Subdivisions/Recombinations of Property in Oak Hill


Complete Subdivision Regulations pdf

The City of Oak Hill has six (6) main residential zones, all for single-family dwellings:

Each zone has its own setbacks, lot coverages, and height limitations. See a City staff member for more information on any of the listed zones.

  1. Please call and set up a meeting with the City Manager and/or City staff to discuss the options available for the property in question.
  2. Following the meeting(s), if a subdivision or recombination of properties is requested, the interested party can apply to the Planning Commission for approval of subdivision and/or recombination. The initial information needed to be placed on the Planning Commission agenda must be in the City office thirty (30) days prior to the meeting and include:
    1. Four (4) copies of the proposed plat drawn to scale with all notes required. See the Oak Hill Subdivision Regulations available in City Hall.
    2. Four (4) copies of a letter describing the project and its future
    3. Soil studies for the possibility of steep slope issues
    4. The filing fee is as follows for a preliminary plat or final plat: $1,000 base fee plus $250 per lot for each lot over two (2). This includes two reviews by staff/engineer/attorney. Any additional plat review required shall be $250 for each review.

    After the initial review, comments will be available one week after the deadline. At this point the applicant has one week to answer/respond to the comments and turn in fifteen (15) additional copies of the response and updated plans.

  3. The applicant, or their designated agent, must appear at the Planning Commission meeting to discuss the combination/subdivision. If there is no one to discuss the request, it will be tabled until the next month.
  4. If the final plat is approved, new copies are needed for registration of the new plat and records in City Hall — see the Subdivision Regulations for this information. NOTE: Preliminary plat approval is good for two years after the date of approval. This allows for available time to obtain follow-up details and/or corrections for the final plat. The Final Plat approval is good for one year after the date of approval. If the Final plat is not recorded within this one year timeframe, the final is null and void, requiring resubmittal of the plat. The Preliminary and Final plats approval period may be extended beyond the two- and one-year timeframes by written/personal request to the Planning Commission.

For Steep Slope Requests:

Oak Hill has several areas with slopes in excess of 15% elevation changes. Any property that has these 15% slopes is considered a steep slope lot, and has special circumstances to be built, improved, or subdivided. A soil analysis will need to be taken in different areas of the property to check for soil stability and colluvial soil.

For new subdivisions that include steep slopes, a two-acre per lot requirement is enforced to keep soil stability in the proposed area. Depending on the soil tests and/or slopes, the Planning Commission may set a maximum of ten (10) percent for development. Lot development is to be kept to only the building envelope for the proposed structures, and the natural vegetation shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible. Please read for further information the Steep Slope section within the Oak Hill Zoning Ordinances for requirements and development standards.

For the Planning Commission to hear this request, the procedure is the same as applying for a subdivision/ recombination as stated above. The initial information needed at a minimum is as follows:

  1. Four (4) copies of the site plan showing:
    1. Existing and proposed structures
    2. Topographic information at five (5) feet intervals
    3. Extent of natural tree and vegetation coverage — existing and proposed to be removed
    4. Location and extent of colluvial soil areas
    5. Type and location of erosion control measures
  2. Four (4) elevation drawings of the proposed structures
  3. Four (4) letters describing the proposed work/subdivision/combination
  4. Two (2) sets of the soil analysis — one for the City Engineer and another for the files

All information is due in thirty (30) days prior to the meeting date for adequate review time, and an application will be filled out at that time with a member of the City Staff. The filing fee is $800, but if the Radnor Overlay is also in effect, the fee is $1,000. After the initial review, comments will be available one week after the deadline. At this point the applicant has one week to answer/respond to the comments and turn in fifteen (15) additional copies of the response and updated plans. See the Calendar page for meeting dates.

For the Radnor Lake Impact Zone:

Radnor Lake State Natural Area is a park run by state officials, and kept in its natural state for preservation of the wildlife within its boundaries. When any property backs up to the Radnor Lake State Natural Area, it falls under the protection of the Radnor Lake Impact Zone. The Planning Commission has the duty of keeping the visual and watershed impact to an absolute minimum, meaning all new construction is to be kept so that ridgelines and cleared areas are as minimal as possible for visibility from the natural area. When a new residence, addition, or subdivision is planned for an area falling under this ordinance, the Planning Commission must approve it. (Consequently, it is possible for a subdivision to have both steep slope ordinance requirements and these impact ordinance requirements apply to it.) To fully explain this area, please read the Radnor Lake Impact Zone section of the Oak Hill Zoning Ordinances for requirements and development standards. The initial information needed to be heard on this ordinance before the Planning Commission is as follows:

  1. Four (4) copies of the site plan showing:
    1. Existing and proposed structures
    2. Topographic information at five (5) feet intervals
    3. Extent of natural tree and vegetation coverage — existing and proposed to be removed
    4. Location and extent of colluvial soil areas
    5. Type and location of erosion control measures
  2. Four (4) elevation drawings of the proposed structures
  3. Four (4) letters describing the proposed work/subdivision/combination

All information is to be turned in thirty (30) days prior to the meeting date for adequate review time, and an application will be made at that time with the City Staff. The filing fee is $800, but if the Steep Slope Ordinance is also in effect, the fee is $1,000. After the initial review, comments will be available one week after the deadline. At this point the applicant has one week to answer/respond to the comments and turn in fifteen (15) additional copies of the response and updated plans. See the Calendar page for meeting dates.

Conditional Use Permits for Churches and Schools

The Planning Commission looks at the details of the requests for Conditional Use Permits of churches and schools. New parking, drainage, traffic control, and lot coverage percentages are the main focus for this body. For the Planning Commission, the initial information required would need to be turned in thirty (30) days prior to the meeting and include, if not all:

There is no fee for churches and schools to come before the Planning Commission as there is a fee already paid to come before the Board of Zoning Appeals for the update/new Conditional Use Permit. The applicant must come into the City office to fill out the application form with a staff member. After the initial review, comments will be available one week after the deadline. At this point the applicant has one week to answer/respond to the comments and turn in fifteen (15) additional copies of the response and updated plans. If approved by both the Board of Zoning Appeals and Planning Commission, the project can go forward, including any stipulations imposed by the BZA or Planning Commission, and a building permit can be issued the following day for work to commence. The information needed in obtaining a building permit for the proposed work will be in accordance with the materials listed in the Permits area.