These regulations shall apply to the subdivision and resubdivision of land within the Town of Haddam. Any subdivision or resubdivision of land within the Town of Haddam shall conform to the requirements of these regulations. No subdivision or resubdivision of land shall be made by any person, firm or corporation until a map for such subdivision or resubdivision has been endorsed by the Commission and been submitted to and approved by the Haddam Planning and Zoning Commission and recorded in the office of the Haddam Town Clerk.
The Haddam Planning and Zoning Commission, in reviewing any proposed subdivision or resubdivision, and the person, firm or corporation proposing a subdivision or resubdivision shall follow the procedures hereinafter specified. The Commission shall not approve any subdivision or resubdivision unless it conforms to the standards hereinafter specified, or as modified under the provisions of Article V of these regulations.
No subdivision or resubdivision shall be considered approved until the Haddam Planning and Zoning Commission has endorsed its approval on the record subdivision map.
All applications, maps, plans, documents and data required by these regulations in connection with a proposed subdivision or resubdivision shall be subject to the approval of the Haddam Planning and Zoning Commission. All construction and installation of roads, drainage and other improvements required by these regulations shall be carried out under the supervision of the First Selectman or his authorized agent.
Construction and installation of roads, drainage and other improvements to comply with the requirements of these regulations shall not be deemed authorized and shall not be commenced until the proposed subdivision or resubdivision has been approved by the Haddam Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance with § 302-11D of these regulations.
The terms "subdivision" and "resubdivision" as used in these regulations are defined in the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut. Chapter 126 of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, as amended, defines "subdivision" and "resubdivision" as follows:
SUBDIVISION
The division of a tract or parcel of land into three or more parts or lots made subsequent to the adoption of subdivision regulations by the Commission, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development, expressly excluding development for municipal, conservation or agricultural purposes, and includes resubdivision.
RESUBDIVISION
A change in a map of an approved or recorded subdivision or resubdivision if such change:
A. 
Affects any street layout shown on such map;
B. 
Affects any area reserved thereon for public use; or
C. 
Diminished the size of any lot shown thereon and creates an additional building lot if any of the lots shown thereon have been conveyed after the approval or recorded in such map.
Any person, firm or corporation making any subdivision or resubdivision of land without the approval of the Haddam Planning and Zoning Commission shall be subject to the penalties in accordance with the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut.