A. Plat Required: Whenever the owner of any tract or parcel of land within the city or outside of the city but within the boundaries delineated in subsection 12-1-2B of this title wishes to make a subdivision of the property, he shall cause to be prepared a preliminary plat of the subdivision and shall submit three (3) copies of the preliminary plat along with other information prescribed in this chapter to the commission for its preliminary study and action.
B. Exceptions: The commission may waive in full or in part the requirements that a preliminary plat be filed under any of the following conditions:
1. A plat consisting of one lot.
2. A plat where the subdivider's entire tract is included within a final plat filed with the commission.
3. A replat. (2008 Code § 28-19)