Any plat hereafter made, or any subdivision, or any part thereof lying within the corporate limits of the City of Grand Island or in the unincorporated territory within an area extending for two miles beyond the city limits of the City of Grand Island, shall be prepared, presented for approval and recorded as herein prescribed. Any plat of land contiguous to the corporate limits of the City shall be treated as an addition to the City as provided in Section 19-916, R.R.S. 1943. The regulations contained herein shall apply to the subdivider of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more parts for the purpose of sale, transfer of ownership, including the resubdivision or replatting of land or lots. The regulations contained herein shall also apply to all persons or entities engaging in any aspect of real estate development, whether immediate or future. This provision shall not be construed to limit the acceptance of deeds, right-of-way, or other land by the city council when such acceptance is in the public interest and not for the purpose of circumventing these regulations.
In order to clarify, ratify, and include within this code the policy of the City of Grand Island, the minimum improvements required pursuant to this chapter shall be installed in all subdivisions in which development commenced after January 1, 1997, irrespective of when the subdivision was created and the plat or dedication legally filed of record.