(A) After the effective date of these regulations, no person shall subdivide, or re-subdivide and/or offer for sale, gift, exchange, or other way of conveyance any land subject to these regulations, except in accordance with and pursuant to one of the following:
(1) Certification by the Subdivision Administrator that the division is not subject to, or exempt from these regulations; or
(2) Final plat approval for a minor subdivision is granted by the Subdivision Administrator; or
(3) Final plat approval for a major subdivision is granted by the Planning Board, after review and approval by the Planning Board and Board of Commissioners of a Preliminary Plat. For similar state law provisions, refer to G.S. § 160D-803(c).
(B) No zoning, special use, sign, building, and/or other permit required by the town shall be issued on any lot that has been subdivided or re-subdivided in violation of these regulations.
(C) No street shall be maintained by the town nor street dedication accepted for ownership and maintenance, no construction permits issued, nor shall water, or other town facilities or services be extended to or connected with any subdivision for which a plat is required to be approved, unless and until such final plat has been approved by the town in accordance with these regulations.
(D) After the effective date that this subdivision regulation is adopted, no subdivision within the town's planning and development regulation jurisdiction shall be filed or recorded until it shall have been submitted to and approved by the governing board or appropriate body, as specified in the subdivision regulation, and until this approval shall have been entered on the face of the plat in writing by an authorized representative of the town. The review officer, pursuant to G.S. § 47-30.2, shall not certify a subdivision plat that has not been approved in accordance with these provisions nor shall the clerk of superior court order or direct the recording of a plat if the recording would be in conflict with this section. For similar state law provisions, refer to G.S. § 160D-803(d).
(Ord. 23-241, passed 7-18-2023)