(A) After the effective date of this chapter, the Subdivision Review Officer, pursuant to G.S. § 47-30.2, shall not certify a plat located within the territorial jurisdiction of the county if it is not in compliance with this chapter. The Clerk of Superior Court shall not record or order the recording of a plat in conflict with this section. No permits for construction shall be issued until the subdivision has been approved and recorded as provided herein. The description by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or the document used in the process of selling or transferring land shall not exempt the transaction from this requirement.
(B) After the effective date of this chapter, no person, firm or corporation shall create a subdivision, transfer or sell land or use a plat showing a subdivision for any other purpose, unless the subdivision is in full compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 6-7-2004, § 202) Penalty, see § 10.99