A. Any person proposing to subdivide or develop any land in the Town Of Middletown shall submit an application to the Planning Board or, in the case of an administrative subdivision, to the Administrative Officer for approval, or for referral to the Planning Board and/or its Technical Review Committee, as appropriate. No plat of a subdivision or development of land in the Town shall be accepted for filing or recording in the land evidence records of the Town until it shall have been approved by the Planning Board or Administrative Officer, and such approval entered in writing on the plat by the Chairman or Secretary of the Board or the Administrative Officer in the case of an administrative subdivision or of a development requiring Development Plan Review ("DPR").
B. Whenever any subdivision of land is proposed, before any development shall take place thereon, before any permit for the erection of a structure shall be granted, and before any lot within said subdivision shall be sold, the owner of said land, or his designated representative, shall apply for and secure approval of such proposed subdivision in accordance with the following procedures.