3.6.2 Actions Exempt From Subdivision Requirements (Exempt Plats)
A. The following shall not be considered “subdivision” and are exempt from the provisions of this section:
1. The combination or recombination of lots, or portions of lots, previously created and recorded, if the total number of lots is not increased and the resultant lots are equal to or exceed the standards of this Ordinance;
2. The division of land into parcels greater than 10 acres if no street right-of-way dedication is involved;
3. The public acquisition by purchase of strips of land for widening or opening streets or for public transportation system corridors;
4. The division of a tract in single ownership of which the entire area is no greater than two acres into not more than three lots, if no street right-of-way dedication is involved and if the resultant lots are equal to or exceed the standards of this Ordinance; and
5. The division of a tract into parcels in accordance with the terms of a probated will or in accordance with intestate succession under Chapter 29 of the General Statutes.
B. The Planning Director or designee certification of exempt status is required. Exempt plats shall be stamped by the Planning Director or designee, noting their exemption, and signed so that they can be recorded by the Office of the Register of Deeds.
C. Exempt plats shall only be required to conform to applicable lot dimensional requirements within Article 6, District Intensity Standards; Article 7, Design Standards; and any other section in this Ordinance where lot dimensional standards are regulated. Exempt plats shall also conform to applicable nonconformity requirements within Article 14, Nonconformities.
D. The subdivider shall have 180 days after the certification of exempt status is granted to file and record the approved plat with the Office of the Register of Deeds before the exemption status becomes void.