(A) Administration. This chapter will be administered by the City Council or its designee.
(B) Amendments. The provisions of this chapter may be amended by action of the City Council.
(C) Unapproved subdivisions.
(1) No conveyance of land to which these regulations are applicable should be filed or recorded if the land is described in the conveyance by metes and bounds or by reference to an unapproved registered land survey made after April 21, 1961, or to an unapproved plat made after such regulations became effective. The foregoing provision does not apply to a conveyance if the land described:
(a) Was a separate parcel of record on April 1, 1945, or the date of adoption of subdivision regulation under Laws 1945, Chapter 287, whichever is the later, or of the adoption of subdivision regulations pursuant to a home rule charter; or
(b) Was the subject of a written agreement to convey entered into prior to such time; or
(c) Was a separate parcel of not less than two and one-half acres in area and 150 feet in width on January 1, 1966; or
(d) Was a separate parcel of not less than five acres in area and 300 feet in width on July 1, 1980; or
(e) Is a single parcel of commercial or industrial land of not less than five acres and having a width of not less than 300 feet and its conveyance does not result in the division of the parcel into two or more lots or parcels, any one of which is less than five acres in area or 300 feet in width; or
(f) Is a single parcel of residential or agricultural land of not less than 20 acres and having a width of not less than 500 feet and its conveyance does not result in the division of the parcel into two or more lots or parcels, any one of which is less than 20 acres in area or 500 feet in width.
(2) In any case in which failure to comply does not interfere with the purposes of the Subdivision Ordinance, the city may waive such compliance pursuant to the provisions of § 154.04(A).
(D) Building permits. No building permit may be issued for any construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, demolition, or moving of any building or structure on any lot or parcel until all the requirements of these regulations have been fully met.
(E) Resubdivision of land. A proposed subdivision must conform to the city's Comprehensive Plan, or similar document, growth area plans, neighborhood plans, related policies adopted by the City Council, and to the Zoning Ordinance.
(F) Variances. A proposed subdivision must conform to the city's Comprehensive Plan, or similar document, growth area plans, neighborhood plans, related policies adopted by the City Council, and to the Zoning Ordinance.
(G) Violations and penalty.
(1) Sale of lots from unrecorded plats. It is a misdemeanor to sell, trade, or otherwise convey any lot or parcel of land as a part of, or in conformity with, any plan, plat or replat of any subdivision or area located within the jurisdiction of this chapter unless the plan, plat, or replat has first been recorded in the office of the County Recorder.
(2) Recording unapproved plats. It is unlawful for a person to record in any public office any plans, plats of land laid out in building lots and streets, alleys, or other portions of the same intended to be dedicated to public or private use, or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting on or adjacent thereto, and located within the jurisdiction of this chapter, unless the same bear thereon, by endorsement or otherwise, the approval of the City Council.
(3) Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter may be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day during which compliance is delayed or such violation continues or occurs will constitute a separate offense and may be prosecuted as such.
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