(a) No person shall subdivide or consolidate any land, unless the plans therefor conform to this article and the regulations of the planning commission and the board of water supply, and have been duly approved by the director.
(b) No person shall submit a map of a subdivision or consolidation of land for recordation or filing in the office of the registrar of conveyances or the assistant registrar of the land court, unless such map has been given final approval by the director.
(Sec. 22-3.3, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 22, Art. 3, § 22-3.3)