(A) Subdivision Administrator. A Subdivision Administrator, who shall be appointed by the Surry County Manager, shall administer the subdivision regulations. The Subdivision Administrator shall be a full-time employee of the Development Services Department and shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and have such other specific powers and duties as are set forth in this subchapter. The Subdivision Administrator may utilize the Surry County Zoning Ordinance Officer for enforcement assistance. The Development Services Director shall be available to review any administrative appeal from a decision by the Subdivision Administrator. Appeals from the decision of the Development Services Director shall be taken to the Board of Adjustment.
(B) Effect upon new territory added to jurisdiction.
(1) At any time when new territory is added to the jurisdiction of this chapter, such new territory shall immediately become subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Any proposed subdivision or any subdivision in progress within such new territory shall proceed only in accordance with the following.
(a) Any subdivision for which a final plat has been recorded in the Register of Deeds office pursuant to the approval of another local government, but which is subject to an outstanding guarantee to such local government for the installation of subdivision improvements, shall remain under the subdivision control of such local government until such time as such subdivision shall have been prosecuted to completion.
(b) All other subdivisions shall meet all of the requirements of this chapter and it shall be the responsibility of the subdivider of any proposed subdivision or subdivision in progress to receive approval as provided for in this chapter before proceeding with any development. The subdivider shall arrange a conference with the Subdivision Administrator who shall determine the level and type of approval required and provides the subdivider with an approval track for the particular case.
(C) Validity.
(1) If any section, division, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
(2) The Board of Commissioners hereby declares that it would have passed this chapter and each section, division, clause and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, divisions, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
(D) Subdivision review procedure. See §§ 154.011.
(Ord. passed 4-17-2023)