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Sec. 33.1-11. How chapter may be amended. This chapter may be amended in whole or in part by the governing body. Any such amendment shall either originate with or be submitted to the commission for recommendation prior to adoption. If no recommendation is received from the commission after 60 days from submission, the governing body may act without a recommendation. No such amendment shall be adopted without a public hearing having been held by the governing body. Sec. 33.1-12. Resubdivision same as subdivision. Any change in a recorded subdivision plat that modifies, creates or adjusts lot lines shall be approved in the same manner and under the same requirements as a new subdivision. This section applies to any subdivision plat of record, whether or not recorded prior to the adoption of a subdivision ordinance. Where a street, alley, easement for public passage or other public area laid out or described in such plat is affected, the plat shall be vacated pursuant to section 33.1-16 prior to resubdivision. Sec. 33.1-13. Restrictions on division or subdivision oflots within Chesapeake Bay Preservatiou Areas. Subdividers shall submit a Chesapeake Bay Site Plan, in accordance with the requirements of chapter 9.1, for any subdivision that includes any land within a Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area. The Chesapeake Bay Site Plan shall comply with all requirements of chapter 9.1. The plan shall also show the proposed location and general extent of planned improvements. Any minimum lot size shall be adjusted to ensure sufficient buildable area outside of the CBPA RPA as delineated, or in accordance with any exceptions granted in accordance with Chapter 9.1 of the City Code. No subdivision shall be approved until the Chesapeake Bay administrator has certified that all lots within the subdivision can meet all requirements pertaining to Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas. The final plat shall identify the nature and extent of all Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas. Sec. 33.1-14. Reservation or control of land for prohibiting access. No land shall be reserved, held or controlled for the purpose of prohibiting access to streets unless owned, held or controlled exclusively by the city. Sec. 33.1-15. Depth in dwelling districts established pursuant to zoning law. Lots in dwelling districts established by or pursuant to chapter 40 shall have an average depth of not less than 75 feet. For the purposes of this chapter, the term "average lot depth" shall be defined to require that a minimum of 50 percent of the width of a lot have a corresponding lot depth of not less than 75 feet. Page 4 of 33