(a) Approval. No person shall subdivide or develop any land within the City or three mile area, unless it is by a plat complying with the regulations herein contained, except as provided in subsection (c) hereof and no plat shall be recorded, and no lot or land shall be sold from any such plat until such plat has been approved as herein required. (See definition of Subdivision, Section 1111.10
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(b) Design and Layout. The design and layout of all subdivisions shall conform with the requirements of these Subdivision Regulations. The subdivider shall submit sketches and preliminary and final plats, etc., all in accordance with these Regulations.
(c) Plat Not Always Required. A proposed division of a lot parcel or tract of land, shown as a unit on the last preceding tax roll, along an existing public street or road, not involving or conflicting with the opening, widening or extension of any street or road and involving no more than five lots after the original tract has been completely subdivided, may be submitted to the *appropriate Planning Commission for approval in the form of a "Survey Drawing" in lieu of a plat. If the *appropriate Commission, acting through its staff, is satisfied that such proposed division is not contrary to applicable platting, subdividing or zoning regulations, it shall, within seven working days after submission, approve such proposed division. On presentation of a Survey Drawing of such parcel, the same shall be stamped in such a manner as to indicate clearly the approval of the *appropriate Commission and shall bear the signature of the staff member responsible. Upon approval, the Conveyance, together with the Survey Drawing, shall be recorded in accordance with the customary recording process. The development of property, except for agricultural purposes, to accommodate more than one main building shall always be reviewed and approved by the Commissions, following the same procedure as a "Plat."
*Within City - City Planning Commission only; Outside of City - Regional Planning Commission only.
(Ord. 39-81. Passed 10-7-81.)