All divisions of a parcel of land into two (2) or more parcels of land within Pitkin County that meets the definition of a subdivision in Chapter 11 of this Land Use Code shall require the approval of a subdivision of land pursuant to (a) C.R.S. 30-28-101 et. seq. and (b) Sec. 2-40-50, 2-40-60, or 2-40-70 of this Land Use Code, as applicable, unless the division qualifies for an exemption under C.R.S.30-28-101 et. seq. or Sec. 2-40-50(b)
Each subdivision of land that does not qualify for a Subdivision Exemption (a) shall be generally consistent with all applicable provisions of the Comprehensive Plan for the area in which the land is located, and (b) shall comply with all requirements for the zone district in which the land is located, including without limitation the description of the zone district and related standards contained in Chapter 3; any requirements related to the proposed use of the land contained in Chapter 4; dimensional requirements related to the proposed use of the land contained in Chapter 5; all applicable requirements of and all applicable development standards contained in this Chapter 7.
No subdivision of land shall be approved if the indicated staging of development will generate service or facility demands in advance of the fiscal and physical ability of the County or districts to provide within their budgets.
A proposed subdivision of land shall only be approved if any special road construction, improvement or maintenance cost assignable to the proposal and to be borne by the County at large can be met within both short-term and long-term County budgets without tax increases that might otherwise be unnecessary.
A proposed subdivision of land shall only be approved if any utility or facility to be provided by the developer for acceptance and future operation and/or maintenance by the County, or any district within the County is planned, designed and constructed and prior to its acceptance by the County or district, operated and maintained in a manner that protects the public from any expenses to correct deficiencies in the utility or facility.
A proposed subdivision of land shall only be approved if the location and layout of the proposal are such that necessary public facilities can be provided to the area without the need for additional public expenditures for service expansions.
A proposed subdivision of land shall only be approved if the short-term construction impacts on roads, fire and police substations, schools, public services such as solid waste collection, snow removal and public transportation have been or will be mitigated by the developer.
In order to confirm compliance with the provisions of this Sec. 7-70, a signed Improvement Agreement between the applicant ant the County will generally be required in connection with any subdivision of land. Provisions on Improvement Agreements are found in Sec. 2-20-130(a).