Title 18 - Unified Development Ordinance

18.460.011 Platting Required

1. A.
   All land shall be platted prior to: 1) the subdivision of land; 2) the issuance of a building permit for the construction of a building or building addition; or 3) the development of a recreation facility including but not limited to development of a golf course, golf practice range or athletic fields. Provided, however, that platting shall not be required where:

   1. 1.
      The land being subdivided is zoned A-J Agricultural District (under the 1982 Oxford Township regulations) or RUR, Rural District (under the Johnson County, Kansas, Zoning and Subdivision Regulations), and the resulting parcels are all at least ten (10) acres in size;
   2. 2.
      The land being subdivided is zoned A, Agricultural District, and the resulting parcels are all at least twenty (20) acres in size;
   3. 3.
      The building or building addition being proposed for construction is located on land zoned A, Agricultural District, or A-J, Agricultural District (under the 1982 Oxford Township regulations) or RUR, Rural District (under the Johnson County, Kansas, Zoning and Subdivision Regulations);
   4. 4.
      The building being proposed for construction is a detached accessory building that is clearly subordinate and incidental to the main use of the property;
   5. 5.
      The building addition being proposed for construction is an addition to an existing, single-family residential structure and will not change the primary use of the property; or
   6. 6.
      The building addition being proposed for construction is deemed by the Director of Planning and Development Services, or his or her designee, to be a minor addition to the existing structure that will not substantially change the character, extent or intensity of the existing development. In the event the platting exemption is denied by the Director of Planning and Development Services, the decision may be appealed to the Governing Body. In no event shall a building addition be deemed a minor addition if the added floor area exceeds ten (10) percent of the gross floor area of the original building;
   7. 7.
      The building or building addition being proposed for construction is a single-family residential structure that is intended to replace an existing single-family structure that has been damaged by a fire, tornado or other similar event outside the control of the landowner.
2. B.
   A recreation facility shall be required to be platted whether or not accessory buildings, such as a clubhouse, concession and restroom facility or maintenance facility, are being constructed in conjunction therewith. Provided, however, that the City and the developer may enter into a development agreement providing that a recreation facility being constructed as part of a larger planned development may be platted incrementally as surrounding areas of the development are platted. The preliminary plat shall contain the entire recreation facility and shall be accompanied by a general statement of the proposed phasing plan for final platting of the recreation facility.

(History: Ord. ZRR-3039 §4, 2014; ZRR-2692 §1, 2008; ZRR-2625 §1, 2006; ZRR-2398 §1, 2002; ZRR-2140 §1, 98; ZRR-1893 §3, 94)

Effective on: 1/1/1901