Except as provided in R.C. § 711.131, no part of any tract of land in the city or territory shall be conveyed by metes and bounds, but only by lot number according to a plat duly prepared, executed, approved by the Planning Commission and by such other persons or officers as the law requires, and recorded according to law. If a lot or parcel of land along an existing public street or road shall be divided without platting in accordance with R.C. § 711.131, then not more than one of the lots resulting from the division may be laid out at the rear of another of the lots so as to have no frontage of less than 60 feet on the public street, but any such lot shall not be conveyed without access by right-of-way or otherwise to the public street for ingress and egress and utilities. The City Engineer is designated as the official representative of the Commission for the purpose of applying the provisions of R.C. § 711.131 and approving conveyances of parcels not requiring platting.
(`63 Code, § 1111.03) Penalty, see § 153.99