A. General: For all cases of subdividing within the scope of these regulations, a plat of the land in question shall be drawn and submitted to the planning commission and city council for their approval or disapproval, to be submitted in the form of an electronic PDF or such other media as the city shall require for the orderly determination of planning the platting process, as provided further in these regulations.
B. Official Recording: No plat or other land subdivision instrument shall be filed in the office of the county clerk until it shall have been considered by the planning commission and approved by the city council as hereinafter set forth. All final plats shall be filed within two (2) years of date of approval by the city council, and no lots shall be sold from any plat until recorded. Failure to record the plat within two (2) years of the date of city council approval, shall void all approvals thereto.
C. Agenda: Each plat submitted for preliminary or final approval shall be placed on the agenda of the planning commission only after fulfilling the appropriate requirements of these regulations. However, a plat not meeting all of the requirements may be submitted providing the subdivider presents with the plat a written request for specific exceptions and explains the reasons therefor.
D. Filing Fees: To defray partially the costs of notification and administrative procedures there shall be paid to the city clerk at the time of submission of the preliminary plat a fee in such sum as set by the city council, a copy of which is on file with the city clerk. Where only a portion of an approved preliminary plat is submitted for final approval, a final plat of the remaining area may be submitted at any time within one year of the date of preliminary approval without payment of an additional filing fee by the subdivider, if the final plat for the additional area conforms substantially with the approved preliminary plat.
E. Sale Of Property Not Abutting On Public Street: Except as permitted by these regulations, it is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell to any other person, firm or corporation any lot, parcel, tract or block of land to be used for other than agricultural purposes, regardless of the size or shape of the lot, parcel, tract or block of land unless the land abuts on a public street or road for the distance required by the zoning regulations pertaining to the zoning district in which the lot, parcel, tract or block of land is situated. (Prior Code, Chapter 16, as amended; amd. Ord. 2021-16, 9-20-2021)