12-4-5: APPROVAL OF PLAT; RECORDING:
   A.   Final approvals; Recording: After final approval is granted by the City, the subdivider shall have the final subdivision plat printed on mylar and delivered to the Community Development Director or designee for signatures by the City Engineer, the Planning Commission Chair, the Mayor, and the City Attorney. Prior to delivering the mylar plat to the City the subdivider shall have completed the owner’s dedication, surveyor certificate, and any other necessary signatures from private or public utility companies, or affected entities identified in the review process. The final plat, bearing all official approvals shall be filed by the Community Development Director or designee for recording, at the expense of the subdivider, of the subdivision plat in the office of the Davis County Recorder. No construction or building of any habitable structures shall begin until after the recording of the final plat.
   B.   Recording Required Prior to Sales: No lots included in a final plat shall be sold or exchanged unless and until the plat is so approved, signed and accepted by the City and recorded with the office of the Davis County Recorder.
   C.   Alteration of Plat Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to change the lines, drawings, lot sizes or shapes, or any other provision of a plat after it has received final approval. Any plat that is changed in violation of this subsection is void and the City may require the withdrawal of the plat from the office of the Davis County Recorder for recording, or the City may file a notice, with the County Recorder that the recordation of the plat is void. (Ord. 2024-01, 6-13-2023)