(a) Approval. No plat of any subdivision shall be recorded with the County or have any validity until approved in the manner herein prescribed.
(b) Prohibitions. No person, firm, corporation or other legal entity proposing to make or having made a subdivision within the territorial limits of these Subdivision Regulations shall make any contract for the sale of, or shall offer to sell such subdivision or any part thereof, or shall proceed with any construction work on the proposed subdivision, including grading, which may affect the arrangement of streets, until he or it has obtained from the City Planning Commission and Council tentative approval of the proposed subdivision.
(c) Permits. No permits required for any work in connection with any subdivision shall be issued until the plat has been approved and recorded as herein prescribed, with house numbers assigned by the City which are to be placed on each unit in a conspicuous location acceptable to the United States Post Office.
(d) Improvements. The City hereby defines its policy to be that the City will withhold all public improvements of whatsoever nature including the maintenance of streets and the furnishing of sewage facilities and water service from all subdivisions which have not been approved and from all areas dedicated to the public which have not been accepted by the City Planning Commission and Council in the manner prescribed herein.
(e) Inspection Costs. The subdivider shall reimburse the City for the costs to the City involved in inspection and checking by City personnel, or personnel hired by the City, of water and sewer facilities installations and street construction, prior to acceptance of the improvements by the City.
(f) Fees for Filing Subdivision Plat. The filing fee for a subdivision plat shall be as established by Council.