§ 160A-373. Ordinance to contain procedure for plat approval; approval prerequisite to plat recordation; statement by owner.
§ 160A‑373. Ordinanceto contain procedure for plat approval; approval prerequisite to platrecordation; statement by owner.
Any subdivision ordinanceadopted pursuant to this Part shall contain provisions setting forth theprocedures to be followed in granting or denying approval of a subdivision platprior to its registration.
The ordinance may provide thatfinal decisions on preliminary plats and final plats are to be made by:
(1) The city council,
(2) The city council onrecommendation of a designated body, or
(3) A designatedplanning board, technical review committee, or other designated body or staffperson.
From and after the effectivedate of a subdivision ordinance that is adopted by the city, no subdivisionplat of land within the city's jurisdiction shall be filed or recorded until itshall have been submitted to and approved by the council or appropriate agency,as specified in the subdivision ordinance, and until this approval shall havebeen entered on the face of the plat in writing by an authorized representativeof the city. The Review Officer, pursuant to G.S. 47‑30.2, shall notcertify a plat of a subdivision of land located within the territorialjurisdiction of a city that has not been approved in accordance with theseprovisions, nor shall the clerk of superior court order or direct the recordingof a plat if the recording would be in conflict with this section. (1955, c. 1334, s. 1; 1971,c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 60; 1997‑309, s. 8; 2005‑418, s.3(a).)