Subdivision Regulations - Blount County Government

9-01-06
10. To prevent the pollution of air, lakes, rivers, streams, and ponds; to assure
the adequacy of drainage facilities; to safeguard the water table; and to
encourage the wise use and management of natural resources throughout the
County in order to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the
community and the value of the land.
11. To preserve the natural beauty and topography of the County and to insure
appropriate development with regard to these natural features.
1.05. Jurisdiction:
1. These subdivision regulations shall apply to all subdivisions of land as
defined herein located within the planning region of the Blount County
Regional Planning Commission.
2. No plat of a subdivision shall be used in the transfer of land within the
planning region until:
a) The subdivider or his agent shall submit a preliminary plat of the
parcel to the Planning Commission through its administrative staff.
b) Obtain preliminary and final approval of the plat by the Planning
Commission.
c) The approved plat is filed with the Blount County Register of
Deeds.
3. From and after the time when the platting jurisdiction of any regional planning
commission of any region has attached by virtue of the making and adoption
of a major road plan as provided in TCA 13-3-402, no county or court or
board or officer thereof or any other public officer or authority shall accept, lay
out, open, improve, grade, pave or light any road or lay or authorize water
mains or sewers or connections or other facilities or utilities to be laid in any
road located within such region and outside of the boundaries of municipal
corporations, unless such road has been accepted or opened or has
otherwise received the legal status of a public road by the process stated in
TENNESSEE CODE ANNOTATED, § 13-3-406.
1.06. Enactment:
In pursuance to authority set forth in section 13-3-401 et seq., Tennessee
Code Annotated, in order that land may be subdivided in accordance with
these purposes and policy, these subdivision regulations are hereby
adopted.
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