§ 42-22. Development plat required.

Development of property through the new construction or enlargement of any exterior dimension of any building, structure or improvement within the city or its extraterritorial jurisdiction shall require a development plat, except that the following types of development shall be exempt from this requirement:

(1)

Buildings, structures or improvements within the central business district;

(2)

Alterations to any building or improvement, including enclosing an existing canopy or porte-cochere, that do not increase the exterior square footage by more than 100 square feet and that do not result in an encroachment into the building line requirement. An encroachment into a building line requirement authorized by section 42-151 of this Code shall not constitute an encroachment for the purposes of this section;

(3)

Construction of a detached single-family residential unit (or enlargement thereto) that meets the requirements of article III of this chapter on a lot that is part of, and in a manner that complies with, a recorded subdivision plat or an unrecorded subdivision plat that is recognized as a plat for the purposes of property conveyance;

(4)

A parking lot or expansion thereof;

(5)

A retaining wall, masonry wall or fence under eight feet high; or

(6)

Placement of a temporary classroom building at a public school facility.

(Ord. No. 2013-343, § 3(Exh. A), 4-24-2013)