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(A) Purpose. In order to provide for orderly, economic, and safe development ofland, necessary urban services and facilities, and to promote the public health, safety, morals as to the urban services and facilities, the following subdivision regulations are adopted by the Council of the City. It is the intent of the City to protect the 1ight of landowners to put their land to its highest and best use and protect each owner's right to full beneficial use of his or her land insofar as the use and enjoyment may be accomplished without dehiment to the public interest and within the minimum standards established by this chapter. (B) Scope. The provisions of this chapter apply to any division of a tract ofland into 2 or more parcels for the purpose of transfer of ownership, building development, or tax assessment purposes by platting, re-platting, registered land survey, conveyance, sale, contract for sale or any other means by which a beneficial interest in land is h·ansferred or any means by which a tract of land is divided into 2 or more parcels for tax assessment purposes, except those divisions: (1) where all the resulting parcels, tracts, lots, or interests will be 20 acres or larger in size and 500 feet in width for residential uses and five acres or larger in size for commercial and industrial uses; (2) creating cemetery lots; or (3) resulting from court orders. (C) Approval necessary for acceptance of subdivision plats. Before any plat or subdivision shall be recorded or be of any validity, it shall be referred to the Planning Commission and approved by the Council as having fulfilled the requirements of this chapter. (D) Building permits. No building permits shall be issued for the construction of any building, structure, or improvement to any land or lot in a subdivision, as defined in this chapter, until all requirements of this chapter have been satisfied, with the following exceptions. ( 1) Building pem1its may be issued for model homes after approval of the final plat by the council upon receipt of a signed developers agreement. The issuance of building permits for model homes shall be in accordance with the signed development agreement. (2) Developer shall agree in writing to indemnify and hold harmless the City for damages that may occur as a result of the model home construction prior to the required improvements being completed. (3) No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the City until all applicable requirements set forth by the development agreement have been met. (4) Traffic and parking arrangements relating to model homes shall be subject to the City's review and approval. (Am. Ord. 9707, passed 5-20-1997) (Am. Ord. 08-205, passed 4-3-2018) (E) Conflicts. Whenever there is a difference between minimum standards or dimensions required by this chapter or other ordinances of the City, the most restrictive standards of dimensions shall apply. 2