(A) It shall be unlawful for any owner or agent of a tract of land located within the corporate limits or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Mount Pleasant to divide the tract into two or more parts without prior approval of the City of Mount Pleasant Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council to:
(1) Lay out a subdivision of the tract, including an addition to a municipality;
(2) Lay out suburban, building, or other lots; or
(3) Lay out streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts of the tract intended to be dedicated to public use or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting on or adjacent to the streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts.
(B) A division of a tract under this subsection includes a division regardless of whether it is made by using:
(1) A metes and bounds description in a deed of conveyance or in a contract for a deed;
(2) A contract of sale or other executory contract to convey; or
(3) Any other method.
(C) A division of land under this subsection does not include a division of land into parts greater than five acres, where each part has public access and no public improvement is being dedicated.
(D) It is declared to be the policy of the municipality to consider the subdivision of land and the subsequent development of the subdivided plat in the corporate limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction as subject to the control of the municipality pursuant to the official comprehensive plan of the municipality for the orderly, planned, efficient, and economical development of the municipality.
(E) Land to be subdivided shall be of such character that it can be used safely for building purposes without danger to health or peril from fire, flood, or other menace, and land shall not be subdivided until adequate public facilities and improvements exist and proper provision has been made for drainage, water, sewerage, and capital improvements such as schools, parks, recreational facilities, transportation facilities, and improvements.
(F) The existing and proposed public improvements shall conform to and be properly related to the proposals shown in the comprehensive plan and the capital budget and program of the municipality, and it is intended that these regulations shall supplement and facilitate the enforcement of the provisions and standards contained in building and housing codes, zoning ordinances, the comprehensive plan and land use plan, and the capital budget and program of the municipality.
(G) Land that has been subdivided prior to the effective date of these regulations should, whenever possible, be brought within the scope of these regulations to further the purpose of regulations identified in § 154.07.
(Ord. 2005-6, § 1.5, passed 9-20-05)