§ 40-54. Unauthorized land division or development.  


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  • (a)

    It shall be unlawful for any reason to subdivide any tract, lot or parcel of land within the city or its extra-territorial jurisdiction that has not been platted as required by this chapter.

    (b)

    No map or plat of any division of land within the city or its extra-territorial jurisdiction shall be filed or recorded until authorized by the city.

    (c)

    The city shall not maintain streets, furnish water or sewer service, assign street numbers, or issue building permits for construction of any building for any property in any development or subdivision not platted or approved in accordance with this chapter.

    (d)

    The provisions of this article shall not apply to any subdivision, recorded or unrecorded, that was in existence prior to September 28, 1992, nor to any lot of such subdivision, the last recorded conveyance of which was prior to September 28, 1992.

    (e)

    Where a plat has been approved according to the provisions of the chapter and, subsequently, the provisions are amended, the standards applicable at the time of approval of the plat by the city shall take precedence.

(Ord. No. O-42-07, § I, 9-24-2007)