The process of obtaining approval for a subdivision is divided into two (2) parts, approval of a preliminary plat and approval of a final plat. The preliminary plat approval is a tentative approval by the Planning Commission which documents for the subdivider that what is proposed is in accord with these regulations and he or she may proceed to improve the property. The preliminary plat is the approval for the laying out and development of the subdivision before any land is sold or transferred. Final plat approval is awarded when the subdivider has fulfilled his or her obligations with regard to the required improvements in accordance with the approved preliminary plat. The final plat is the plat of record recorded in the Office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance.
(1985 Code, Ch. 12, § 4) Penalty, see § 151.999