(a) After these Subdivision Regulations have been adopted and a certified copy filed with the City, the Planning Commission shall have control over the approval of all plats involving land covered by the Regulations. Such approval shall be subject to conditions conforming to State Health and Highway Department regulations.
(b) Under the provisions of West Virginia Code 8-24-1 et seq. which provisions are hereby made a part hereof.
(c) These Regulations shall govern each and every subdivision of land with regard to incorporated territory within the limits of the City, as now or hereafter established; except that these Regulations shall not apply to those subdivisions, plats of which have been recorded with the office of the Clerk of the County prior to the effective date hereof. The effect on plats filed with the Clerk of the County Commission before adoption shall only pertain to that land area that has been platted and any adjacent or adjoining land not platted shall be subject to the new Regulations and if only a portion of a developer's land is platted and recorded prior to the adoption of these Regulations then any new plats for the balance of the developer's land shall conform to the new Regulations. These Regulations shall not apply to divisions and plats of land made by testamentary disposition, by themselves under a decree by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ord. 310. Passed 9-16-96.)