(A) The city shall withhold the issuance of building permits from any subdivision until such subdivision has been approved by the municipal authority responsible for approval of the final plat of such subdivision and the recording of such plat in the office of the County Clerk.
(B) Neither the city, its officials or any public utility or any other entity that provides water, sewer, electric, gas or other utility service, shall serve or connect any land with such service unless presented with a copy of a recorded final subdivision plat containing a certificate showing approval of such plat by the municipal authority of the city responsible for approval of such final subdivision plat or, unless presented with or otherwise holds a certificate pursuant to Tex. Local Gov’t Code § 212.0115 indicating that a plat is not required for the land or that a plat is required and has been reviewed and approved by the municipal authority of the city responsible for approval of a final subdivision plat of the land.
(C) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit the issuance of permits for any lots upon which a residence building exists and was in existence prior to 12-1-1971, or to prohibit the repair, maintenance or installation of any street or public utility services for, to or abutting any lot, the last recorded conveyance of which prior to passage of such ordinance was by metes and bounds, and any subdivision, or lot therein, recorded or unrecorded, which subdivision was in existence prior to 12-1-1971.
(Ord. 08-29, passed 10-21-2009)