[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]
[1]
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.
