A. This ordinance shall apply to all real property within the corporate limits of the City of Marlow.
B. Land is One Tract Until Subdivided. Until property proposed for subdivision has received final plat approval and been properly recorded, the land involving the subdivision shall be considered as one tract, or as otherwise legally recorded.
C. Subdivision of Land. No person shall sell, advertise, or offer to sell, by deed, map, plat or other instrument, any parcel of land not subdivided under the requirements of this ordinance. It shall be unlawful for any person to transfer or sell land by reference to, or by exhibition of, or by other use of, a plat of a land subdivision that has not been approved and recorded in accordance with the requirements of this ordinance. The description of such land by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer shall not exempt the transaction. No plat of land subdivision shall be entitled to be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Stephens County, and it shall be unlawful to record such a plat of land subdivision, unless and until it shall have been approved in accordance with the requirements of this ordinance.
D. Development or Improvement of Land. No person shall disturb or develop land or engage in development except in accordance with this ordinance. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to disturb or develop any land until construction plans submitted and development permit, if required, has been approved by the City Administrator in accordance with this ordinance. No person shall begin construction of any improvement on any lot prior to the approval of a preliminary plat, if required by this ordinance, nor prior to approval of a development plan for said improvement as required by this ordinance. The City Administrator shall not authorize or permit the clearance of trees and vegetative materials, except for grubbing, outside approved construction limits.
E. Preliminary Plat and Plans Required Prior to Construction. No person shall commence construction of any improvements on any lot, prior to the approval of a preliminary plat if required by this ordinance, nor prior to approval of construction plans and engineering plans for said improvements are approved as required by this ordinance.
F. Building and Other Permits. No building permit or certificate of occupancy, if required by the local government, shall be issued for a building, structure, or use, nor shall any excavation, grading, or land disturbance applications be approved, on any parcel of land regulated by this ordinance that has not been approved in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.
G. Public Streets and Lands. No land dedicated as a public street or for other public purpose shall be opened, extended, or accepted as a public street or for other public land unless such improvements are constructed in accordance with the specifications of this ordinance and said land and/or improvements are formally approved and accepted as public improvements by the Mayor and City Council in accordance with procedures established in this ordinance.
H. Appeals. Any person aggrieved by an interpretation or decision of the City Administrator or other official responsible for the administration of this ordinance may file an appeal to the Board of Appeals in accordance with Section 7-2 of this code.
I. Special Review of Subdivisions along State Routes. No subdivision plat containing land that abuts a state route shall be approved until such plat has been submitted for review and comment by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. When the City receives such a plat, it shall submit two copies of the proposed subdivision plat to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation if such proposed subdivision includes or abuts on any part of the state highway system. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation, within 30 days of receipt of the plat, shall recommend approval and note its recommendation on the copy to be returned to the City Administrator or recommend rejection. Failure of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to act within this 30 day period shall constitute approval. If the plat is recommended for rejection, the reasons for rejection and requirements for approval shall be given the City Administrator in writing. A recommendation for rejection shall be binding on the City Administrator and the Planning Commission unless the Planning Commission, by official action recorded in its minutes, overrules the recommendation for rejection. (Ord. 437, - -2020)