Article 1. Title, Purpose, Authority, Jurisdiction & Applicability

19.1.1.     Title.

These regulations shall be known and may be cited as the "Subdivision Regulations of the City of Bel Aire, Kansas", and shall hereinafter be referred to as "these regulations."

19.1.2.     Purpose.

Responsible land subdivision is the initial step in the process of orderly community development. Once land has been divided into streets, lots, and blocks and publicly recorded, the correction of defects is difficult and costly. These regulations are designed and intended to serve the following purposes:

To provide for the harmonious development of the City of Bel Aire and for a portion of the surrounding unincorporated area of Sedgwick County;

To provide for (1) desirable lot layouts, (2) efficient and orderly location of streets and roadways and the extent and manner in which they shall be improved, and (3) storm water drainage;

To provide for adequate water supply, sewage disposal, various utility services and other improvements to protect public health, safety and general welfare;

To provide for and secure to the proper governmental agencies the actual construction of all such necessary on-site and off-site public improvements including the reservation or dedication of land for park and recreational purposes;

To provide protection from periodic flooding conditions;

To reserve or dedicate land for open space to preserve natural areas for watercourses, drainage ways, woodland, rugged topography, wildlife habitat, and for water quality and quantity, and to protect land from soil erosion;

To avoid water and air pollution and the congestion of population and traffic;

To facilitate safety by adequate access for firefighting equipment and police protection;

To coordinate the subdividing of land with applicable zoning regulations, various construction codes and other City and County regulations which also affect the development of the land;

To establish administrative procedures necessary to assure a fair and uniform basis for a working relationship with subdividers, utility providers and various governmental agencies, all of whom are contributing to the development of the community; and

To realize the goals, policies and planning proposals as contained in the adopted Comprehensive Development Plan.

19.1.3.     Authority.

The requirements and recommendations set forth herein are designed to encourage an orderly municipal growth for Bel Aire through responsible land subdivision and are adopted under authority established by K.S.A., 12-741 et seg., as amended, 12-742, 12-749, 12-751 and 12-752, 12-760 and 12-761, 12-764, 12-766, 12-3009 through 12-3012, and 12-3301 and 12-3302.

19.1.4.     Jurisdiction.

These regulations shall apply to all subdivisions of land within the corporate limits of the City of Bel Aire, as presently exists or are hereafter established, and certain land which is located outside of the City of Bel Aire and in Sedgwick County as shown on the map designated as the subdivision jurisdiction map. The map and all the notations, references and information shown thereon are hereby made as much a part of these regulations as if the same were set forth in full herein.

19.1.5.     Applicability.

Any owner or owners of land subdividing the same into lots and blocks or tracts or parcels for the purpose of laying out any subdivision, suburban lots, building lots, tracts or parcels or establishing any street, alley or other property intended for public use or for the use of purchaser or owner of lots, tracts, or parcels of land fronting on or adjacent thereto shall cause a subdivision plat to be made in accordance to these regulations unless exempted under specific provisions of these regulations.