(1) This ordinance, which was enacted pursuant to state home rule and planning enabling legislation (I.C. 36-1-3-4 and 36-7-4-700 series, as amended) authorizes the Town Plan Commission to review and approve or disapprove plats for subdivision throughout the town and its jurisdictions area listed in Zoning Ordinance which show lots, blocks or sites with or without new streets or highways. This authority extends to the development or resubdivision of undeveloped portions of already recorded plats.
(2) No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any parcel or plat of land which was created by subdivision after the effective date of, and not in conformity with the provisions of these subdivision regulations, and no excavation of land or construction of any public or private improvements shall take place or be commenced except in conformity with the regulations contained herein and in conformity with construction standards adopted by the town.