[Amended 3-22-2021 by Ord. No. 22-2021]
A. Regulation of the subdivision of land and the attachment of reasonable conditions to land subdivision is an exercise of a valid police power delegated by the state to this City. The developer has the duty of compliance with reasonable conditions laid down by the Planning Commission for the design, dedication, improvement and restrictive use of the land so as to conform to the Master Plan and the various ordinances and regulations adopted by the City for the orderly and beneficial development of the City. The developer has a further responsibility to protect and provide for the safety and general welfare of the future plot owners in the subdivision and of the community at large.
B. This chapter shall apply to all subdivisions, re-subdivisions, annexations, developments and/or land developments, as defined herein, located wholly or partially within the corporate limits of the City of Reading.
C. This chapter shall also apply to all resubdivisions. For any change in a map of a previously approved or recorded subdivision plat, if such change affects any street layout shown on such map or area reserved thereon for public use or any lot line, or if it affects any map or plan legally reached prior to the adoption of any regulations controlling subdivisions, such parcel shall be approved by the Planning Commission by the same procedure, rules and regulations as for a subdivision.
D. This chapter shall not apply to any lot or lots forming a part of a subdivision or resubdivision created and recorded prior to the effective date of this chapter.
E. No land shall be subdivided, resubdivided or developed, as defined herein, within the corporate limits of the City until:
(1) The subdivider, developer or his agent shall submit a sketch plan of the parcel(s) to the Planning Commission through the Planning Division of the Community Development Department. [Amended 5-29-2001 by Ord. No. 14-2001]
(2) The subdivider, developer or his agent shall obtain approval of the preliminary and/or final plan itself by the Planning Commission.
(3) An approved final plan is filed with the County Recorder of Deeds.
F. No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any parcel or plot of land which was created by subdivision after the effective date of, and not in conformity with, the provisions of this chapter, and no excavation of land or construction of any public or private improvements shall take place or be commenced except in conformity with this chapter.
G. This chapter supersedes any ordinances currently in effect in flood areas. However, any other applicable ordinances shall remain in full force and effect to the extent that those provisions are more restrictive. [Amended 9-20-1978 by Ord. No. 35-1978]
H. All references to the "City" or "City of Reading" within this chapter shall apply to: the area or corporate limits of the City of Reading; the governing body or commission designated by the City of Reading; the department or administrator designated by the City of Reading; and/or as designated by the City of Reading Code of Ordinances.