Hereafter, before any plan, plat, or replat of a subdivision or addition of land inside the city or within one-half (½) mile of the city limits thereof shall be recorded with the county clerk, it shall be first approved by the city planning and zoning commission in conformance with the provisions of this ordinance. No transfer of land in the nature of a subdivision as defined herein, shall be exempt from the provisions of this ordinance even though the instrument or document of transfer may describe land so subdivided by metes and bounds. The filing of any plan, plat, or replat without complying with the requirements of this ordinance, or the transfer of land by the filing of any instrument in the nature of a conveyance without having first complied with the requirements of this ordinance, shall be deemed a violation of the provisions of this ordinance.
(Ordinance adopting Code)