No owner, agent or person having control of any land within the City shall subdivide, or lay out such land in lots in a subdivision unless by a plat in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations contained herein. Lots subdivided in a minor subdivision shall be exempt from the platting procedures when approved according to the procedures set forth in Section 1131.08.
(a) Approval Required Prior To Recording Plat. No plat shall be recorded or have any validity unless and until approved as herein required. If an unapproved plat is recorded, it shall be considered invalid and Council may institute proceedings to have the plat stricken from the records of the County.
(b) Plat Approval Required Prior to Selling Lots. No owner or agent of the owner of any land located in a subdivision shall transfer, sell, agree to sell, or negotiate to sell any land by reference to, exhibition of, or use of a plat of a subdivision before such plat is approved and recorded according to the procedures set forth in these Subdivision Regulations. The description of such lot or parcel by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer, or in other documents used in the process of selling or transferring, shall not exempt the transaction from these Subdivision Regulations.
(c) Plat Approval Required for Zoning Permit. A zoning permit shall not be issued for any structure on a lot in a subdivision until:
(1) A plat has been approved and recorded according to the procedures set forth in these Subdivision Regulations;
(2) The City Engineer states, in writing, that the improvements required by these Subdivision Regulations have been completed and accepted by the City by ordinance, or the completion of such improvements has been guaranteed according to the provisions set forth in these Subdivision Regulations; and
(3) The required fees established by Council are paid by the developer or subdivider. (Ord. 62-2023. Passed 1-16-24.)