3, R4, SR and TA districts shall not be platted, replatted or otherwise reconfigured in any manner that would allow the number of proposed lots or units to exceed the number of parcels that lawfully existed as of September 15, 1986.

(g)

When a tract of land is subject to an open space requirement, the most sensitive habitat within such open space shall be preserved by individual habitat type through the use of a conservation easement or a similar legal instrument.

(Ord. No. 01-19, § 5(4.9.2), 11-19-2001; Ord. No. 02-29, § 5, 11-21-2002)