§ 32-604. Family subdivision.

(a)

The intent of the family subdivision option is to provide a means for a family to provide up to five lots for family members. In order to maintain the lowest cost for this purpose, dirt roads (section 32-674) are permitted. To prevent abuse, there is a penalty incurred for selling a lot to a nonfamily member. A family member shall be allowed one lot, one time under a family subdivision plat process; all further subdivision is prohibited under this section, and the subdivision is converted to a minor subdivision under section 32-603. Making road improvements to install a gravel road or public street is very costly and based on past experience unlikely to occur. Thus, a warning shall appear on all plats indicating that the access to a lot is a private road right-of-way with no means of enforcing the cost of maintenance. Eligibility for a family subdivision is as prescribed in subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

All lots must be transferred to a lineal family member. This shall include only direct lineal descendants (children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren), direct lineal ascendants (father, mother, grandfather, grandmother) and spouses. See appendixes 1 and 2 to this chapter for submission requirements.

(Ord. of 7-12-1999, § 10.130)