[Amended 12-14-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-14; 12-12-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
The Director of Planning and Code Enforcement or their designee as appointed by the governing body is hereby designated to administer this chapter. In so doing, the Subdivision Administrator shall be considered the agent of the governing body, and approval or disapproval by the agent shall constitute approval as though it were given by the governing body. The Subdivision Administrator is also referred to in this chapter as the "agent."
[Amended 12-12-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
The agent shall perform their duties regarding subdivisions and subdividing in accordance with this chapter and the Land Subdivision and Development Act.[1]
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Editor's Note: See now § 15.2-2240 et seq of the Code of Virginia.
The agent shall contact the governing body of a town and invite written comments and/or recommendations prior to considering for approval any proposed subdivision or development situated within one mile of the corporate limits of that town. If the town has an approved utilities plan encompassing the area in which the proposed subdivision or development is situated, said subdivision or development shall comply with provisions of the utilities plan prior to being approved by the County.
In addition to the regulations herein contained for the platting of subdivisions, the agent may, from time to time, establish any reasonable additional administrative procedures deemed necessary for the proper administration of this chapter.
Any person violating the foregoing provisions of this chapter shall be subject to punishment as a Class 1 misdemeanor for each parcel of land so subdivided or transferred or sold; and the description of such lot or parcel by metes or bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transferring shall not exempt the transaction from such penalties or from the remedies herein provided.