[Amended 8-12-2003]
A. 
Whenever any subdivision of land is proposed, the subdivider or his agent shall apply in writing to the Town Council for approval of his subdivision plat and submit three copies of the preliminary lot, street and utilities layout in conformity with Article IV of the chapter. A suggested plat may be self prepared and presented to the Town Council before the survey is made.
B. 
The division of land into two parcels (one into two lot subdivision), and the abandoning of lot lines where there is not dedication of land to public use other than widening of an existing right-of-way, may be approved by the Mayor and Chairman of the Planning Commission. Such administratively approved division of the original parcel or newly created parcel shall not occur more than once during a twelve-month period, nor shall such a division be an attempt to circumvent this chapter. In the event that a plan for subdivision is disapproved by the Mayor and Chairman of the Planning Commission, the subdivider may appeal to the Planning Commission and Town Council who then may override the decision of the Mayor and Chairman and approve said plat.
After reaching a tentative conclusion, the Town Council may discuss the preliminary layout with the subdivider at a meeting of the Town Council. After such discussion, the Town Council shall communicate within 30 days, in writing, to the developer:
A. 
Additional data that may be required, such as contour intervals or street grading plans.
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Specific changes that are required in the preliminary layout.
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The character and extent of the public improvements that will have to be made in keeping with the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.
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The amount of construction or improvement or the amount of performance bond which will be required as a prerequisite to the approval of the final subdivision plat.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The subdivider shall, within one year after official notification by the Town Council in respect to the preliminary layout as provided in § 141-11, file with the Town Council the final subdivision plat in accordance with Article V of this chapter. There shall be three copies on a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch in addition to the original. The State Department of Transportation shall be provided with four copies of the final plat.
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Editor's Note: Former § 141-13, Prerequisites to approval of plat, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
[Amended 8-12-1998; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The Council shall, within 60 days from the date of receipt of the final subdivision plat and recommendation of the Planning Commission, approve, disapprove or send back for modification such plat. Failure to act within 60 days shall be deemed approval.
Approval by the Council of the final subdivision plat shall not be finally effective until the subdivider has complied with the general requirements and minimum standards of design in accordance with Article VI of this chapter and made or provided for the improvements as required by the Council pursuant to Article VII of this chapter, to the satisfaction of the Council and so certified on the plat by its Clerk or other agent designated by the Council.
All physical improvements required by the provisions of this chapter for the subdivision as platted, required to be installed by the subdivider, shall be installed at his expense, and pending the actual installation, the subdivider shall execute and file with the Town Treasurer, prior to final approval of the plat, a bond in an amount determined by the Council equal to the approximate total cost of such improvements, in such form and with such surety as the Council may approve guaranteeing that the required improvements will be properly and satisfactorily installed within a reasonable length of time, as stipulated by the Council, but in no event more than two years; provided, however, that, in lieu of such bond, the subdivider may place with the Town in escrow such security as may be approved by the Council.
[Amended 2-5-1991; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Approval of the final subdivision plat shall not be construed as acceptance by the Town of any street, alley or other public place shown on the plat for the purposes of maintenance, repair or operation thereof. No acceptance for maintenance, repair or operation shall be made until all physical improvements have been completed by the subdivider or subsequent owner in accordance with State Department of Transportation specifications or the requirements of Town ordinances, where the latter exceed the former.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Unless the owner of a subdivision shall have the final subdivision plat recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county within six months after its final approval by the Council and before any lots are sold in the subdivision, the approval of the plan of the subdivision shall be deemed to have been withdrawn, and such plat shall be marked "void" and returned to the Council.